53680 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 174 / Friday, September 9, 2005 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

List of Programs Eligible for Inclusion 

in Fiscal Year 2006 Funding 

Agreements To Be Negotiated With 

Self-Governance Tribes by Interior 

Bureaus Other Than the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice lists programs or 

portions of programs that are eligible for 

inclusion in Fiscal Year 2006 funding 

agreements with self-governance tribes 

and lists programmatic targets for each 

of the non-BIA bureaus, pursuant to 

section 405(c)(4) of the Tribal SelfGovernance Act. 

DATES: This notice expires on 

September 30, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Inquiries or comments 

regarding this notice may be directed to 

Dr. Ken Reinfeld, Office of SelfGovernance and Self-Determination 

(MS–4618, MIB), 1849 C Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20240–0001, telephone: 

(202) 208–5734, fax: (202) 219–1404, or 

to the bureau points of contact listed 

below. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Title II of the Indian SelfDetermination Act Amendments of 1994 

(Pub. L. 103–413, the ‘‘Tribal SelfGovernance Act’’, or the ‘‘Act’’) 

instituted a permanent self-governance 

program at the Department of the 

Interior (DOI). Under the selfgovernance program certain programs, 

services, functions, and activities, or 

portions thereof, in Interior bureaus 

other than BIA are eligible to be 

planned, conducted, consolidated, and 

administered by a self-governance tribal 

government. 

Under section 405(c) of the Tribal 

Self-Governance Act, the Secretary of 

the Interior is required to publish 

annually: (1) A list of non-BIA 

programs, services, functions, and 

activities, or portions thereof, that are 

eligible for inclusion in agreements 

negotiated under the self-governance 

program; and (2) programmatic targets 

for these bureaus. 

Under the Tribal Self-Governance Act, 

two categories of non-BIA programs are 

eligible for self-governance funding 

agreements: 

(1) Under section 403(b)(2) of the Act, 

any non-BIA program, service, function 

or activity that is administered by 

Interior that is ‘‘otherwise available to 

Indian tribes or Indians,’’ can be 

administered by a tribal government 

through a self-governance funding 

agreement. The Department interprets 

this provision to authorize the inclusion 

of programs eligible for selfdetermination contracts under Title I of 

the Indian Self-Determination and 

Education Assistance Act (P.L. 93–638, 

as amended). Section 403(b)(2) also 

specifies ‘‘nothing in this subsection 

may be construed to provide any tribe 

with a preference with respect to the 

opportunity of the tribe to administer 

programs, services, functions and 

activities, or portions thereof, unless 

such preference is otherwise provided 

for by law.’’

(2) Under section 403(c) of the Act, 

the Secretary may include other 

programs, services, functions, and 

activities or portions thereof that are of 

‘‘special geographic, historical, or 

cultural significance’’ to a selfgovernance tribe. 

Under section 403(k) of the Tribal 

Self-Governance Act, funding 

agreements cannot include programs, 

services, functions, or activities that are 

inherently Federal or where the statute 

establishing the existing program does 

not authorize the type of participation 

sought by the tribe. However, a tribe (or 

tribes) need not be identified in the 

authorizing statutes in order for a 

program or element to be included in a 

self-governance funding agreement. 

While general legal and policy guidance 

regarding what constitutes an inherently 

Federal function exists, we will 

determine whether a specific function is 

inherently Federal on a case-by-case 

basis considering the totality of 

circumstances. 

Response to Comments 

The Department provided the 

proposed list to the self-governance 

tribes on April 18, 2005 for their review 

and comment. No comments were 

received. Several minor editorial and 

technical changes provided by Interior’s 

bureaus were incorporated. 

II. Funding Agreements Between SelfGovernance Tribes and Non-BIA 

Bureaus of the Department of the 

Interior 

A. Bureau of Land Management (none) 

B. Bureau of Reclamation (4) 

Gila River Indian Community 

Karuk Tribe of California 

Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of Nevada 

Yurok Tribe 

C. Minerals Management Service (none) 

D. National Park Service (4) 

Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians 

Lower Elwha S’Klallam Tribe 

Tanana Chiefs Conference, Inc. 

