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A new management information
system is being developed which would
improve efficiency and the quality of
data, and make reporting easier.
Standardized measures and reporting
in these areas will enable ACF to track
programming outputs and outcomes
across programs, and will allow grantees
to self-monitor progress.
Additional data collection. As an
additional component of the learning
agenda, the FaMLE Cross-Site contractor
will collect information from a sub-set
of grantees on how they designed and
implemented their programs
(information on outcomes associated
with programs will also be assessed).
This sub-set of grantees will be required
to participate in the additional data
collection noted below. The following
protocols have been developed:
• Staff interview protocol on program
design (will be collected from about half
of all grantees);
• Staff interview protocols on
program implementation (will be
collected from about 10 grantees); and
• Program participant focus group
protocol (will be conducted with about
10 grantees).
ACF also seeks comment on these
draft protocols.
Respondents
Fatherhood and Healthy Marriage
Program grantees (e.g., grantee staff) and
program participants.
Annual Burden Estimates
The table below is required by law for
Federal Register notices like this one.
The federal government’s Office of
Management and Budget requires
federal agencies, including ACF, to
estimate how many hours it will take
respondents to complete data collection,
and to publish these estimates in the
Federal Register. The following table
provides our estimates.
The respondents to the data collection
instruments include Responsible
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 75,976.
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Note: The annual number of hours shown
for ‘‘applicant characteristics (staff burden)’’
(13,140) is slightly higher than the annual
number of hours shown for ‘‘applicant
characteristics (applicant burden)’’ (13,125)
due to rounding up the average number of
responses per staff to the nearest whole
number (146).
How To Obtain Copies of the Data
Collection Instruments
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447,
Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
Email address: RFHM.FRN.response@
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Number of
responses per
respondent
157,500
1080
52,500
360
1
146
0.25
0.25
13,125
13,140
360
432
110,700
84,600
120
144
36,900
28,200
1
257
1
1
0.75
0.50
0.42
0.42
90
18,504
15,498
11,844
144
72
360
60
300
200
Applicant characteristics (applicant burden) ............
Applicant characteristics (staff burden) ...................
Program operations (related to program characteristics) ....................................................................
Program operations (related to service delivery) ....
Participant outcomes (pre-test) ................................
Participant outcomes (post-test) ..............................
Data entry (for grantees that do not use new management information system, includes applicant
characteristics and participant outcomes) ............
Quarterly Performance Form (QPR) ........................
Semi-annual Performance Progress Report (PPR)
Staff interview protocol on program design .............
Staff interview protocol on program implementation
Program participant focus group protocol ...............
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respondents
48
24
120
20
100
67
274
1
2
1
1
1
0.21
1
3.2
1
1
1.50
2,762
24
768
20
100
101
Total number of
respondents
Instrument
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Average
burden hours
per response
Annual burden
hours
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information
collection.
Reference
Specific Areas for Comment
Karl Koerper,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
The Department specifically requests
comments on (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Administration for Children and
Families
[CFDA Number: 93.612]
Proposed Adoption of Administration
for Native Americans Program Policies
and Procedures
Administration for Native
Americans, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Native Americans (ANA) invites public
comment pursuant to Section 814 of the
Native American Programs Act of 1974
SUMMARY:
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(NAPA), as amended, which requires
ANA to provide members of the public
with the opportunity to comment on
proposed changes in interpretive rules,
general statements of policy, and rules
of agency procedure or practice that
affect programs, projects, and activities
authorized under the NAPA, and to give
notice of the final adoption of such
changes at least 30 days before the
changes become effective. In accordance
with notice requirements of NAPA,
ANA herein describes its proposal to
fund projects, beginning in Fiscal Year
(FY) 2015, under Alaska-Specific SEDS.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments on this Notice, on or before
December 8, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send comments in response
to this notice via email to Lillian A.
Sparks, Commissioner, Administration
for Native Americans, at
ANACommissioner@acf.hhs.gov.
