25 C.F.R. § 168.1 Definitions

LibraryCode of Federal Regulations
Edition2023
CurrencyCurrent through November 30, 2023

As used in this part, terms shall have the meanings set forth in this section.

(a)Secretary means the Secretary of Interior or his designee;

(b)Area Director means the officer in charge of the Phoenix Bureau of Indian Affairs Area Office (or his successor; and/or his authorized representative) to whom has been delegated the authority of the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs to act in all matters pertaining to lands partitioned to the Hopi Tribe under its jurisdiction, within the boundaries of the former Joint Use Area.

(c)Superintendent means the Superintendent, Hopi Agency or his designee.

(d)Tribal Government means the Hopi Tribal Council, or its duly designated representative.

(e)Project Officer means the former Special Project Officer of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Administrative Office, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001, who had been delegated the authority of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to act in matters respecting the former Joint Use Area.

(f)Former Joint Use Area means the area established by the United States District Court for the District of Arizona in the case entitled Healing v. Jones, 210 F. Supp. 125 (1962), which is inside the Executive order area (Executive order of December 16, 1882) but outside Land Management District 6 and which was partitioned by the judgment of partition dated April 18, 1979.

(g)Hopi Partition Area means that portion of the Former Joint Use Area which has been added to the Hopi Tribe's reservation.

(h)Range Unit means a tract of range land designated as a management unit for administration of grazing.

(i)Range improvements means fences, stockwater devices, corrals, trails and other similar devices or practices which are applied to the land to enhance range productivity or usability.

(j)Permit means a revocable privilege granted in writing limited to entering on and utilizing forage by domestic livestock on a specified tract of land. The term as used herein shall include written authorizations issued to enable the crossing or trailing of domestic livestock across specified tracts or range units.

(k)Interim permit means a permit granted to members of the Navajo tribe residing on Hopi Partitioned Lands who meet the qualifications of §168.6(b) in accordance with Pub. L. 93-531 as amended.

(l)Animal unit

    (AU) means one adult cow with unweaned calf by her...

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