Yurok Tribe 

E. Office of Surface Mining and 

Reclamation Enforcement (none) 

F. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (2) 

Council of Athabascan Tribal 

Governments 

Confederated Salish and Kootenai 

Tribes of the Flathead Reservation 

G. U.S. Geological Survey (none) 

H. Office of the Special Trustee for 

American Indians (three) 

Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma 

Confederated Salish and Kootenai 

Tribes of the Flathead Reservation 

Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma 

III. Eligible Programs of the Department 

of the Interior Non-BIA Bureaus 

Below is a listing by bureau of the 

types of non-BIA programs, or portions 

thereof, that may be eligible for selfgovernance funding agreements because 

they are either ‘‘otherwise available to 

Indians’’ under Title I and not 

precluded by any other law, or may 

have ‘‘special geographic, historical, or 

cultural significance’’ to a participating 

tribe. The lists represent the most 

current information on programs 

potentially available to tribes under a 

self-governance funding agreement. 

The Department will also consider for 

inclusion in funding agreements other 

programs or activities not included 

below, but which, upon request of a 

self-governance tribe, the Department 

determines to be eligible under either 

sections 403(b)(2) or 403(c) of the Act. 

Tribes with an interest in such potential 

agreements are encouraged to begin 

discussions with the appropriate nonBIA bureau. 

A. Eligible Programs of the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) 

BLM management responsibilities 

cover a wide range of areas, such as 

recreational activities, timber, range and 

minerals management, wildlife habitat 

management and watershed restoration. 

In addition, BLM is responsible for the 

survey of certain Federal and tribal 

lands. Two programs provide tribal 

services: (1) Tribal and allottee minerals 

management; and (2) Survey of tribal 

and allottee lands. 

BLM carries out some of its activities 

in the management of public lands 

through contracts and cooperative 

agreements. These and other activities, 

dependent upon availability of funds, 

the need for specific services, and the 

self-governance tribe demonstrating a 

special geographic, cultural, or 

historical connection, may also be 

available for inclusion in selfgovernance funding agreements. Once a 

tribe has made initial contact with BLM, 

more specific information will be 

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provided by the respective BLM State 

office. 

Tribal Services 

1. Minerals Management. Inspection 

and enforcement of Indian oil and gas 

operations, and inspection, enforcement 

and production verification of Indian 

coal and sand and gravel operations are 

already available for contracts under 

Title I of the Act and therefore may be 

available for inclusion in a funding 

agreement. 

2. Cadastral Survey. Tribal and 

allottee cadastral survey services are 

already available for contracts under 

Title I of the Act and therefore may be 

available for inclusion in a funding 

agreement. 

Other Activities 

1. Cultural Heritage. Cultural heritage 

activities, such as research and 

inventory, may be available in specific 

states. 

2. Forestry Management. Activities 

such as environmental studies, tree 

planting, thinning, and similar work, 

may be available in specific states. 

3. Range Management. Activities, 

such as re-vegetation, noxious weed 

control, fencing, construction and 

management of range improvements, 

grazing management experiments, range 

monitoring, and similar activities, may 

be available in specific states. 

4. Riparian Management. Activities, 

such as facilities construction, erosion 

control, rehabilitation, and similar 

activities, may be available in specific 

states. 

5. Recreation Management. Activities, 

such as facilities construction and 

maintenance, interpretive design and 

construction, and similar activities may 

be available in specific states. 

6. Wildlife and Fisheries Habitat 

Management. Activities, such as 

construction and maintenance, 

interpretive design and construction, 

and similar activities, may be available 

in specific states. 

7. Wild Horse Management. 

Activities, such as wild horse round 

ups, removal, and disposition, including 

operation and maintenance of wild 

horse facilities may be available in 

specific states. 

The above programs under ‘‘Other 

Activities’’ are available in many states 

for competitive contracting. However, if 

they are of special geographic, historical 

or cultural significance to a 

participating self-governance tribe, they 

may be available for funding 

agreements. Tribes may also discuss 

additional BLM-funded activities with 

the relevant State office in relation to 

negotiating specific self-governance 

funding agreements. 

For questions regarding selfgovernance, contact Jerry Cordova, 

Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20240–

0001, telephone: (202) 452–7756, fax: 

(202) 452–7701. General information on 

all contracts available in a given year 

through the BLM can be obtained from 

the BLM National Business Center, P.O. 

Box 25047, Bldg 50, Denver Federal 

Center, Denver, CO 80225–0047. 

