Notice of Deadline for Submitting Completed Applications to Begin Participation in the Tribal Self-Governance Program in Fiscal Year 2008 or Calendar Year 2008, 77789 [E6-22175]
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This notice is published in
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1508), implementing the procedural
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amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and
the Department of the Interior Manual
(516 DM 1–6), and is in the exercise of
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8.1.
Dated: December 18, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Notice of Deadline for Submitting
Completed Applications to Begin
Participation in the Tribal SelfGovernance Program in Fiscal Year
2008 or Calendar Year 2008
Office of Self-Governance,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of application deadline.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of
Self-Governance (OSG) establishes a
March 1, 2007, deadline for tribes/
consortia to submit completed
applications to begin participation in
the tribal self-governance program in
fiscal year 2008 or calendar year 2008.
DATES: Completed application packages
must be received by the Director, Office
of Self-Governance, by March 1, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Application packages for
inclusion in the applicant pool should
be sent to Dr. Kenneth Reinfeld, Acting
Director, Office of Self-Governance,
Department of the Interior, Mail Stop
355-G-SIB, 1951 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Kenneth D. Reinfeld, Office of SelfGovernance, Telephone 202–208–5734.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994
(Pub. L. 103–413), as amended by the
Fiscal Year 1997 Omnibus
Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 104–208),
the Director, Office of Self-Governance
may select up to 50 additional
participating tribes/consortia per year
for the tribal self-governance program,
and negotiate and enter into a written
funding agreement with each
participating tribe. The Act mandates
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that the Secretary submit copies of the
funding agreements at least 90 days
before the proposed effective date to the
appropriate committees of the Congress
and to each tribe that is served by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) agency
that is serving the tribe that is a party
to the funding agreement. Initial
negotiations with a tribe/consortium
located in a region and/or agency which
has not previously been involved with
self-governance negotiations, will take
approximately 2 months from start to
finish. Agreements for an October 1 to
September 30 funding year need to be
signed and submitted by July 1.
Agreements for a January 1 to December
31 funding year need to be signed and
submitted by October 1.
Purpose of Notice
25 CFR Parts 1000.10 to 1000.31 will
be used to govern the application and
selection process for tribes/consortia to
begin their participation in the tribal
self-governance program in fiscal year
2008 and calendar year 2008.
Applicants should be guided by the
requirements in these subparts in
preparing their applications. Copies of
these subparts may be obtained from the
information contact person identified in
this notice.
Tribes/consortia wishing to be
considered for participation in the tribal
self-governance program in fiscal year
2008 or calendar year 2008 must
respond to this notice, except for those
which are: (1) Currently involved in
negotiations with the Department; (2)
one of the 94 tribal entities with signed
agreements; or (3) one of the tribal
entities already included in the
applicant pool as of the date of this
notice.
Dated: December 12, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6–22175 Filed 12–26–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–920–1320–EL, WYW173720]
Notice of Invitation for Coal
Exploration License Application,
Wyoming
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Invitation for Coal
Exploration License Application, Ark
Land Company, WYW173720,
Wyoming.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 2(b) of the
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as
amended by section 4 of the Federal
Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976,
90 Stat. 1083, 30 U.S.C. 201 (b), and to
the regulations adopted as 43 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) 3410, all
interested parties are hereby invited to
participate with Ark Land Company on
a pro rata cost sharing basis in its
program for the exploration of coal
deposits owned by the United States of
America in the following-described
lands in Campbell County, WY:
T. 43 N., R. 71 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming
Sec. 20: Lots 5 through 16;
Sec. 21: Lots 1, 2, 5 through 16;
Sec. 22: Lots 1 through 16;
Sec. 27: Lots 1 through 16;
Sec. 28: Lots 1 through 16;
Sec. 34: Lots 1 through 16.
Containing 3,671.09 acres, more or
less.
Any party electing to participate
in this exploration program must send
written notice to both the Bureau of
Land Management and Ark Land
Company, as provided in the ADDRESSES
section below, no later than thirty days
after publication of this invitation in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the exploration
plan are available for review during
normal business hours in the following
offices (serialized under number
WYW173720): Bureau of Land
Management, Wyoming State Office,
5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828,
Cheyenne, WY 82003; and, Bureau of
Land Management, Casper Field Office,
2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, WY
82604. The written notice should be
sent to the following addresses: Ark
Land Company, Attn: Mike Lincoln,
P.O. Box 460, Hanna, WY 82327, and
the Bureau of Land Management,
Wyoming State Office, Branch of Solid
Minerals, Attn: Mavis Love, P.O. Box
1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All of the
coal in the above-described land
consists of unleased Federal coal within
the Powder River Basin Known Coal
Leasing Area. The purpose of the
exploration program is to gain
additional geologic knowledge of the
coal underlying the exploration area for
the purpose of assessing the reserves
contained in a potential lease. This
notice of invitation will be published in
The News-Record of Gillette, WY, once
each week for two consecutive weeks
beginning the week of December 18,
2006, and in the Federal Register.
The foregoing is published in the
Federal Register pursuant to 43 CFR
3410.2–1(c)(1).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Notice of Deadline for Submitting Completed Applications to Begin
Participation in the Tribal Self-Governance Program in Fiscal Year 2008
or Calendar Year 2008
AGENCY: Office of Self-Governance, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of application deadline.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of Self-Governance (OSG)
establishes a March 1, 2007, deadline for tribes/consortia to submit
completed applications to begin participation in the tribal self-
governance program in fiscal year 2008 or calendar year 2008.
DATES: Completed application packages must be received by the Director,
Office of Self-Governance, by March 1, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Application packages for inclusion in the applicant pool
should be sent to Dr. Kenneth Reinfeld, Acting Director, Office of
Self-Governance, Department of the Interior, Mail Stop 355-G-SIB, 1951
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kenneth D. Reinfeld, Office of
Self-Governance, Telephone 202-208-5734.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994
(Pub. L. 103-413), as amended by the Fiscal Year 1997 Omnibus
Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 104-208), the Director, Office of Self-
Governance may select up to 50 additional participating tribes/
consortia per year for the tribal self-governance program, and
negotiate and enter into a written funding agreement with each
participating tribe. The Act mandates that the Secretary submit copies
of the funding agreements at least 90 days before the proposed
effective date to the appropriate committees of the Congress and to
each tribe that is served by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) agency
that is serving the tribe that is a party to the funding agreement.
Initial negotiations with a tribe/consortium located in a region and/or
agency which has not previously been involved with self-governance
negotiations, will take approximately 2 months from start to finish.
Agreements for an October 1 to September 30 funding year need to be
signed and submitted by July 1. Agreements for a January 1 to December
31 funding year need to be signed and submitted by October 1.
Purpose of Notice
25 CFR Parts 1000.10 to 1000.31 will be used to govern the
application and selection process for tribes/consortia to begin their
participation in the tribal self-governance program in fiscal year 2008
and calendar year 2008. Applicants should be guided by the requirements
in these subparts in preparing their applications. Copies of these
subparts may be obtained from the information contact person identified
in this notice.
Tribes/consortia wishing to be considered for participation in the
tribal self-governance program in fiscal year 2008 or calendar year
2008 must respond to this notice, except for those which are: (1)
Currently involved in negotiations with the Department; (2) one of the
94 tribal entities with signed agreements; or (3) one of the tribal
entities already included in the applicant pool as of the date of this
notice.
Dated: December 12, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-22175 Filed 12-26-06; 8:45 am]
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