[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65055-65062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22719]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Notice of Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area Redesignation for
the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This Notice advises the public that the Indian Health Service
(IHS) proposes to expand the geographic boundaries of the Purchased/
Referred Care Delivery Area (PRCDA) for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
in the State of Minnesota to include the Minnesota counties of Crow
Wing and Morrison in the State of Minnesota. The current PRCDA for the
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe includes the Minnesota counties of Aitkin,
Kanebec, Mille Lacs, and Pine. Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members
residing outside of the PRCDA are eligible for direct care services,
however, they are not eligible for Purchased/Referred Care (PRC)
services. The sole purpose of this expansion would be to authorize
additional Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members and beneficiaries to
receive PRC services.
DATES: Comments must be submitted November 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Because of staff and resource limitations, we cannot accept
comments by facsimile (FAX) transmission. You may submit comments in
one of four ways (please choose only one of the ways listed):
1. Electronically. You may submit electronic comments on this
regulation to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the ``Submit a
Comment'' instructions.
2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following
address ONLY: Evonne Bennett, Acting Director, Division of Regulatory
and Policy Coordination, Indian Health Service, 5600 Fishers Lane, Mail
Stop: 09E70, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Please allow sufficient time
for mailed comments to be received before the close of the comment
period.
3. By express or overnight mail. You may send written comments to
the above address.
4. By hand or courier. If you prefer, you may deliver (by hand or
courier) your written comments before the close of the comment period
to the address above.
If you intend to deliver your comments to the Rockville address,
please call telephone number (301) 443-1116 in advance to schedule your
arrival with a staff member.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Inspection of Public Comments: All comments
received before the close of the comment period are available for
viewing by the public, including any personally identifiable or
confidential business information that is included in a comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CAPT John Rael, Director, Office of
Resource Access and Partnerships, Indian Health Service, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Mail Stop: 10E85C, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Telephone 301/443-
0969 (This is not a toll free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The IHS provides services under regulations in effect
as of September 15, 1987, and republished at 42 CFR part 136, subparts
A-C. Subpart C defines a Contract Health Service Delivery Area (CHSDA),
now referred to as a PRCDA, as the geographic area within which PRC
will be made available by the IHS to members of an identified Indian
community who reside in the PRCDA. Residence within a PRCDA by a person
who is within the scope of the Indian health program, as set forth in
42 CFR 136.12, creates no legal entitlement to PRC but only potential
eligibility for services. Services needed, but not available at an IHS/
Tribal facility, are provided under the PRC program depending on the
availability of funds, the person's relative medical priority, and the
actual availability and accessibility of alternate resources in
accordance with the regulations.
The regulations at 42 CFR part 136, subpart C provide that, unless
otherwise designated, a PRCDA shall consist of a county which includes
all or part of a reservation and any county or counties which have a
common boundary with the reservation. 42 CFR 136.22(a)(6). The
regulations also provide that after consultation with the Tribal
governing body or bodies on those reservations included within the
PRCDA, the Secretary may from time to time, redesignate areas within
the United States for inclusion in or exclusion from a PRCDA. The
regulations require that certain criteria must be considered before any
redesignation is made. The criteria are as follows:
(1) The number of Indians residing in the area proposed to be so
included or excluded;
(2) Whether the Tribal governing body has determined that Indians
residing in the area near the reservation are socially and economically
affiliated with the Tribe;
(3) The geographic proximity to the reservation of the area whose
inclusion or exclusion is being considered; and
(4) The level of funding which would be available for the provision
of PRC.
Additionally, the regulations require that any redesignation of a
PRCDA must be made in accordance with the procedures of the
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553). In compliance with this
requirement, IHS is publishing this Notice and requesting public
comments.
The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Tribe's Reservation boundaries were established by the 1855 Treaty
between the Chippewa and the United States. While the Mille Lacs Band
of Ojibwe's PRCDA currently consists of Aitkin, Kanebec, Mille Lacs,
and Pine counties in the State of Minnesota, the Mille Lacs Band of
Ojibwe attests by Tribal Resolution that many Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
members reside in the nearby Minnesota counties of Crow Wing and
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Morrison. These counties are not currently part of a Tribe's designated
PRCDA. Accordingly, IHS proposes to expand the Mille Lacs Band of
Ojibwe's PRCDA to include the Minnesota Counties of Crow Wing and
Morrison.
