Department of the Interior January 31, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice provides the semiannual agenda of Department of the Interior (Department) rules scheduled for review or development between Fall 2021 and Fall 2022. The Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866 require publication of the agenda.

This rule revises U.S. Department of the Interior regulations implementing the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to provide for annual adjustments of civil penalties to account for inflation under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 and Office of Management and Budget guidance. The purpose of these adjustments is to maintain the deterrent effect of civil penalties and to further the policy goals of the underlying statute.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) approved the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada Tribal Lands 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.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) approved the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma Business Leasing Act 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.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) approved the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana Lands 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 business and wind and solar leases without further BIA approval.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) approved the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma Residential Leasing Act under the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act of 2012 (HEARTH Act). With this approval, the Tribe is authorized to enter into Residential leases without further BIA approval.