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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[234A2100DD/AAKC001030/
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Request for Nominations of Members
To Serve on the Bureau of Indian
Education Advisory Board for
Exceptional Children
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for
nominations.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act and the
Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act of 2004 (IDEA), the Bureau of Indian
Education (BIE) requests nominations of
individuals to serve on the Advisory
Board for Exceptional Children
(Advisory Board). There will be four
positions available to specifically serve
in the areas of Indian parents/guardians
of children with disabilities within the
BIE school system, or Indian persons
with disabilities, or State Education
Officials, or State Inter-agency
coordinating Councils (for states having
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WI, WY.
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Indian reservations). Board members
shall serve a staggered term of two years
or three years from the date of their
appointment. The BIE will consider
nominations received in response to this
request for nominations, as well as other
sources.
DATES: Please submit a complete
application form and a copy of the
nominee’s resume or curriculum vitae
by April 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations
to Ms. Jennifer Davis, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), Bureau of Indian
Education, Division of Performance and
Accountability, 2600 N Central Ave.,
Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85004, or email
to jennifer.davis@bie.edu or Fax to (602)
265–0293.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Davis, DFO, jennifer.davis@
bie.edu; (202) 860–7845. The
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice provides committee and
membership criteria.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Advisory Board was established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Public Law 92–463. The
following provides information about
the Committee, the membership and the
nomination process.
1. Objective and Duties
(a) Members of the Advisory Board
will provide guidance, advice and
recommendations with respect to
special education and related services
for children with disabilities in BIE
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funded schools in accordance with the
requirements of IDEA;
(b) The Advisory Board will: (1)
Provide advice and recommendations
for the coordination of services within
the BIE and with other local, State and
Federal agencies; (2) Provide advice and
recommendations on a broad range of
policy issues dealing with the provision
of educational services to American
Indian children with disabilities; (3)
Serve as advocates for American Indian
students with special education needs
by providing advice and
recommendations regarding best
practices, effective program
coordination strategies, and
recommendations for improved
educational programming; (4) Provide
advice and recommendations for the
preparation of information required to
be submitted to the Secretary of
Education under 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(2);
(5) Provide advice and recommend
policies concerning effective inter/intra
agency collaboration, including
modifications to regulations, and the
elimination of barriers to inter- and
intra-agency programs and activities;
and (6) Will report and direct all
correspondence to the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs through the
Director, BIE with a courtesy copy to the
Designated Federal Officer (DFO).
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2. Membership
(a) Pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(6),
the Advisory Board will be composed of
up to fifteen individuals involved in or
concerned with the education and
provision of services to American
Indian infants, toddlers, children, and
youth with disabilities. The Advisory
Board composition will reflect a broad
range of viewpoints and will include at
least one member representing each of
the following interests: American
Indians with disabilities; teachers of
children with disabilities; American
Indian parents or guardians of children
with disabilities; service providers; state
education officials; local education
officials; state interagency coordinating
councils (for states having Indian
reservations); tribal representatives or
tribal organization representatives; and
other members representing the various
divisions and entities of the BIE.
(b) The Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs may provide the Secretary of the
Interior recommendations for the
chairperson; however, the chairperson
and other Advisory Board members will
be appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior. Advisory Board members shall
serve staggered terms of two years or
three years from the date of their
appointment.
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3. Miscellaneous
(a) Members of the Advisory Board
will not receive compensation, but will
be reimbursed for travel, including
subsistence, and other necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of
their duties in the same manner as
persons employed intermittently in
Government Service under 5 U.S.C.
5703.
(b) A member may not participate in
matters that will directly affect, or
appear to affect, the financial interests
of the member or the member’s spouse
or minor children, unless authorized by
the appropriate ethics official.
Compensation from employment does
not constitute a financial interest of the
member so long as the matter before the
committee will not have a special or
distinct effect on the member or the
member’s employer, other than as part
of a class. The provisions of this
paragraph do not affect any other
statutory or regulatory ethical
obligations to which a member may be
subject.
