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the tribal self-governance program in 

fiscal year 2023 or calendar year 2023. 

DATES: Completed application packages 

must be received by the Director, Office 

of Self-Governance, by March 1, 2022. 

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 3624–MIB, 

1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 

20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vickie Hanvey, Office of Self 

Governance, Telephone (918) 931–0745 

or Dr. Kenneth D. Reinfeld, Office of 

Self-Governance, Telephone (202) 821– 

7107. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 

(Pub. L. 103–413), as amended by the 

‘‘Practical Reforms and Other Goals to 

Reinforce the Effectiveness of SelfGovernance and Self-Determination Act 

of 2019–2020’’ or the ‘‘PROGRESS for 

Indian Tribes Act’’, Section 

402(b)(1)(A), the Secretary, acting 

through the Director of the Office of 

Self-Governance, may select not more 

than 50 new Indian Tribes per year from 

those eligible tribes. The Act mandates 

that copies of the funding agreements be 

sent at least 90 days before the proposed 

effective date to each Tribe that is 

served by the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ 

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 need to be signed and submitted by 

October 1. 

Purpose of Notice 

The regulations at 25 CFR 1000.10 to 

1000.31 have been modified by Section 

201 of the newly enacted ‘‘Practical 

Reforms and Other Goals To Reinforce 

the Effectiveness of Self-Governance 

and Self-Determination’’ (PROGRESS) 

Act as follows: Section 201. Definitions; 

reporting and audit requirements; 

application of programs. 

To be eligible to participate in selfgovernance, an Indian Tribe shall: 

(1) Successfully complete the planning 

phase described in subsection (d); 

(2) request participation in self-governance 

by resolution or other official action by the 

Tribal governing body; and 

(3) demonstrate for the 3 fiscal years 

preceding the date on which the Tribe 

requests participation, fiscal stability and 

financial management capability as 

evidenced by the Indian Tribe having no 

uncorrected significant and internal audit 

exceptions in the required annual audit of its 

self-determination or self-governance 

agreements with any Federal agency. 

An Indian Tribe seeking to begin 

participation in self-governance shall 

complete the planning phase. The 

planning phase shall: 

(A) Be conducted to the satisfaction of the 

Indian Tribe; and 

(B) include: 

(i) Legal and budgetary research; and 

(ii) internal Tribal governing planning, 

training, and organizational preparation. 

Applicants should be guided by the 

referenced requirements in preparing 

their applications to begin participation 

in the tribal self-governance program in 

fiscal year 2023 and calendar year 2023. 

Copies of these requirements 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 

2023 or calendar year 2023 must 

respond to this notice, except for those 

tribes/consortia which are one of the 

137 tribal entities with signed selfgovernance agreements. 

Information Collection 

This information collection is 

authorized by OMB Control Number 

1076–0143, Tribal Self-Governance 

Program, which expires June 30, 2022. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00387 Filed 1–11–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[222A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A51010.999900] 

Proclaiming Certain Lands as 

Reservation for the Three Affiliated 

Tribes of the Fort Berthold 

Reservation, North Dakota 

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 

9,302.93 acres, more or less, an addition 

to the reservation of the Three Affiliated 

Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, 

North Dakota. 

DATES: This proclamation was made on 

December 22, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Sharlene M. Round Face, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, Division of Real Estate 

Services, 1001 Indian School Road NW, 

Box #44, Albuquerque, New Mexico 

87104, Sharlene.roundface@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 land was proclaimed to be 

the Figure Four parcel for the Three 

Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold 

Reservation, North Dakota in Dunn 

County, and McKenzie County, North 

Dakota. 

Figure Four Parcel, 310 34 

Fifth Principal Meridian, North Dakota 

T. 148 N., R. 95 W., 

Sec. 4, lots 1 thru 5, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, and SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 5; 

Sec. 6; 

Sec. 7, lots 1 thru 4, NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, 

E1⁄2SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, and SW1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 8, N1⁄2SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, and SE1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 9, lot 4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and S1⁄2SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 17, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4, and 

SE1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 18, lots 1, 3, and 4, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

S1⁄2NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and 

S1⁄2SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 19, lots 1 thru 4, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, 

SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and 

SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 20, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 28, lots 3 and 4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and 

SW1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 29, lot 1, W1⁄2NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and S1⁄2SE1⁄4, EXCEPT a tract 

of land described as follows: Beginning 

at the southwest corner of Section 29, 

thence north on the west line of Lot 1 a 

distance of 662.13 feet, thence N 

89°53′25′′ E on an assumed bearing a 

distance of 1,317.08 feet to the east line 

of Lot 1, thence S 0°08′33′′ E on said east 

line of lot 1 for a distance of 261.6 feet, 

thence N 89°52′02′′ E a distance of 300 

feet, thence southeasterly to a point on 

the south line of section 29, said point 

being 658.35 feet easterly of the W1/16 

corner common to sections 29 and 32, 

thence S 89°52′02′′ W a distance of 

658.35 feet to said W1/16 corner, thence 

continue S 89°52′02′′ W on the section 

line a distance of 1,316.70 feet to the 

point of beginning; 

Sec. 30, lots 4 and 5, E1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, EXCEPT a 

tract more particularly described as 

follows: Beginning at the southeast 

corner of lot 5, thence north on the east 

line of lot 5 a distance of 455.08 feet, 


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thence westerly parallel to the south line 

of lot 5 a distance of 400 feet, thence 

southwesterly to a point on the south 

line of lot 5, said point being 732.95 feet 

westerly of the southeast corner of lot 5, 

thence east along the south line of lot 5 

a distance of 732.95 feet, to the point of 

beginning; 

Sec. 31, lot 3 and NE1⁄4NW1⁄4; 

Sec. 32, lots 1 thru 3, EXCEPT Parcels A 

thru E; 

Sec. 33: Lot 1 and N1⁄2NW1⁄4. 

