[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 217 (Thursday, November 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58310-58311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27181]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Tribal Consultation on Draft Revisions to 25 CFR Parts 81 & 82
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs.
ACTION: Notice of tribal consultation meetings.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
will conduct consultation meetings with Indian tribes reorganized under
the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) and the Oklahoma Indian Welfare
Act, and other interested tribal leaders, to obtain oral and written
comments concerning the potential revision of regulations at 25 CFR
part 81, Tribal Reorganization under a Federal Statute, and 25 CFR part
82, Petitioning Procedures for Tribes Reorganized Under Federal Statute
and Other Organized Tribes.
DATES: November 30--December 2, 2009, in Anchorage Alaska; January 12,
2010, in Brooks, California; January 14, 2010, in Pala, California;
January 20, 2010, in Minneapolis, Minnesota; and January 26, 2010, in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice for more details.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Colliflower, Tribal
Relations Specialist, Division of Tribal Government Services, 1849 C
Street, NW., Mail Stop 4513-MIB, Washington, DC; Telephone (202) 513-
7641; Fax (202) 501-0679.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In 1992, the BIA drafted revisions to 25 CFR part 81 and 25 CFR
part 82 and held four consultation sessions. The BIA received comments
and recommendations that are now in the
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current draft version. The current draft version also:
Incorporates the amendments made to section 16 of the IRA,
25 U.S.C. 476 (48 Stat. 984), as amended by the Act of November 1, 1988
(Pub. L. 100-581, 102 Stat. 2938), which established time frames within
which the Secretary of the Interior must call and conduct Secretarial
elections;
Reflects the amendments made to section 17 of the IRA by
the Act of May 24, 1990 (Pub. L. 101-301, 104 Stat. 207) under which
additional tribes may petition for charter of incorporation and removes
the requirement of a Secretarial election to ratify new charters;
Reflects the addition of two new subsections to section 16
of the IRA by the Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-363,
108 Stat. 707), which eliminates distinctions between Indians
reorganized as historical tribes and those reorganized as communities
of adult Indians;
Includes language clarifying that an IRA tribe may amend
its constitution to remove Secretarial approval of future amendments as
indicated by the new subsection to Section 16 of the IRA with the
enactment of the Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2004
(Pub. L. 106-179, 118 Stat. 453);
Provides guidelines for the approval or disapproval of
charters by the Secretary; and
Corrects demonstrated weaknesses and clarifies confusing
language in the existing regulations.
A consultation booklet containing the current draft version of the
rule will be available for the meetings and will be distributed to
federally recognized Indian tribes and BIA regional and agency offices.
II. Meeting Details
Tribal consultation meetings will be held at the following dates
and locations:
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Date Location Time
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November 30-December 2, 2009.. Egan Convention 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Center, 555 West 5th (Local Time).
Avenue, Anchorage,
Alaska; Telephone:
(907) 263-2800.
January 12, 2010.............. Rumsey Rancheria, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Cache Creek Casino & (Local Time).
Resort, 14455 Highway
16, Brooks,
California;
Telephone: (888) 772-
2243.
January 14, 2010.............. Pala Casino Resort & 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Spa, 11154 Hwy 76, (Local Time).
Pala, California
92059; Telephone:
(877) 946-7252.
January 20, 2010.............. Ramada Mall of 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
America, 2300 East (Local Time).
American Boulevard,
Bloomington,
Minnesota 55425-1228;
Telephone: (952) 854-
3411.
January 26, 2010.............. Embassy Suites Hotel, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
1815 S. Meridian, (Local Time).
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma 73108;
Telephone: (405) 683-
6000.
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Dated: November 2, 2009.
Larry Echo Hawk,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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