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5 U.S.C. ch. 10. 

Lesli Gray, 

Assistant Director, Office of Communications. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[256A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A51010.999900] 

Proclaiming Certain Lands as 

Reservation for Cheyenne and 

Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of reservation 

proclamation. 

SUMMARY: This notice informs the public 

that the Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs proclaimed approximately 79.21 

acres, more or less, an addition to the 

reservation of the Cheyenne and 

Arapaho Tribe, Oklahoma. 

DATES: This proclamation was made on 

November 18, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Carla Clark, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Division of Real Estate Services, 1001 

Indian School Road NW, Box #44, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104, 

carla.clark@bia.gov, (505) 563–3132. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published in the exercise of 

authority delegated by the Secretary of 

the Interior to the Assistant Secretary— 

Indian Affairs by part 209 of the 

Departmental Manual. 

A proclamation was issued according 

to the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984; 

25 U.S.C. 5110) for the lands described 

below. The lands are proclaimed to be 

the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, 

Oklahoma Reservation for the Cheyenne 

and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma in 

Woodward County, Oklahoma. 

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, 

Oklahoma Reservation, Indian 

Meridian, Woodward County, 

Oklahoma, Legal Descriptions 

Containing 79.214 Acres, More or Less 

Being a 79.21-acre, Surface and Surface 

Rights only, tract of land lying in Woodward 

County located in the following Metes and 

Bounds: The purpose of this survey and 

description is to combine two parcels into 

one description, one parcel being described 

in Book 2500 at Page 242 and the other parcel 

being described in Book 2500 at Page 242. All 

that certain real property situate in the 

Southwest One-Quarter (SW/4) of section 

fifteen (15), Township Twenty-two (22), 

North, Range Twenty (20), West of the Indian 

Meridian (W.I.M.), located in the County of 

Woodward, State of Oklahoma and further 

described as follows: The SW/4 of said 

section 15 lying north of that perpetual 

easement to the State of Oklahoma as 

described in Book 41 at Page 275, dated the 

25th day of September, 1933. Additionally, 

being described by metes and bounds as 

follows: Beginning at ta found 1⁄2′′ rod with 

a red cap ‘‘OLS 128’’ cap 5′′ deep accepted 

for the West One-Quarter corner (W?4) of 

said Section 15; Thence, North 88′19′16′′ East 

on the East-West One Quarter Section line a 

distance of 2654.70 to a found 1⁄2′′ iron rod 

with a cap stamped CA2064 accepted for the 

center Quarter (/4) of said Section 15; 

Thence, South 00′11′24′′ East on the NorthSouth One-Quarter section line, at 2051.09 

feet passing a set 3/8′ x 18′′ rebar with a cap 

stamp CA8035 on the present North Right of 

Way line of State Highway 270/183, 

continuing on said One-Quarter Section line 

for a total distance of 2120.10 feet to a point 

on the North line of that perpetual easement 

to the State of Oklahoma as described in 

Book 41 at Page 275 dated the 25th day of 

September, 1933; Thence, on the Northline of 

said perpetual easement the following three 

courses: (1.) North 59′53′20′′ West a distance 

of 2141.57 feet to an angle point; (2.) North 

30′06′40′′ East a distance of 25.00 feet to an 

angle point; (3.) North 59′53′20′′ West a 

distance to 956.02 feet to a point on the west 

line of said section 15, Thence, on the West 

line of Section 15 North 00′02′27′′ West, at 

158.80 feet passing a set 3/8′′ x 18′′ rebar with 

a cap stamp CA8035 on the present North 

Right of Way line of State Highway, 

continuing on said section line a total of 

466.66 feet to the point of beginning. 

Containing 79.21 acres as surveyed. The 

basis of bearing for this description is True 

North as evidenced by measure between a 

found 3/8′′ iron pin with red cap stamped 

OSL 128 3 inched deep accepted for the 

Southwest Corner (SWc) of said Section 15 

and a found 1⁄2′′ iron rod with a red ‘‘OLS’’ 

cap 5′′ deed accepted for the quarter common 

to Section 15 and 16, bearing being North 

00′02′27′′ West between said found 

monuments. Distance shown here on are grid 

distances. I, Lee K. Goss, being an Oklahoma 

Licensed Surveyor Number 1778, certify this 

description was written by me or under my 

supervision on September 23, 2000, and meet 

the minimum standards for the practice of 

Land Surveying as adopted by the Oklahoma 

State Board for Engineers and land 

Surveyors. Furthermore, this description and 

associated survey, attached hereto and made 

a part thereof was based on a field survey 

completed on August 16, 2020. 

The above-described lands contain a 

total of 79.21 acres, more or less, which 

are subject to all valid rights, 

reservations, rights-of-way, and 

easements of record. 

This proclamation does not affect title 

to the lands described above, nor does 

it affect any valid existing easements for 

public roads, highways, public utilities, 

railroads and pipelines, or any other 

valid easements or rights-of-way or 

reservations of record. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[256A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900] 

Request for Nominations of Members 

To Serve on the Bureau of Indian 

Education Advisory Board for 

Exceptional Children 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act and the 

Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Act of 2004 (IDEA), the Bureau of Indian 

Education (BIE) requests nominations of 

individuals to serve on the Advisory 

Board for Exceptional Children 

(Advisory Board). There will be five 

positions available to serve in the areas 

of: Indian persons with disabilities; 

Indian parents or guardians of children 

with disabilities; Teachers of children 

with disabilities; Service providers to 

children with disabilities; State 

education officials; Local education 

officials; Tribes or tribal organizations; 

State Interagency Coordinating Councils 

under Section 641 of the Act in States 

having Indian reservations; Bureau of 

Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian 

Education employees. Board members 

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or three years from the date of their 

appointment. The BIE will consider 

nominations received in response to this 

request for nominations, as well as other 

sources. 

