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engines are installed. Nothing in this
section may be construed as limiting or
changing in any way the applicability of
the EPA regulations.
(b) Documentation requirements—(1)
Exception for certain companies that
manufacture and import nonroad or
stationary engines, including engines
incorporated into vehicles and
equipment. The special documentation
requirements of this paragraph (b) do
not apply to the importation of nonroad
or stationary engines, including engines
incorporated into vehicles or
equipment, by the company that
manufactures the engines, provided that
the engines are covered by a valid EPA
Certificate of Conformity (COC) held by
the importing manufacturer and bear the
manufacturer’s label showing such
conformity and other EPA-required
information.
(2) Release. CBP will not release
engines, vehicles, or equipment from
custody unless the importer has
submitted all required documents to
demonstrate that the engines, vehicles,
or equipment meet all applicable
requirements.
(3) Required EPA documentation.
Importers of nonroad or stationary
engines, including engines incorporated
into vehicles and equipment, must
submit EPA Declaration Form 3520–21,
‘‘Importation of Engines, Vehicles, and
Equipment Subject to Federal Air
Pollution Regulations,’’ to CBP at the
time of entry.
(4) Filing method. EPA Declaration
Form 3520–21 may be filed with CBP
electronically in the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) or via
any other CBP-authorized electronic
data interchange system, or as a paper
filing at the time of entry.
(5) Recordkeeping. Documents
supporting the information required in
EPA Declaration Form 3520–21 must be
retained by the importer for a period of
at least five (5) years in accordance with
§ 163.4 of this chapter and must be
provided to CBP upon request.
(c) Release under bond—(1)
Conditional admission. If the EPA
declaration form states that the entry for
a nonconforming nonroad engine is
being filed under one of the exemptions
described in paragraph (c)(3) of this
section, under which the engine may be
conditionally admitted under bond, the
entry will be accepted only if the
importer, consignee, or surety, as
appropriate, files a bond containing the
bond conditions set forth in § 113.62(c)
of this chapter, or files a bond
electronically in ACE or via any other
CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange system, for the production
of an EPA statement that the vehicle or
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engine is in conformity with Federal
emission requirements.
(2) Final admission. Should final
admission be sought and granted
pursuant to EPA regulations for an
engine conditionally admitted initially
under one of the exemptions described
in paragraph (c)(3) of this section, the
importer or consignee must deliver to
the port director the prescribed
statement. The statement must be
delivered within the period authorized
by EPA for the specific exemption, or
such additional period as the port
director of CBP may allow for good
cause shown. Otherwise, the importer or
consignee must deliver or cause to be
delivered to the port director the subject
engine, either for export or other
disposition under applicable CBP laws
and regulations (see paragraph (e) of this
section). If such engine is not
redelivered within five (5) days
following the allotted period, liquidated
damages will be assessed in the full
amount of the bond, if a single entry
bond, or if a continuous bond, the
amount that would have been assessed
under a single entry bond (see 40 CFR
1068.335).
(3) Exemptions. The specific
exemptions under which a
nonconforming nonroad engine may be
conditionally admitted, and for which a
CBP bond is required, are as follows:
(i) Repairs or alterations (see 40 CFR
1068.325(a)).
(ii) Testing (see 40 CFR 1068.325(b)).
(iii) Display (see 40 CFR 1068.325(c)).
(iv) Export (see 40 CFR 1068.325(d)).
(v) Diplomatic or military (see 40 CFR
1068.325(e)).
(vi) Delegated assembly (see 40 CFR
1068.325(f)).
(vii) Partially complete engines,
vehicles, or equipment (see 40 CFR
1068.325(g).
(d) Notice of inadmissibility or
detention. If an engine is found to be
inadmissible either before or after
release from CBP custody, the importer
or consignee will be notified in writing
of the inadmissibility determination
and/or redelivery requirement. If the
inadmissibility is due to the fact that the
importer or consignee did not file the
EPA Declaration Form 3520–21 at the
time of entry, the port director may hold
the subject engine in detention at the
importer’s risk and expense for up to 30
days from the entry filing date. The port
director may grant the importer’s
request for a 30-day extension for good
cause. The port director will issue a
notice of inadmissibility if
documentation is still incomplete after
this deadline, which must not exceed 60
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R. Gil Kerlikowske,
Commissioner.