Comments will be available for
inspection by members of the public at
the Administration for Native
Americans, 901 D Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20447.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carmelia Strickland, Director, Division
of Program Operations, ANA, (877) 922–
9262.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Funding Opportunity
Announcements
Beginning in FY 2015, ANA proposes
to re-establish publishing a separate
Alaska-Specific SEDS Funding
Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to
target support and attention to core
capacity building at the Alaska Native
Village level. This Alaska-Specific SEDS
FOA, Social and Economic
Development Strategies for AlaskaSEDS–AK (HHS–2015–ACF–ANA–NK–
0960) is intended to respond to the
unique governmental structures in
Alaska. Re-establishment of AlaskaSpecific SEDS, is designed to provide
targeted support for Village-specific
projects to improve and strengthen the
administrative and management
capacity of Alaska Native Village
governments, governments that are
central to social and economic selfsufficiency in Alaska. From FYs 1984
through 2009, ANA funded AlaskaSpecific SEDS projects under 45 CFR
1336.33 (a)(2) and (b)(4). In 2009, ANA
stopped funding projects under AlaskaSpecific SEDS and, from FYs 2010
through 2014, projects that had
previously been funded under AlaskaSpecific SEDS were funded under the
general Social and Economic
Development Strategies (SEDS) FOAs.
This approach precluded
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implementation of 45 CFR 1336.33
(b)(4), a special provision applicable
only to projects funded under AlaskaSpecific SEDS, under which funding for
core administrative capacity building
projects at the Village government level
is allowable, if the village does not have
governing systems in place. Based on
review of historical data covering the
period from FYs 1984 through 2014,
ANA has decided to re-establish AlaskaSpecific SEDS in order to emphasize
improving and strengthening the
capacity of Alaska Native Village
governments; focusing on the strengths
present in Native Villages to generate
evidence-based practices and
sustainable approaches demonstrated to
be effective at the Village level.
In an effort to meaningfully create
opportunities to build and strengthen
core governmental capacity in the areas
of administration and project
management at the Alaska Native
Village level, ANA will make up to
$1,000,000 available for Alaska-Specific
SEDS funding in FY 2015 for new,
community-based Village-level projects
that will be available through
competition under Social and Economic
Development Strategies for AlaskaSEDS–AK (HHS–2015–ACF–ANA–NK–
0960).
All language in the standing FOA,
Social and Economic Development
Strategies—SEDS (HHS–2014–ACF–
ANA–NA–0776) available at https://
www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/
index.cfm?switch=foa&fon=HHS-2014ACF-ANA-NA-0776, will apply to the
Alaska-Specific SEDS FOA, Social and
Economic Development Strategies for
Alaska-SEDS–AK (HHS–2015–ACF–
ANA–NK–0960), except as follows:
B. Alaska-Specific SEDS Program Areas
of Interest
ANA has identified the following
program areas of interest for the AlaskaSpecific SEDS FOA, however funding is
not restricted to those listed below:
(a) Governance: Governance is
defined as increasing the ability of tribal
and Alaska Native Village governments
to exercise local control and decisionmaking, and to develop and enforce
laws, regulations, codes, and policies
that reflect and promote the interests of
community members. ANA recognizes
the structure of governance that controls
Native lands and communities in Alaska
are more complex than in the lower 48
states. With some exceptions, most
tribes in the lower 48 states escape the
complicated jurisdictional and
administrative situation that prevails in
rural Alaska, where powers over lands,
other resources, and relevant
governmental programs are fragmented
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and widely dispersed among tribes,
corporations, municipalities,
governmental agencies, and other
bodies. Examples of Alaska-Specific
program areas of interest are:
• Administrative and program
management capacity building—
Planning and financial management
capacity building to strengthen effective
and accountable planning and
management of Village-level
government operations.
• Governmental administration—
Improving Village-level capacity related
to regulatory, judicial, and
administrative infrastructure, including
clarifying jurisdiction, developing or
amending codes and procedures,
enforcing contracts and property rights,
and addressing family and child welfare
issues.
• Comprehensive strategies—
Developing Village-level strategies to
assess and address the needs of
children, youth, and community
members.
• Emergency Preparedness/Disaster
Recovery/Disaster Preparedness—
Planning, analysis, and mitigation
efforts to ensure needed services to
better communicate and coordinate
preparedness, response, and recovery
efforts.
• Adaptation and mitigation of
impacts of climate change—
Assessment, planning, and
implementation of efforts to adapt to
climate change and to effectively
respond to its impacts at the Village
level, including efforts to address the
effects of climate change on local
fisheries and fresh water supplies,
effects that increase the risk of flooding
and wildfires, assessment and planning
for relocation, and mitigation of impacts
of erosion and permafrost melt.
• Technology infrastructure—
Establishing and implementing Villagelevel systems to address internet
connectivity and broadband planning as
well as technology upgrades at the
Village level.
(b) Economic Development: Projects
that support the creation of sustainable
local economies and promote selfsufficiency. Examples of Alaska-Specific
program areas of interest are:
• Economic stability—Conducting the
necessary planning and/or research to
support achievement of long-range
economic development goals at the
Village level. Examples may include
performing gap or value-added analyses
to identify strengths and weaknesses in
the local Village economy,
strengthening Village capacity to deliver
programs that promote economic
development and security.
