1470 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 7 / Friday, January 10, 1997 / Notices

FY 1997 new and expanded contracts

and annual funding agreements.

Priority of Funding for New and

Expanded Contracts/Annual Funding

Agreements

Contract support will be awarded

from the ISD fund to all new and

expanded contracts/annual funding

agreements based on the start date of the

award, and the application date, on a

first-come-first-serve basis. An Indian

Self-Determination Fund ‘‘applicant

roster’’ shall be maintained, which shall

list, in order of priority, the name of the

tribe or tribal organization, the name of

the program, the start date, the

application date, the amount of program

funds, the program cost code(s), the

amount of contract support funds

required, and the date of approved

Indirect Cost Rate agreement or lump

sum agreement.

‘‘Start date’’ means the date or

commencement of operation of the new

or expanded portion of the contract or

annual funding agreement by the tribe/

consortium or tribal organization.

However, because the SelfDetermination Act provides that

contracts/annual funding agreements

will be on a calendar year basis unless

otherwise provided by the tribe, any

start date on or prior to January 1 of

each year shall be considered a January

1 start date.

‘‘Application date’’ shall be the date

of the request by the tribe which

includes: (1) a tribal resolution

requesting a contract or annual funding

agreement; (2) a summary of the

program or portion thereof to be

operated by the Tribe/consortium or

Tribal organization; and (3) a summary

identifying the source and amount of

program or services funds to be

contracted or included in an annual

funding agreement and contract support

requirements. In the event that two

tribes or tribal organizations have the

same start date and application date,

then the next date for determination of

priority shall be the date the fully

complete application was received by

the BIA.

If all of the above are equal, and if

funds remaining in the ISD fund are not

adequate to fill the entire amount of

each award’s contract support

requirement, then each will be awarded

a proportionate share of its requirement

and shall remain on the Indian SelfDetermination Fund Roster in

appropriate order of priority for future

distributions.

New contract/annual funding

agreement is defined as the initial

transfer of a program, previously

operated by the BIA to the tribe/

consortium or tribal organization.

An expanded contract/annual funding

agreement is defined as a contract/

annual funding agreement which has

become enlarged, during the current

fiscal year through the assumption of

additional programs previously

operated by the BIA.

Criteria for Determining CSF Need for

New and Expanded Contracts/Annual

Funding Agreements

CSF for new and expanded contracts/

annual funding agreements will be

determined using the following criteria:

1. All contracts/annual funding

agreements initially entered into in FY

1997 that transfer the operation of a

program that was operated by the BIA

in the previous fiscal year to the tribe.

(TPA programs started or expanded in

FY 1997 that are a result of a change in

priorities from other already contracted

programs are not considered new or

expanded.)

2. All expansions of existing

contracts/annual funding agreements

that call for the tribe to assume more or

additional programs previously

operated by the BIA.

3. New and expanded program

assumptions under Self-Governance

annual funding agreements.

Criteria for Determining CSF Need for

Ongoing/Existing Contracts/Annual

Funding Agreements

CSF for ongoing and existing

contracts/annual funding agreements

will be determined using the following

criteria:

1. All TPA contracted programs or

those programs included in annual

funding agreements in FY 1996 and

continued in FY 1997, including

contracted or annual funding agreement

programs moved to TPA in FY 1997,

such as New Tribes, HIP, and Road

Maintenance.

2. Direct program funding increases

due to inflation adjustments and general

budget increases.

3. TPA programs started or expanded

in FY 1997 that are a result of a change

in priorities from other already

contracted/annual funding agreement

programs.

4. CSF differentials associated with

tribally-operated schools that receive

indirect costs through the application of

the administrative cost grant formula.

These differentials are to be calculated

in accordance with the criteria

prescribed in the Choctaw decision

dated September 18, 1992, issued by the

Contracting Officer, Eastern Area Office.

Copies of this decision can be obtained

by calling the telephone number

provided in this announcement. Tribes

that received differential funding under

this category in FY 1996 are eligible to

receive funding from this account in FY

1997. Tribes that did not receive

differential funding under this category

in FY 1996 are eligible for funding from

the ISD fund.

5. CSF will be distributed to the

Office of Self-Governance for ongoing

annual funding agreements, on the same

basis as area offices. All additional CSF

requirements will be met from the ISD

fund in accordance with the criteria

established above.

6. Funds available for Indian Child

Welfare Act (ICWA) programs or

reprogrammed from ICWA to other

programs will be considered ongoing for

the purposes of payment of contract

support costs.

7. The use of CSF to pay prior year

shortfalls is not authorized.

8. Programs funded from sources

other than those listed above that were

contracted in FY 1996 and are to be

contracted in FY 1997 are considered as

ongoing.

Dated: December 31, 1996.

Elizabeth L. Homer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–573 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

Receipt of Petition for Reassumption

of Jurisdiction From the Chevak

Traditional Council of Chevak, Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice is published in

exercise of authority delegated by the

Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant

Secretary—Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.

The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978

(Pub. L. 95–608) provide, subject to

certain specified conditions, that Indian

tribes may petition the Secretary of the

Interior for reassumption of jurisdiction

over Indian child custody proceedings.

In accordance with 25 CFR Part 13,

this is notice that a petition has been

received by the Secretary from the

Chevak Traditional Council of Chevak,

Alaska, for the tribal reassumption of

jurisdiction over Indian child custody

proceedings in the State of Alaska. The

petition is under review and may be

inspected or copied at the Bureau of

Indian Affairs, Office of Tribal Services,

1849 C St., NW., room 4603 MIB,

Washington, DC 20240.
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Dated: December 26, 1996.