Approved: August 3, 2016.
Timothy E. Skud,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
25 CFR Part 30
[167A2100DD/AAKC001030/
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Notice of Intent To Establish a
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Extension of comment and
nomination periods.
AGENCY:
On November 9, 2015, the
Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)
published a notice of intent requesting
comments and nominations for Tribal
representatives for the Accountability
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
(Committee). The comment period for
that notice of intent closed December
24, 2015. On April 14, 2016, the BIE
reopened the comment and nomination
period with a new deadline of May 31,
2016. The BIE is further extending the
comment period for Tribes to nominate
individuals for membership on the
Committee. The BIE also solicits
comments on the proposal to establish
the Committee, including comments on
additional interests not identified in this
notice of intent and comments on the
expansion of the scope of the
Committee. The BIE is also correcting a
drafting error in the April 14, 2016
Notice that omitted from Section III the
central purpose of the Committee under
the requirements of the Every Student
Succeeds Act (ESSA), which requires
the Secretary of the Interior, using a
negotiated rulemaking process, to
develop regulations for implementation
no later than the 2017–2018 academic
year. It also requires the Secretary to
define the standards, assessments, and
accountability system consistent with
Section 1111 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act (ESEA) for the
schools funded by BIE on a national,
regional, or tribal basis.
DATES: Submit nominations for
Committee members or written
SUMMARY:
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comments on this notice of intent on or
before October 3, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
nominations for Committee members or
written comments on this notice of
intent to Ms. Jackie Cheek, Bureau of
Indian Education, by any of the
following methods:
• (Preferred method) Email to:
AYPcomments@bia.gov;
• Mail, hand-carry or use an
overnight courier service to Ms. Jackie
Cheek, Bureau of Indian Education,
1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 3642,
Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Jackie Cheek, Bureau of Indian
Education; telephone: (202) 208–6983.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On November 9, 2015, BIE published
a notice of intent requesting
nominations for a negotiated rulemaking
committee to recommend revisions to
the existing regulations for BIE’s
accountability system (80 FR 69161). In
that notice of intent, the BIE solicited
nominations from Tribes whose
students attend BIE-funded schools
operated either by the BIE or by the
Tribe through a contract or grant, to
nominate Tribal representatives to serve
on the Committee and Tribal alternates
to serve when the representative is
unavailable.
Since that time, the Every Student
Succeeds Act (ESSA), Public Law 114–
95, became law requiring an update to
the subject, scope, and issues that the
Committee will address. On April 14,
2016, BIE then announced its intent to
expand the scope of the committee and
reopened the comment and nomination
period, requesting comments and
nominations by May 31, 2016. 81 FR
22039 (April 14, 2016).
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II. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
The ESSA reauthorizes and amends
the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). ESSA
Section 8007(2) directs the Secretary of
the Interior, in consultation with the
Secretary of Education, if so requested,
to use a negotiated rulemaking process
to develop regulations for
implementation no later than the 2017–
2018 academic year. The regulations
will define the standards, assessments,
and accountability system consistent
with Section 1111 of the ESEA, for BIEfunded schools on a national, regional,
or Tribal basis. The regulations will be
developed in a manner that considers
the unique circumstances and needs of
such schools and the students served by
such schools.
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ESSA Section 8007(2) also provides
that if a Tribal governing body or school
board of a BIE-funded school
determines the requirements established
by the Secretary of the Interior are
inappropriate, they may waive, in part
or in whole, such requirements. Where
such requirements are waived, the
Tribal governing body or school board
shall, within 60 days, submit to the
Secretary of the Interior a proposal for
alternative standards, assessments, and
an accountability system, if applicable,
consistent with ESEA Section 1111. The
proposal must take into account the
unique circumstances and needs of the
school or schools and the students
served. The proposal will be approved
by the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Education, unless the
Secretary of Education determines that
the standards, assessments, and
accountability system do not meet the
requirements of ESEA Section 1111.
Additionally, a Tribal governing body or
school board of a BIE-funded school
seeking a waiver may request, and the
Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Education will provide,
technical assistance.
