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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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A0A51010.999900]
Proclaiming Certain Lands as
Reservation for Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of reservation
proclamation.
AGENCY:
This notice informs the public
that the Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs proclaimed approximately 79.21
acres, more or less, an addition to the
reservation of the Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribe, Oklahoma.
DATES: This proclamation was made on
November 18, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Carla Clark, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Division of Real Estate Services, 1001
Indian School Road NW, Box #44,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104,
carla.clark@bia.gov, (505) 563–3132.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published in the exercise of
authority delegated by the Secretary of
the Interior to the Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs by part 209 of the
Departmental Manual.
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A proclamation was issued according
to the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984;
25 U.S.C. 5110) for the lands described
below. The lands are proclaimed to be
the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma Reservation for the Cheyenne
and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma in
Woodward County, Oklahoma.
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma Reservation, Indian
Meridian, Woodward County,
Oklahoma, Legal Descriptions
Containing 79.214 Acres, More or Less
Being a 79.21-acre, Surface and Surface
Rights only, tract of land lying in Woodward
County located in the following Metes and
Bounds: The purpose of this survey and
description is to combine two parcels into
one description, one parcel being described
in Book 2500 at Page 242 and the other parcel
being described in Book 2500 at Page 242. All
that certain real property situate in the
Southwest One-Quarter (SW/4) of section
fifteen (15), Township Twenty-two (22),
North, Range Twenty (20), West of the Indian
Meridian (W.I.M.), located in the County of
Woodward, State of Oklahoma and further
described as follows: The SW/4 of said
section 15 lying north of that perpetual
easement to the State of Oklahoma as
described in Book 41 at Page 275, dated the
25th day of September, 1933. Additionally,
being described by metes and bounds as
follows: Beginning at ta found 1⁄2″ rod with
a red cap ‘‘OLS 128’’ cap 5″ deep accepted
for the West One-Quarter corner (W?4) of
said Section 15; Thence, North 88′19′16″ East
on the East-West One Quarter Section line a
distance of 2654.70 to a found 1⁄2″ iron rod
with a cap stamped CA2064 accepted for the
center Quarter (/4) of said Section 15;
Thence, South 00′11′24″ East on the NorthSouth One-Quarter section line, at 2051.09
feet passing a set 3/8′ x 18″ rebar with a cap
stamp CA8035 on the present North Right of
Way line of State Highway 270/183,
continuing on said One-Quarter Section line
for a total distance of 2120.10 feet to a point
on the North line of that perpetual easement
to the State of Oklahoma as described in
Book 41 at Page 275 dated the 25th day of
September, 1933; Thence, on the Northline of
said perpetual easement the following three
courses: (1.) North 59′53′20″ West a distance
of 2141.57 feet to an angle point; (2.) North
30′06′40″ East a distance of 25.00 feet to an
angle point; (3.) North 59′53′20″ West a
distance to 956.02 feet to a point on the west
line of said section 15, Thence, on the West
line of Section 15 North 00′02′27″ West, at
158.80 feet passing a set 3/8″ x 18″ rebar with
a cap stamp CA8035 on the present North
Right of Way line of State Highway,
continuing on said section line a total of
466.66 feet to the point of beginning.
Containing 79.21 acres as surveyed. The
basis of bearing for this description is True
North as evidenced by measure between a
found 3/8″ iron pin with red cap stamped
OSL 128 3 inched deep accepted for the
Southwest Corner (SWc) of said Section 15
and a found 1⁄2″ iron rod with a red ‘‘OLS’’
cap 5″ deed accepted for the quarter common
to Section 15 and 16, bearing being North
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00′02′27″ West between said found
monuments. Distance shown here on are grid
distances. I, Lee K. Goss, being an Oklahoma
Licensed Surveyor Number 1778, certify this
description was written by me or under my
supervision on September 23, 2000, and meet
the minimum standards for the practice of
Land Surveying as adopted by the Oklahoma
State Board for Engineers and land
Surveyors. Furthermore, this description and
associated survey, attached hereto and made
a part thereof was based on a field survey
completed on August 16, 2020.
The above-described lands contain a
total of 79.21 acres, more or less, which
are subject to all valid rights,
reservations, rights-of-way, and
easements of record.
This proclamation does not affect title
to the lands described above, nor does
it affect any valid existing easements for
public roads, highways, public utilities,
railroads and pipelines, or any other
valid easements or rights-of-way or
reservations of record.
Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[256A2100DD/AAKC001030/
A0A501010.999900]
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 five
positions available to serve in the areas
of: Indian persons with disabilities;
Indian parents or guardians of children
with disabilities; Teachers of children
with disabilities; Service providers to
children with disabilities; State
education officials; Local education
officials; Tribes or tribal organizations;
State Interagency Coordinating Councils
under Section 641 of the Act in States
having Indian reservations; Bureau of
Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian
Education employees. Board members
shall serve a staggered term of two years
SUMMARY:
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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 nominations by
January 7, 2025.
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 Fax to
(602) 265–0293 or email to
jennifer.davis@bie.edu.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Davis, DFO, at Telephone (202)
860–7845; or email jennifer.davis@
bie.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Advisory Board was established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Public Law 92–463 (20
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) and 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10.
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
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.
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
three or four times 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
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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 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 Tuesday, January 7, 2025. The
nomination application form can be
found on the BIE website at https://
www.bie.edu/landing-page/specialeducation.
7. Information Collection
This collection of information is
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0179, available at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAOMBHistory?ombControlNumber=
1076-0179.
Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[256A2100DD/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 five positions available to serve in the areas of: Indian
persons with disabilities; Indian parents or guardians of children with
disabilities; Teachers of children with disabilities; Service providers
to children with disabilities; State education officials; Local
education officials; Tribes or tribal organizations; State Interagency
Coordinating Councils under Section 641 of the Act in States having
Indian reservations; Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian
Education employees. Board members shall serve a staggered term of two
years
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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 nominations by January 7, 2025.
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 Fax to (602) 265-0293 or email to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Davis, DFO, at Telephone
(202) 860-7845; or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board was established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463
(20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) and 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10. 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 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 three or four times 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 Tuesday, January 7,
2025. The nomination application form can be found on the BIE website
at https://www.bie.edu/landing-page/special-education.
7. Information Collection
This collection of information is authorized by OMB Control Number
1076-0179, available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAOMBHistory?ombControlNumber=1076-0179.
Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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