Under 42 CFR 136.23, those otherwise eligible Indians who do not
reside on a reservation, but reside within a PRCDA, must be either
members of the Tribe or other IHS beneficiaries who maintain close
economic and social ties with the Tribe. In this case, applying the
aforementioned PRCDA redesignation criteria required by operative
regulations codified at 42 CFR part 136, subpart C, the following
findings are made:
1. By expanding, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe estimates the
current eligible population will be increased by 324.
2. The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe has determined that these 324
individuals are members of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and they are
socially and economically affiliated with the Mille Lacs Band of
Ojibwe.
3. The expanded area including Crow Wing and Morrison counties in
the State of Minnesota maintain a common boundary with the current
PRCDA consisting of Aitkin, Kanebec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties in
the State of Minnesota.
4. The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe will use its existing Federal
allocation for PRC funds to provide services to the expanded
population. No additional financial resources will be allocated by IHS
to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe to provide services to Mille Lacs Band
of Ojibwe members residing in Crow Wing and Morrison counties in the
State of Minnesota.
This Notice does not contain reporting or recordkeeping
requirements subject to prior approval by the Office of Management and
Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980.
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Tribe/reservation County/state
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Ak Chin Indian Community........... Pinal, AZ.
Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas.. Polk, TX.\1\
Alaska............................. Entire State.\2\
Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Hot Springs, WY, Fremont, WY,
Reservation, Wyoming. Sublette, WY.
Aroostook Band of Micmacs.......... Aroostook, ME.\3\
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Daniels, MT, McCone, MT, Richland,
Fort Peck Indian Reservation, MT, Roosevelt, MT, Sheridan, MT,
Montana. Valley, MT.
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Ashland, WI, Iron, WI.
Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the
Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin.
Bay Mills Indian Community, Chippewa, MI.
Michigan.
Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Glacier, MT, Pondera, MT.
Indian Reservation of Montana.
Brigham City Intermountain School Permanently closed on May 17,
Health Center, Utah. 1984.\4\
Burns Paiute Tribe................. Harney, OR.
California......................... Entire State, except for the
counties listed in the
footnote.\5\
Catawba Indian Nation (AKA Catawba All Counties in SC,\6\ Cabarrus,
Tribe of South Carolina). NC, Cleveland, NC, Gaston, NC,
Mecklenburg, NC, Rutherford, NC,
Union, NC.
Cayuga Nation...................... Alleghany, NY,\7\ Cattaraugus, NY,
Chautauqua, NY, Erie, NY, Warren,
PA.
Chickahominy Indian Tribe.......... New Kent, VA, James City, VA,
Charles City, VA, Henrico, VA.\8\
Chickahominy Indian Tribe--Eastern New Kent, VA, James City, VA,
Division. Charles City, VA, Henrico, VA.\9\
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Corson, SD, Dewey, SD, Haakon, SD,
Cheyenne River Reservation, South Meade, SD, Perkins, SD, Potter,
Dakota. SD, Stanley, SD, Sully, SD,
Walworth, SD, Ziebach, SD.
Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Chouteau, MT, Hill, MT, Liberty,
Boy's Reservation, Montana. MT.
Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana...... St. Mary Parish, LA.
Cocopah Tribe of Arizona........... Yuma, AZ, Imperial, CA.
Coeur D'Alene Tribe................ Benewah, ID, Kootenai, ID, Latah,
ID, Spokane, WA, Whitman, WA.
Colorado River Indian Tribes of the La Paz, AZ, Riverside, CA, San
Colorado River Indian Reservation, Bernardino, CA, Yuma, AZ.
Arizona and California.
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Flathead, MT, Lake, MT, Missoula,
Tribes of the Flathead Reservation. MT, Sanders, MT.
Confederated Tribes and Bands of Klickitat, WA, Lewis, WA, Skamania,
the Yakama Nation. WA,\10\ Yakima, WA.
