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Category Criteria 

• Demonstrate thought processes that explore the implications of their decisions on the families and/or reflect the cultural relevance and complexity of the issues before ruling. 

Not fewer than 3 Indian Tribes including 1 Indian Tribe in Alaska.• Diverse geographic locations. Including urban and rural representation (including Alaska). 

• Selected from nominations submitted by the Indian Tribe. 

• Demonstrated substantive expertise in the issues. 

• Nominees in this category should be a mix of elected tribal leadership, council members, social services, victim services, wellness and/or family courts. 

Not fewer than 2 health care and mental health 

practitioners with experience working with Indian survivors of trafficking and sexual assault..

• Letter of recommendation from a local Tribal chair or Tribal law enforcement officer. 

• Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of cultural relevancy. 

• Demonstrate an understanding of the Indian Health Service, or clinical health services on 

tribal lands. 

Not fewer than 3 national, regional, or urban Indian organizations focused on violence 

against women and children on Indian lands 

or against Indians.

• National, regional, or urban organization. 

• Have established track record with a history of funding e.g., existed for 10 years or longer. 

At least 2 Indian survivors of human trafficking • A letter from an individual or entity who can validate they are survivors. 

• A letter from a federally recognized Tribe is a plus but not required. 

• Nominees in this category should be geographically diverse including urban/rural diversity. 

At least 2 family members of missing Indian 

people.

• A letter from an individual or entity who can validate they have a missing family member. 

• A letter from a federally recognized Tribe is a plus but not required. 

• Nominees in this category should be geographically diverse including urban/rural diversity. 

At least 2 family members of murdered Indian 

people.

• A letter from an individual or entity who can validate they have a murdered family member. 

• A letter from a federally recognized Tribe is a plus but not required. 

• Nominees in this category should be geographically diverse including urban/rural diversity. 

IV. Call for Non-Federal Commission 

Member Nominations 

Under Section 4, the Act requires that 

the Commission be comprised of only 

Federal and non-Federal 

representatives. Specifically, 

nominations for non-Federal primary 

members who can fulfill the obligations 

of membership that are listed above are 

requested. Qualified alternate members 

will be identified from this pool of 

nominees. 

The Secretary, in coordination with 

the Attorney General, will consider nonFederal employee nominations for 

representatives only if they are 

nominated through the process 

identified in this notice. The Secretary 

will not consider any nominations that 

are received in any other manner. The 

Secretary will not consider nominations 

for Federal representatives; only the 

Secretary, in coordination with the 

Attorney General, may appoint Federal 

employees to the Commission. 

Nominations must include the 

following information about each 

nominee: 

1. The nominee’s name, contact 

information, geographic location, and 

Tribal affiliation. 

2. A resume that describes the 

nominees’ qualifications for specific 

membership category(ies). Please refer 

to the membership criteria stated in this 

notice. 

3. A personal statement of the reasons 

why the nominee wants to serve on the 

Commission including examples of 

work or professional experience at the 

local, Tribal or urban community level, 

and/or regionally, nationally. 

4. A statement committing to the time 

to contribute meaningfully to 

Commission deliberations including 

work groups. 

5. Any additional comments, 

including culturally relevant skills and 

personal experience, that could help 

contribute to the Commission’s 

deliberations. 

6. Where specified in the membership 

criteria, one or more letters of 

recommendation. 

To be considered, nominations must 

be received by the close of business on 

the date listed in the DATES section, at 

the location indicated in the ADDRESSES

section. 

V. Comments 

You may submit your comments by 

any one of the methods listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 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 the Department in 

your comment to withhold your 

personal identifying information from 

public view, the Department cannot 

guarantee that we will be able to do so. 

Bryan Newland, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs. 

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Rate Adjustments for Indian Irrigation 

Projects 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs 

(BIA) owns or has an interest in 

irrigation projects located on or 

associated with various Indian 

reservations throughout the United 

States. We are required to establish 

irrigation assessment rates to recover the 

costs to administer, operate, maintain, 

and rehabilitate these projects. We are 

notifying you that we have adjusted the 

irrigation assessment rates at several of 

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reflect current costs of administration, 

operation, maintenance, and 

rehabilitation. 

