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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
[GX22EN05ESBJF00]
Advisory Council for Climate
Adaptation Science Establishment;
Request for Nominations
U.S. Geological Survey,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior (DOI) is establishing and
seeking nominations for the Advisory
Council for Climate Adaptation Science
(Council). The Council will advise the
Secretary of the Interior on the
establishment and operations of the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) National
Climate Adaptation Science Center
(NCASC) and its nine regional Climate
Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs).
DATES: Comments regarding the
establishment of this Council must be
submitted no later than December 19,
SUMMARY:
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2022. Nominations for the Council must
be submitted by January 16, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
and/or nominations by any of the
following methods:
• Mail nominations to Janet Cushing,
U.S. Geological Survey, National
Climate Adaptation Science Center,
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Mailstop
516, Reston, VA 20192; or
• Email nominations to: jcushing@
usgs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janet Cushing, Council Designated
Federal Officer, by U.S. mail at the U.S.
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley
Drive Mailstop 516, Reston, VA 20192;
by telephone at 703–648–4015; or by
email at jcushing@usgs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council is established under the
authority of the Secretary and regulated
by the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C.
Appendix 2). The Council’s duties are
strictly advisory and consist of, but are
not limited to, providing
recommendations on: (a) advising on
the contents of a national strategy
identifying key climate adaptation
science priorities to advance the
management of natural and cultural
resources in the face of climate change;
(b) advising on the nature, extent, and
quality of relations with and
engagement of key partners at the
regional/CASC level; (c) advising on the
nature and effectiveness of mechanisms
to effectively deliver science
information and tools, and build
capacity, to aid the natural and cultural
resource management community and
decision-makers in adapting to a
changing climate; (d) advising on
mechanisms that may be employed by
the NCASC to ensure high standards of
scientific quality and integrity in its
products, and to review and evaluate
the performance of individuals CASCs,
in advance of opportunities to reestablish expiring agreements; and (e)
advising on the integration of equity,
particularly for historically underserved
communities, in the operation of the
NCASC and regional CASCs.
The Council will meet approximately
one to two times per year. The Secretary
of the Interior will appoint members
and their alternates to the Council to a
2- to 3-year term. The members of the
Council shall comprise approximately
18 members who represent the diversity
of this nation’s constituencies, and
include the following interests:
• State and local governments,
including state membership entities
• Non-governmental organizations
whose primary mission is
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and advocacy activities
• American Indian/Alaska Native/
Indigenous organizations
• Academia
• Other sectors, environmental justice
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Nominations should include a resume
providing an adequate description of the
nominee’s qualifications, including
information that would enable DOI to
make an informed decision regarding
meeting the membership requirements
of the Council and to permit DOI to
contact a potential member.
Members of the Council serve without
compensation. However, while away
from their homes or regular places of
business, Council and subcommittee
members engaged in Council or
subcommittee business that the DFO
approves may be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5703, in the same manner as persons
employed intermittently in Federal
Government service.
Public Disclosure of Comments:
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personally identifiable information (PII)
in your comment, you should be aware
that your entire comment—including
your PII—may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask
us in your comment to withhold your
PII from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Certification Statement: I hereby
certify that the Advisory Council for
Climate Adaptation Science is
necessary, in the public interest, and is
in connection to the responsibilities of
the Department of the Interior under
Section 2 of the Reorganization Plan No.
3 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1262) as amended,
and the Consolidated Appropriations
Act of 2008, Public Law 110–161
Division F, Title I. The Council is
established in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5
U.S.C. Appendix 2.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.
Deb Haaland,
Secretary, Department of the Interior.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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HEARTH Act Approval of Pawnee
Nation of Oklahoma Leasing
Ordinance
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) approved the Pawnee Nation of
Oklahoma Leasing Ordinance under the
Helping Expedite and Advance
Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act
of 2012 (HEARTH Act). With this
approval, the Tribe is authorized to
enter into agricultural, business,
residential, wind and solar, public,
religious, educational, recreational,
cultural, and other purposes leases
without further BIA approval.
DATES: BIA issued the approval on
November 22, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Carla Clark, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Division of Real Estate Services, 1001
Indian School Road NW, Albuquerque,
NM 87104, carla.clark@bia.gov, (702)
484–3233.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Summary of the HEARTH Act
The HEARTH Act makes a voluntary,
alternative land leasing process
available to Tribes, by amending the
Indian Long-Term Leasing Act of 1955,
25 U.S.C. 415. The HEARTH Act
authorizes Tribes to negotiate and enter
into business leases of Tribal trust lands
with a primary term of 25 years, and up
to two renewal terms of 25 years each,
without the approval of the Secretary of
the Interior (Secretary). The HEARTH
Act also authorizes Tribes to enter into
leases for residential, recreational,
religious or educational purposes for a
primary term of up to 75 years without
the approval of the Secretary.
Participating Tribes develop Tribal
Leasing regulations, including an
environmental review process, and then
must obtain the Secretary’s approval of
those regulations prior to entering into
leases. The HEARTH Act requires the
Secretary to approve Tribal regulations
if the Tribal regulations are consistent
with the Department of the Interior’s
(Department) leasing regulations at 25
CFR part 162 and provide for an
environmental review process that
meets requirements set forth in the
HEARTH Act. This notice announces
that the Secretary, through the Assistant
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Secretary—Indian Affairs, has approved
the Tribal regulations for the Pawnee
Nation of Oklahoma.