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Benton, OR,\11\ Clackamas, OR,
Indians of Oregon. Lane, OR, Lincoln, OR, Linn, OR,
Marion, OR, Multnomah, OR, Polk,
OR, Tillamook, OR, Washington, OR,
Yamhill, OR.
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Grays Harbor, WA, Lewis, WA,
Reservation. Thurston, WA.
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Chelan, WA,\12\ Douglas, WA, Ferry,
Reservation. WA, Grant, WA, Lincoln, WA,
Okanogan, WA, Stevens, WA.
Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Coos, OR,\13\ Curry, OR, Douglas,
Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians. OR, Lane, OR, Lincoln, OR.
Confederated Tribes of the Goshute The entire State of Nevada, Juab,
Reservation, Nevada and Utah. UT, Toole, UT.
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Marion, OR, Multnomah, OR, Polk,
Ronde Community of Oregon. OR,\14\ Tillamook, OR, Washington,
OR, Yamhill, OR.
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Umatilla, OR, Union, OR.
Indian Reservation.
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Clackamas, OR, Jefferson, OR, Linn,
Springs Reservation of Oregon. OR, Marion, OR, Wasco, OR.
Coquille Indian Tribe.............. Coos, OR, Curry, OR, Douglas, OR,
Jackson, OR, Lane, OR.
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana....... Allen Parish, LA, the city limits
of Elton, LA.\15\
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Coos, OR,\16\ Deshutes, OR,
Indians. Douglas, OR, Jackson, OR,
Josephine, OR, Klamath, OR, Lane,
OR.
Cowlitz Indian Tribe............... Clark, WA, Cowlitz, WA, King, WA,
Lewis, WA, Peirce, WA, Skamania,
WA, Thurston, WA, Columbia,
OR,\17\ Kittitas, WA, Wahkiakum,
WA.
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Brule, SD, Buffalo, SD, Hand, SD,
Creek Reservation, South Dakota. Hughes, SD, Hyde, SD, Lyman, SD,
Stanley, SD.
Crow Tribe of Montana.............. Big Horn, MT, Carbon, MT, Treasure,
MT,\18\ Yellowstone, MT, Big Horn,
WY, Sheridan, WY.
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians... Cherokee, NC, Graham, NC, Haywood,
NC, Jackson, NC, Swain, NC.
Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind Hot Springs, WY, Fremont, WY,
River Reservation, Wyoming. Sublette, WY.
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Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of Moody, SD.
South Dakota.
Forest County Potawatomi Community, Forest, WI, Marinette, WI, Oconto,
Wisconsin. WI.
Fort Belknap Indian Community of Blaine, MT, Phillips, MT.
the Fort Belknap Reservation of
Montana.
Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone The entire State of Nevada,
Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Malheur, OR.
Indian Reservation, Nevada and
Oregon.
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Maricopa, AZ.
Arizona.
Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of The entire State of Nevada, Mohave,
Arizona, California and Nevada. AZ, San Bernardino, CA.
Gila River Indian Community of the Maricopa, AZ, Pinal, AZ.
Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona.
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Antrim, MI,\19\ Benzie, MI,
Chippewa Indians, Michigan. Charlevoix, MI, Grand Traverse,
MI, Leelanau, MI, Manistee, MI.
Hannahville Indian Community, Delta, MI, Menominee, MI.
Michigan.
Haskell Indian Health Center....... Douglas, KS.\20\
Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Coconino, AZ, Mohave, AZ.\21\
Reservation, Arizona.
Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin....... Adams, WI,\22\ Clark, WI, Columbia,
WI, Crawford, WI, Dane, WI, Eau
Claire, WI, Houston, MN, Jackson,
WI, Juneau, WI, La Crosse, WI,
Marathon, WI, Monroe, WI, Sauk,
WI, Shawano, WI, Vernon, WI, Wood,
WI.
Hoh Indian Tribe................... Jefferson, WA.
Hopi Tribe of Arizona.............. Apache, AZ, Coconino, AZ, Navajo,
AZ.
Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians... Aroostook, ME.\23\
Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Coconino, AZ, Mohave, AZ, Yavapai,
Hualapai Indian Reservation, AZ.
Arizona.
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska.. Brown, KS, Doniphan, KS,
Richardson, NE.
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe.......... Clallam, WA, Jefferson, WA.
