(a) Effective October 1, 1975, by Secretarial Order No. 2980, there was established a 13th region for the benefit of Alaska Natives who are not permanent residents of Alaska and who elected to be enrolled therein. Order No. 2980 was issued pursuant to an order entered on December 30, 1974, in the consolidated cased entitled Alaska Native Association of Oregon, et al., v. Morton, et al., and Alaska Federation of Natives International, et al., v. Morton, et al., Civil Nos. 2133-73 and 2141-73, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and as provided by Section 7(c) of the Act.
(b) Nonresidents of Alaska who are eligible for enrollment pursuant to applications submitted under authority of Section 1 of the Act of January 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1145, Publ. L. 92- 204, may be enrolled in the 13th region or in the appropriate region in Alaska as provided in § 69.4.
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