II. Federal Preemption of State and
Local Taxes
The Department’s regulations
governing the surface leasing of trust
and restricted Indian lands specify that,
subject to applicable Federal law,
permanent improvements on leased
land, leasehold or possessory interests,
and activities under the lease are not
subject to State and local taxation and
may be subject to taxation by the Indian
Tribe with jurisdiction. See 25 CFR
162.017. As explained further in the
preamble to the final regulations, the
Federal Government has a strong
interest in promoting economic
development, self-determination, and
Tribal sovereignty. 77 FR 72440, 72447–
48 (December 5, 2012). The principles
supporting the Federal preemption of
State law in the field of Indian leasing
and the taxation of lease-related
interests and activities applies with
equal force to leases entered into under
Tribal leasing regulations approved by
the Federal Government pursuant to the
HEARTH Act. Section 5 of the Indian
Reorganization Act, 25 U.S.C. 5108,
preempts State and local taxation of
permanent improvements on trust land.
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis
Reservation v. Thurston County, 724
F.3d 1153, 1157 (9th Cir. 2013) (citing
Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones, 411
U.S. 145 (1973)). Similarly, section 5108
preempts State taxation of rent
payments by a lessee for leased trust
lands, because ‘‘tax on the payment of
rent is indistinguishable from an
impermissible tax on the land.’’ See
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Stranburg,
799 F.3d 1324, 1331, n.8 (11th Cir.
2015). In addition, as explained in the
preamble to the revised leasing
regulations at 25 CFR part 162, Federal
courts have applied a balancing test to
determine whether State and local
taxation of non-Indians on the
reservation is preempted. White
Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker, 448
U.S. 136, 143 (1980). The Bracker
balancing test, which is conducted
against a backdrop of ‘‘traditional
notions of Indian self-government,’’
requires a particularized examination of
the relevant State, Federal, and Tribal
interests. We hereby adopt the Bracker
analysis from the preamble to the
surface leasing regulations, 77 FR at
72447–48, as supplemented by the
analysis below.
The strong Federal and Tribal
interests against State and local taxation
of improvements, leaseholds, and
activities on land leased under the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
[GX22EN05ESBJF00]
Advisory Council for Climate Adaptation Science Establishment;
Request for Nominations
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is establishing and
seeking nominations for the Advisory Council for Climate Adaptation
Science (Council). The Council will advise the Secretary of the
Interior on the establishment and operations of the U.S. Geological
Survey (USGS) National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC) and
its nine regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs).
DATES: Comments regarding the establishment of this Council must be
submitted no later than December 19, 2022. Nominations for the Council
must be submitted by January 16, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and/or nominations by any of the
following methods:
Mail nominations to Janet Cushing, U.S. Geological Survey,
National Climate Adaptation Science Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Mailstop 516, Reston, VA 20192; or
Email nominations to: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Cushing, Council Designated
Federal Officer, by U.S. mail at the U.S. Geological Survey, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive Mailstop 516, Reston, VA 20192; by telephone at
703-648-4015; or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council is established under the
authority of the Secretary and regulated by the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). The Council's
duties are strictly advisory and consist of, but are not limited to,
providing recommendations on: (a) advising on the contents of a
national strategy identifying key climate adaptation science priorities
to advance the management of natural and cultural resources in the face
of climate change; (b) advising on the nature, extent, and quality of
relations with and engagement of key partners at the regional/CASC
level; (c) advising on the nature and effectiveness of mechanisms to
effectively deliver science information and tools, and build capacity,
to aid the natural and cultural resource management community and
decision-makers in adapting to a changing climate; (d) advising on
mechanisms that may be employed by the NCASC to ensure high standards
of scientific quality and integrity in its products, and to review and
evaluate the performance of individuals CASCs, in advance of
opportunities to re-establish expiring agreements; and (e) advising on
the integration of equity, particularly for historically underserved
communities, in the operation of the NCASC and regional CASCs.
The Council will meet approximately one to two times per year. The
Secretary of the Interior will appoint members and their alternates to
the Council to a 2- to 3-year term. The members of the Council shall
comprise approximately 18 members who represent the diversity of this
nation's constituencies, and include the following interests:
State and local governments, including state membership
entities
Non-governmental organizations whose primary mission is
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conservation and related scientific and advocacy activities
American Indian/Alaska Native/Indigenous organizations
Academia
Other sectors, environmental justice organizations, private
industry
Nominations should include a resume providing an adequate
description of the nominee's qualifications, including information that
would enable DOI to make an informed decision regarding meeting the
membership requirements of the Council and to permit DOI to contact a
potential member.
Members of the Council serve without compensation. However, while
away from their homes or regular places of business, Council and
subcommittee members engaged in Council or subcommittee business that
the DFO approves may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5703, in the same manner
as persons employed intermittently in Federal Government service.
Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personally identifiable information
(PII) in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to withhold your PII from public review,
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Certification Statement: I hereby certify that the Advisory Council
for Climate Adaptation Science is necessary, in the public interest,
and is in connection to the responsibilities of the Department of the
Interior under Section 2 of the Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1950 (64
Stat. 1262) as amended, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of
2008, Public Law 110-161 Division F, Title I. The Council is
established in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.
Deb Haaland,
Secretary, Department of the Interior.
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