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians....... Grand Parish, LA,\24\ LaSalle
Parish, LA, Rapides, LA.
Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico Archuleta, CO, Rio Arriba, NM,
Sandoval, NM.
Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of Coconino, AZ, Mohave, AZ, Kane, UT.
the Kaibab Indian Reservation,
Arizona.
Kalispel Indian Community of the Pend Oreille, WA, Spokane, WA.
Kalispel Reservation.
Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico (previously Sandoval, NM, Santa Fe, NM.
listed as the Pueblo of Santo
Domingo).
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Baraga, MI, Houghton, MI,
Michigan. Ontonagon, MI.
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Maverick, TX.\25\
Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Brown, KS, Jackson, KS.
Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas.
Klamath Tribes..................... Klamath, OR.\26\
Koi Nation of Northern California Lake, CA, Sonoma, CA.\27\
(formerly known as Lower Lake
Rancheria, California).
Kootenai Tribe of Idaho............ Boundary, ID.
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Sawyer, WI.
Superior Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin.
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Iron, WI, Oneida, WI, Vilas, WI.
Superior Chippewa Indians of the
Lac du Flambeau Reservation of
Wisconsin.
Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Gogebic, MI.
Superior Chippewa Indians of
Michigan.
Little River Band of Ottawa Kent, MI,\28\ Muskegon, MI,
Indians, Michigan. Newaygo, MI, Oceana, MI, Ottawa,
MI, Manistee, MI, Mason, MI,
Wexford, MI, Lake, MI.
Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Blaine, MT, Cascade, MT, Glacier,
Indians of Montana. MT, Hill, MT.\29\
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Alcona, MI,\30\ Alger, MI, Alpena,
Indians, Michigan. MI, Antrim, MI, Benzie, MI,
Charlevoix, MI, Cheboygan, MI,
Chippewa, MI, Crawford, MI, Delta,
MI, Emmet, MI, Grand Traverse, MI,
Iosco, MI, Kalkaska, MI, Leelanau,
MI, Luce, MI, Mackinac, MI,
Manistee, MI, Missaukee, MI,
Montmorency, MI, Ogemaw, MI,
Oscoda, MI, Otsego, MI, Presque
Isle, MI, Schoolcraft, MI,
Roscommon, MI, Wexford, MI.
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Brule, SD, Buffalo, SD, Hughes, SD,
Lower Brule Reservation, South Lyman, SD, Stanley, SD.
Dakota.
Lower Elwha Tribal Community....... Clallam, WA.
Lower Sioux Indian Community in the Redwood, MN, Renville, MN.
State of Minnesota.
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Whatcom, WA.
Reservation.
Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Clallam, WA.
Indian Reservation.
Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe... New London, CT.\31\
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe............ Barnstable, MA, Bristol, MA,
Norfolk, MA, Plymouth, MA,
Suffolk, MA.\32\
Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Allegan, MI,\33\ Barry, MI,
Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan. Kalamazoo, MI, Kent, MI, Ottawa,
MI.
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Langlade, WI, Menominee, WI,
Oconto, WI, Shawano, WI.
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Chaves, NM, Lincoln, NM, Otero, NM.
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico.
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians........ Broward, FL, Collier, FL, Miami-
Dade, FL, Hendry, FL.
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Itasca, MN, Koochiching, MN, St.
Minnesota, Bois Forte Band (Nett Louis, MN.
Lake).
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Carlton, MN, St. Louis, MN.
Minnesota, Fond du Lac Band.
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Cook, MN.
Minnesota, Grand Portage Band.
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Beltrami, MN, Cass, MN, Hubbard,
Minnesota, Leech Lake Band. MN, Itasca, MN.
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Aitkin, MN, Crow Wing, MN,\34\
Minnesota, Mille Lacs Band. Kanebec, MN, Mille Lacs, MN,
Morrison, MN,\35\ Pine, MN.
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Becker, MN, Clearwater, MN,
Minnesota, White Earth Band. Mahnomen, MN, Norman, MN, Polk,
MN.
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Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Attala, MS, Jasper, MS,\36\ Jones,
MS, Kemper, MS, Leake, MS,
Neshoba, MS, Newton, MS, Noxubee,
MS,\37\ Scott, MS,\38\ Winston,
MS.