B. Eligible Programs of the Bureau of 

Reclamation 

Reclamation operates a wide range of 

water resource management projects for 

hydroelectric power generation, 

municipal and industrial water 

supplies, flood control, outdoor 

recreation, enhancement of fish and 

wildlife habitats, and research. Most of 

Reclamation’s activities involve 

construction, operation and 

maintenance, and management of water 

resources projects and associated 

facilities. Components of the following 

water resource management and 

construction projects may be eligible for 

inclusion in self-governance funding 

agreements. 

1. Klamath Project—CA, OR 

2. Trinity River Restoration Program—

CA 

3. Central Valley Project (Trinity 

Division)—CA 

4. Central Arizona Project—AZ, NM 

5. Colorado River Front Work/Levee 

System—AZ, CA, NV 

6. Lower Colorado Indian Water 

Management Study—AZ, CA, NV 

7. Middle Rio Grande Project—NM 

8. Yuma Area Projects—AZ, CA 

9. Rocky Boy’s/North Central 

Montana Regional Water System—MT 

10. Indian Water Rights Settlements 

Projects—as Congressionally Authorized 

For questions regarding selfgovernance, contact Barbara White, 

Reclamation Self-Governance 

Coordinator, Native American Affairs 

Office, Bureau of Reclamation (W–

6100), 1849 C Street NW., Washington, 

DC 20240–0001, telephone: (202) 513–

0631, fax: (202) 513–0311. 

C. Eligible Programs of the Minerals 

Management Service (MMS) 

MMS provides stewardship of 

America’s offshore resources and 

collects revenues generated from 

mineral leases on Federal and Indian 

lands. MMS is responsible for the 

management of the Federal Outer 

Continental Shelf, which are submerged 

lands off the coasts that have significant 

energy and mineral resources. Within 

the offshore minerals management 

program, environmental impact 

assessments and statements and 

environmental studies may be available 

if a self-governance tribe demonstrates a 

special geographic, cultural or historical 

connection. 

MMS also offers mineral-owning 

tribes other opportunities to become 

involved in MMS’s Minerals Revenue 

Management functions. These programs 

address the intent of tribal selfgovernance but are available regardless 

of self-governance intentions or status 

and are a good prerequisite for assuming 

other technical functions. Generally, 

minerals revenue management programs 

are available to tribes because of 

FOGRMA. Minerals revenue 

management programs that may be 

available to self-governance tribes are as 

follows: 

1. Audit of Tribal Royalty Payments. 

Audit activities for tribal leases, except 

for the issuance of orders, final 

valuation decisions, and other 

enforcement activities. (For tribes 

already participating in MMS 

cooperative audits, this program is 

offered as an optional alternative.) 

2. Verification of Tribal Royalty 

Payments. Financial compliance 

verification and monitoring activities, 

production verification, and appeals 

research and analysis. 

3. Tribal Royalty Reporting, 

Accounting, and Data Management. 

Establishment and management of 

royalty reporting and accounting 

systems including document processing, 

production reporting, reference data 

(lease, payor, agreement) management, 

billing and general ledger. 

4. Tribal Royalty Valuation. 

Preliminary analysis and 

recommendations for valuation and 

allowance determinations and 

approvals. 

5. Royalty Management of Allotted 

Leases. Mineral revenue collections of 

allotted leases, provided that MMS 

consults with and obtains written 

approval from affected individual 

Indian mineral owners to delegate this 

responsibility to the tribe. 

6. Online Monitoring of Royalties and 

Accounts. Online computer access to 

reports, payments, and royalty 

information contained in MMS 

accounts. MMS will install equipment 

at tribal locations, train tribal staff, and 

assist tribes in researching and 

monitoring all payments, reports, 

accounts, and historical information 

regarding their leases. 

7. Royalty Internship Program. An 

orientation and training program for 

auditors and accountants from mineral 

producing tribes to acquaint tribal staff 

with royalty laws, procedures, and 

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techniques. This program is 

recommended for tribes that are 

considering a self-governance funding 

agreement but have not yet acquired 

mineral revenue expertise via a 

FOGRMA section 202 contract. 

For questions regarding selfgovernance, contact Shirley Conway, 

Minerals Revenue Management, 

Minerals Management Service (MS–

4241 MIB), 1849 C Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20240–0001, telephone: 

(202) 208–3512, fax: (202) 501–0247. 