Due to the statutory changes
described above, BIE expanded the
scope of the negotiated rulemaking
committee to receive recommendations
and revise our current regulations (25
CFR part 30). This document provides
notice that BIE is extending the
comment period for: (1) Nominations of
individuals for membership on the
Committee and (2) comments on the
proposal to establish the Committee,
including comments on additional
interests not identified in this notice of
intent and comments on the expansion
of the scope of the Committee.
III. The Committee and Its Process
The BIE encourages Tribal selfdetermination in Native education,
encouraging Tribes to develop
alternative standards, assessments, and
an accountability system and providing
technical assistance.
The negotiated rulemaking committee
would be charged, consistent with ESSA
Section 8007, with developing
regulations, no later than the 2017–2018
academic year, for implementation of
the Secretary’s responsibility to define
the standards, assessments, and an
accountability system consistent with
ESEA Section 1111, for schools funded
by the BIE on a national, regional, or
tribal basis, as appropriate, taking into
account the unique circumstances and
needs of such schools and the students
served by such schools. Additionally,
the Committee will be asked to provide
recommendations that encourage the
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exercise of the authority of Tribes to
adopt their own standards, assessments,
and an accountability system and also to
provide recommendations on how BIE
could best provide technical assistance
under ESSA Section 8007(2).
IV. Nominations
Each nomination is expected to
include a nomination for a
representative and an alternate who can
fulfill the obligations of membership
should the representative be unable to
attend. The Committee membership
should also reflect the diversity of
Tribal interests, and Tribes should
nominate representatives and alternates
who will:
• Have knowledge of school
assessments and accountability systems;
• Have relevant experience as past or
present superintendents, principals,
teachers, or school board members, or
possess direct experience with
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP);
• Be able to coordinate, to the extent
possible, with other Tribes and schools
who may not be represented on the
Committee;
• Be able to represent the Tribe(s)
with the authority to embody Tribal
views, communicate with Tribal
constituents, and have a clear means to
reach agreement on behalf of the
Tribe(s);
• Be able to negotiate effectively on
behalf of the Tribe(s) represented;
• Be able to commit the time and
effort required to attend and prepare for
meetings; and
• Be able to collaborate among
diverse parties in a consensus-seeking
process.
The BIE will consider nominations for
Tribal committee representatives only if
they are nominated through the process
identified in this notice of intent and in
the Federal Register notices of intent at
80 FR 69161 and 81 FR 22040. The BIE
will not consider any nominations that
it receives in any other manner. The BIE
will not consider nominations for
Federal representatives. Only the
Secretary may nominate Federal
employees to the Committee.
Based upon the proportionate share of
students (see Section V of Federal
Register notice of intent at 80 FR
69161), some Tribes similar in
affiliation or geography are grouped
together for one seat. It will be necessary
for such nominating Tribes either to conominate a single Tribal representative
to represent the multi-Tribal jurisdiction
or for each Tribe in the multi-Tribal
jurisdiction to nominate a representative
with the knowledge that BIE will be able
to appoint only one of the nominees
who will then be responsible for
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representing the entire multi-Tribal
jurisdiction on the Committee.
Nominations must include the
following information about each
nominee:
(1) A letter from the Tribe supporting
the nomination of the individual to
serve as a Tribal representative for the
Committee;
(2) A resume reflecting the nominee’s
qualifications and experience in Indian
education; resume to include the
nominee’s name, Tribal affiliation, job
title, major job duties, employer,
business address, business telephone
and fax numbers (and business email
address, if applicable);
(3) The Tribal interest(s) to be
represented by the nominee (see Section
IV, Part F of Federal Register notice of
intent at 80 FR 69161) and whether the
nominee will represent other interest(s)
related to this rulemaking, as the Tribe
may designate; and
(4) A brief description of how the
nominee will represent Tribal views,
communicate with Tribal constituents,
and have a clear means to reach
agreement on behalf of the Tribe(s) they
are representing.
(5) A statement on whether the
nominee is only representing one
Tribe’s views or whether the
expectation is that the nominee
represents a specific group of Tribes.
To be considered, nominations must
be received by the close of business on
the date listed in the DATES section, at
the location indicated in the ADDRESSES
section.
