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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[RTID 0648–XB398]
Review and Comment of National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Tribal Consultation
Policy and Procedures
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
AGENCY:
On January 26, 2021, the
White House issued a Presidential
Memorandum on Tribal Consultation
and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation
Relationships that reaffirmed Executive
Order 13175 on Consultation and
Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments (2000) and the associated
Presidential Memorandum on Tribal
Consultation released in November
2009. In response, NOAA is requesting
review of its policy and procedures to
implement these directives. NOAA is
seeking comment from federally
recognized Indian Tribes and other
interested parties on its policies and
guidance documents for government-togovernment consultation with federally
recognized Indian Tribes.
DATES: Federally recognized Indian
Tribes and interested persons are
invited to submit comments by January
24, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Responses should be
submitted via email to heather.sagar@
noaa.gov. Include ‘‘NOAA Tribal
Consultation Policy’’ in the subject line
of the message.
Instructions: Response to this request
for information (RFI) is voluntary. Email
attachments will be accepted in plain
text, Microsoft Word, or Adobe PDF
formats only. Each individual or
institution is requested to submit only
one response. NOAA may post
responses to this RFI, without change,
on a Federal website. It is, therefore,
requested that no business proprietary
information, copyrighted information,
or personally identifiable information be
submitted in response to this RFI. Please
note that the U.S. Government will not
pay for response preparation, or for the
use of any information contained in the
response.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather Sagar, heather.sagar@noaa.gov,
(301) 427–8019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 26, 2021, the White House
issued a Presidential Memorandum on
Tribal Consultation and Strengthening
Nation-to-Nation Relationships. The
Memorandum requires the Secretary of
Commerce to submit to the Director of
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the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), a detailed plan of actions the
agency will take to implement the
policies and directives of Executive
Order (E.O.) 13175 (2000) and the
Presidential Memorandum on Tribal
Consultation issued in November 2009.
This request for information will inform
NOAA’s contributions to the
Department of Commerce (DOC) plan.
NOAA’s mission is to understand and
predict changes in climate, weather,
oceans, and coasts, to share that
knowledge and information with others,
and to conserve and manage coastal and
marine ecosystems and resources.
NOAA has established policies and
guidance to provide for meaningful and
timely input from federally recognized
Indian Tribes into NOAA’s decisionmaking process on policy matters that
have tribal implications. In addition,
NOAA offers its employees training and
other guidance to support a consistent,
effective, and proactive approach to
conducting government-to-government
consultations with federally recognized
Indian Tribes under E.O. 13175, the
DOC Department Administrative Order
218–8 Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments (2014),
and the DOC Tribal Consultation and
Coordination Policy (78 FR 33331; June
4, 2013).
While much of NOAA’s existing
policy and guidance has been developed
in consultation with federally
recognized Indian Tribes, NOAA
recognizes that these documents could
benefit from a review and update. As
part of its effort to implement the
January 26, 2021 Presidential
Memorandum, NOAA is requesting
comments from Tribal Nations, Tribal
officials, members of the public, and
other interested parties to help identify
appropriate updates or revisions to the
following existing NOAA policies and
guidance documents, which facilitate
NOAA’s implementation of E.O. 13175:
(1) Tribal Consultation Handbook titled
NOAA Procedures for Government-toGovernment Consultation With
Federally Recognized Indian Tribes and
Alaska Native Corporations (2013); (2)
NOAA Administrative Order 218–8
titled Policy on Government-toGovernment Consultation with
Federally Recognized Indian Tribes and
Alaska Native Corporations (Reaffirmed
in 2018); and (3) a traditional ecological
knowledge (TEK) guidance currently
titled NOAA Fisheries and National
Ocean Service Guidance and Best
Practices for Engaging and
Incorporating Traditional Ecological
Knowledge in Decision-Making (2019).
NOAA proposes revisions to its Tribal
Consultation Handbook to reflect
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lessons learned and improved practices
to better facilitate meaningful and
effective tribal consultations. NOAA
also proposes minor revisions to
Administrative Order 218–8 to reflect
necessary updates since its issuance in
2014. We are also seeking comments on
the existing TEK Guidance, which has
not been previously made available for
public comment. Though the TEK
Guidance is only currently implemented
by NOAA Fisheries and the National
Ocean Service, NOAA is now extending
the applicability of the TEK Guidance to
all NOAA Offices. NOAA is interested
in whether updates or revisions are
appropriate for this TEK Guidance,
including terminology. Updates or
revisions to NOAA’s Tribal Consultation
Handbook, Administrative Order, and
TEK Guidance will be informed by the
input we receive from federally
recognized Indian Tribes, the public,
and other interested parties.
In addition, NOAA plans to hold two
consultation webinars with federally
recognized Indian Tribes on these
policies and guidance documents on
January 10 and January 11, 2022.
