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497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. All TribalState Class III compacts are subject to
review and approval by the Secretary
under 25 CFR 293.4. The Secretary took
no action on the Pueblo of Sandia-State
of New Mexico compact within 45 days
of its submission. Therefore, the
compact is considered to have been
approved, but only to the extent the
compact is consistent with IGRA. See 25
U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(C).
Dated: March 17, 2016.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Acting Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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Indian Gaming; Extension of TribalState Class III Gaming Compact
(Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe and the
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AGENCY:
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
This notice announces the
extension of the Class III gaming
compact between the Flandreau Santee
Sioux Tribe and the State of South
Dakota.
SUMMARY:
This extension is effective on
April 4, 2016.
DATES:
Ms.
Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian
Gaming, Office of the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs, Washington,
DC 20240, (202) 219–4066.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pursuant
to 25 CFR 293.5, an extension to an
existing Tribal-State Class III gaming
compact does not require approval by
the Secretary if the extension does not
modify any other terms of the compact.
The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe and
the State of South Dakota have reached
an agreement to extend the expiration of
their existing Tribal-State Class III
gaming compact until September 7,
2016. This publishes notice of the new
expiration date of the compact.
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Indian Gaming; Notice of Tribal-State
Class III Gaming Compact Taking
Effect in the State of New Mexico
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Pueblo of San Felipe and
State of New Mexico entered into a
Tribal-State compact governing Class III
gaming; this notice announces that the
compact is taking effect.
DATES: Effective April 4, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian
Gaming, Office of the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs, Washington,
DC 20240, (202) 219–4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 11
of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
(IGRA) requires the Secretary of the
Interior to publish in the Federal
Register notice of approved Tribal-State
compacts that are for the purpose of
engaging in Class III gaming activities
on Indian lands. See Public Law 100–
497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. All TribalState Class III compacts are subject to
review and approval by the Secretary
under 25 CFR 293.4. The Secretary took
no action on the Pueblo of San Felipe–
State of New Mexico compact within 45
days of its submission. Therefore, the
compact is considered to have been
approved, but only to the extent the
compact is consistent with IGRA. See 25
U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(C).
SUMMARY:
Dated: March 17, 2016.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Acting Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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Grant Availability to Federally
Recognized Indian Tribes To
Implement Traffic Safety Programs and
Projects on Indian Reservations
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice is intended to
inform federally-recognized Indian
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Tribes of the application process and
due date for the Indian Highway Safety
Program for Fiscal Year 2017. In
accordance with Federal law and as
authorized by the Secretary of
Transportation, the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, through its Indian Highway
Safety Program (IHSP), will make funds
available to federally recognized Indian
Tribes on an annual basis for
implementing traffic safety programs
and projects that are designed to reduce
the number of traffic crashes, death,
injuries and property damage within
Indian country. All project applications
received on or before the deadline will
be reviewed and selected on a
competitive basis.
DATES: IHSP mailed application packets
to all Tribal leaders by February 15,
2016. Applications for program and/or
project funds must be received on or
before May 2, 2016. Applications not
received by the IHSP by close of
business on May 2, 2016, will not be
considered and will be returned
unopened.
Each Tribe must submit
their application to the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Office of Justice Services,
Attention: Indian Highway Safety
Program Director, 1001 Indian School
NE., Suite 251, Albuquerque, New
Mexico 87104.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tribes should direct questions or
requests for copies of the application
packet to: Kimberly Belone, Indian
Highway Safety Program, 1001 Indian
School NE., Suite 251, Albuquerque,
New Mexico 87104; telephone (505)
563–3900.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Background
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973
(Pub. L. 93–87) provides for U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT)
funding, through the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
to assist Indian Tribes in implementing
traffic safety projects. Any program or
project request must be designed to
reduce the number of motor vehicle
traffic crashes and their resulting
fatalities, injuries, and property damage
on Indian reservations and within
Indian communities. Motor vehicle
crashes are the leading cause of death to
American Indians/Alaska Natives for
ages 1 to 44. Nationwide, 511 American
Indians/Alaska Natives were killed in
motor vehicle crashes in 2013. Of this
total, 180 died on reservations. For
additional American Indians/Alaska
Natives fatality data, you can access the
NHTSA fatality Web site at: https://www-
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nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-30/
ncsa/STSI/NA_Report.htm.