Elizabeth L. Homer,

Acting Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–571 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–M

Approval of Petition for Reassumption

of Exclusive Jurisdiction by the Forest

County Potawatomi Community of

Crandon, Wisconsin, Over Indian Child

Custody Proceedings Involving Indian

Children Who Are Enrolled or Eligible

for Enrollment With the Forest County

Potawatomi Community, Crandon,

Wisconsin and Who Reside or Are

Domiciled Within the Exterior

Boundaries of the Forest County

Potawatomi Communities, in the State

of Wisconsin, in the Counties of

Forest, Oconto, and Marinette

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Forest County

Potawatomi Community of Crandon,

Wisconsin, has filed a petition with the

Department of the Interior to reassume

exclusive jurisdiction over Indian child

custody proceedings involving Indian

children who are enrolled or eligible for

enrollment with the Forest County

Potawatomi Community, Crandon,

Wisconsin and who reside or are

domiciled within the exterior

boundaries of the Forest County

Potawatomi Communities, in the State

of Wisconsin, in the Counties of Forest,

Oconto, and Marinette.

The Assistant Secretary—Indian

Affairs has reviewed the petition and

determined that tribal exercise of

jurisdiction is feasible and that the tribe

has a suitable plan for exercising such

jurisdiction. This notice constitutes the

official approval of the the Forest

County Potawatomi Community’s

petition by the Department of the

Interior.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The Forest County

Potawatomi Community, Crandon,

Wisconsin, reassumes exclusive

jurisdiction by March 11, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

principal author of this document is

Betty Tippeconnie, Department of the

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office

of Tribal Services, 1849 C St., N.W.,

Mail Stop 4603 MIB, Washington, D.C.,

20240. (202) 208–2721.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

authority for the Assistant Secretary—

Indian Affairs to publish this notice is

contained in 25 CFR 13.14 and 209 DM

8. Section 108 of the Indian Child

Welfare Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95–608, 92

Stat. 3074, 25 U.S.C. 1918, authorizes

Indian tribes that occupy a reservation

as defined in 25 U.S.C. 1903(10) over

which a state asserts jurisdiction over

Indian child custody proceedings,

pursuant to Federal statute, to reassume

jurisdiction over such proceedings.

To reassume such jurisdiction, a tribe

must first file a petition in the manner

prescribed in 25 CFR Part 13. Notice of

receipt of this petition was published in

the Federal Register, Vol. 60, No. 211,

page 55588, on November 1, 1995. The

petition is then reviewed by the

Department of the Interior using criteria

set out in 25 CFR 13.12. If the

Department finds that the tribe has

submitted a suitable plan and that tribal

exercise of jurisdiction is feasible, the

petition is approved by publication in

the Federal Register.

The geographic areas subject to the

reassumption of exclusive jurisdiction

by the Forest County Potawatomi

Community, Crandon, Wisconsin, are

within the exterior boundaries of the

Forest County Potawatomi

Communities, in the State of Wisconsin,

in the Counties of Forest, Oconto, and

Marinette.

Dated: December 23, 1996.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–572 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–M

Minerals Management Service

Outer Continental Shelf, Alaska

Region, Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease

Sale 149

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service.

ACTION: Availability of Environmental

Assessment (EA) and finding of no

significant impact (FONSI) for a revision

to the oil and gas lease sale proposal for

Cook Inlet, sale 149.

SUMMARY: The Minerals Management

Service (MMS) has prepared an EA for

a revision to the Cook Inlet, Sale 149

proposal. The revised proposal reduces

the area being considered for leasing.

Based on the conclusions of the EA, the

MMS has prepared a FONSI. A 45-day

comment period on the revised proposal

and EA will commence upon

publication of this Notice in the Federal

Register.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the EA and

FONSI is available to the public upon

request from the Regional Director,

Minerals Management Service, Alaska

Region, 949 East 36th Avenue,

Anchorage, Alaska 99508–4302,

Attention: Public Information. Copies

can be requested by telephone, (907)

271–6070, or 1–800–764–2627. A copy

can also be requested by fax at (907)

271–6805. Ask for the ‘‘Cook Inlet EA.’’

Address comments to the Regional

Supervisor, Leasing and Environment at

the address or fax number stated above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A final

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

made available on January 30, 1996 (61

FR 3052) analyzed the Cook Inlet Sale

149 proposal as offering approximately

2 million acres. The revised proposal for

Sale 149 would offer for lease

approximately 430,000 acres north of

Anchor Point in Cook Inlet. Based on

the conclusions presented in the EA, a

FONSI was prepared and a

determination was made that a

supplemental EIS is not needed.

Dated: January 7, 1997.

Carolita U. Kallaur,

Deputy Director, Minerals Management

Service.

[FR Doc. 97–603 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Office of Juvenile Justice and

Delinquency Prevention; Agency

Information Collection Activities:

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Notice of Information

Collection Under Review; Evaluation of

the Comprehensive Community-Wide

Approach to Gang Prevention,

Intervention, and Suppression

Program—‘‘Aggregate Data forms: Police

and School.’’

The proposed information collection

is published to obtain comments from

the public and affected agencies.

Comments are encouraged and will be

accepted until March 11, 1997.

We request written comments and

suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information. Your

comments should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) Evacuate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies estimates of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and