D. Eligible Programs of the National 

Park Service (NPS) 

The National Park Service administers 

the National Park System made up of 

national parks, monuments, historic 

sites, battlefields, seashores, lake shores 

and recreation areas. NPS maintains the 

park units, protects the natural and 

cultural resources, and conducts a range 

of visitor services such as law 

enforcement, park maintenance, and 

interpretation of geology, history, and 

natural and cultural resources. 

Some elements of these programs may 

be eligible for inclusion in a selfgovernance annual funding agreement. 

The listing below was developed 

considering the geographic proximity to, 

and/or traditional association of a selfgovernance tribe with, units of the 

National Park system, and the types of 

programs that have components that 

may be suitable for contracting through 

a self-governance annual funding 

agreement. This listing is not all 

inclusive, but is representative of the 

types of programs which may be eligible 

for tribal participation through annual 

funding agreements. 

Ongoing Programs and Activities. 

Components of the following programs 

are potentially eligible for inclusion in 

a self-governance annual funding 

agreement: 

1. Archaeological Surveys 

2. Comprehensive Management 

Planning 

3. Cultural Resource Management 

Projects 

4. Ethnographic Studies 

5. Erosion Control 

6. Fire Protection 

7. Gathering Baseline Subsistence 

Data—AK 

8. Hazardous Fuel Reduction 

9. Housing Construction and 

Rehabilitation 

10. Interpretation 

11. Janitorial Services 

12. Maintenance 

13. Natural Resource Management 

Projects 

14. Operation of Campgrounds 

15. Range Assessment—AK 

16. Reindeer Grazing—AK 

17. Road Repair 

18. Solid Waste Collection and 

Disposal 

19. Trail Rehabilitation 

20. Watershed Restoration and 

Maintenance 

Special Programs. Aspects of these 

programs may be available if a selfgovernance tribe demonstrates a 

geographical, cultural, or historical 

connection. 

1. Beringia Research 

2. Elwha River Restoration 

Connections to National Park Units. 

Aspects of ongoing programs and 

activities may be available to selfgovernance tribes with known 

geographic, cultural, or historical 

connections to the following national 

park units. 