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• Energy-related activities—Projects
that promote traditional energy
activities and practices that support
conservation and help to mitigate the
high costs of the purchase,
transportation, and storage of fuel in
Alaskan Villages, especially strategic
energy plans that have been identified
in tribally approved strategic energy
plans. Examples include projects to
implement renewable energy resources
at the Village level such as bio-energy,
geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind, or
other methods appropriate to the
geographical location.
• Infrastructure—Developing Villagelevel infrastructure (transportation
systems, communication, distribution
networks, financial institutions, etc.) to
support the Village workforce and to
make sustainable business activity
possible.
• Subsistence—Enhancing
subsistence and agricultural activities to
retain or revitalize traditional food
sources and practices at the Villagelevel.
(c) Social Development: Projects that
develop and implement culturally
appropriate strategies to meet the social
service needs of Alaska Natives.
Examples of Alaska-Specific program
areas of interest are:
• Community living—Development
and coordination of services to assist
people with disabilities by helping them
reach their maximum potential through
increased independence, productivity,
and integration within the Village
community.
• Early childhood education and
development—Supporting stable and
high-quality, culturally responsive early
childhood programs, creating early
childhood education and development
jobs, and improving Village level
planning and coordination of early
childhood education and development
programs.
• Youth development—Improving the
well-being of youth through life skills
training at the Village level, workforce
development, mentoring programs,
substance abuse programs, and
preventing suicides and juvenile crime.
• Community Health—Promoting
improved access to health care and
quality of care through coordinated
Village and regional approaches,
expanding access to healthy foods
available in Native Villages, and
supporting environmental health.
• Arts and culture—Developing or
enhancing activities, at the Village level
that promote, preserve, or restore Native
Village culture and arts.
• Rescue archaeology—Recovery of
cultural material due to climate change
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such as exposure of cultural artifacts
due to permafrost melting.
• Organizational Development—
Increasing organizational capacity at the
Village level to successfully implement
mission and goals.
• Nutrition and Fitness—Promoting
increased knowledge and participation
in activities that promote healthy foods,
active lifestyles, the reduction of
obesity, and other healthy-living habits
• Strengthening Families—
Incorporating culturally relevant
strategies to strengthen families and
promote family preservation,
responsible parenting, and healthy
relationship skills; and to foster the
well-being of children residing in
Villages
• Responsible Fatherhood—
Supporting responsible fatherhood
through activities such as counseling,
mentoring, marriage education,
enhancing relationship skills, parenting,
and activities to foster economic
stability
• Suicide Prevention—Promoting
safety, resilience, and protective factors
necessary to foster mental health and
reduce incidences of suicide and
suicidal ideation
• Human Trafficking—Development
of Village-level assessments and
strategies to address human trafficking,
including efforts to bring awareness of
human trafficking to the public,
development of prevention strategies to
address the needs of victims, and
establishment of collaborative
partnerships including those that train
public safety officials to recognize
traffickers and their victims.
C. Eligible Applicants
Applicants eligible under the AlaskaSpecific SEDS FOA are those listed in
45 CFR 1336.33(a)(2): that is, ‘‘(i)
Federally recognized Indian tribes in
Alaska; (ii) Alaska Native villages as
defined in the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (ANSCA) and/or nonprofit village consortia; (iii)
Incorporated nonprofit Alaska Native
multi-purpose community-based
organizations; (iv) Nonprofit Alaska
Native Regional Corporations/
Associations in Alaska with village
specific projects; and (v) Nonprofit
Native organizations in Alaska with
village specific projects.’’ As this listing
already appears in our regulations we
are not seeking comment on this aspect
of the Alaska-Specific SEDS Projects.
Statutory Authority: This notice for public
comment is required by Section 814 of the
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Native American Programs Act of 1974
(NAPA), as amended.