This notice solicits applications from
federally recognized Indian Tribes
eligible to receive this assistance. Grant
funds awarded to Tribes as a result of
this announcement are reimbursed for
eligible costs incurred under the terms
of 23 U.S.C. 402 and subsequent
amendments.
Responsibilities
For the purposes of application of this
grant and the collection and distribution
of the funds, Indian reservations are
collectively considered a ‘‘State’’ and
the Secretary of the Interior is
considered the ‘‘Governor of a State.’’
The Secretary of the Interior delegated
the authority to administer the programs
for all the Indian Tribes in the United
States to the Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs. The Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs further delegated the
responsibility for administration of the
Indian Highway Safety Program to the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of
Justice Services, located in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. The
Program Director of the IHSP has staff
members available to provide program
and technical assistance to Indian
Tribes. The IHSP maintains contact with
NHTSA with respect to program
approval, funding, and technical
assistance. NHTSA is responsible for
ensuring that the IHSP is carried out in
accordance with 23 CFR part 1200 and
other applicable Federal statutes and
regulations.
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National Priority Program Areas
The following highway safety
program areas have been identified as
priority program areas eligible for
funding under 23 CFR 1200.11 on Tribal
lands:
a. Impaired driving
b. Occupant protection
c. Traffic records
Other fundable program areas may be
considered based upon well
documented problem identification
from the Tribes.
Indian Highway Safety Program
Funding Areas
Proposals are being solicited for the
following program areas:
1. Impaired Driving: Programs
directed at reducing injuries and death
attributed to impaired driving on the
reservations such as: Selective traffic
enforcement programs (STEP) to
apprehend impaired drivers, specialized
law enforcement training (such as
standardized field sobriety testing),
public information programs on
alcohol/other drug use and driving,
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education programs for convicted DWI/
DUI offenders, various youth alcohol
education programs promoting traffic
safety, DUI courts, and programs or
projects directed toward judicial
training. Proposals for projects that
enhance the development and
implementation of innovative programs
to combat impaired driving are also
solicited.
2. Occupant Protection: Programs
directed at decreasing injuries and
deaths attributed to the lack of safety
belt and child restraint usage such as:
Surveys to determine usage rates and to
identify high-risk non-users,
comprehensive programs to promote
correct usage of child safety seats and
other occupant restraints, enforcement
of safety belt ordinances or laws,
specialized training (e.g., Operation
Kids, traffic occupant protection
strategies (TOPS), Standardized Child
Passenger Safety Technician Training),
and evaluations.
3. Traffic Records: Programs to help
Tribes develop or update electronic
traffic records systems which will assist
with analysis of crash information,
causational factors, and support joint
efforts with other agencies to improve
the Tribe’s traffic records system.
Project Guidelines
Each Tribe that would like to be
considered for funding in FY 2017 must
fill out and submit the project
application that was mailed to the
Tribal leaders. Applications will adhere
to the following guidelines:
(1) Problem Identification. Highway
traffic safety problems shall be based
upon accurate Tribal data. Data should
be complete and accurate and should
show problems and/or trends. These
data should be available in Tribal
enforcement and traffic crash records.
(2) Goals, Performance Measures and
Strategies. Tribes must provide the
overall goals of the project as well as a
list of performance measures and
strategies to be used to evaluate
performance. All goals, performance
measures and strategies must have base
line numbers and will be expressed in
clearly defined, time-framed, and
measurable terms. (Example: To
decrease alcohol related motor vehicle
crashes by _% from the 2015 number of
__ to __ by the end of FY17).
Performance measures should be
aggressive but attainable and based on
available data and trends.
(3) Training. Training identified in the
application must relate directly to the
project being proposed.
(4) Equipment. Any equipment
identified in the application must relate
directly to the project being proposed.
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(5) Line Item Budget. The activities to
be funded must be outlined in detail
according to the following object
groups: Personnel services; travel and
training, operating costs and equipment.
All Tribes applying for grants must
attach a copy of the Tribe’s indirect cost
rate to the application.