DATES: The irrigation assessment rates 

are current as of January 1, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

details about a particular BIA irrigation 

project or facility, please use the tables 

in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section to identify contacts at the 

regional or local office at which the 

project or facility is located. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice 

of Proposed Rate Adjustment was 

published in the Federal Register on 

May 10, 2021 (86 FR 24884) to propose 

adjustments to the irrigation assessment 

rates at several BIA irrigation projects. 

The public and interested parties were 

provided an opportunity to submit 

written comments during the 60-day 

period that ended July 9, 2021. 

Did BIA defer or change any proposed 

rate increases? 

No. BIA did not defer or change any 

proposed rate increases. 

Did BIA receive any comments on the 

proposed irrigation assessment rate 

adjustments? 

No. BIA did not receive any 

comments on the proposed irrigation 

assessment rate adjustments. 

Does this notice affect me? 

This notice affects you if you own or 

lease land within the assessable acreage 

of one of our irrigation projects or if you 

have a carriage agreement with one of 

our irrigation projects. 

Where can I get information on the 

regulatory and legal citations in this 

notice? 

You can contact the appropriate 

office(s) stated in the tables for the 

irrigation project that serves you, or you 

can use the internet site for the 

Government Publishing Office at 

www.gpo.gov. 

What authorizes you to issue this 

notice? 

Our authority to issue this notice is 

vested in the Secretary of the Interior 

(Secretary) by 5 U.S.C. 301 and the Act 

of August 14, 1914 (38 Stat. 583; 25 

U.S.C. 385). The Secretary has in turn 

delegated this authority to the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs under Part 

209, Chapter 8.1A, of the Department of 

the Interior’s Departmental Manual. 

Whom can I contact for further 

information? 

The following tables are the regional 

and project/agency contacts for our 

irrigation facilities. 

Project name Project/agency contacts 

Northwest Region Contacts 

Bryan Mercier, Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4169, 

Telephone: (503) 231–6702. 

Flathead Indian Irrigation Project .... Larry Nelson, Acting Irrigation Project Manager, P.O. Box 40, Pablo, MT 59855, Telephone: (406) 745– 

2661. 

Fort Hall Irrigation Project ............... David Bollinger, Irrigation Project Manager, Building #2 Bannock Avenue, Fort Hall, ID 83203–0220, Telephone: (208) 238–1992. 

Wapato Irrigation Project ................ Pete Plant, Project Administrator, 413 South Camas Avenue, Wapato, WA 98951–0220, Telephone: (509) 

877–3155. 

Rocky Mountain Region Contacts 

Susan Messerly, Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, 2021 4th Avenue North, Billings, MT 

59101, Telephone: (406) 247–7943. 

Blackfeet Irrigation Project .............. Thedis Crowe, Superintendent, Greg Tatsey, Irrigation Project Manager, P.O. Box 880, Browning, MT 

59417, Telephones: (406) 338–7544 Superintendent, (406) 338–7519 Irrigation Project Manager. 

Crow Irrigation Project .................... Clifford Serawop, Superintendent, Jim Gappa, Acting Irrigation Project Manager (BIA), (Project operation & 

maintenance performed by Water Users Association), P.O. Box 69, Crow Agency, MT 59022, Telephones: (406) 638–2672 Superintendent, (406) 247–7998 Acting Irrigation Project Manager. 

Fort Belknap Irrigation Project ........ Mark Azure, Superintendent, Jim Gappa, Acting Irrigation Project Manager (BIA), (Project operation & 

maintenance contracted to Fort Belknap Indian Community under PL 93–638), 158 Tribal Way, Suite B, 

Harlem, MT 59526, Telephones: (406) 353–2901 Superintendent, (406) 247–7998 Acting Irrigation 

Project Manager, (406) 353–8466 Tribal Irrigation Office. 

Fort Peck Irrigation Project ............. Anna Eder, Superintendent, Jim Gappa, Acting Irrigation Project Manager (BIA), (Project operation & maintenance performed by Fort Peck Water Users Association), P.O. Box 637, Poplar, MT 59255, Telephones: (406) 768–5312 Superintendent, (406) 247–7998 Acting Irrigation Project Manager, (406) 653– 

1752 Lead ISO—Huber Wright. 

Wind River Irrigation Project ........... Leslie Shakespeare, Superintendent, Jim Gappa, Acting Irrigation Project Manager (BIA), (Project operation & maintenance for Little Wind, Johnstown, and Lefthand Units contracted to Tribes under PL 93– 

638; Little Wind-Ray and Upper Wind Units operation & maintenance performed by Ray Canal, A Canal, 

and Crowheart Water Users Associations), P.O. Box 158, Fort Washakie, WY 82514, Telephones: (307) 

332–7810 Superintendent, (406) 247–7998 Acting Irrigation Project Manager. 