1. Bering Land Bridge National Park—

AK 

2. Cape Krusenstern National 

Monument—AK 

3. Gates of the Arctic National Park & 

Preserve—AK 

4. Glacier Bay National Park and 

Preserve—AK 

5. Katmai National Park and 

Preserve—AK 

6. Kenai Fjords National Park—AK 

7. Klondike Gold Rush National 

Historical Park—AK 

8. Kobuk Valley National Park—AK 

9. Lake Clark National Park and 

Preserve—AK 

10. Noatak National Preserve—AK 

11. Sitka National Historical Park—

AK 

12. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 

and Preserve—AK 

13. Yukon-Charley Rivers National 

Preserve—AK 

14. Casa Grande Ruins National 

Monument—AZ 

15. Hohokam Pima National 

Monument—AZ 

16. Montezuma Castle National 

Monument—AZ 

17. Organ Pipe Cactus National 

Monument—AZ 

18. Saguaro National Park—AZ 

19. Tonto National Monument—AZ 

20. Tumacacori National Historical 

Park—AZ 

21. Tuzigoot National Monument—

AZ 

22. Arkansas Post National 

Memorial—AR 

23. Joshua Tree National Park—CA 

24. Lassen Volcanic National Park—

CA 

25. Redwood National Park—CA 

26. Whiskeytown National Recreation 

Area—CA 

27. Hagerman Fossil Beds National 

Monument—ID 

28. Effigy Mounds National 

Monument—IA 

29. Boston Harbor Islands, National 

Park Area—MA 

30. Cape Cod National Seashore—MA 

31. New Bedford Whaling National 

Historical Park—MA 

32. Sleeping Bear Dunes National 

Lakeshore—MI 

33. Grand Portage National 

Monument—MN 

34. Voyageurs National Park—MN 

35. Bear Paw Battlefield, Nez Perce 

National Historical Park—MT 

36. Glacier National Park—MT 

37. Great Basin National Park—NV 

38. Bandelier National Monument—

NM 

39. Carlsbad Caverns National Park—

NM 

40. White Sands National 

Monument—NM 

41. Fort Stanwix National 

Monument—NY 

42. Cuyahoga Valley National Park—

OH 

43. Hopewell Culture National 

Historical Park—OH 

44. Chickasaw National Recreation 

Area—OK 

45. John Day Fossil Beds National 

Monument—OR 

46. Alibates Flint Quarries National 

Monument—TX 

47. Guadalupe Mountains National 

Park—TX 

48. Lake Meredith National 

Recreation Area—TX 

49. Ebey’s Landing National Historical 

Reserve—WA 

50. Mt. Rainier National Park—WA 

51. Olympic National Park—WA 

52. San Juan Islands National Historic 

Park—WA 

53. Whitman Mission National 

Historic Site—WA 

For questions regarding selfgovernance, contact Dr. Patricia Parker, 

Chief, American Indian Liaison Office, 

National Park Service (Org. 2560, 9th 

Floor), 1201 Eye Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20005–5905, telephone: 

(202) 354–6965, fax: (202) 371–6609. 

E. Eligible Programs of the Office of 

Surface Mining and Reclamation 

Enforcement (OSM) 

OSM regulates surface coal mining 

and reclamation operations, and 

reclaims abandoned coal mines, in 

cooperation with states and Indian 

tribes. 

1. Abandoned Mine Land 

Reclamation Program. This program 

restores eligible lands mined and 

abandoned or left inadequately restored 

and is available to Indian tribes. 

2. Control of the Environmental 

Impacts of Surface Coal Mining. This 

program includes analyses, NEPA 

documentation, technical reviews, and 

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studies. Where surface coal mining 

exists on Indian land, certain regulatory 

activities that are not inherently Federal 

are available to Indian tribes. 

For questions regarding selfgovernance, contact Maria Mitchell, 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement (MS–210 SIB), 1951 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20240, telephone: (202) 208–2865, fax: 

(202) 219–3111. 

F. Eligible Programs of the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (FWS) 

The mission of FWS is to conserve, 

protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, and 

their habitats for the continuing benefit 

of the American people. Primary 

responsibilities are for migratory birds, 

endangered species, freshwater and 

anadromous fisheries, and certain 

marine mammals. FWS also has a 

continuing cooperative relationship 

with a number of Indian tribes 

throughout the National Wildlife Refuge 

System and the Service’s fish 

hatcheries. Any self-governance tribe 

may contact a National Wildlife Refuge 

or National Fish Hatchery directly 

concerning participation in Service 

programs under the Tribal SelfGovernance Act. 

Some elements of the following 

programs may be eligible for inclusion 

in a self-governance funding agreement. 

The listing below was developed 

considering the proximity of an 

identified self-governance tribe to a 

National Wildlife Refuge or National 

Fish Hatchery, and the types of 

programs that have components that 

may be suitable for contracting through 

a self-governance funding agreement. 

This listing is not all-inclusive but is 

representative of the types of programs 

which may be eligible for tribal 

participation through a funding 

agreement. 