(6) Funding Requirements. With the
enactment of the Fixing America’s
Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act),
the IHSP is required, in order to receive
funds, to certify, on behalf of the Tribes,
that the program will meet certain
conditions and comply with all
applicable rules and regulations for
administering a highway safety
program. In addition to program
oversight and technical assistance, the
BIA must certify that it will implement
the following activities in support of
national highway safety goals:
a. Participate in the national law
enforcement mobilizations;
b. Encourage sustained enforcement
of impaired driving, occupant
protection and speeding;
c. Conduct an annual safety belt
survey in accordance with criteria
established by the Secretary to measure
safety belt usage rates; and
d. Develop data systems to provide
timely and effective data analysis to
support allocation of highway traffic
safety resources.
(7) In order to comply with the
provisions of the FAST Act and the
State Certifications and Assurances, the
IHSP will allocate funds on behalf of the
Tribes to implement the provisions
listed in (6) above. Copies of the State
Certifications and Assurances are
available upon request or at: https://
www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&
rgn=div5&view=text&node=23:1.0.
2.13.1&idno=23#ap23.1.1200_162.a.
(8) Funding Length. Traffic safety
program funding is designed primarily
as the source of invention and
motivation. As a result, all projects are
funded for a 12 month period of time.
This program is not intended for long
term financial support of continuing
and on-going operations.
(9) Project monitoring length may
exceed the grant period in the cases
where distribution of purchase
equipment is necessary.
Certifications
A list of certifications is attached to
the grant application and must be
initialed to show acceptance by the
Tribe. These certifications are required
by the either the funding agency and/or
the IHSP and include: Federal Funding
Accountability and Transparency Act,
Nondiscrimination, Drug Free
Workplace Act of 1988, Equipment, Buy
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America Act, Political Activity (Hatch
Act), Federal Lobbying, Restriction of
State Lobbying, Lower Tier
Certification, and Policy to Ban Text
Messaging While Driving.
Submission Deadline
Each Tribe must send its funding
request on the appropriate application
form to the BIA IHSP office in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, by the close
of business May 2, 2016. Request can be
received by U.S. Mail or via email to:
indian_highway_safety@bia.gov.
Selection Criteria
A selection committee will review
and evaluate each application
requesting funding. Each member of the
selection committee, by assigning points
to the following four criteria, will rank
each of the proposals based on the
following criteria:
Criterion (1), the General Information
section will include information on the
type of grant, location, population and
size of reservation, type of law
enforcement and pertinent contact
information. (10 points maximum).
Criterion (2), the strength of the
Problem Identification based on
verifiable, current and applicable data to
indicate the extent of the traffic safety
problem. (45 points maximum).
Criterion (3), the quality of the
proposed solution plan based on
aggressive but attainable Performance
Measures and Strategies. (35 points
maximum).
Criterion (4), details on necessity and
reasonableness of the budget requested.
(10 points maximum).
Notification of the Selection
Once the selection committee
concludes its evaluation, it will notify
those Tribes it recommends for
participation and funding by letter.
Upon notification, each selected Tribe
must provide a duly authorized Tribal
resolution. The resolution must be on
file before grants funds can be expended
by or reimbursed to the Tribe.
Notification of Non-Selection
The Program Director will notify each
Tribe of non-selection.
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Uniform Administrative Requirements
for Grant-In-Aid
Uniform grant administration
procedures have been established on a
national basis for all grant-in-aid
programs by the Office of Management
and Budget under 2 CFR part 200
‘‘Uniform Administrative Requirements,
Cost Principles, and Audit
Requirements for Federal Awards’’ and
the DOT under 2 CFR part 1201.
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NHTSA has codified uniform
procedures for State Highway Safety
Programs in 23 CFR part 1200. 2 CFR
part 200 and the ‘‘Highway Safety Grant
Funding Guidance for NHTSA Field
Administered Grants are the established
cost principles applicable to grants and
contracts through BIA and with Tribal
governments. A copy of the Grant
Funding Policy document can be
obtained from the BIA IHSP office or at
https://www.nhtsa.gov/About+NHTSA/
Highway+Safety+Grant+Programs/
HSGrantFunding_Guidance#_
Toc363830148. The BIA IHSP office has
been established and is designated to
establish operating procedures
consistent with the applicable
provisions of these rules and any others
that govern these grant funds.