If you already submitted a nomination
prior to the December 24, 2015,
deadline or May 31, 2016 deadline, your
application will still be considered.
V. Certification
For the above reasons, I hereby certify
that the Accountability Negotiated
Rulemaking Committee is in the public
interest.
Dated: August 8, 2016.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
29 CFR Part 70
RIN 1290–AA30
Revision of the DOL FOIA Regulations
Office of the Secretary,
Department of Labor.
AGENCY:
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Notice of proposed rulemaking,
request for comments.
ACTION:
This rule proposes revisions
to the Department of Labor’s regulations
under the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA), found in our regulations. The
regulations are being revised to update
and streamline the language of several
procedural provisions, and to
incorporate changes brought about by
amendments to the FOIA under the
OPEN Government Act of 2007 and the
FOIA Improvement Act of 2016.
DATES: Written comments must be
postmarked and electronic comments
must be submitted on or before October
17, 2016. Comments received by mail
will be considered timely if they are
postmarked on or before that date. The
electronic Federal Docket Management
System (https://www.regulations.gov)
will accept comments until Midnight
Eastern Time at the end of that day.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https//
www.regulations.gov.
• FAX: (202) 693–5389. Send your
comments to the attention of Ramona
Branch Oliver.
• Mail: Ramona Branch Oliver,
Director, Office of Information Services,
MALS Division, Office of the Solicitor,
U.S. Department of Labor, Suite N–
2420, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210.
• E-mail: oliver.ramona@dol.gov.
Please indicate ‘‘Comments on FOIA
Rule’’ in the subject line.
• To ensure proper handling, please
reference Docket No. DOL–2016–007 on
your correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ramona Branch Oliver, Director, Office
of Information Services, 202–693–5391.
Discussion: This rule proposes
revisions to the Department’s
regulations under the FOIA, found at 29
CFR part 70, to update and streamline
the language of several procedural
provisions and to incorporate certain of
the changes brought about by the
amendments to the FOIA under the
OPEN Government Act of 2007, Public
Law 110–175, 121 Stat. 2524 and the
FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, Public
Law 114–185,130 Stat. 538 (enacted
June 30, 2016). The Department of Labor
last published FOIA regulations on May
30, 2006.
The proposed revisions to the
Department’s FOIA regulations in 29
CFR part 70 incorporate changes to the
language and structure of the
regulations. Revised provisions include
§ 70.1 (General provisions), § 70.2
(Definitions), § 70.3 (Policy), § 70.4
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(Proactive disclosure of Department
records), § 70.19 (Requirements for
making a request), § 70.20
(Responsibility for responding to
requests), § 70.21 (Responses to
requests), § 70.25 (Time limits and order
in which requests must be processed),
§ 70.38 (Definitions related to costs),
and § 70.40 (Charges assessed for the
production of records). Current sections
have been renamed § 70.1 (from Purpose
and scope to General provisions), § 70.4
(from Public reading rooms to Proactive
disclosure of Departmental records),
§ 70.19 (from Requests for access to
records to Requirements for making
requests), § 70.21 (from Form and
content of responses to Responses to
requests), and § 70.26 (from Business
information to Confidential commercial
information). Also, in lieu of using the
term ‘‘disclosure officer,’’ DOL is using
the word ‘‘component’’ to refer to the
decentralized agency FOIA components
throughout the draft regulation.
As the Department of Labor was
completing preparation of this Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking to update its
FOIA regulation, Congress passed on
June 13, 2016 and the President signed
on June 30, 2016, the FOIA
Improvement Act of 2016. The
Department has incorporated changes to
this proposed rule to address provisions
of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016.
Specifically, the following sections of
this NPRM were revised to reflect
statutory changes: Section 70.1(d) and
(f); Sec. 70.3; Sec. 70.4; Sec. 70.19(d);
Sec. 70.21(d) and (e); Sec. 70.25(c); and
Sec. 70.40(e). Comments on these
proposed provisions based on the text of
the amended statute are welcomed. The
Department will consider those
comments, along with any other
comments received, and if appropriate
will revise the regulation to ensure the
rule aligns with the amended statute.