(c) The Advisory Board meets at least
twice a year, budget permitting, but
additional meetings may be held as
deemed necessary by the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs or the DFO.
(d) All Advisory Board meetings are
open to the public in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
regulations.
membership, which is bound by Indian
Preference Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 472).
5. Basis for Nominations
If you wish to nominate someone for
appointment to the Advisory Board,
please do not make the nomination until
the person has agreed to have his or her
name submitted to the BIE for this
purpose. A person can also selfnominate.
6. Nomination Application
Please submit a complete application
form and a copy of the nominee’s
resume or curriculum vitae to the DFO
by the date listed in the DATES section
of this notice. The nomination
application form can be found at https://
www.bie.edu/sites/default/files/inlinefiles/Advisory-Board-MembershipNominationForm%20%28Expires%206-3024%29.pdf on the https://www.bie.edu/
landing-page/special-education website.
Information Collection
This collection of information is
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0179 with a June 30, 2024,
expiration date.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 10; 20 U.S.C. 1400
et seq.
Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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4. Nomination Information
(a) Nominations are requested from
individuals, organizations, and federally
recognized tribes, as well as from State
Directors of Special Education (within
the 23 states in which BIE-funded
schools are located) concerned with the
education of Indian children with
disabilities as described above.
(b) Nominees should have expertise
and knowledge of the issues and/or
needs of American Indian children with
disabilities. Such knowledge and
expertise are needed to provide advice
and recommendations to the BIE
regarding the needs of American Indian
children with disabilities.
(c) A summary of the candidates’
qualifications (resume or curriculum
vitae) must be included with a
completed nomination application form,
which is located on the Bureau of
Indian Education website. Nominees
must have the ability to attend Advisory
Board meetings, carry out Advisory
Board assignments, participate in
teleconference calls, and work in
groups.
(d) The Department of the Interior is
committed to equal opportunities in the
workplace and seeks diverse Committee
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HEARTH Act Approval of Mechoopda
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California Leasing Ordinance
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) approved the Mechoopda Indian
Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California
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
agriculture, business, residential, wind
and solar, public, religious, educational,
and recreational leases without further
BIA approval.
DATES: BIA issued the approval on
February 27, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Jana Waters, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[234A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900]
Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Bureau of
Indian Education Advisory Board for Exceptional Children
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA), the Bureau
of Indian Education (BIE) requests nominations of individuals to serve
on the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children (Advisory Board). There
will be four positions available to specifically serve in the areas of
Indian parents/guardians of children with disabilities within the BIE
school system, or Indian persons with disabilities, or State Education
Officials, or State Inter-agency coordinating Councils (for states
having Indian reservations). Board members shall serve a staggered term
of two years or three years from the date of their appointment. The BIE
will consider nominations received in response to this request for
nominations, as well as other sources.
DATES: Please submit a complete application form and a copy of the
nominee's resume or curriculum vitae by April 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to Ms. Jennifer Davis, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), Bureau of Indian Education, Division of
Performance and Accountability, 2600 N Central Ave., Suite 800,
Phoenix, AZ 85004, or email to [email protected] or Fax to (602)
265-0293.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Davis, DFO,
[email protected]; (202) 860-7845. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice provides committee and membership criteria.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board was established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463.
The following provides information about the Committee, the membership
and the nomination process.