1. Subsistence Programs Within Alaska 

2. Fish and Wildlife Technical 

Assistance, Restoration and 

Conservation 

a. Fish and Wildlife Population 

Surveys 

b. Habitat Surveys 

c. Sport Fish Restoration 

d. Capture of Depredating Migratory 

Birds 

e. Fish and Wildlife Program Planning 

f. Habitat Restoration Activities 

3. Endangered Species Program 

a. Cooperative Management of 

Conservation Programs 

b. Development and Implementation 

of Recovery Plans 

c. Conducting Status Surveys for High 

Priority Candidate Species 

d. Participation in the Development of 

Habitat Conservation Plans, as 

appropriate 

4. Education Programs 

a. Interpretation 

b. Outdoor Classrooms 

c. Visitor Center Operations 

d. Volunteer Coordination Efforts Onand Off-Refuge 

5. Environmental Contaminants 

Program 

a. Analytical Devices 

b. Removal of Underground Storage 

Tanks 

c. Specific Cleanup Activities 

d. Natural Resource Economic 

Analysis 

e. Specific Field Data Gathering 

Efforts 

6. Hatchery Operations 

a. Egg Taking 

b. Rearing/Feeding 

c. Disease Treatment 

d. Tagging 

e. Clerical/Facility Maintenance 

7. Wetland and Habitat Conservation 

and Restoration 

a. Construction 

b. Planning Activities 

c. Habitat Monitoring and 

Management 

8. Conservation Law Enforcement 

All Law Enforcement under CrossDeputization 

9. National Wildlife Refuge Operations 

and Maintenance 

a. Construction 

b. Farming 

c. Concessions 

d. Maintenance 

e. Comprehensive Management 

Planning 

f. Biological Program Efforts 

g. Habitat Management 

h. Fire Management 

Locations of Refuges and Hatcheries 

With Close Proximity to SelfGovernance Tribes 

1. Alaska National Wildlife Refuges—

AK 

2. Alchesay National Fish Hatchery—

AZ 

3. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife 

Refuge—ID 

4. Kootenai National Wildlife 

Refuge—ID 

5. Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge—

MN 

6. Mille Lacs National Wildlife 

Refuge—MN 

7. Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge—

MN 

8. National Bison Range—MT 

9. Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge—

MT 

10. Pablo National Wildlife Refuge—MT 

11. Mescalero National Fish Hatchery—

NM 

12. Sequoyah National Wildlife 

Refuge—OK 

13. Tishomingo National Wildlife 

Refuge—OK 

14. Bandon Marsh National Wildlife 

Refuge—OR 

15. Dungeness National Wildlife 

Refuge—WA 

16. Makah National Fish Hatchery—WA 

17. Nisqually National Wildlife 

Refuge—WA 

18. Quinault National Fish Hatchery—

WA 

19. San Juan Islands National Wildlife 

Refuge—WA 

For questions regarding selfgovernance, contact Patrick Durham, 

Fish and Wildlife Service (MS–3012 

MIB), 1849 C Street NW., Washington, 

DC 20240–0001, telephone: (202) 208–

4133, fax: (202) 501–3524. 

G. Eligible Programs of the U.S. 

Geological Survey (USGS) 

The mission of the U.S. Geological 

Survey is to provide information on 

biology, geology, hydrology, and 

cartography that contributes to the wise 

management of the Nation’s natural 

resources and to the health, safety, and 

well-being of the American people. 

Information includes maps, data bases, 

and descriptions and analyses of the 

water, plants, animals, energy, and 

mineral resources, land surface, 

underlying geologic structure and 

dynamic processes of the Earth. 

Information on these scientific issues is 

developed through extensive research, 

field studies, and comprehensive data 

collection to: evaluate natural hazards 

such as earthquakes, volcanoes, 

landslides, floods, droughts, subsidence 

and other ground failures; assess energy, 

mineral, and water resources in terms of 

their quality, quantity, and availability; 

evaluate the habitats of animals and 

plants; and produce geographic, 

cartographic, and remotely-sensed 

information in digital and non-digital 

formats. No USGS programs are 

specifically available to American 

Indians or Alaska Natives. Components 

of the following programs may have a 

special geographic, cultural, or 

historical connection with a selfgovernance tribe: 

1. Mineral Environmental, and Energy 

Assessments 

2. USGS Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

Program 

3. Water Resources Data Collection and 

Investigations 

4. Biological Resources Inventory, 

Monitoring, Research and 

Information Transfer Activities 

For questions regarding selfgovernance, contact Sue Marcus, 

American Indian/Alaska Native Liaison, 

U.S. Geological Survey, 104 National 

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Center, Reston, VA 20192, telephone: 

(703) 648–4437, fax: (703) 648–5470. 

H. Eligible Programs of the Office of the 

Special Trustee for American Indians 

(OST) 

The Department of the Interior has 

responsibility for what may be the 

largest land trust in the world, 

approximately 56 million acres. OST 

oversees the management of these trust 

assets as well as maintains, invests, 

disburses, and reports to individual 

Indians and tribes on financial asset 

transactions generated from leasing and 

other commercial activities on these 

lands. The mission of the OST is to 

serve Indian communities by fulfilling 

Indian fiduciary trust responsibilities. 

This is to be accomplished through the 

implementation of a Comprehensive 

Trust Management Plan (CTM) that is 

designed to improve trust beneficiary 

services, ownership information, 

management of trust fund assets, and 

self-governance activities. 

