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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
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Reconciliation of Derogatory
Geographic Names Tribal Consultation
Geological Survey, Interior.
Notice of tribal consultations.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior (DOI) will conduct Tribal
Consultation sessions to obtain oral and
written comments on candidate
replacement names for geographic
feature names recently declared
derogatory by DOI Secretary’s Order
3404 (S.O. 3404). These sessions will be
held virtually.
DATES: Oral comments can be provided
at one of three virtual Tribal
Consultations to be held on March 21,
2022, from 12:00 p.m.—2:00 p.m.
Mountain Time; March 22, 2022, from
11:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Pacific Time; and
March 23, 2022, from 1:00 p.m.—3:00
p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Please see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below for
details on how to participate. Written
comments must be received by 11:59
p.m. ET on April 24, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Please include the Feature
ID (FID) of the feature(s) of interest
when submitting your comment. The
FID for each feature is located in
Column B of the posted list. Written
comments must be submitted via email
to taskforce_consultation@ios.doi.gov or
SUMMARY:
Date
On
November 19, 2021, Secretary of the
Interior Haaland signed S.O. 3404,
declaring ‘‘squaw’’ as a derogatory term.
In accordance with S.O. 3404, a list of
candidate geographic names to replace
those declared derogatory will be
available for Tribal Consultation
consistent with DOI policies and
procedures. A list of five candidate
replacement names for each feature was
developed by the U.S. Geological
Survey. The candidate replacement
names were derived through a search of
nearby named geographic features until
at least five nearby names were
available. The candidate replacement
name will replace the derogatory
modifier. For example, ‘‘Castle Creek’’ is
the nearest named feature to ‘‘Squaw
Mesa’’. The first candidate replacement
name for the derogatory named feature
would be ‘‘Castle Mesa’’.
The Derogatory Geographic Names
Task Force (Task Force) created by S.O.
3404 will consider all comments and
any proposed additional candidate
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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March 22, 2022 ....
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Pacific Time .....
March 23, 2022 ....
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Eastern Time ......
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Michael Tischler,
Director, National Geospatial Program, U.S.
Geological Survey, Chair, DOI Derogatory
Geographic Names Task Force.
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ACTION:
Geological Survey, Interior.
Notice with public comments.
The U.S. Department of the
Interior (DOI) is requesting public
comment on candidate replacement
names for geographic feature names
recently declared derogatory by DOI
Secretary’s Order 3404.
SUMMARY:
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replacement names received through the
Tribal Consultation in developing a
single recommended replacement name
for each feature. The Board on
Geographic Names (BGN) has received
several proposals to rename a feature
covered by S.O. 3404 through their
conventional process, and these
proposals are not yet resolved. These
proposed names are indicated in the
list, will be provided to the Task Force,
and will be prioritized ahead of the
proposed candidate replacement names
on the list.
Replacement names, to the extent
possible, shall adhere to BGN
Principles, Policies, and Procedures for
the Domestic Names Committee. BGN
Policy V regarding Derogatory and
Offensive Names now applies to the
word ‘‘Squaw’’ as it is declared
derogatory by S.O. 3404. Replacement
names proposed during the Tribal
Consultation session that are in clear
violation of an existing policy will not
be considered by the Task Force. The
list of all replacement names
recommended by the Task Force will be
submitted to the BGN Domestic Names
Committee for final adjudication.
The list of candidate replacement
names under review by the Task Force
is available at https://www.usgs.gov/usboard-on-geographic-names/so3404candidate-names-list.
Tribal Consultation sessions will be
held virtually at the following date and
location:
Venue
Authority: The authority for this
Order is established under 43 U.S.C.
364–364f.
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by mail to Reconciliation of Derogatory
Geographic Names, 1849 C Street NW,
Room 6657, MS 6640–MIB, Washington,
DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph Younkle, Special Assistant to the
Assistant Secretary for Water and
Science, Office of the Assistant
Secretary—Water and Science, (202)
853–4345 or at joseph_younkle@
ios.doi.gov.
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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 25,
2022.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
identified by Docket Number DOI–
2022–0001, by either of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: You
may submit written comments online at
https://www.regulations.gov by entering
‘‘DOI–2022–0001’’ in the Search bar and
clicking ‘‘Search’’.
• Mail: Reconciliation of Derogatory
Geographic Names, MS–511, U.S.
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley
Dr., Reston, VA 20192.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number. All comments received
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX22EF00COM0000]
Reconciliation of Derogatory Geographic Names Tribal Consultation
AGENCY: Geological Survey, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of tribal consultations.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) will conduct Tribal
Consultation sessions to obtain oral and written comments on candidate
replacement names for geographic feature names recently declared
derogatory by DOI Secretary's Order 3404 (S.O. 3404). These sessions
will be held virtually.
DATES: Oral comments can be provided at one of three virtual Tribal
Consultations to be held on March 21, 2022, from 12:00 p.m.--2:00 p.m.
Mountain Time; March 22, 2022, from 11:00 a.m.--1:00 p.m. Pacific Time;
and March 23, 2022, from 1:00 p.m.--3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Please
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below for details on how to participate.
Written comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET on April 24, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Please include the Feature ID (FID) of the feature(s) of
interest when submitting your comment. The FID for each feature is
located in Column B of the posted list. Written comments must be
submitted via email to [email protected] or by mail to
Reconciliation of Derogatory Geographic Names, 1849 C Street NW, Room
6657, MS 6640-MIB, Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Younkle, Special Assistant to
the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Office of the Assistant
Secretary--Water and Science, (202) 853-4345 or at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 19, 2021, Secretary of the
Interior Haaland signed S.O. 3404, declaring ``squaw'' as a derogatory
term. In accordance with S.O. 3404, a list of candidate geographic
names to replace those declared derogatory will be available for Tribal
Consultation consistent with DOI policies and procedures. A list of
five candidate replacement names for each feature was developed by the
U.S. Geological Survey. The candidate replacement names were derived
through a search of nearby named geographic features until at least
five nearby names were available. The candidate replacement name will
replace the derogatory modifier. For example, ``Castle Creek'' is the
nearest named feature to ``Squaw Mesa''. The first candidate
replacement name for the derogatory named feature would be ``Castle
Mesa''.
The Derogatory Geographic Names Task Force (Task Force) created by
S.O. 3404 will consider all comments and any proposed additional
candidate replacement names received through the Tribal Consultation in
developing a single recommended replacement name for each feature. The
Board on Geographic Names (BGN) has received several proposals to
rename a feature covered by S.O. 3404 through their conventional
process, and these proposals are not yet resolved. These proposed names
are indicated in the list, will be provided to the Task Force, and will
be prioritized ahead of the proposed candidate replacement names on the
list.
Replacement names, to the extent possible, shall adhere to BGN
Principles, Policies, and Procedures for the Domestic Names Committee.
BGN Policy V regarding Derogatory and Offensive Names now applies to
the word ``Squaw'' as it is declared derogatory by S.O. 3404.
Replacement names proposed during the Tribal Consultation session that
are in clear violation of an existing policy will not be considered by
the Task Force. The list of all replacement names recommended by the
Task Force will be submitted to the BGN Domestic Names Committee for
final adjudication.
The list of candidate replacement names under review by the Task
Force is available at https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/so3404-candidate-names-list.
Tribal Consultation sessions will be held virtually at the
following date and location:
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Authority: The authority for this Order is established under 43
U.S.C. 364-364f.
Michael Tischler,
Director, National Geospatial Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Chair,
DOI Derogatory Geographic Names Task Force.
[FR Doc. 2022-03744 Filed 2-22-22; 8:45 am]
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