Bureau of Indian Affairs August 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Agency Information Collection Activities; Individual Indian Money (IIM) Instructions for Disbursement of Funds and Change of Address
Document Number: 2023-18632
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-30
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Indian Affairs are proposing to renew an information collection.
Receipt of Documented Petition for Federal Acknowledgment as an American Indian Tribe
Document Number: 2023-18296
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Department of the Interior (Department) gives notice that the group known as the Fernande[ntilde]o Tataviam Band of Mission Indians has filed a documented petition for Federal acknowledgment as an American Indian Tribe with the Assistant SecretaryIndian Affairs. The Department seeks comment and evidence from the public on the petition.
Annual Meeting of Federal Partners and Tribal 477 Workgroup Under Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Act of 2017
Document Number: 2023-17448
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), is announcing the annual meeting of the Federal agencies and Tribes that participate in the Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services Act of 2017, as amended, known as ``Public Law 477 Work Group.''
Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs
Document Number: 2023-17195
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-11
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
This notice publishes the current list of 574 Tribal entities recognized by and eligible for funding and services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) by virtue of their status as Indian Tribes.
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Grants to Indian Organizations for Off-Reservation Indian Child and Family Service Programs
Document Number: 2023-17194
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-11
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), is soliciting grants from Off -Reservation Indian Organizations to establish and operate off-reservation Indian child and family service programs, which provide services intended to stabilize Indian families and Tribes, prevent the breakup of Indian families, and ensure that the permanent removal of an Indian child from the custody of his/her Indian parent or Indian custodian is a last resort.
Fiscal Year 2023 List of Programs Eligible for Inclusion in Funding Agreements Negotiated With Self-Governance Tribes by Interior Bureaus Other Than the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Fiscal Year 2024 Programmatic Targets
Document Number: 2023-17192
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-11
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
This notice lists: fiscal year 2024 programmatic targets for each of the non-Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) bureaus in the Department of the Interior (Department), pursuant to title IV of the Act, as amended, and list of fiscal year 2023 programs or portions of programs eligible for inclusion in self-governance funding agreements with Indian Tribes. Revisions to this list are based upon feedback received during Tribal Consultations held in January 2023 on what information would be most helpful to Indian Tribes seeking ways to develop collaborative arrangements in the co-stewardship of Federal lands and waters.
Appeals From Administrative Actions
Document Number: 2023-16733
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Department of the Interior (Department) is finalizing updates to its regulations governing the process for pursuing administrative review of actions by Indian Affairs officials. These updates provide greater specificity and clarity to the Department's appeals process; and reflect changes in the structure and nomenclature within Indian Affairs.
HEARTH Act Approval of Cocopah Tribe of Arizona Business Site Leasing Ordinance
Document Number: 2023-16498
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-03
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) approved the Cocopah Tribe of Arizona's Leasing Ordinance under the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act of 2012 (HEARTH Act). With this approval, the Tribe is authorized to enter into business leases without further BIA approval.
Rate Adjustments for Indian Irrigation Projects
Document Number: 2023-16399
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-02
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) owns or has an interest in irrigation projects located on or associated with various Indian reservations throughout the United States. We are required to establish irrigation assessment rates to recover the costs to administer, operate, maintain, and rehabilitate these projects. We are notifying you that we have adjusted the irrigation assessment rates at several of our irrigation projects and facilities to reflect current costs of administration, operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation.
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