Regulatory Flexibility Act: The
Secretary of Labor, in accordance with
the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
605(b)), has reviewed this regulation
and by approving it certifies that this
regulation will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. Under the
FOIA, agencies may recover only the
direct costs of searching for, reviewing,
and duplicating the records processed
for requesters, and only for certain
classes of requester and when particular
conditions are satisfied. Thus, fees
assessed by the Department are
nominal. Further, the ‘‘small entities’’
that make FOIA requests, as compared
with individual requesters and other
requesters, are relatively few in number.
EO 12866: This regulation has been
drafted and reviewed in accordance
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
25 CFR Part 30
[167A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G]
Notice of Intent To Establish a Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Extension of comment and nomination periods.
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SUMMARY: On November 9, 2015, the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)
published a notice of intent requesting comments and nominations for
Tribal representatives for the Accountability Negotiated Rulemaking
Committee (Committee). The comment period for that notice of intent
closed December 24, 2015. On April 14, 2016, the BIE reopened the
comment and nomination period with a new deadline of May 31, 2016. The
BIE is further extending the comment period for Tribes to nominate
individuals for membership on the Committee. The BIE also solicits
comments on the proposal to establish the Committee, including comments
on additional interests not identified in this notice of intent and
comments on the expansion of the scope of the Committee. The BIE is
also correcting a drafting error in the April 14, 2016 Notice that
omitted from Section III the central purpose of the Committee under the
requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which requires
the Secretary of the Interior, using a negotiated rulemaking process,
to develop regulations for implementation no later than the 2017-2018
academic year. It also requires the Secretary to define the standards,
assessments, and accountability system consistent with Section 1111 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) for the schools
funded by BIE on a national, regional, or tribal basis.
DATES: Submit nominations for Committee members or written
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comments on this notice of intent on or before October 3, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations for Committee members or written
comments on this notice of intent to Ms. Jackie Cheek, Bureau of Indian
Education, by any of the following methods:
(Preferred method) Email to: AYPcomments@bia.gov;
Mail, hand-carry or use an overnight courier service to
Ms. Jackie Cheek, Bureau of Indian Education, 1849 C Street NW., Mail
Stop 3642, Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jackie Cheek, Bureau of Indian
Education; telephone: (202) 208-6983.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On November 9, 2015, BIE published a notice of intent requesting
nominations for a negotiated rulemaking committee to recommend
revisions to the existing regulations for BIE's accountability system
(80 FR 69161). In that notice of intent, the BIE solicited nominations
from Tribes whose students attend BIE-funded schools operated either by
the BIE or by the Tribe through a contract or grant, to nominate Tribal
representatives to serve on the Committee and Tribal alternates to
serve when the representative is unavailable.
Since that time, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Public Law
114-95, became law requiring an update to the subject, scope, and
issues that the Committee will address. On April 14, 2016, BIE then
announced its intent to expand the scope of the committee and reopened
the comment and nomination period, requesting comments and nominations
by May 31, 2016. 81 FR 22039 (April 14, 2016).
II. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
The ESSA reauthorizes and amends the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). ESSA Section 8007(2) directs the
Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of
Education, if so requested, to use a negotiated rulemaking process to
develop regulations for implementation no later than the 2017-2018
academic year. The regulations will define the standards, assessments,
and accountability system consistent with Section 1111 of the ESEA, for
BIE-funded schools on a national, regional, or Tribal basis. The
regulations will be developed in a manner that considers the unique
circumstances and needs of such schools and the students served by such
schools.
ESSA Section 8007(2) also provides that if a Tribal governing body
or school board of a BIE-funded school determines the requirements
established by the Secretary of the Interior are inappropriate, they
may waive, in part or in whole, such requirements. Where such
requirements are waived, the Tribal governing body or school board
shall, within 60 days, submit to the Secretary of the Interior a
proposal for alternative standards, assessments, and an accountability
system, if applicable, consistent with ESEA Section 1111. The proposal
must take into account the unique circumstances and needs of the school
or schools and the students served. The proposal will be approved by
the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Education, unless
the Secretary of Education determines that the standards, assessments,
and accountability system do not meet the requirements of ESEA Section
1111. Additionally, a Tribal governing body or school board of a BIE-
funded school seeking a waiver may request, and the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Education will provide, technical
assistance.
