[Federal Register: January 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 6)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Notice of Deadline for Submitting Completed Applications To Begin
Participation in the Tribal Self-Governance Program in Fiscal Year 2010
or Calendar Year 2010
AGENCY: Office of Self-Governance, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of application deadline.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of Self-Governance (OSG)
establishes a March 2, 2009, deadline for Indian tribes/consortia to
submit completed applications to begin participation in the tribal
self-governance program in fiscal year 2010 or calendar year 2010.
DATES: Completed application packages must be received by the Director,
Office of Self-Governance, by March 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Application packages for inclusion in the applicant pool
should be sent to Sharee M. Freeman, Director, Office of Self-
Governance, Department of the Interior, Mail Stop 355-G-SIB, 1951
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kenneth D. Reinfeld, Office of
Self-Governance, Telephone 202-208-5734.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994
(Pub. L. 103-413), as amended by the Fiscal Year 1997 Omnibus
Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 104-208), the Director, Office of Self-
Governance may select up to 50 additional participating tribes/
consortia per year for the tribal self-governance program, and
negotiate and enter into a written funding agreement with each
participating tribe. The Act mandates that the Secretary submit copies
of the funding agreements at least 90 days before the proposed
effective date to the appropriate committees of the Congress and to
each tribe that is served by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) agency
that is serving the tribe that is a party to the funding agreement.
Initial negotiations with a tribe/consortium located in a region and/or
agency which has not previously been involved with self-governance
negotiations, will take approximately 2 months from start to finish.
Agreements for an October 1 to September 30 funding year need to be
signed and submitted by July 1. Agreements for a January 1 to December
31 funding year need to be signed and submitted by October 1.
Purpose of Notice
25 CFR parts 1000.10 to 1000.31 will be used to govern the
application and selection process for tribes/consortia to begin their
participation in the tribal self-governance program in fiscal year 2010
and calendar year 2010. Applicants should be guided by the requirements
in these subparts in preparing their applications. Copies of these
subparts may be obtained from the information contact person identified
in this notice.
Tribes/consortia wishing to be considered for participation in the
tribal self-governance program in fiscal year 2010 or calendar year
2010 must respond to this notice, except for those tribes/consortia
which are: (1) Currently involved in negotiations with the Department;
(2) one of the 96 tribal entities with signed agreements; or (3) one of
the tribal entities already included in the applicant pool as of the
date of this notice.
Dated: December 24, 2008.
George T. Skibine,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development--
Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-194 Filed 1-8-09; 8:45 am]
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