Auditing of Highway Safety Projects
will be included in the Tribal A–133
single audit requirement. Copies of
Tribal audits must be available for
inspection by the highway safety
program staff. Tribes must provide
monthly program status reports and a
corresponding reimbursement claim to
the BIA Indian Highway Safety Program,
1001 Indian School, Suite 251,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104, in
order to be reimbursed for program
costs. These are to be submitted no later
than 15 working days beyond the
reporting month.
Project Monitoring
During the program year, it is the
responsibility of the BIA IHSP office to
review the implementation of Tribal
traffic safety plans and programs,
monitor the progress of their activities
and expenditures and provide technical
assistance as needed. This assistance
may be on-site, by telephone, and/or a
review of monthly progress claims.
Project Evaluation
Each project funded is required to
submit an annual report that meets the
minimum criteria as set forth in 23 CFR
part 1200.35. This information will be
contained in the annual report that is
required to be submitted to NHTSA. The
BIA IHSP will conduct an annual
performance evaluation for each
Highway Safety Project funded.
Pursuant to 23 CFR part 1200.35, the
evaluation will measure the actual
accomplishments to the planned
activity and how the project and
activities funded contributed to the
overall goal of the IHSP. Program staff
will evaluate progress from baseline
data as reported by the Tribe. BIA IHSP
staff will evaluate the project on-site at
the discretion of the IHSP Director.
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Dated: March 21, 2016.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Acting Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[167A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G]
Grant Availability to Federally Recognized Indian Tribes To
Implement Traffic Safety Programs and Projects on Indian Reservations
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice is intended to inform federally-recognized Indian
Tribes of the application process and due date for the Indian Highway
Safety Program for Fiscal Year 2017. In accordance with Federal law and
as authorized by the Secretary of Transportation, the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, through its Indian Highway Safety Program (IHSP), will make
funds available to federally recognized Indian Tribes on an annual
basis for implementing traffic safety programs and projects that are
designed to reduce the number of traffic crashes, death, injuries and
property damage within Indian country. All project applications
received on or before the deadline will be reviewed and selected on a
competitive basis.
DATES: IHSP mailed application packets to all Tribal leaders by
February 15, 2016. Applications for program and/or project funds must
be received on or before May 2, 2016. Applications not received by the
IHSP by close of business on May 2, 2016, will not be considered and
will be returned unopened.
ADDRESSES: Each Tribe must submit their application to the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services, Attention: Indian Highway
Safety Program Director, 1001 Indian School NE., Suite 251,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tribes should direct questions or
requests for copies of the application packet to: Kimberly Belone,
Indian Highway Safety Program, 1001 Indian School NE., Suite 251,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104; telephone (505) 563-3900.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 (Pub. L. 93-87) provides for
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) funding, through the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to assist Indian Tribes
in implementing traffic safety projects. Any program or project request
must be designed to reduce the number of motor vehicle traffic crashes
and their resulting fatalities, injuries, and property damage on Indian
reservations and within Indian communities. Motor vehicle crashes are
the leading cause of death to American Indians/Alaska Natives for ages
1 to 44. Nationwide, 511 American Indians/Alaska Natives were killed in
motor vehicle crashes in 2013. Of this total, 180 died on reservations.
For additional American Indians/Alaska Natives fatality data, you can
access the NHTSA fatality Web site at: https://www-
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nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-30/ncsa/STSI/NA_Report.htm.
This notice solicits applications from federally recognized Indian
Tribes eligible to receive this assistance. Grant funds awarded to
Tribes as a result of this announcement are reimbursed for eligible
costs incurred under the terms of 23 U.S.C. 402 and subsequent
amendments.
Responsibilities
For the purposes of application of this grant and the collection
and distribution of the funds, Indian reservations are collectively
considered a ``State'' and the Secretary of the Interior is considered
the ``Governor of a State.'' The Secretary of the Interior delegated
the authority to administer the programs for all the Indian Tribes in
the United States to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. The
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs further delegated the
responsibility for administration of the Indian Highway Safety Program
to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services, located in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Program Director of the IHSP has staff
members available to provide program and technical assistance to Indian
Tribes. The IHSP maintains contact with NHTSA with respect to program
approval, funding, and technical assistance. NHTSA is responsible for
ensuring that the IHSP is carried out in accordance with 23 CFR part
1200 and other applicable Federal statutes and regulations.