All three documents and additional
information about the webinars can be
found at this NOAA website: https://
www.noaa.gov/legislative-andintergovernmental-affairs/noaa-tribalresources-updates.
Dated: November 17, 2021.
Richard W. Spinrad,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[RTID 0648-XB398]
Review and Comment of National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Tribal Consultation Policy and Procedures
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
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SUMMARY: On January 26, 2021, the White House issued a Presidential
Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation
Relationships that reaffirmed Executive Order 13175 on Consultation and
Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments (2000) and the associated
Presidential Memorandum on Tribal Consultation released in November
2009. In response, NOAA is requesting review of its policy and
procedures to implement these directives. NOAA is seeking comment from
federally recognized Indian Tribes and other interested parties on its
policies and guidance documents for government-to-government
consultation with federally recognized Indian Tribes.
DATES: Federally recognized Indian Tribes and interested persons are
invited to submit comments by January 24, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Responses should be submitted via email to
[email protected]. Include ``NOAA Tribal Consultation Policy'' in
the subject line of the message.
Instructions: Response to this request for information (RFI) is
voluntary. Email attachments will be accepted in plain text, Microsoft
Word, or Adobe PDF formats only. Each individual or institution is
requested to submit only one response. NOAA may post responses to this
RFI, without change, on a Federal website. It is, therefore, requested
that no business proprietary information, copyrighted information, or
personally identifiable information be submitted in response to this
RFI. Please note that the U.S. Government will not pay for response
preparation, or for the use of any information contained in the
response.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Sagar, [email protected],
(301) 427-8019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 26, 2021, the White House issued
a Presidential Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening
Nation-to-Nation Relationships. The Memorandum requires the Secretary
of Commerce to submit to the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), a detailed plan of actions the agency will take to
implement the policies and directives of Executive Order (E.O.) 13175
(2000) and the Presidential Memorandum on Tribal Consultation issued in
November 2009. This request for information will inform NOAA's
contributions to the Department of Commerce (DOC) plan.
NOAA's mission is to understand and predict changes in climate,
weather, oceans, and coasts, to share that knowledge and information
with others, and to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems
and resources. NOAA has established policies and guidance to provide
for meaningful and timely input from federally recognized Indian Tribes
into NOAA's decision-making process on policy matters that have tribal
implications. In addition, NOAA offers its employees training and other
guidance to support a consistent, effective, and proactive approach to
conducting government-to-government consultations with federally
recognized Indian Tribes under E.O. 13175, the DOC Department
Administrative Order 218-8 Consultation and Coordination with Indian
Tribal Governments (2014), and the DOC Tribal Consultation and
Coordination Policy (78 FR 33331; June 4, 2013).
While much of NOAA's existing policy and guidance has been
developed in consultation with federally recognized Indian Tribes, NOAA
recognizes that these documents could benefit from a review and update.
As part of its effort to implement the January 26, 2021 Presidential
Memorandum, NOAA is requesting comments from Tribal Nations, Tribal
officials, members of the public, and other interested parties to help
identify appropriate updates or revisions to the following existing
NOAA policies and guidance documents, which facilitate NOAA's
implementation of E.O. 13175: (1) Tribal Consultation Handbook titled
NOAA Procedures for Government-to-Government Consultation With
Federally Recognized Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations
(2013); (2) NOAA Administrative Order 218-8 titled Policy on
Government-to-Government Consultation with Federally Recognized Indian
Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations (Reaffirmed in 2018); and (3) a
traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) guidance currently titled NOAA
Fisheries and National Ocean Service Guidance and Best Practices for
Engaging and Incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge in
Decision-Making (2019). NOAA proposes revisions to its Tribal
Consultation Handbook to reflect lessons learned and improved practices
to better facilitate meaningful and effective tribal consultations.
NOAA also proposes minor revisions to Administrative Order 218-8 to
reflect necessary updates since its issuance in 2014. We are also
seeking comments on the existing TEK Guidance, which has not been
previously made available for public comment. Though the TEK Guidance
is only currently implemented by NOAA Fisheries and the National Ocean
Service, NOAA is now extending the applicability of the TEK Guidance to
all NOAA Offices. NOAA is interested in whether updates or revisions
are appropriate for this TEK Guidance, including terminology. Updates
or revisions to NOAA's Tribal Consultation Handbook, Administrative
Order, and TEK Guidance will be informed by the input we receive from
federally recognized Indian Tribes, the public, and other interested
parties.
In addition, NOAA plans to hold two consultation webinars with
federally recognized Indian Tribes on these policies and guidance
documents on January 10 and January 11, 2022.
All three documents and additional information about the webinars
can be found at this NOAA website: https://www.noaa.gov/legislative-and-intergovernmental-affairs/noaa-tribal-resources-updates.
Dated: November 17, 2021.
Richard W. Spinrad,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2021-25629 Filed 11-23-21; 8:45 am]
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