Southwest Region Contacts 

Patricia L. Mattingly, Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southwest Regional Office, 1001 Indian School Road NW, 

Albuquerque, NM 87104, Telephone: (505) 563–3100. 

Pine River Irrigation Project ............ Priscilla Bancroft, Superintendent, Vickie Begay, Irrigation Project Manager, P.O. Box 315, Ignacio, CO 

81137–0315, Telephones: (970) 563–4511 Superintendent, (970) 563–9484 Irrigation Project Manager. 


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Project name Project/agency contacts 

Western Region Contacts 

Bryan Bowker, Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Western Regional Office, 2600 North Central Avenue, 4th Floor Mailroom, 

Phoenix, AZ 85004, Telephone: (602) 379–6600. 

Colorado River Irrigation Project .... Davetta Ameelyenah, Superintendent, Gary Colvin, Irrigation Project Manager, 12124 1st Avenue, Parker, 

AZ 85344, Telephones: (928) 669–7111 Superintendent, (928) 662–4392 Irrigation Project Manager. 

Duck Valley Irrigation Project ......... Joseph McDade, Superintendent, (Project operation & maintenance compacted to Shoshone-Paiute Tribes 

under PL 93–638), 2719 Argent Avenue, Suite 4, Gateway Plaza, Elko, NV 89801, Telephones: (775) 

738–5165 Superintendent, (208) 759–3100 Tribal Office. 

Yuma Project, Indian Unit ............... Denni Shields, Superintendent, (Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) owns the Project and is responsible for operation & maintenance), 256 South Second Avenue, Suite D, Yuma, AZ 85364, Telephones: (928) 782– 

1202 Superintendent, (928) 343–8100 BOR Area Office Manager. 

San Carlos Irrigation Project (Indian 

Works and Joint Works).

Ferris Begay, Project Manager (BIA), Kyle Varvel, Acting Supervisory Civil Engineer (BIA), (Portions of Indian Works operation & maintenance compacted to Gila River Indian Community under PL 93–638), 

13805 North Arizona Boulevard, Coolidge, AZ 85128, Telephones: (520) 723–6225 Project Manager, 

(520) 562–3372 Acting Supervisory Civil Engineer, (520) 562–6720 Gila River Indian Irrigation & Drainage District. 

Uintah Irrigation Project .................. Antonio Pingree, Superintendent, Ken Asay, Irrigation System Manager (BIA), (Project operation & maintenance performed by Uintah Indian Irrigation Project Operation and Maintenance Company), P.O. Box 

130, Fort Duchesne, UT 84026, Telephones: (435) 722–4300 Superintendent, (435) 722–4344 Irrigation 

System Manager, (435) 724–5200 Uintah Indian Irrigation Operation and Maintenance Company. 

Walker River Irrigation Project ........ Gerry Emm, Acting Superintendent, 311 East Washington Street, Carson City, NV 89701, Telephone: 

(775) 887–3500. 

What irrigation assessments or charges 

are adjusted by this notice? 

The rate table below contains final 

rates for the 2021 and 2022 calendar 

years for all irrigation projects where we 

recover costs of administering, 

operating, maintaining, and 

rehabilitating them. An asterisk 

immediately following the rate category 

notes the irrigation projects where 2021 

rates are different from the 2022 rates. 

