[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 20 (Monday, January 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 5395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2061]


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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 2012 
or Calendar Year 2012

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 1, 2011, deadline for Indian tribes/consortia to 
submit completed applications to begin participation in the tribal 
self-governance program in fiscal year 2012 or calendar year 2012.

DATES: Completed application packages must be received by the Director, 
Office of Self-Governance, by March 1, 2011.

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 applicable Bureau of Indian Affairs 
(BIA) agency. 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 two 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

    The regulations at 25 CFR 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 2012 and calendar year 2012. Applicants should be guided by the 
requirements in sections 1000.10 to 1000.31 in preparing their 
applications. Copies of these sections 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 2012 or calendar year 
2012 must respond to this notice, except for those tribes/consortia 
which are: (1) Currently involved in negotiations with the Department; 
(2) one of the 103 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.

Information Collection

    This information collection is authorized by OMB Control Number 
1076-0143, Tribal Self-Governance Program, which expires November 30, 
2012.

    Dated: January 20, 2011.
Larry Echo Hawk,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-2061 Filed 1-28-11; 8:45 am]
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