Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 176 / Wednesday, September 15, 2021 / Notices 51373 

Work Group meeting will be on MS 

TEAMs video conference and by phone. 

Call-information as follows: 

MS TEAMs: https://

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Call in (audio only): (202) 640–1187 

Phone Conference Id: 635973133# 

Background 

In 2017, the Congress enacted the 

Indian Employment Training and 

Related Services Consolidation Act of 

2017, Public Law 115–93, codified at 25 

U.S.C. 3401–3417 (‘‘2017 Act’’). The 

2017 update amended and expanded the 

Indian Employment and Related 

Services Demonstration Act of 1992, 

Public Law 102–477 (as amended in 

2017, ‘‘PL 477’’) by, in part, identifying 

12 Federal agencies that are now subject 

to the amended law. Under PL 477, 

Tribes may propose to integrate eligible 

grant programs from the Departments of 

the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, 

Education, Energy, Health & Human 

Services, Homeland Security, Housing & 

Urban Development, Justice, Labor, 

Transportation, and Veterans Affairs, 

consolidate and reprogram grant funds 

in accordance with a single plan, 

budget, and report approved by the 

Secretary of the Interior (‘‘477 Plan’’). 

As required by the 2017 updates to PL 

477, the Department of the Interior 

entered into a Memorandum of 

Agreement (MOA) among the 12 Federal 

agencies to implement PL 477. 

Annual Meeting 

As DOI is the lead agency responsible 

for implementing of PL 477, the BIA, as 

delegated by the Secretary of the 

Interior, announces the annual meeting 

of participating Tribes and Federal 

agencies. As directed by statute, the 

meeting will be co-chaired by the 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary— 

Indian Affairs, Bryan Newland, and the 

477 Tribal Workgroup Committee Chair, 

Margaret Zientek. 25 U.S.C. 

3410(a)(3)(B)(i). 

The agenda will include: 

I. Discussion on Public Law 102–477, as 

amended 

• Status of Memorandum of 

Agreement 

• Recommendation for Changes/ 

Improvements/Areas to be 

addressed 

• Status of Labor Force Report 

II. Current Status of Participating Tribes 

• 477 Programs to be integrated 

• Plan Approval/Denials 

• Waiver Approval/Denials 

• Funds Transfer 

• Annual Reports 

• 477 Tribal Recognition 

III. Miscellaneous 

• Financial Assistance for 477 Tribes 

to develop a database 

• Expansion of Tribal Programs 

• Establish 2022 Annual Meeting of 

participating Tribes and Federal 

agencies 

To join the meeting, use MS TEAMs 

video or call in by phone: 

MS TEAMs: https://

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Call in (audio only): (202) 640–1187 

Phone Conference Id: 635973133# 

Bryan Newland, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19845 Filed 9–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4337–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

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Indian Gaming; Approval of TribalState Class III Gaming Compact in the 

State of Washington 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 

approval of the Third Amendment to 

the Tribal-State Compact (Amendment) 

for Class III Gaming between the 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation (Colville Tribe) and the 

State of Washington (State) and the 

Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the 

Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation 

(Shoalwater Bay Tribe) and the State of 

Washington. 

DATES: The Amendment takes effect on 

September 15, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian 

Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary—Policy and Economic 

Development, Washington, DC 20240, 

paula.hart@bia.gov, (202) 219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 11 of the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act (IGRA), Public Law 100– 

497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., the 

Secretary of the Interior shall publish in 

the Federal Register notice of approved 

Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of 

engaging in Class III gaming activities 

on Indian lands. As required by 25 CFR 

293.4, all compacts and amendments are 

subject to review and approval by the 

Secretary. The Amendment authorizes 

each Tribe to engage in sports wagering 

at the respective Tribe’s class III gaming 

facilities, updates each Compact to 

reflect this change in various sections, 

and incorporates Appendix S, Sports 

Wagering. The Amendment is approved. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19842 Filed 9–14–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Protection and Restoration of Tribal 

Homelands 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Tribal consultation 

sessions. 

SUMMARY: The Department invites 

representatives of federally recognized 

Tribes to consult on several topics 

related to the protection and restoration 

of Tribal homelands, including but not 

limited to: the land-into-trust process, 

leasing and rights-of-way, and sacred 

sites and treaty rights. 

DATES: Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice for 

dates of the sessions. Tribes are also 

invited to submit written input by 11:59 

p.m. ET, Friday, November 5, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Please see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice for links to register for each 

of the sessions. Tribes are also invited 

to submit written input to consultation@

bia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Appel, Director, Office of 

Regulatory Affairs & Collaborative 

Action—Indian Affairs, (202) 273–4680, 

or elizabeth.appel@bia.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Protecting and restoring Tribal 

homelands is a key priority of the 

Department. While the importance of 

Tribal homelands undoubtedly touches 

upon many facets critical to Tribal 

sovereignty and self-determination, the 

consultation will focus on three specific 

topics: The land-into-trust process; 


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