Bureau of Indian Affairs 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing that the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children will hold a two-day in-person and online meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) for Indian children with disabilities.

The Department of the Interior (Department) gives notice that the group known as the Butte Tribe of Bayou Bourbeaux has filed a documented petition for Federal acknowledgment as an American Indian Tribe with the Assistant SecretaryIndian Affairs. The Department seeks comment and evidence from the public on the petition.

This notice publishes the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Alcoholic Beverages Control Law (``Ordinance''). This Ordinance amends and supersedes the existing Alcoholic Beverages Control Law, published in the Federal Register on May 20, 1992.

The Assistant Secretary of the InteriorIndian Affairs, through the Office of Indian Economic Development (OIED), announces a forthcoming fiscal year (FY) 2023 Living Language Grant Program (LLGP) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in advance of publication on Grants.gov. The FY 2023 LLGP will fund Native language immersion projects that support a cohesive Tribal community approach through collaborative instruction based on current language immersion models. The OIED aims to publish the NOFO and allow submission of applications in May 2023.

The Assistant SecretaryIndian Affairs has made a final determination to acquire 0.52 acres, more or less, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation, Washington.

The Assistant SecretaryIndian Affairs has made a final determination to acquire 39.34 acres, more or less, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation, Washington.

This notice announces the extension of the Class III gaming compact between the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, and the State of Nevada.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Self-Governance PROGRESS Act Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (Committee), will hold the eighth public meeting to negotiate and advise the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) on a proposed rule to implement the Practical Reforms and Other Goals To Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-Determination for Indian Tribes Act of 2019 (PROGRESS Act).

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) approved the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin 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.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is extending the public comment period for the proposed rule revising the regulations governing leasing of the Osage Nation's mineral estate (``Osage Mineral Estate'') for oil and gas mining. Extending the public comment period will allow more time for the public to review the proposal and submit comments.

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.

This rule provides for annual adjustments to the level of civil monetary penalties contained in Bureau of Indian Affairs (Bureau) regulations to account for inflation under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance.

The Assistant SecretaryIndian Affairs made a final agency determination to acquire in trust 269.543 acres, more or less, of land located within the Nation's Reservation, in Madison County and Oneida County, New York, for the Oneida Indian Nation (Nation or OIN) for gaming and other purposes.

The Department of the Interior (Department) gives notice that the Office of the Assistant SecretaryIndian Affairs (AS-IA) proposes to determine that the petitioner, Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians (Petitioner #146), is not an Indian Tribe within the meaning of Federal law. This notice is based on a determination that Petitioner #146 does not meet one of the seven mandatory criteria for a government-to- government relationship with the United States. This proposed finding (PF) is based on only one criterion.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) are proposing to renew an information collection with revisions.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are proposing to renew an information collection.

This notice publishes the approval of the Amended and Restated Tribal-State Compact for Regulation of Class III Gaming between the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the State of Oregon (Compact) governing class III gaming for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (Tribe) in the State of Oregon (State).

The Assistant SecretaryIndian Affairs made a final agency determination to acquire in trust 110.34 acres, more or less, of land known as the Far West Valley Site in Maricopa County, Arizona, (Site) for the Tohono O'odham Nation, (Nation) for gaming and other purposes.

This notice publishes the approval of the Delaware Nation and State of Oklahoma Gaming Compact Non-house-Banked Table Games Supplement (Amendment) governing certain forms of class III gaming between the Delaware Nation (Tribe) and the State of Oklahoma (State).

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) proposes to revise the regulations governing leasing of the Osage Nation's mineral estate (``Osage Mineral Estate'') for oil and gas mining. The proposed rule would allow the BIA to strengthen management of the Osage Mineral Estate by updating bonding, royalty payment and reporting, production valuation and measurement, site security, and operational requirements to address changes in technology and industry standards that have occurred in the 47 years since the regulations were issued. The proposed rule would also allow the BIA to respond to recommendations made by the Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Interior (OIG).

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Assistant SecretaryIndian Affairs (AS-IA) are proposing a new information collection.