Kimberly Romine,
Deputy Commissioner, Administration for
Native American.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[CFDA Number: 93.612]
Proposed Adoption of Administration for Native Americans Program
Policies and Procedures
AGENCY: Administration for Native Americans, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) invites public
comment pursuant to Section 814 of the Native American Programs Act of
1974
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(NAPA), as amended, which requires ANA to provide members of the public
with the opportunity to comment on proposed changes in interpretive
rules, general statements of policy, and rules of agency procedure or
practice that affect programs, projects, and activities authorized
under the NAPA, and to give notice of the final adoption of such
changes at least 30 days before the changes become effective. In
accordance with notice requirements of NAPA, ANA herein describes its
proposal to fund projects, beginning in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015, under
Alaska-Specific SEDS.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on this Notice, on or
before December 8, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send comments in response to this notice via email to
Lillian A. Sparks, Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans,
at ANACommissioner@acf.hhs.gov. Comments will be available for
inspection by members of the public at the Administration for Native
Americans, 901 D Street SW., Washington, DC 20447.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmelia Strickland, Director,
Division of Program Operations, ANA, (877) 922-9262.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Funding Opportunity Announcements
Beginning in FY 2015, ANA proposes to re-establish publishing a
separate Alaska-Specific SEDS Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to
target support and attention to core capacity building at the Alaska
Native Village level. This Alaska-Specific SEDS FOA, Social and
Economic Development Strategies for Alaska-SEDS-AK (HHS-2015-ACF-ANA-
NK-0960) is intended to respond to the unique governmental structures
in Alaska. Re-establishment of Alaska-Specific SEDS, is designed to
provide targeted support for Village-specific projects to improve and
strengthen the administrative and management capacity of Alaska Native
Village governments, governments that are central to social and
economic self-sufficiency in Alaska. From FYs 1984 through 2009, ANA
funded Alaska-Specific SEDS projects under 45 CFR 1336.33 (a)(2) and
(b)(4). In 2009, ANA stopped funding projects under Alaska-Specific
SEDS and, from FYs 2010 through 2014, projects that had previously been
funded under Alaska-Specific SEDS were funded under the general Social
and Economic Development Strategies (SEDS) FOAs. This approach
precluded implementation of 45 CFR 1336.33 (b)(4), a special provision
applicable only to projects funded under Alaska-Specific SEDS, under
which funding for core administrative capacity building projects at the
Village government level is allowable, if the village does not have
governing systems in place. Based on review of historical data covering
the period from FYs 1984 through 2014, ANA has decided to re-establish
Alaska-Specific SEDS in order to emphasize improving and strengthening
the capacity of Alaska Native Village governments; focusing on the
strengths present in Native Villages to generate evidence-based
practices and sustainable approaches demonstrated to be effective at
the Village level.
In an effort to meaningfully create opportunities to build and
strengthen core governmental capacity in the areas of administration
and project management at the Alaska Native Village level, ANA will
make up to $1,000,000 available for Alaska-Specific SEDS funding in FY
2015 for new, community-based Village-level projects that will be
available through competition under Social and Economic Development
Strategies for Alaska-SEDS-AK (HHS-2015-ACF-ANA-NK-0960).
All language in the standing FOA, Social and Economic Development
Strategies--SEDS (HHS-2014-ACF-ANA-NA-0776) available at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/index.cfm?switch=foa&fon=HHS-2014-ACF-ANA-NA-0776, will apply to the Alaska-Specific SEDS FOA, Social and
Economic Development Strategies for Alaska-SEDS-AK (HHS-2015-ACF-ANA-
NK-0960), except as follows:
B. Alaska-Specific SEDS Program Areas of Interest
ANA has identified the following program areas of interest for the
Alaska-Specific SEDS FOA, however funding is not restricted to those
listed below:
(a) Governance: Governance is defined as increasing the ability of
tribal and Alaska Native Village governments to exercise local control
and decision-making, and to develop and enforce laws, regulations,
codes, and policies that reflect and promote the interests of community
members. ANA recognizes the structure of governance that controls
Native lands and communities in Alaska are more complex than in the
lower 48 states. With some exceptions, most tribes in the lower 48
states escape the complicated jurisdictional and administrative
situation that prevails in rural Alaska, where powers over lands, other
resources, and relevant governmental programs are fragmented and widely
dispersed among tribes, corporations, municipalities, governmental
agencies, and other bodies. Examples of Alaska-Specific program areas
of interest are:
Administrative and program management capacity building--
Planning and financial management capacity building to strengthen
effective and accountable planning and management of Village-level
government operations.
Governmental administration--Improving Village-level
capacity related to regulatory, judicial, and administrative
infrastructure, including clarifying jurisdiction, developing or
amending codes and procedures, enforcing contracts and property rights,
and addressing family and child welfare issues.
Comprehensive strategies--Developing Village-level
strategies to assess and address the needs of children, youth, and
community members.
Emergency Preparedness/Disaster Recovery/Disaster
Preparedness--Planning, analysis, and mitigation efforts to ensure
needed services to better communicate and coordinate preparedness,
response, and recovery efforts.
