| Request Number: | R002 |
| Receipt of Request Date: | 2025-08-22 |
| Requestor Name: | Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians |
| Requestor State: | MI |
| Requestor Mailing Address: | Bruce Hamlin P.O. Box 206 Brutus, Michigan 49716 |
| Requestor Other Identifying Information: | Bart T. Stupak Esq./Venable. Phone: 202-344-4226 |
| Decision Received under 1978 Regulation: | yes |
| Decision Received under 1994 Regulation: | no |
| Previously Denied Petition Number: | 101 |
| Previously Denied Petitioner Name: | Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Inc. |
| Previously Denied Petitioner State: | MI |
| New Petition Number: | TBD |
| Ready To Be Reviewed by ASIA: | no |
| Current Stage of Request: | Commenting on Request to Re-Petition |
| ASIA Decision about the Request: | TBD |
| ASIA Decision document(s): | TBD |
| Request to Re-Petition Comment Period Start Date: | 2025-12-29 |
| Request to Re-Petition Comment Period End Date: | 2026-04-28 |
| Request to Re-Petition Response Period Start Date: | TBD |
| Request to Re-Petition Response Period End Date: | TBD |
| Date Ready for ASIA Active Consideration: | TBD |
| ASIA Review Start Date: | TBD |
| ASIA Review End Date: | TBD |
| Suspended: | no |
| Suspension Type: | n/a |
| Current Suspension Start Date: | n/a |
| Current Suspension End Date: | n/a |
| Request Narrative Documents: | |
| Other Portions of the Request: | TBD |
| OFA's Contact List for Requestor: | Governor of Michigan Email: see https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/contact Attorney General of Michigan Email: see https://www.michigan.gov/ag/ag-contact-directory County Governments Email: see https://www.emmetcounty.org/government/board_of_commissioners/index.php Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Email: see http://www.gtbindians.org/ Little River Band of Ottawa Indian Email: see http://www.lrboi-nsn.gov/ Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Email: see http://www.ltbbodawa-nsn.gov/ Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan Email: see http://www.sagchip.org/ |
| Opportunity for Individuals and Entities to Submit Comments: | 2025-12-29 |
| Opportunity for Individuals and Entities to Request to Be Kept Informed of General Actions: | In accordance with 25 CFR 83.51(b)(1)(vi), the Department is publishing this "opportunity for individuals and entities to request to be kept informed of general actions regarding a specific petitioner." Those wishing to be kept informed of general actions regarding this specific requestor must mail a written request to: Department of the Interior An individual or entity may mail a written request at any point during the acknowledgment process. |
| Comments Submitted by Third Parties: | TBD |
| Requestor's Response to Comments: | TBD |
| Selected Departmental Documents Related to Request: | |
| Notes: | none at present |
