Bureau of Indian Affairs – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of the Interior (Department) gives notice that the group known as the Fernande[ntilde]o Tataviam Band of Mission Indians 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 current list of 574 Tribal entities recognized by and eligible for funding and services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) by virtue of their status as Indian Tribes.

This notice lists: fiscal year 2024 programmatic targets for each of the non-Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) bureaus in the Department of the Interior (Department), pursuant to title IV of the Act, as amended, and list of fiscal year 2023 programs or portions of programs eligible for inclusion in self-governance funding agreements with Indian Tribes. Revisions to this list are based upon feedback received during Tribal Consultations held in January 2023 on what information would be most helpful to Indian Tribes seeking ways to develop collaborative arrangements in the co-stewardship of Federal lands and waters.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) approved the Cocopah Tribe of Arizona's 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 business leases without further BIA approval.

This notice publishes the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians Liquor Control Ordinance of 2022. The Ordinance certifies the Otoe- Missouria Tribe of Indians liquor licensing laws to regulate and control the possession, sale and consumption of liquor within the jurisdiction of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians.

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

Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of the Interior (DOI) is issuing a public notice of its intent to create the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Privacy Act system of records, INTERIOR/BIA-35, Behavioral Health and Wellness Program. This system helps the Behavioral Health and Wellness Program (BHWP) provide immediate behavioral health crisis support, clinical counseling services, crisis care coordination, and communication with the client and appropriate points of contact for referrals and continued service delivery or emergency care. This newly established system will be included in DOI's inventory of systems of records.

This notice announces the extension of the Class III gaming compact between the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California & State of California.

On December 20, 2021, the Department of the Interior (Department) published a final rule to update the regulations governing probate of property that the United States holds in trust or restricted status for American Indians. We are publishing several corrections to that final rule in this document. These corrections are editorial in nature and involve no substantiative changes to any applicable regulations.

This notice publishes the approval of the Memorandum of Incorporation of Most Favored Nation Amendments to the Tribal State Compact (Amendment) between the Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation (Tribe) and the State of Washington (State).

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.