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comment received expressed support of 

the proposed expansion. 

Representatives from all seven MidAtlantic Tribes unanimously sought to 

move forward collectively to request redesignation of their PRCDAs to include 

the entire Commonwealth of Virginia. 

Following consultation with those 

Tribes, the IHS also considered portions 

of Maryland and North Carolina that are 

close to the border of Virginia. Since all 

seven of the Mid-Atlantic Tribes 

requested the same PRCDA, the IHS 

considered these Tribes collectively for 

purposes of the PRCDA expansion. This 

included considering their Tribal 

members collectively under the criteria 

set forth in 42 CFR 136.22(b). In support 

of this expansion, the IHS adopts the 

following findings: 

1. By expanding each Tribe’s PRCDA 

and creating one collective PRCDA, the 

seven Mid-Atlantic Tribes estimate the 

current eligible population will 

collectively increase by 1006 

individuals. 

2. The seven Mid-Atlantic Tribes have 

determined that these 1006 individuals 

are members of the federally recognized 

Tribes in the Commonwealth of Virginia 

and that these members are socially and 

economically affiliated with these MidAtlantic Tribes. 

3. Members of one or more of the 

Tribes reside in each county that is 

included in the proposed expansion, 

and those members live near enough to 

their Tribe’s seat of government to 

maintain close social and economic ties 

with their Tribe. According to the 

leadership for each of the Tribes, those 

members live close enough to regularly 

participate—in-person—in Tribal 

affairs, events, activities, or other 

functions held by or carried out by the 

Tribe within its current PRCDA. 

Furthermore, the expanded PRCDA 

counties and independent cities form a 

contiguous area with the existing 

PRCDAs. Considering the seven MidAtlantic Tribes collectively, the IHS has 

determined the additional counties and 

independent cities proposed for 

inclusion herein to be geographically 

proximate, meaning ‘‘on or near,’’ to the 

area analogous to reservations for the 

seven Mid-Atlantic Tribes. 

4. PRC programs operated by/for the 

seven Mid-Atlantic Tribes will use their 

existing Federal allocation for PRC 

funds to provide services to the 

expanded population. No additional 

financial resources will be allocated by 

the IHS to these programs to provide 

services to members residing in the 

expanded counties and independent 

cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia, 

State of Maryland, or State of North 

Carolina. 

An updated listing of the PRCDAs for 

all federally recognized Tribes may be 

accessed via a link under the 

‘‘Purchased/Referred Care Delivery 

Area’’ heading on the IHS PRC 

Resources website (https://www.ihs.gov/ 

prc/resources). 

Public Comments: The IHS received 

one comment. The comment received 

expressed support of the proposed 

expansion. 

Roselyn Tso, 

Director, Indian Health Service. 

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