Adaptation and mitigation of impacts of climate change--
Assessment, planning, and implementation of efforts to adapt to climate
change and to effectively respond to its impacts at the Village level,
including efforts to address the effects of climate change on local
fisheries and fresh water supplies, effects that increase the risk of
flooding and wildfires, assessment and planning for relocation, and
mitigation of impacts of erosion and permafrost melt.
Technology infrastructure--Establishing and implementing
Village-level systems to address internet connectivity and broadband
planning as well as technology upgrades at the Village level.
(b) Economic Development: Projects that support the creation of
sustainable local economies and promote self-sufficiency. Examples of
Alaska-Specific program areas of interest are:
Economic stability--Conducting the necessary planning and/
or research to support achievement of long-range economic development
goals at the Village level. Examples may include performing gap or
value-added analyses to identify strengths and weaknesses in the local
Village economy, strengthening Village capacity to deliver programs
that promote economic development and security.
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Energy-related activities--Projects that promote
traditional energy activities and practices that support conservation
and help to mitigate the high costs of the purchase, transportation,
and storage of fuel in Alaskan Villages, especially strategic energy
plans that have been identified in tribally approved strategic energy
plans. Examples include projects to implement renewable energy
resources at the Village level such as bio-energy, geothermal,
hydropower, solar, wind, or other methods appropriate to the
geographical location.
Infrastructure--Developing Village-level infrastructure
(transportation systems, communication, distribution networks,
financial institutions, etc.) to support the Village workforce and to
make sustainable business activity possible.
Subsistence--Enhancing subsistence and agricultural
activities to retain or revitalize traditional food sources and
practices at the Village-level.
(c) Social Development: Projects that develop and implement
culturally appropriate strategies to meet the social service needs of
Alaska Natives. Examples of Alaska-Specific program areas of interest
are:
Community living--Development and coordination of services
to assist people with disabilities by helping them reach their maximum
potential through increased independence, productivity, and integration
within the Village community.
Early childhood education and development--Supporting
stable and high-quality, culturally responsive early childhood
programs, creating early childhood education and development jobs, and
improving Village level planning and coordination of early childhood
education and development programs.
Youth development--Improving the well-being of youth
through life skills training at the Village level, workforce
development, mentoring programs, substance abuse programs, and
preventing suicides and juvenile crime.
Community Health--Promoting improved access to health care
and quality of care through coordinated Village and regional
approaches, expanding access to healthy foods available in Native
Villages, and supporting environmental health.
Arts and culture--Developing or enhancing activities, at
the Village level that promote, preserve, or restore Native Village
culture and arts.
Rescue archaeology--Recovery of cultural material due to
climate change such as exposure of cultural artifacts due to permafrost
melting.
Organizational Development--Increasing organizational
capacity at the Village level to successfully implement mission and
goals.
Nutrition and Fitness--Promoting increased knowledge and
participation in activities that promote healthy foods, active
lifestyles, the reduction of obesity, and other healthy-living habits
Strengthening Families--Incorporating culturally relevant
strategies to strengthen families and promote family preservation,
responsible parenting, and healthy relationship skills; and to foster
the well-being of children residing in Villages
Responsible Fatherhood--Supporting responsible fatherhood
through activities such as counseling, mentoring, marriage education,
enhancing relationship skills, parenting, and activities to foster
economic stability
Suicide Prevention--Promoting safety, resilience, and
protective factors necessary to foster mental health and reduce
incidences of suicide and suicidal ideation
Human Trafficking--Development of Village-level
assessments and strategies to address human trafficking, including
efforts to bring awareness of human trafficking to the public,
development of prevention strategies to address the needs of victims,
and establishment of collaborative partnerships including those that
train public safety officials to recognize traffickers and their
victims.
C. Eligible Applicants
Applicants eligible under the Alaska-Specific SEDS FOA are those
listed in 45 CFR 1336.33(a)(2): that is, ``(i) Federally recognized
Indian tribes in Alaska; (ii) Alaska Native villages as defined in the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANSCA) and/or non-profit village
consortia; (iii) Incorporated nonprofit Alaska Native multi-purpose
community-based organizations; (iv) Nonprofit Alaska Native Regional
Corporations/Associations in Alaska with village specific projects; and
(v) Nonprofit Native organizations in Alaska with village specific
projects.'' As this listing already appears in our regulations we are
not seeking comment on this aspect of the Alaska-Specific SEDS
Projects.
Statutory Authority: This notice for public comment is required
by Section 814 of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (NAPA),
as amended.
Kimberly Romine,
Deputy Commissioner, Administration for Native American.
[FR Doc. 2014-26426 Filed 11-5-14; 8:45 am]
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