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Fairfield, CT, Hartford, CT,
Connecticut. Litchfield, CT, Middlesex, CT, New
Haven, CT, New London, CT,
Tolland, CT, Windham, CT.
Monacan Indian Nation.............. Amherst, VA, Nelson, VA, Albemarle,
VA, Buckingham, VA, Appomattox,
VA, Campbell, VA, Bedford, VA,
Botetourt, VA, Rockbridge, VA,
Augusta, VA, and the independent
cities of Lynchburg, VA,
Lexington, VA, Buena Vista, VA,
Staunton, VA, Waynesboro, VA, and
Charlottesville, VA.\39\
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe........... King, WA, Pierce, WA.
Nansemond Indian Tribe............. The independent cities of
Chesapeake, VA, Hampton, VA,
Newport News, VA, Norfolk, VA,
Portsmouth, VA, Suffolk, VA, and
Virginia Beach, VA.\40\
Narragansett Indian Tribe.......... Washington, RI.\41\
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, Apache, AZ, Bernalillo, NM, Cibola,
& Utah. NM, Coconino, AZ, Kane, UT,
McKinley, NM, Montezuma, CO,
Navajo, AZ, Rio Arriba, NM,
Sandoval, NM, San Juan, NM, San
Juan, UT, Socorro, NM, Valencia,
NM.
Nevada............................. Entire State.\42\
Nez Perce Tribe.................... Clearwater, ID, Idaho, ID, Latah,
ID, Lewis, ID, Nez Perce, ID.
Nisqually Indian Tribe............. Pierce, WA, Thurston, WA.
Nooksack Indian Tribe.............. Whatcom, WA.
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Big Horn, MT, Carter, MT,\43\
Northern Cheyenne Indian Rosebud, MT.
Reservation, Montana.
Northwestern Band of Shoshone Box Elder, UT,\44\ Davis, UT, Salt
Nation. Lake, UT, Weber, UT.\45\
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Allegan, MI,\46\ Barry, MI, Branch,
Pottawatomi, Michigan. MI, Calhoun, MI, Kalamazoo, MI,
Kent, MI, Ottawa, MI.
Oglala Sioux Tribe................. Bennett, SD, Cherry, NE, Custer,
SD, Dawes, NE, Fall River, SD,
Jackson, SD,\47\ Mellette, SD,
Pennington, SD, Shannon, SD,
Sheridan, NE, Todd, SD.
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico.......... Rio Arriba, NM.
Oklahoma........................... Entire State.\48\
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska............ Burt, NE, Cuming, NE, Monona, IA,
Thurston, NE, Wayne, NE.
Oneida Nation (previously listed as Brown, WI, Outagamie, WI.
the Oneida Tribe of Indians of
Wisconsin).
Oneida Indian Nation (previously Chenango, NY, Cortland, NY,
listed as the Oneida Nation of New Herkimer, NY, Madison, NY, Oneida,
York). NY, Onondaga, NY.
Onondaga Nation.................... Onondaga, NY.
Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah........ Iron, UT,\49\ Millard, UT, Sevier,
UT, Washington, UT.
Pamunkey Indian Tribe.............. Caroline, VA, Hanover, VA, Henrico,
VA, King William, VA, King and
Queen, VA, New Kent, VA, and the
independent city of Richmond,
VA.\50\
Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona...... Pima, AZ.\51\
Passamaquoddy Tribe................ Aroostook, ME,52 53 Hancock,
ME,\54\ Washington, ME.
Penobscot Nation................... Aroostook, ME,\55\ Penobscot, ME.
Poarch Band of Creeks.............. Baldwin, AL,\56\ Elmore, AL,
Escambia, AL, Mobile, AL, Monroe,
AL, Escambia, FL.
Pokagon Band of Pottawatomi Allegan, MI,\57\ Berrien, MI, Cass,
Indians, Michigan and Indiana. MI, Elkhart, IN, Kosciusko, IN, La
Porte, IN, Marshall, IN, St.
Joseph, IN, Starke, IN, Van Buren,
MI.
