Notice of Deadline for Submitting Completed Applications To Begin Participation in the Tribal Self-Governance Program in Fiscal Year 2010 or Calendar Year 2010, 918 [E9-194]
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Title: Tribal Self-Governance
Program, 25 CFR Part 1000.
Brief Description of Collection: The
collection involves a voluntary
submission by respondents and is
intended to inform Congress of activities
undertaken under Tribal SelfGovernance. It also involves a
mandatory submission by respondents
who request to be selected to begin
participation in Tribal Self-Governance.
Respondents: Tribes and tribal
consortia wishing to enter into a selfgovernance compact and funding
agreement.
Number of Respondents: 106.
Estimated Time per Response: 42
Hours.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents:
11,202.
Dated: December 17, 2008.
Sanjeev ‘‘Sonny’’ Bhagowalia,
Chief Information Officer—Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9–169 Filed 1–8–09; 8:45 am]
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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
2010 or Calendar Year 2010
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AGENCY: Office of Self-Governance,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of application deadline.
SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of
Self-Governance (OSG) establishes a
March 2, 2009, deadline for Indian
tribes/consortia to submit completed
applications to begin participation in
the tribal self-governance program in
fiscal year 2010 or calendar year 2010.
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DATES: Completed application packages
must be received by the Director, Office
of Self-Governance, by March 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Application packages for
inclusion in the applicant pool should
be sent to Sharee M. Freeman, 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
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
2010 and calendar year 2010.
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
2010 or calendar year 2010 must
respond to this notice, except for those
tribes/consortia which are: (1) Currently
involved in negotiations with the
Department; (2) one of the 96 tribal
entities with signed agreements; or (3)
one of the tribal entities already
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included in the applicant pool as of the
date of this notice.
Dated: December 24, 2008.
George T. Skibine,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
and Economic Development—Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9–194 Filed 1–8–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Land Acquisitions; Muckleshoot Indian
Tribe, Washington
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Final Agency
Determination to take land into trust
under 25 CFR Part 151.
SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Policy and Economic
Development made a final agency
determination to acquire approximately
22.00 acres of land into trust for the
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Washington
on December 12, 2008. This notice is
published in the exercise of authority
delegated by the Secretary of the Interior
to the Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs by 209 Departmental Manual 8.1.
The duties of the Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs were delegated to the
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Policy and Economic Development on
May 23, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paula L. Hart, Acting Director, Office of
Indian Gaming, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, MS–3657 MIB, 1849 C Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20240; Telephone
(202) 219–4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published to comply with the
requirements of 25 CFR 151.12(b) that
notice be given to the public of the
Secretary’s decision to acquire land in
trust at least 30 days prior to signatory
acceptance of the land into trust. The
purpose of the 30-day waiting period in
25 CFR 151.12(b) is to afford interested
parties the opportunity to seek judicial
review of final administrative decisions
to take land in trust for Indian tribes and
individual Indians before transfer of
title to the property occurs. On
December 12, 2008, the Acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Economic Development decided to
accept approximately 22.00 acres of
land into trust for the Muckleshoot
Indian Tribe, Washington under the
authority of the Indian Reorganization
Act of 1934, 25 U.S.C. 465. The 22.00
acres are located within the exterior
boundaries of the Muckleshoot Indian
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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 2010
or Calendar Year 2010
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 2, 2009, deadline for Indian tribes/consortia to
submit completed applications to begin participation in the tribal
self-governance program in fiscal year 2010 or calendar year 2010.
DATES: Completed application packages must be received by the Director,
Office of Self-Governance, by March 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Application packages for inclusion in the applicant pool
should be sent to Sharee M. Freeman, 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 2010
and calendar year 2010. 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 2010 or calendar year
2010 must respond to this notice, except for those tribes/consortia
which are: (1) Currently involved in negotiations with the Department;
(2) one of the 96 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 24, 2008.
George T. Skibine,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development--
Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-194 Filed 1-8-09; 8:45 am]
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