T. 148 N., R. 96 W., 

Sec. 1, lots 1 thru 3, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, and S1⁄2; 

Sec. 2, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4 and NE1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 12; 

Sec. 13, N1⁄2, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, and 

SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 14, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 23, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, and S1⁄2SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 24, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, W1⁄2, and SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 25, lots 1 and 2, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4, 

N1⁄2SW1⁄4, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, and 

SE1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 26, lots 5, 6, and 10, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, and 

SE1⁄4NE1⁄4. 

T. 149 N., R. 95 W., 

Sec. 25, lot 4; 

Sec. 26, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 33, S1⁄2; 

Sec. 34, S1⁄2, EXCEPT all that portion of the 

S1⁄2SE1⁄4 of said section 34, lying within 

a strip of land, said strip being 80 feet 

wide, lying 40 feet on each side of the 

following described center line: 

Beginning at a point on the east line of 

the said S1⁄2SE1⁄4 of section 34, 305.2 feet 

from the southeast corner thereof, said 

point being on the centerline of the state 

highway as surveyed and staked over 

and across the said S1⁄2SE1⁄4, section 34, 

thence S 25°31′ W 339.8 feet to the south 

line of the said S1⁄2SE1⁄4, section 34, 

excepting all that portion lying within 33 

feet of the section lines; 

Sec. 35, E1⁄2 and SW1⁄4, EXCEPT all that 

portion of the SW1⁄4 of said section 35, 

lying within a strip of land, said strip 

being 80 feet wide, lying 40 feet on each 

side of the following described center 

line: Beginning at a point on the west 

line of the said SW1⁄4 of section 35, 305.2 

feet from the southwest corner thereof, 

said point being on the center line of the 

state highway as surveyed and staked 

over and across the said SW1⁄4 of section 

35, thence N 25°31′ E 315 feet, excepting 

all that portion lying within 33 feet of 

the section line. 

The above described lands contain a total 

of 9,302.93 acres, more or less which are 

subject to all valid rights, reservations, rightsof-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. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00388 Filed 1–11–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMT910000 L18200000.XZ0000 

223L1109AF.MO#4500159475] 

Call for Nominations to the Missouri 

Basin and Western Montana Resource 

Advisory Councils 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of call for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to request public nominations for the 

Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) 

Missouri Basin and Western Montana 

Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) to 

fill existing vacancies, as well as for 

member terms that are scheduled to 

expire. The RACs provide advice and 

recommendations to the BLM on land 

use planning and management of the 

National System of Public Lands within 

their geographic areas. 

DATES: All nominations must be 

received no later than February 11, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Applications for the 

Missouri Basin RAC should be sent to 

Mark Jacobsen, BLM Eastern Montana/ 

Dakotas District Office, 111 Garryowen 

Road, Miles City, MT 59301; (406) 233– 

2831; mjacobse@blm.gov. 

Applications for the Western Montana 

RAC should be sent to David Abrams, 

BLM Butte Field Office, 106 North 

Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701; (406) 533– 

7617; dabrams@blm.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

Boucher, BLM Montana/Dakotas State 

Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, 

MT 59101, (406) 896–5011, aboucher@

blm.gov. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at (800) 877–8339 to 

contact Ms. Boucher during normal 

business hours. The FRS is available 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a 

message or question. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act directs the Secretary of the Interior 

to involve the public in planning and 

issues related to the management of 

lands administered by the BLM through 

the establishment of 10- to 15-member 

citizen-based advisory councils that are 

managed in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA). As 

required by FACA, RAC membership 

must be balanced and representative of 

the various interests concerned with the 

management of the public lands. The 

rules governing RACs are found at 43 

CFR subpart 1784 and include the 

following three membership categories: 

Category One—Holders of Federal 

grazing permits or leases within the area 

for which the RAC is organized; 

represent interests associated with 

transportation or rights-of-way; 

represent developed outdoor recreation, 

off-highway vehicle users, or 

commercial recreation activities; 

represent the commercial timber 

industry; or represent energy and 

mineral development. 

Category Two—Representatives of 

nationally or regionally recognized 

environmental organizations; dispersed 

recreational activities; archaeological 

and historical interests; or nationally or 

regionally recognized wild horse and 

burro interest groups. 

Category Three—Hold State, county, 

or local elected office; are employed by 

a State agency responsible for the 

management of natural resources, land, 

or water; represent Indian Tribes within 

or adjacent to the area for which the 

RAC is organized; are employed as 

academicians in natural resource 

management or the natural sciences; or 

represent the affected public-at-large. 

Individuals may nominate themselves 

or others. Missouri Basin RAC 

Nominees must be residents of the 

States of Montana, North Dakota, or 

South Dakota. Western Montana RAC 

Nominees must be residents of the State 

of Montana. The BLM will evaluate 

nominees based on their education, 

training, experience, and knowledge of 

the geographic area of the RAC. 

Nominees should demonstrate a 

commitment to collaborative resource 

decision-making. 

The following must accompany all 

nominations: 

—A completed RAC application, which 

can either be obtained through the 

nominee’s BLM office or online at: 

https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/ 

files/RPMC%20Nomination%20Form.

pdf 

—Letters of reference from represented 

interests or organizations; and 

—Any other information that addresses 

the nominee’s qualifications. 

Simultaneous with this notice, BLM 

Montana/Dakotas will issue a press 

release providing additional information 

for submitting nominations. 

Before including any address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in the 

application, nominees should be aware 

this information may be made publicly 

available at any time. While the 

nominee can ask to withhold the 

personal identifying information from 

public review, the BLM cannot 

guarantee that it will be able to do so. 


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