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska............ Boyd, NE,\58\ Burt, NE, Charles
Mix, SD, Douglas, NE, Hall, NE,
Holt, NE, Knox, NE, Lancaster, NE,
Madison, NE, Platte, NE,
Pottawatomie, IA, Sarpy, NE,
Stanton, NE, Wayne, NE, Woodbury,
IA.
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe........ Kitsap, WA.
Prairie Band of Pottawatomi Nation. Jackson, KS.
Prairie Island Indian Community in Goodhue, MN.
the State of Minnesota.
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico........ Cibola, NM.
Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico...... Sandoval, NM, Santa Fe, NM.
Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico....... Bernalillo, NM, Torrance, NM,
Valencia, NM.
Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico........ Sandoval, NM.
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico....... Bernalillo, NM, Cibola, NM,
Sandoval, NM, Valencia, NM.
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico........ Santa Fe, NM.
Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico...... Taos, NM.
Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico..... Rio Arriba, NM, Santa Fe, NM.
Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico... Sandoval, NM.
Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico Los Alamos, NM, Rio Arriba, NM,
Sandoval, NM, Santa Fe, NM.
Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico....... Bernalillo, NM, Sandoval, NM.
Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico.... Sandoval, NM.
Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico.. Los Alamos, NM, Sandoval, NM, Santa
Fe, NM.
Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico......... Colfax, NM, Taos, NM.
Pueblo of Tesuque, Mexico.......... Santa Fe, NM.
Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico.......... Sandoval, NM.
Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup King, WA, Pierce, WA, Thurston, WA.
Reservation.
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Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Yuma, AZ, Imperial, CA.
Indian Reservation, Arizona and
California.
Quileute Tribe of the Quileute Clallam, WA, Jefferson, WA.
Reservation.
Quinault Indian Nation............. Grays Harbor, WA, Jefferson, WA
Rapid City, South Dakota........... Pennington, SD.\59\
Rappahannock Tribe, Inc............ King and Queen County, VA, Caroline
County, VA, Essex County, VA, King
William County, VA.\60\
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Bayfield, WI.
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin.
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Beltrami, MN, Clearwater, MN,
Minnesota. Koochiching, MN, Lake of the
Woods, MN, Marshall, MN,
Pennington, MN, Polk, MN, Roseau,
MN.
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Bennett, SD, Cherry, NE, Gregory,
Indian Reservation, South Dakota. SD, Lyman, SD, Mellette, SD, Todd,
SD, Tripp, SD.
Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Brown, KS, Richardson, NE.
Kansas and Nebraska.
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi Tama, IA.
in Iowa.
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Arenac, MI,\61\ Clare, MI,
Michigan. Isabella, MI, Midland, MI,
Missaukee, MI.
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe........... Franklin, NY, St. Lawrence, NY.
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Maricopa, AZ.
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona.
Samish Indian Nation............... Clallam, WA,\62\ Island, WA,
Jefferson, WA, King, WA, Kitsap,
WA, Pierce, WA, San Juan, WA,
Skagit, WA, Snohomish, WA,
Whatcom, WA.
San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Apache, AZ, Cochise, AZ, Gila, AZ,
Carlos Reservation, Arizona. Graham, AZ, Greenlee, AZ, Pinal,
AZ.
San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Coconino, AZ, San Juan, UT.
Arizona.
Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska...... Bon Homme, SD, Knox, NE.
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe......... Snohomish, WA, Skagit, WA.
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Alger, MI,\63\ Chippewa, MI, Delta,
Indians, Michigan. MI, Luce, MI, Mackinac, MI,
Marquette, MI, Schoolcraft, MI.
Seminole Tribe of Florida.......... Broward, FL, Collier, FL, Miami-
Dade, FL, Glades, FL, Hendry, FL.
Seneca Nation of Indians........... Alleghany, NY, Cattaraugus, NY,
Chautauqua, NY, Erie, NY, Warren,
PA.
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Scott, MN.
Community of Minnesota.
Shinnecock Indian Nation........... Nassau, NY,\64\ Suffolk, NY.
Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Pacific, WA.
Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation.
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Bannock, ID, Bingham, ID, Caribou,
Hall Reservation. ID, Lemhi, ID,\65\ Power, ID.
