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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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BILLING CODE 4337–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[212A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900253G] 

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=

e4529f0e4b103765d2c388655afd99f34 


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1Tribal law enforcement; a Tribal judge with 

experience in cases related to missing persons, 

murder, or trafficking; not fewer than 3 national, 

regional, or urban Indian organizations focused on 

violence against women and children on Indian 

lands or against Indians; at least 2 Indian survivors 

of human trafficking; at least 2 family members of 

Goal 05—Self-Determination, August 

26, 2021, 9 a.m.–10:30 a.m. CST, https:// 

doilearn2.webex.com/doilearn2/ 

onstage/g.php?MTID=e37e49195a2325

aa3629746186cc08222 

Goal 06—Performance Management, 

August 26, 2021, 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m. CST, 

https://doilearn2.webex.com/doilearn2/ 

onstage/g.php?MTID=e8c10ad0d0bab

896669a0e7e6f885f770 

BIE has invited Tribes by letter. BIE 

also welcomes input from families of 

students at BIE schools and other 

stakeholders. 

Bryan Newland, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

[212A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900 253G] 

Office of the Assistant Secretary— 

Indian Affairs; Not Invisible Act of 2019 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior (Department), in coordination 

with the U.S. Department of Justice, is 

hosting public meetings to obtain 

stakeholder input related to 

implementation of the Not Invisible Act 

of 2019, which was enacted to increase 

intergovernmental coordination to 

identify and combat violent crime on 

Indian lands and against Indians. 

DATES: Comments from stakeholders 

must be submitted no later than Friday, 

September 17, 2021. Please see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice for the dates of the public 

meetings. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Heidi Todacheene, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Preferred method by email to: 

consultation@bia.gov; 

• Mail, hand-carry or use an 

overnight courier service to Heidi 

Todacheene, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs, U.S. 

Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street 

NW, Mail Stop 4660, Washington, DC 

20240. 

Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice for 

links to register for the public meetings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Heidi Todacheene, Senior Advisor to 

the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs 

at heidi_todacheene@ios.doi.gov or 

(202) 208–7163. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Congress enacted the Not Invisible 

Act (Act), Public Law 116–166, 134 Stat. 

766 (2020), to increase 

intergovernmental coordination to 

identify and combat violent crime 

within Indian lands and against Indians. 

Section 4 of the Act requires that the 

Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), in 

coordination with the United States 

Attorney General, establish and appoint 

members to a Joint Commission on 

Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians 

(Commission) to develop 

recommendations on actions the Federal 

Government can take to identify, 

coordinate, and combat violent crime 

against Indians. 

Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act requires 

the Commission to develop 

recommendations on actions the Federal 

Government can take to help combat 

violent crime within Indian lands and 

against Indians, including 

recommendations for: 

(i) Identifying, reporting, and 

responding to instances of missing 

persons, murder, and human trafficking 

on Indian lands and of Indians; 

(ii) legislative and administrative 

changes necessary to use programs, 

properties, or other resources funded or 

operated by the Department of the 

Interior and Department of Justice to 

combat the crisis of missing or 

murdered Indians and human 

trafficking on Indian lands and of 

Indians; 

(iii) tracking and reporting data on 

instances of missing persons, murder, 

and human trafficking on Indian lands 

and of Indians; 

(iv) addressing staff shortages and 

open positions within relevant law 

enforcement agencies, including issues 

related to the hiring and retention of law 

enforcement officers; 

(v) coordinating Tribal, State, and 

Federal resources to increase 

prosecution of murder and human 

trafficking offenses on Indian lands and 

of Indians; and 

(vi) increasing information sharing 

with Tribal governments on violent 

crime investigations and prosecutions in 

Indian lands that were terminated or 

declined. 

II. Public Meetings 

A. Purpose of the Public Meetings 

The Department is holding public 

meetings to receive input from 

stakeholders on the formation of the 

Commission and what the Commission 

should consider when developing 

recommendations that will have lasting 

impacts on Indian Country and further 

address the missing and murdered 

Indigenous peoples crisis. The 

Department particularly seeks input 

from stakeholders who are diverse with 

expertise on the subject area, and those 

who are directly affected by violent 

crime against American Indians and 

Alaska Natives, including those in 

Tribal leadership, law enforcement, the 

judicial system, health care and mental 

health practitioners, counselors, 

national/regional/urban Indian 

organizations, and survivors and family 

members of individuals affected by 

violent crime. The Department is 

hosting separate Tribal consultations on 

this topic and has invited Tribal leaders 

by letter. The Department will consider 

the comments received during both the 

public meetings and Tribal consultation 

to inform formation of the Commission, 

development of the priorities and goals 

of the Commission and the scope of its 

duties, and to identify existing 

information related to the Commission’s 

objectives. In addition, the information 

will guide the structure and topics for 

hearings, the process for gathering 

testimony and receiving such evidence 

the Commission considers to be 

necessary to carry out its duties. 

B. Questions for Stakeholder 

Consideration 

The following questions are presented 

for stakeholder consideration: 

(1) What, from the topics listed in 

Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act and 

repeated above, is a priority that would 

most benefit your community? Are there 

other topics related to the Commission’s 

objectives that you wish the 

Commission to consider? 

(2) The Act requires that the 

Commission include representation 

from and coordination across several 

federal agencies. Are there agencies, 

bureaus, offices, or programs you 

believe should be represented on the 

Commission that are not listed in the 

Act? Are there agencies, bureaus, 

offices, or programs that may not be 

represented on the Commission but that 

you believe the Commission should 

otherwise coordinate with or obtain 

input from? If so, please identify these 

agencies, bureaus, offices, or programs. 

(3) The Act lists categories of 

individuals from outside the Federal 

Government to be represented on the 

Commission.1 Are there other categories 


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