Project name Rate category Final 

2021 rate 

Final 

2022 rate 

Northwest Region Rate Table 

Flathead Irrigation Project ......................................................................... Basic per acre—A ........................... $33.50 $33.50 

Basic per acre—B ........................... 16.75 16.75 

Minimum charge per tract ............... 75.00 75.00 

Fort Hall Irrigation Project .......................................................................... Basic per acre * ............................... 58.50 62.50 

Minimum charge per tract * ............. 39.00 40.00 

Fort Hall Irrigation Project—Minor Units .................................................... Basic per acre * ............................... 38.00 41.00 

Minimum charge per tract * ............. 39.00 40.00 

Fort Hall Irrigation Project—Michaud Unit ................................................. Basic per acre * ............................... 63.50 68.50 

Pressure per acre * .......................... 99.50 106.50 

Minimum charge per tract * ............. 39.00 40.00 

Wapato Irrigation Project—Toppenish/Simcoe Units ................................ Minimum charge per bill .................. 25.00 25.00 

Basic per acre ................................. 25.00 25.00 

Wapato Irrigation Project—Ahtanum Units ................................................ Minimum charge per bill .................. 30.00 30.00 

Basic per acre ................................. 30.00 30.00 

Wapato Irrigation Project—Satus Unit ....................................................... Minimum charge per bill .................. 79.00 79.00 

‘‘A’’ Basic per acre .......................... 79.00 79.00 

‘‘B’’ Basic per acre .......................... 85.00 85.00 

Wapato Irrigation Project—Additional Works ............................................ Minimum charge per bill .................. 80.00 80.00 

Basic per acre ................................. 80.00 80.00 

Wapato Irrigation Project—Water Rental .................................................. Minimum charge per bill .................. 86.00 86.00 

Basic per acre ................................. 86.00 86.00 

Rocky Mountain Region Rate Table 

Blackfeet Irrigation Project ......................................................................... Basic per acre ................................. 20.50 20.50 

Crow Irrigation Project—Willow Creek O&M (includes Agency, Lodge 

Grass #1, Lodge Grass #2, Reno, Upper Little Horn, and Forty Mile 

Units).

Basic per acre ................................. 28.50 28.50 

Crow Irrigation Project—All Others (includes Bighorn, Soap Creek, and 

Pryor Units).

Basic per acre ................................. 28.50 28.50 

Crow Irrigation Project—Two Leggins Unit ............................................... Basic per acre ................................. 14.00 14.00 

Crow Irrigation Two Leggins Drainage District .......................................... Basic per acre ................................. 2.00 2.00 

Fort Belknap Irrigation Project ................................................................... Basic per acre * ............................... 17.00 18.00 

Fort Peck Irrigation Project ........................................................................ Basic per acre ................................. 27.00 27.00 

Wind River Irrigation Project—Units 2, 3 and 4 ........................................ Basic per acre ................................. 25.00 25.00 

Wind River Irrigation Project—Unit 6 ........................................................ Basic per acre ................................. 22.00 22.00 

Wind River Irrigation Project—LeClair District (See Note #1) .................. Basic per acre ................................. 47.00 47.00 


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Project name Rate category Final 

2021 rate 

Final 

2022 rate 

Wind River Irrigation Project—Crow Heart Unit ........................................ Basic per acre ................................. 16.50 16.50 

Wind River Irrigation Project—A Canal Unit ............................................. Basic per acre ................................. 16.50 16.50 

Wind River Irrigation Project—Riverton Valley Irrigation District (See 

Note #1).

Basic per acre ................................. 30.65 30.65 

Southwest Region Rate Table 

Pine River Irrigation Project ....................................................................... Minimum charge per tract ............... 50.00 50.00 

Basic per acre * ............................... 22.00 22.50 

Western Region Rate Table 

Colorado River Irrigation Project ............................................................... Basic per acre up to 5.75 acrefeet *.61.50 64.00 

Excess Water per acre-foot over 

5.75 acre-feet.

18.00 18.00 

Duck Valley Irrigation Project .................................................................... Basic per acre ................................. 5.30 5.30 

Yuma Project, Indian Unit (See Note #2) .................................................. Basic per acre up to 5.0 acre-feet * 154.50 (+) 

Excess Water per acre-foot over 

5.0 acre-feet *.

30.00 (+) 

Basic per acre up to 5.0 acre-feet 

(Ranch 5) *.

154.50 (+) 

San Carlos Irrigation Project (Joint Works) (See Note #3) ....................... Basic per acre * ............................... 25.78 26.00 

Final 2022 Construction Water Rate Schedule: 

Off project 

construction 

On project 

construction— 

gravity water 

On project 

construction— 

pump water 

Administrative 

Fee.

$300.00 ........... $300.00 ........... $300.00. 

Usage Fee ...... $250.00 per 

month.

