Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 41 / Thursday, February 29, 2024 / Proposed Rules 14791 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

25 CFR Part 1000 

[245A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900] 

Self-Governance PROGRESS Act 

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; 

Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

Self-Governance PROGRESS Act 

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee 

(Committee), will hold public meetings 

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). 

DATES: The meeting is open to the 

public and will be held on Thursday, 

March 14, 2024, from 1 to 5 p.m. ET. 

Interested persons are invited to submit 

comments on or before April 13, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Department of the Interior Building, 

1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 

20240 in the North Penthouse 

Conference Room. Members of the 

public may attend the meeting in person 

or participate virtually. Send your 

comments, within 30 days following the 

meeting, to the Designated Federal 

Officer, Vickie Hanvey, using the 

following methods: 

• Preferred method: Email to

comments@bia.gov with ‘‘PROGRESS 

Act’’ in subject line. 

• Alternate methods: Mail, handcarry or use an overnight courier service 

to the Designated Federal Officer, Ms. 

Vickie Hanvey, Office of SelfGovernance, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 

NW, Mail Stop 3624, Washington, DC 

20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vickie Hanvey, Designated Federal 

Officer, comments@bia.gov, (918) 931– 

0745. Individuals in the United States 

who are deaf, blind, hard of hearing, or 

have a speech disability may dial 711 

(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

Please make requests in advance for 

sign language interpreter services, 

assistive listening devices, or other 

reasonable accommodations. We ask 

that you contact the person listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice at least seven (7) 

business days prior to the meeting to 

give the Department of the Interior 

sufficient time to process your request. 

All reasonable accommodation requests 

are managed on a case-by-case basis. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These 

meetings will be held under the 

authority of the PROGRESS Act (Pub. L. 

116–180), the Negotiated Rulemaking 

Act (5 U.S.C. 561 et seq.), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. Ch. 10). The Committee is to 

negotiate and reach consensus on 

recommendations for a proposed rule 

that will replace the existing regulations 

at 25 CFR part 1000. The Committee 

will be charged with developing 

proposed regulations for the Secretary’s 

implementation of the PROGRESS Act’s 

provisions regarding the Department of 

the Interior’s (DOI) Self-Governance 

Program. 

The PROGRESS Act amends 

subchapter I of the Indian SelfDetermination and Education 

Assistance Act (ISDEAA), 25 U.S.C. 

5301 et seq., which addresses Indian 

Self-Determination, and subchapter IV 

of the ISDEAA, which addresses DOI’s 

Tribal Self-Governance Program. The 

PROGRESS Act also authorizes the 

Secretary to adapt negotiated 

rulemaking procedures to the unique 

context of self-governance and the 

government-to-government relationship 

between the United States and Indian 

Tribes. The Federal Register (87 FR 

30256) notice published on May 18, 

2022, discussed the issues to be 

negotiated and the members of the 

Committee. 

Meeting Agenda 

These meetings are open to the 

public. Detailed information about the 

Committee, including meeting agendas 

can be accessed at https://www.bia.gov/ 

service/progress-act. Topics for this 

meeting will include Committee priority 

setting, possible subcommittees and 

assignments, subcommittee reports, 

negotiated rulemaking process, schedule 

and agenda setting for future meetings, 

Committee caucus, and public 

comment. 

For in-person meetings, members of 

the public are required to present a 

valid government-issued photo ID to 

enter the building; and are subject to 

security screening, including bag and 

parcel checks. 

Plenary Meeting (Number 15) 

• Meeting date: March 14, 2024.

• Meeting time: 1 to 5 p.m. ET.

• Meeting location: Hybrid (in-person

and virtual link). 

• In-person meeting room: North

Penthouse. 

• Address: Department of the Interior,

1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 

20240. 

• Virtual link: https://

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• Comments: Submit by April 13,

2024. 

Public Comments 

Depending on the number of people 

who want to comment and the time 

available, the amount of time for 

individual oral comments may be 

limited. Requests to address the 

Committee during the meeting will be 

accommodated in the order the requests 

are received. Individuals who wish to 

expand upon their oral statements, or 

those who had wished to speak but 

could not be accommodated on the 

agenda, may submit written comments 

to the Designated Federal Officer up to 

30 days following the meeting. Written 

comments may be sent to Vickie Hanvey 

listed in the ADDRESSES section above. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10) 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

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