National Priority Program Areas
The following highway safety program areas have been identified as
priority program areas eligible for funding under 23 CFR 1200.11 on
Tribal lands:
a. Impaired driving
b. Occupant protection
c. Traffic records
Other fundable program areas may be considered based upon well
documented problem identification from the Tribes.
Indian Highway Safety Program Funding Areas
Proposals are being solicited for the following program areas:
1. Impaired Driving: Programs directed at reducing injuries and
death attributed to impaired driving on the reservations such as:
Selective traffic enforcement programs (STEP) to apprehend impaired
drivers, specialized law enforcement training (such as standardized
field sobriety testing), public information programs on alcohol/other
drug use and driving, education programs for convicted DWI/DUI
offenders, various youth alcohol education programs promoting traffic
safety, DUI courts, and programs or projects directed toward judicial
training. Proposals for projects that enhance the development and
implementation of innovative programs to combat impaired driving are
also solicited.
2. Occupant Protection: Programs directed at decreasing injuries
and deaths attributed to the lack of safety belt and child restraint
usage such as: Surveys to determine usage rates and to identify high-
risk non-users, comprehensive programs to promote correct usage of
child safety seats and other occupant restraints, enforcement of safety
belt ordinances or laws, specialized training (e.g., Operation Kids,
traffic occupant protection strategies (TOPS), Standardized Child
Passenger Safety Technician Training), and evaluations.
3. Traffic Records: Programs to help Tribes develop or update
electronic traffic records systems which will assist with analysis of
crash information, causational factors, and support joint efforts with
other agencies to improve the Tribe's traffic records system.
Project Guidelines
Each Tribe that would like to be considered for funding in FY 2017
must fill out and submit the project application that was mailed to the
Tribal leaders. Applications will adhere to the following guidelines:
(1) Problem Identification. Highway traffic safety problems shall
be based upon accurate Tribal data. Data should be complete and
accurate and should show problems and/or trends. These data should be
available in Tribal enforcement and traffic crash records.
(2) Goals, Performance Measures and Strategies. Tribes must provide
the overall goals of the project as well as a list of performance
measures and strategies to be used to evaluate performance. All goals,
performance measures and strategies must have base line numbers and
will be expressed in clearly defined, time-framed, and measurable
terms. (Example: To decrease alcohol related motor vehicle crashes by
_% from the 2015 number of __ to __ by the end of FY17). Performance
measures should be aggressive but attainable and based on available
data and trends.
(3) Training. Training identified in the application must relate
directly to the project being proposed.
(4) Equipment. Any equipment identified in the application must
relate directly to the project being proposed.
(5) Line Item Budget. The activities to be funded must be outlined
in detail according to the following object groups: Personnel services;
travel and training, operating costs and equipment. All Tribes applying
for grants must attach a copy of the Tribe's indirect cost rate to the
application.
(6) Funding Requirements. With the enactment of the Fixing
America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), the IHSP is required,
in order to receive funds, to certify, on behalf of the Tribes, that
the program will meet certain conditions and comply with all applicable
rules and regulations for administering a highway safety program. In
addition to program oversight and technical assistance, the BIA must
certify that it will implement the following activities in support of
national highway safety goals:
a. Participate in the national law enforcement mobilizations;
b. Encourage sustained enforcement of impaired driving, occupant
protection and speeding;
c. Conduct an annual safety belt survey in accordance with criteria
established by the Secretary to measure safety belt usage rates; and
d. Develop data systems to provide timely and effective data
analysis to support allocation of highway traffic safety resources.
(7) In order to comply with the provisions of the FAST Act and the
State Certifications and Assurances, the IHSP will allocate funds on
behalf of the Tribes to implement the provisions listed in (6) above.
Copies of the State Certifications and Assurances are available upon
request or at: https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&rgn=div5&view=text&node=23:1.0.2.13.1&idno=23#ap23.1.1200_162.a.
(8) Funding Length. Traffic safety program funding is designed
primarily as the source of invention and motivation. As a result, all
projects are funded for a 12 month period of time. This program is not
intended for long term financial support of continuing and on-going
operations.