1. Objective and Duties
(a) Members of the Advisory Board will provide guidance, advice and
recommendations with respect to special education and related services
for children with disabilities in BIE
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funded schools in accordance with the requirements of IDEA;
(b) The Advisory Board will: (1) Provide advice and recommendations
for the coordination of services within the BIE and with other local,
State and Federal agencies; (2) Provide advice and recommendations on a
broad range of policy issues dealing with the provision of educational
services to American Indian children with disabilities; (3) Serve as
advocates for American Indian students with special education needs by
providing advice and recommendations regarding best practices,
effective program coordination strategies, and recommendations for
improved educational programming; (4) Provide advice and
recommendations for the preparation of information required to be
submitted to the Secretary of Education under 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(2); (5)
Provide advice and recommend policies concerning effective inter/intra
agency collaboration, including modifications to regulations, and the
elimination of barriers to inter- and intra-agency programs and
activities; and (6) Will report and direct all correspondence to the
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs through the Director, BIE with a
courtesy copy to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO).
2. Membership
(a) Pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(6), the Advisory Board will be
composed of up to fifteen individuals involved in or concerned with the
education and provision of services to American Indian infants,
toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities. The Advisory Board
composition will reflect a broad range of viewpoints and will include
at least one member representing each of the following interests:
American Indians with disabilities; teachers of children with
disabilities; American Indian parents or guardians of children with
disabilities; service providers; state education officials; local
education officials; state interagency coordinating councils (for
states having Indian reservations); tribal representatives or tribal
organization representatives; and other members representing the
various divisions and entities of the BIE.
(b) The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs may provide the
Secretary of the Interior recommendations for the chairperson; however,
the chairperson and other Advisory Board members will be appointed by
the Secretary of the Interior. Advisory Board members shall serve
staggered terms of two years or three years from the date of their
appointment.
3. Miscellaneous
(a) Members of the Advisory Board will not receive compensation,
but will be reimbursed for travel, including subsistence, and other
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in the
same manner as persons employed intermittently in Government Service
under 5 U.S.C. 5703.
(b) A member may not participate in matters that will directly
affect, or appear to affect, the financial interests of the member or
the member's spouse or minor children, unless authorized by the
appropriate ethics official. Compensation from employment does not
constitute a financial interest of the member so long as the matter
before the committee will not have a special or distinct effect on the
member or the member's employer, other than as part of a class. The
provisions of this paragraph do not affect any other statutory or
regulatory ethical obligations to which a member may be subject.
(c) The Advisory Board meets at least twice a year, budget
permitting, but additional meetings may be held as deemed necessary by
the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs or the DFO.
(d) All Advisory Board meetings are open to the public in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act regulations.
4. Nomination Information
(a) Nominations are requested from individuals, organizations, and
federally recognized tribes, as well as from State Directors of Special
Education (within the 23 states in which BIE-funded schools are
located) concerned with the education of Indian children with
disabilities as described above.
(b) Nominees should have expertise and knowledge of the issues and/
or needs of American Indian children with disabilities. Such knowledge
and expertise are needed to provide advice and recommendations to the
BIE regarding the needs of American Indian children with disabilities.
(c) A summary of the candidates' qualifications (resume or
curriculum vitae) must be included with a completed nomination
application form, which is located on the Bureau of Indian Education
website. Nominees must have the ability to attend Advisory Board
meetings, carry out Advisory Board assignments, participate in
teleconference calls, and work in groups.
(d) The Department of the Interior is committed to equal
opportunities in the workplace and seeks diverse Committee membership,
which is bound by Indian Preference Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 472).
5. Basis for Nominations
If you wish to nominate someone for appointment to the Advisory
Board, please do not make the nomination until the person has agreed to
have his or her name submitted to the BIE for this purpose. A person
can also self-nominate.
6. Nomination Application
Please submit a complete application form and a copy of the
nominee's resume or curriculum vitae to the DFO by the date listed in
the DATES section of this notice. The nomination application form can
be found at https://www.bie.edu/sites/default/files/inline-files/Advisory-Board-Membership-Nomination-Form%20%28Expires%206-30-24%29.pdf
on the https://www.bie.edu/landing-page/special-education website.
Information Collection
This collection of information is authorized by OMB Control Number
1076-0179 with a June 30, 2024, expiration date.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 10; 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.
Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-04732 Filed 3-7-23; 8:45 am]
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