A tribe operating under selfgovernance may include the following 

programs, services, functions, and 

activities or portions thereof in a 

funding agreement: 

1. Financial Trust Services (Individual 

Indian Monies Financial Services) 

2. Appraisal Services 

Responsibilities for the operation of 

these programs have been shifted from 

BIA to OST. Tribes/Consortia that 

currently perform these programs under 

a Self-Governance funding agreement 

with the Indian Affairs, may negotiate a 

separate Memorandum of 

Understanding (MOU) with OST that 

outlines the roles and responsibilities 

for management of these programs. The 

MOU between the Tribe/Consortium 

and OST outlines the roles and 

responsibilities for the performance of 

the OST program by the Tribe/ 

Consortium. If those roles and 

responsibilities are already fully 

articulated in the existing SelfGovernance funding agreement, an 

MOU is not required. To the extent that 

any necessary elements are missing 

from the funding agreement, however, 

an MOU will be negotiated between the 

Tribe/Consortium and OST. 

Other Self-Governance Tribes/ 

Consortia that do not perform these 

programs may be eligible to enter into 

a self-governance funding agreement 

with OST. In such cases, the Tribe/ 

Consortium would negotiate a funding 

agreement with OST and the funding 

would come from OST program dollars. 

These funding agreements would 

stipulate the roles and responsibilities 

of the Tribe/Consortium and OST and 

no separate MOU would be necessary. 

For questions regarding selfgovernance, contact Carrie Moore, 

Director, Office of External Affairs, 

Office of the Special Trustee for 

American Indians (MS–5140 MIB), 1849 

C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240–

0001, phone: (202) 208–4866, fax: (202) 

208–7545. 

IV. Programmatic Targets 

During Fiscal Year 2006, upon request 

of a self-governance tribe, each non-BIA 

bureau will negotiate funding 

agreements for its eligible programs 

beyond those already negotiated. 

Dated: August 24, 2005. 

James E. Cason, 

Associate Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–17914 Filed 9–8–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CA–939–04–1610–00] 

Notice of Availability of Record of 

Decision for the California Coastal 

National Monument Resource 

Management Plan 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act (FLPMA), the Bureau 

of Land Management (BLM) 

management policies, and Presidential 

Proclamation No. 7264, the BLM 

announces the availability of the RMP/ 

ROD for the California Coastal National 

Monument (CCNM) located off the coast 

of California. The California State 

Director has signed the RMP/ROD, 

which becomes effective immediately. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Resource 

Management Plan/Record of Decision 

(RMP/ROD) are available upon request 

from the Monument Manager, CCNM 

Office, Bureau of Land Management, 

299 Foam Street, Monterey, California 

or via the Internet at http:// 

www.ca.blm.gov. Copies may also be 

obtained at: California State Office, 2800 

Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA; Hollister 

Field Office, 20 Hamilton Court, 

Hollister, CA; Arcata Field Office, 1695 

Heindon Road, Arcata, CA; Ukiah Field 

Office, 2550 North State Street, Ukiah, 

CA, Bakersfield Field Office, 3801 

Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, CA; Palm 

Springs/South Coast Field Office, 690 

W. Garnet Ave., North Palm Springs, 

CA; and California Desert District 

Office, 22835 Calle San Juan de Los 

Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick 

Hanks, (831) 372–6105. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

CCNM RMP provides direction for 

managing the approximate 1000 acres of 

offshore rocks, small islands, exposed 

reefs, and pinnacles that comprise the 

Monument. The Monument was 

established by Presidential 

Proclamation No. 7264 on January 11, 

2000, under the authority of the 

Antiquities Act of 1906. The Monument 

lies within the jurisdiction of 15 

California counties and five BLM field 

offices, and at least 25% of the coastal 

portion of the mainland adjacent to the 

Monument is contained within the 

California State Parks System. Planning 

for the Monument officially began with 

a Federal Register notice on April 24, 

2002 initiating scoping. The California 

Department of Fish and Game, the 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation, the United States Air Force, 

and the Cher-Ae Heights Indian 

Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, 

a federally recognized tribe, are 

cooperating agencies in the 

development of this RMP. BLM sought 

public and governmental participation 

in the development of this RMP and 

will continue to pursue partnerships in 

the management of the Monument. 

Because of the unique nature of the 

CCNM, many governmental entities 

have jurisdiction over resources 

immediately adjacent to the monument 

and are integrally important to meeting 

the goals and objectives for the 

Monument, as established in the RMP. 

Dated: August 5, 2005. 

Mike Pool, 

State Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Fire Management Plan, Final 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

Chiricahua National Monument, AZ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a 

Record of Decision on the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Fire Management Plan, Chiricahua 

National Monument. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to § 102(2)(C) of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, 83 Stat. 852, 853, codified as 

amended at 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the