(9) Project monitoring length may exceed the grant period in the
cases where distribution of purchase equipment is necessary.
Certifications
A list of certifications is attached to the grant application and
must be initialed to show acceptance by the Tribe. These certifications
are required by the either the funding agency and/or the IHSP and
include: Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act,
Nondiscrimination, Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988, Equipment, Buy
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America Act, Political Activity (Hatch Act), Federal Lobbying,
Restriction of State Lobbying, Lower Tier Certification, and Policy to
Ban Text Messaging While Driving.
Submission Deadline
Each Tribe must send its funding request on the appropriate
application form to the BIA IHSP office in Albuquerque, New Mexico, by
the close of business May 2, 2016. Request can be received by U.S. Mail
or via email to: indian_highway_safety@bia.gov.
Selection Criteria
A selection committee will review and evaluate each application
requesting funding. Each member of the selection committee, by
assigning points to the following four criteria, will rank each of the
proposals based on the following criteria:
Criterion (1), the General Information section will include
information on the type of grant, location, population and size of
reservation, type of law enforcement and pertinent contact information.
(10 points maximum).
Criterion (2), the strength of the Problem Identification based on
verifiable, current and applicable data to indicate the extent of the
traffic safety problem. (45 points maximum).
Criterion (3), the quality of the proposed solution plan based on
aggressive but attainable Performance Measures and Strategies. (35
points maximum).
Criterion (4), details on necessity and reasonableness of the
budget requested. (10 points maximum).
Notification of the Selection
Once the selection committee concludes its evaluation, it will
notify those Tribes it recommends for participation and funding by
letter. Upon notification, each selected Tribe must provide a duly
authorized Tribal resolution. The resolution must be on file before
grants funds can be expended by or reimbursed to the Tribe.
Notification of Non-Selection
The Program Director will notify each Tribe of non-selection.
Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grant-In-Aid
Uniform grant administration procedures have been established on a
national basis for all grant-in-aid programs by the Office of
Management and Budget under 2 CFR part 200 ``Uniform Administrative
Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal
Awards'' and the DOT under 2 CFR part 1201. NHTSA has codified uniform
procedures for State Highway Safety Programs in 23 CFR part 1200. 2 CFR
part 200 and the ``Highway Safety Grant Funding Guidance for NHTSA
Field Administered Grants are the established cost principles
applicable to grants and contracts through BIA and with Tribal
governments. A copy of the Grant Funding Policy document can be
obtained from the BIA IHSP office or at https://www.nhtsa.gov/About+NHTSA/Highway+Safety+Grant+Programs/HSGrantFunding_Guidance#_Toc363830148. The BIA IHSP office has been
established and is designated to establish operating procedures
consistent with the applicable provisions of these rules and any others
that govern these grant funds.
Auditing of Highway Safety Projects will be included in the Tribal
A-133 single audit requirement. Copies of Tribal audits must be
available for inspection by the highway safety program staff. Tribes
must provide monthly program status reports and a corresponding
reimbursement claim to the BIA Indian Highway Safety Program, 1001
Indian School, Suite 251, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104, in order to be
reimbursed for program costs. These are to be submitted no later than
15 working days beyond the reporting month.
Project Monitoring
During the program year, it is the responsibility of the BIA IHSP
office to review the implementation of Tribal traffic safety plans and
programs, monitor the progress of their activities and expenditures and
provide technical assistance as needed. This assistance may be on-site,
by telephone, and/or a review of monthly progress claims.
Project Evaluation
Each project funded is required to submit an annual report that
meets the minimum criteria as set forth in 23 CFR part 1200.35. This
information will be contained in the annual report that is required to
be submitted to NHTSA. The BIA IHSP will conduct an annual performance
evaluation for each Highway Safety Project funded. Pursuant to 23 CFR
part 1200.35, the evaluation will measure the actual accomplishments to
the planned activity and how the project and activities funded
contributed to the overall goal of the IHSP. Program staff will
evaluate progress from baseline data as reported by the Tribe. BIA IHSP
staff will evaluate the project on-site at the discretion of the IHSP
Director.
Dated: March 21, 2016.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-07634 Filed 4-1-16; 8:45 am]
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