No Fee ............ $100.00 per 

acre foot. 

Excess Water 

Rate †.

$5.00 per 1,000 

gal.

No Charge ...... No Charge. 

Project name Rate category Final 

2021 rate 

Final 

2022 rate 

San Carlos Irrigation Project (Indian Works) (See Note #4) ..................... Basic per acre * ............................... $97.78 $90.50 

Uintah Irrigation Project ............................................................................. Basic per acre ................................. 23.00 23.00 

Minimum Bill .................................... 25.00 25.00 

Walker River Irrigation Project ................................................................... Basic per acre ................................. 31.00 31.00 

* Notes irrigation projects where rates are adjusted. 

+ These rates have not yet been determined. 

† The excess water rate applies to all water used in excess of 50,000 gallons in any one month. 

Note #1: O&M rates for LeClair and Riverton Valley Irrigation Districts apply to trust lands that are serviced by each irrigation district. The annual O&M rates are based on budgets submitted by LeClair and Riverton Valley Irrigation Districts, respectively. 

Note #2: The O&M rate for the Yuma Project, Indian Unit has two components. The first component of the O&M rate is established by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), the owner and operator of the Project. BOR’s rate, which is based upon the annual budget submitted by BOR, is 

$151.00 for 2021 but has not been established for 2022. The second component of the O&M rate is established by BIA to cover administrative 

costs, which includes billing and collections for the Project. The 2021 BIA rate component is $3.50/acre. The final 2022 BIA rate component is 

$4.00/acre. 

Note #3: The Construction Water Rate Schedule identifies fees assessed for use of irrigation water for non-irrigation purposes. 

Note #4: The O&M rate for the San Carlos Irrigation Project—Indian Works has three components. The first component is established by BIA

San Carlos Irrigation Project—Indian Works, the owner and operator of the Project; the 2021 rate is $56.00 per acre, and the final 2022 rate is 

$56.50 per acre. The second component is established by BIA San Carlos Irrigation Project—Joint Works; the 2021 rate is $25.78, and the final 

2022 rate is $26.00 per acre. The third component is established by the San Carlos Irrigation Project Joint Control Board (comprised of representatives from the Gila River Indian Community and the San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District); the 2021 rate is $16.00 per acre, and the 

2022 rate is $8.00 per acre. 

Consultation and Coordination With 

Tribal Governments (Executive Order 

13175) 

The Department of the Interior strives 

to strengthen its government-togovernment relationship with Indian 

Tribes through a commitment to 

consultation with Indian Tribes and 

recognition of their right to selfgovernance and Tribal sovereignty. We 

have evaluated this notice under the 

Department’s consultation policy and 

under the criteria of Executive Order 

13175 and have determined there to be 

substantial direct effects on federally 

recognized Tribes because the irrigation 

projects are located on or associated 

with Indian reservations. To fulfill its 

consultation responsibility to Tribes and 

Tribal organizations, BIA 

communicates, coordinates, and 

consults on a continuing basis with 

these entities on issues of water 

delivery, water availability, and costs of 

administration, operation, maintenance, 

and rehabilitation of projects that 

concern them. This is accomplished at 

the individual irrigation project by 

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representatives, as appropriate, in 

accordance with local protocol and 

procedures. This notice is one 

component of our overall coordination 

and consultation process to provide 

notice to, and request comments from, 

these entities when we adjust irrigation 

assessment rates. 

Actions Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use (Executive Order 

13211) 

The rate adjustments are not a 

significant energy action under the 

definition in Executive Order 13211. A 

Statement of Energy Effects is not 

required. 

Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Order 12866) 

These rate adjustments are not a 

significant regulatory action and do not 

need to be reviewed by the Office of 

Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

These rate adjustments are not a rule 

for the purposes of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act because they establish ‘‘a 

rule of particular applicability relating 

to rates.’’ 5 U.S.C. 601(2). 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 

1995 

These rate adjustments do not impose 

an unfunded mandate on state, local, or 

Tribal governments in the aggregate, or 

on the private sector, of more than $130 

million per year. They do not have a 

significant or unique effect on State, 

local, or Tribal governments or the 

private sector. Therefore, the 

Department is not required to prepare a 

statement containing the information 

required by the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Takings (Executive Order 12630) 

These rate adjustments do not effect a 

taking of private property or otherwise 

have ‘‘takings’’ implications under 

Executive Order 12630. The rate 

adjustments do not deprive the public, 

State, or local governments of rights or 

property. 