DATES: Please submit nominations by 

January 7, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations 

to Ms. Jennifer Davis, Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO), Bureau of Indian 

Education, Division of Performance and 

Accountability, 2600 N Central Ave., 

Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85004, or Fax to 

(602) 265–0293 or email to 

jennifer.davis@bie.edu. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Davis, DFO, at Telephone (202) 

860–7845; or email jennifer.davis@

bie.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Board was established in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463 (20 

U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) and 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10. 

The following provides information 

about the Committee, the membership 

and the nomination process. 

1. Objective and Duties 

(a) Members of the Advisory Board 

will provide guidance, advice and 

recommendations with respect to 

special education and related services 

for children with disabilities in BIE 

funded schools in accordance with the 

requirements of IDEA; 

(b) The Advisory Board will: (1) 

Provide advice and recommendations 

for the coordination of services within 

the BIE and with other local, State and 

Federal agencies; (2) Provide advice and 

recommendations on a broad range of 

policy issues dealing with the provision 

of educational services to American 

Indian children with disabilities; (3) 

Serve as advocates for American Indian 

students with special education needs 

by providing advice and 

recommendations regarding best 

practices, effective program 

coordination strategies, and 

recommendations for improved 

educational programming; (4) Provide 

advice and recommendations for the 

preparation of information required to 

be submitted to the Secretary of 

Education under 20 U.S.C. 1411 (h)(2); 

(5) Provide advice and recommend 

policies concerning effective inter/intra 

agency collaboration, including 

modifications to regulations, and the 

elimination of barriers to inter- and 

intra-agency programs and activities; 

and (6) Will report and direct all 

correspondence to the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs through the 

Director, BIE with a courtesy copy to the 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO). 

2. Membership 

(a) Pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(6), 

the Advisory Board will be composed of 

up to fifteen individuals involved in or 

concerned with the education and 

provision of services to American 

Indian infants, toddlers, children, and 

youth with disabilities. The Advisory 

Board composition will reflect a broad 

range of viewpoints and will include at 

least one member representing each of 

the following interests: American 

Indians with disabilities; teachers of 

children with disabilities; American 

Indian parents or guardians of children 

with disabilities; service providers; state 

education officials; local education 

officials; state interagency coordinating 

councils (for states having Indian 

reservations); tribal representatives or 

tribal organization representatives; and 

other members representing the various 

divisions and entities of the BIE. 

(b) The Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs may provide the Secretary of the 

Interior recommendations for the 

chairperson; however, the chairperson 

and other Advisory Board members will 

be appointed by the Secretary of the 

Interior. Advisory Board members shall 

serve staggered terms of two years or 

three years from the date of their 

appointment. 

3. Miscellaneous 

(a) Members of the Advisory Board 

will not receive compensation, but will 

be reimbursed for travel, including 

subsistence, and other necessary 

expenses incurred in the performance of 

their duties in the same manner as 

persons employed intermittently in 

Government Service under 5 U.S.C. 

5703. 

(b) A member may not participate in 

matters that will directly affect, or 

appear to affect, the financial interests 

of the member or the member’s spouse 

or minor children, unless authorized by 

the appropriate ethics official. 

Compensation from employment does 

not constitute a financial interest of the 

member so long as the matter before the 

committee will not have a special or 

distinct effect on the member or the 

member’s employer, other than as part 

of a class. The provisions of this 

paragraph do not affect any other 

statutory or regulatory ethical 

obligations to which a member may be 

subject. 

(c) The Advisory Board meets at least 

three or four times a year, budget 

permitting, but additional meetings may 

be held as deemed necessary by the 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs or 

the DFO. 

(d) All Advisory Board meetings are 

open to the public in accordance with 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

regulations. 

4. Nomination Information 

(a) Nominations are requested from 

individuals, organizations, and federally 

recognized tribes, as well as from State 

Directors of Special Education (within 

the 23 states in which BIE-funded 

schools are located) concerned with the 

education of Indian children with 

disabilities as described above. 

(b) Nominees should have expertise 

and knowledge of the issues and/or 

needs of American Indian children with 

disabilities. Such knowledge and 

expertise are needed to provide advice 

and recommendations to the BIE 

regarding the needs of American Indian 

children with disabilities. 

(c) A summary of the candidates’ 

qualifications (resume or curriculum 

vitae) must be included with a 

completed nomination application form, 

which is located on the Bureau of 

Indian Education website. Nominees 

must have the ability to attend Advisory 

Board meetings, carry out Advisory 

Board assignments, participate in 

teleconference calls, and work in 

groups. 

(d) The Department of the Interior is 

committed to equal opportunities in the 

workplace and seeks diverse Committee 

membership, which is bound by Indian 

Preference Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 472). 

5. Basis for Nominations 

If you wish to nominate someone for 

appointment to the Advisory Board, 

please do not make the nomination until 

the person has agreed to have his or her 

name submitted to the BIE for this 

purpose. A person can also selfnominate. 

6. Nomination Application 

Please submit a complete application 

form and a copy of the nominee’s 

resume or curriculum vitae to the DFO 

by Tuesday, January 7, 2025. The 

nomination application form can be 

found on the BIE website at https://

www.bie.edu/landing-page/specialeducation. 

7. Information Collection 

This collection of information is 

authorized by OMB Control Number 

1076–0179, available at https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

PRAOMBHistory?ombControlNumber=

1076-0179. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

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