Due to the statutory changes described above, BIE expanded the
scope of the negotiated rulemaking committee to receive recommendations
and revise our current regulations (25 CFR part 30). This document
provides notice that BIE is extending the comment period for: (1)
Nominations of individuals for membership on the Committee and (2)
comments on the proposal to establish the Committee, including comments
on additional interests not identified in this notice of intent and
comments on the expansion of the scope of the Committee.
III. The Committee and Its Process
The BIE encourages Tribal self-determination in Native education,
encouraging Tribes to develop alternative standards, assessments, and
an accountability system and providing technical assistance.
The negotiated rulemaking committee would be charged, consistent
with ESSA Section 8007, with developing regulations, no later than the
2017-2018 academic year, for implementation of the Secretary's
responsibility to define the standards, assessments, and an
accountability system consistent with ESEA Section 1111, for schools
funded by the BIE on a national, regional, or tribal basis, as
appropriate, taking into account the unique circumstances and needs of
such schools and the students served by such schools. Additionally, the
Committee will be asked to provide recommendations that encourage the
exercise of the authority of Tribes to adopt their own standards,
assessments, and an accountability system and also to provide
recommendations on how BIE could best provide technical assistance
under ESSA Section 8007(2).
IV. Nominations
Each nomination is expected to include a nomination for a
representative and an alternate who can fulfill the obligations of
membership should the representative be unable to attend. The Committee
membership should also reflect the diversity of Tribal interests, and
Tribes should nominate representatives and alternates who will:
Have knowledge of school assessments and accountability
systems;
Have relevant experience as past or present
superintendents, principals, teachers, or school board members, or
possess direct experience with Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP);
Be able to coordinate, to the extent possible, with other
Tribes and schools who may not be represented on the Committee;
Be able to represent the Tribe(s) with the authority to
embody Tribal views, communicate with Tribal constituents, and have a
clear means to reach agreement on behalf of the Tribe(s);
Be able to negotiate effectively on behalf of the Tribe(s)
represented;
Be able to commit the time and effort required to attend
and prepare for meetings; and
Be able to collaborate among diverse parties in a
consensus-seeking process.
The BIE will consider nominations for Tribal committee
representatives only if they are nominated through the process
identified in this notice of intent and in the Federal Register notices
of intent at 80 FR 69161 and 81 FR 22040. The BIE will not consider any
nominations that it receives in any other manner. The BIE will not
consider nominations for Federal representatives. Only the Secretary
may nominate Federal employees to the Committee.
Based upon the proportionate share of students (see Section V of
Federal Register notice of intent at 80 FR 69161), some Tribes similar
in affiliation or geography are grouped together for one seat. It will
be necessary for such nominating Tribes either to co-nominate a single
Tribal representative to represent the multi-Tribal jurisdiction or for
each Tribe in the multi-Tribal jurisdiction to nominate a
representative with the knowledge that BIE will be able to appoint only
one of the nominees who will then be responsible for
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representing the entire multi-Tribal jurisdiction on the Committee.
Nominations must include the following information about each
nominee:
(1) A letter from the Tribe supporting the nomination of the
individual to serve as a Tribal representative for the Committee;
(2) A resume reflecting the nominee's qualifications and experience
in Indian education; resume to include the nominee's name, Tribal
affiliation, job title, major job duties, employer, business address,
business telephone and fax numbers (and business email address, if
applicable);
(3) The Tribal interest(s) to be represented by the nominee (see
Section IV, Part F of Federal Register notice of intent at 80 FR 69161)
and whether the nominee will represent other interest(s) related to
this rulemaking, as the Tribe may designate; and
(4) A brief description of how the nominee will represent Tribal
views, communicate with Tribal constituents, and have a clear means to
reach agreement on behalf of the Tribe(s) they are representing.
(5) A statement on whether the nominee is only representing one
Tribe's views or whether the expectation is that the nominee represents
a specific group of Tribes.
To be considered, nominations must be received by the close of
business on the date listed in the DATES section, at the location
indicated in the ADDRESSES section.
If you already submitted a nomination prior to the December 24,
2015, deadline or May 31, 2016 deadline, your application will still be
considered.
V. Certification
For the above reasons, I hereby certify that the Accountability
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee is in the public interest.
Dated: August 8, 2016.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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