Federalism (Executive Order 13132) 

Under the criteria in section 1 of 

Executive Order 13132, these rate 

adjustments do not have sufficient 

federalism implications to warrant the 

preparation of a federalism summary 

impact statement because they will not 

affect the States, the relationship 

between the national government and 

the States, or the distribution of power 

and responsibilities among various 

levels of government. A federalism 

summary impact statement is not 

required. 

Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 

12988) 

This notice complies with the 

requirements of Executive Order 12988. 

Specifically, in issuing this notice, the 

Department has taken the necessary 

steps to eliminate drafting errors and 

ambiguity, minimize potential litigation, 

and provide a clear legal standard for 

affected conduct as required by section 

3 of Executive Order 12988. 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

These rate adjustments do not affect 

the collections of information which 

have been approved by the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. The OMB Control Number 

is 1076–0141 and expires January 31, 

2023. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

The Department has determined that 

these rate adjustments do not constitute 

a major Federal action significantly 

affecting the quality of the human 

environment and that no detailed 

statement is required under the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 

U.S.C. 4321–4370(d)), pursuant to 43 

CFR 46.210(i). In addition, the rate 

adjustments do not present any of the 12 

extraordinary circumstances listed at 43 

CFR 46.215. 

Bryan Newland, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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Bureau of Indian Education Strategic 

Direction 2018–2023 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of tribal and public 

listening sessions. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian 

Education (BIE) invites Tribes and 

stakeholders to listening sessions on its 

BIE Strategic Direction for 2018–2023 

document for input on whether 

adjustments are appropriate for years 

2022 and 2023, given the unforeseen 

events of the past year and a half. 

DATES: Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice for 

dates of the sessions and information on 

which Strategic Direction mission area 

will be discussed at each session. 

Written comments are due September 3, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Please see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice for links to register for each 

session. You will receive a confirmation 

email upon registration with directions 

for joining. Written comments may be 

emailed to Chelsea.Wilson@bie.edu. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chelsea Wilson, Program Analyst, 

Performance Office, at (703) 581–3064 

or Chelsea.Wilson@bie.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BIE is 

currently in its third year of 

implementing its strategic planning 

document, BIE Strategic Direction 

(‘‘Direction’’) for 2018–2023. BIE 

developed the Direction with input from 

Tribal leaders and stakeholders such as 

school boards, educators, and families 

of Native students. Given the unforeseen 

events of the past year and a half, BIE 

is revisiting the Direction to conduct a 

mid-cycle check and make any 

appropriate adjustments to the 

milestones for years 4 and 5 of the 

Direction. 

To obtain Tribes’ and public 

stakeholders’ input on years 4 and 5 of 

the Direction, we have designated a 

separate session to focus on each of the 

Direction’s six mission areas and goals, 

as follows: 

Mission Area: Comprehensive 

Strategic Direction Overview, August 

24, 2021, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. CST, https:// 

doilearn2.webex.com/doilearn2/ 

onstage/g.php?MTID=e97f55ec4f62e

7837bddd0e5824c48cfe 

Goal 01—High-Quality, Early 

Childhood Education, August 24, 2021, 

2 p.m.–1:30 p.m. CST, https://

doilearn2.webex.com/doilearn2/ 

onstage/g.php?MTID=e923a6532db9

ab220265e3d7c7dda71c0 

Goal 02—Wellness, Behavioral 

Health, and Safety, August 25, 2021, 

9 a.m.–10:30 a.m. CST, https://

doilearn2.webex.com/doilearn2/ 

onstage/g.php?MTID=ece4c91a

0085438908204c810753e3062 

Goal 03—K–12 Instruction and High 

Academic Standards, August 25, 2021, 

11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. CST, https://

doilearn2.webex.com/doilearn2/ 

onstage/g.php?MTID=ee71e40e

9d2ac48dc4149533cc5f816c5 

Goal 04—Postsecondary and Career 

Readiness, August 25, 2021, 2 p.m.–3:30 

p.m. CST, https://doilearn2.webex.com/ 

doilearn2/onstage/g.php?MTID=

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