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck The entire state of Nevada, Owyhee,
Valley Reservation, Nevada. ID.
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Codington, SD, Day, SD, Grant, SD,
Traverse Reservation, South Dakota. Marshall, SD, Richland, ND,
Roberts, SD, Sargent, ND,
Traverse, MN.
Skokomish Indian Tribe............. Mason, WA.
Skull Valley Band of Goshute Tooele, UT.
Indians of Utah.
Snoqualmie Indian Tribe............ King, WA,\66\ Snohomish, WA,
Pierce, WA, Island, WA, Mason, WA.
Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Forest, WI.
Wisconsin.
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Archuleta, CO, La Plata, CO,
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado. Montezuma, CO, Rio Arriba, NM, San
Juan, NM.
Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota.... Benson, ND, Eddy, ND, Nelson, ND,
Ramsey, ND.
Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Ferry, WA, Lincoln, WA, Stevens,
Reservation. WA.
Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin Mason, WA.
Island Reservation.
St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Barron, WI, Burnett, WI, Pine, MN,
Wisconsin. Polk, WI, Washburn, WI.
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North Adams, ND, Campbell, SD, Corson,
& South Dakota. SD, Dewey, SD, Emmons, ND, Grant,
ND, Morton, ND, Perkins, SD,
Sioux, ND, Walworth, SD, Ziebach,
SD.
Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of Snohomish, WA.
Washington.
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Menominee, WI, Shawano, WI.
Wisconsin.
Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Kitsap, WA.
Madison Reservation.
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.. Skagit, WA.
Tejon Indian Tribe................. The State of California including
Kern, CA.\67\
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Dunn, ND, Mercer, ND, McKenzie, ND,
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. McLean, ND, Mountrail, ND, Ward,
ND.
Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona... Maricopa, AZ, Pima, AZ, Pinal, AZ.
Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation (formerly California, Curry, OR.\68\
known as Smith River Rancheria of
California).
Tonawanda Band of Seneca........... Genesee, NY, Erie, NY, Niagara, NY.
Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona...... Gila, AZ.
Trenton Service Unit, North Dakota Divide, ND,\69\ McKenzie, ND,
and Montana. Williams, ND, Richland, MT,
Roosevelt, MT, Sheridan, MT.
Tulalip Tribes of Washington....... Snohomish, WA.
Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe......... Avoyelles, LA, Rapides, LA.\70\
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Rolette, ND.
Indians of North Dakota.
Tuscarora Nation................... Niagara, NY.
Upper Mattaponi Tribe.............. Caroline, VA, Charles City, VA,
Essex, VA, Hanover, VA, Henrico,
VA, James City, VA, King and
Queen, VA, King William, VA,
Middlesex, VA, New Kent, VA,
Richmond, VA and the independent
city of Richmond, VA.\71\
Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota... Chippewa, MN, Yellow Medicine, MN.
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Upper Skagit Indian Tribe.......... Skagit, WA.
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Carbon, UT, Daggett, UT, Duchesne,
Ouray Reservation, Utah. UT, Emery, UT, Grand, UT, Rio
Blanco, CO, Summit, UT, Uintah,
UT, Utah, UT, Wasatch, UT.
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe............. Apache, AZ, La Plata, CO,
Montezuma, CO, San Juan, NM, San
Juan, UT.
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Dukes, MA,\72\ Barnstable, MA,
(Aquinnah). Bristol, MA, Norfolk, MA,
Plymouth, MA, Suffolk, MA.\73\
Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California The State of Nevada, The State of
California except for the counties
listed in footnote.
White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Apache, AZ, Coconino, AZ, Gila, AZ,
Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona. Graham, AZ, Greenlee, AZ, Navajo,
AZ.
Wilton Rancheria, California....... The State of California including
Sacramento, CA.\74\
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska........ Dakota, NE, Dixon, NE, Monona, IA,
Thurston, NE, Wayne, NE, Woodbury,
IA.
Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota Bon Homme, SD, Boyd, NE, Charles
Mix, SD, Douglas, SD, Gregory, SD,
Hutchinson, SD, Knox, NE.
Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Yavapai, AZ.
Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona.
Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe...... Yavapai, AZ.
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas..... El Paso, TX.\75\
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, Apache, AZ, Cibola, NM, McKinley,
New Mexico. NM, Valencia, NM.
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\1\ Public Law 100-89, Restoration Act for Ysleta Del Sur and Alabama
and Coushatta Tribes of Texas establishes service areas for ``members
of the Tribe'' by sections 101(3) and 105(a) for the Pueblo and
sections 201(3) and 206(a) respectively.
\2\ Entire State of Alaska is included as a CHSDA by regulation (42 CFR
136.22(a)(1)).
\3\ Aroostook Band of Micmacs was recognized by Congress on November 26,
1991, through the Aroostook Band of Micmac Settlement Act. Aroostook
County, ME, was defined as the SDA.
\4\ Special programs have been established by Congress irrespective of
the eligibility regulations. Eligibility for services at these
facilities is based on the legislative history of the appropriation of
funds for the particular facility rather than the eligibility
regulations. Historically services have been provided at Brigham City
Intermountain School Health Center, Utah (Pub. L. 88-358).
\5\ Entire State of California, excluding the counties of Alameda,
Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Marin, Orange, Sacramento, San Francisco,
San Mateo, Santa Clara, Kern, Merced, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San
Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, Solano, Stanislaus, and Ventura,
is designated a CHSDA (25 U.S.C. 1680).
\6\ The counties were recognized after the January 1984 CHSDA FRN was
published, in accordance with Public Law 103-116, Catawba Indian Tribe
of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993, dated October
27, 1993.
\7\ There is no reservation for the Cayuga Nation; the service delivery
area consists of those counties identified by the Cayuga Nation.
\8\ The Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal
Recognition Act of 2017, Public Law 115-121, officially recognized the
Chickahominy Indian Tribe as an Indian Tribe within the meaning of
Federal law, and specified an area for the delivery of Federal
services. The IHS administratively designated the Tribe's PRCDA, for
the purposes of operating a PRC program, consistent with the
Congressional intent expressed in the Recognition Act.
\9\ The Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal
Recognition Act of 2017, Public Law 115-121, officially recognized the
Chickahominy Indian Tribe--Eastern Division as an Indian Tribe within
the meaning of Federal law, and specified an area for the delivery of
Federal services. The IHS administratively designated the Tribe's
PRCDA, for the purposes of operating a PRC program, consistent with
the Congressional intent expressed in the Recognition Act.
\10\ Skamania County, WA, has historically been a part of the Yakama
Service Unit population since 1979.
\11\ In order to carry out the Congressional intent of the Siletz
Restoration Act, Public Law 95-195, as expressed in H. Report No. 95-
623, at page 4, members of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
of Oregon residing in these counties are eligible for contract health
services.
\12\ Chelan County, WA, has historically been a part of the Colville
Service Unit population since 1970.
\13\ Pursuant to Public Law 98-481 (H. Rept. No. 98-904), Coos, Lower
Umpqua and Siuslaw Restoration Act, members of the Tribe residing in
these counties were specified as eligible for Federal services and
benefits without regard to the existence of a Federal Indian
reservation.
\14\ The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon were
recognized by Public Law 98-165 which was signed into law on November
22, 1983, and provides for eligibility in these six counties without
regard to the existence of a reservation.
\15\ The CHSDA for the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana was expanded
administratively by the Director, IHS, through regulation (42 CFR
136.22(b)) to include city limits of Elton, LA.
\16\ Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians recognized by Public Law
97-391, signed into law on December 29, 1983. House Rept. No. 97-862
designates Douglas, Jackson, and Josephine Counties as a service area
without regard to the existence of a reservation. The IHS later
administratively expanded the CHSDA to include the counties of Coos,
OR, Deschutes, OR, Klamath, OR, and Lane, OR.
\17\ The Cowlitz Indian Tribe was recognized in July 2002 as documented
at 67 FR 46329, July 12, 2002. The counties listed were designated
administratively as the SDA, to function as a CHSDA, for the purposes
of operating a CHS program pursuant to the ISDEAA, Public Law 93-638.
The CHSDA was administratively expanded to included Columbia County,
OR, Kittitas, WA, and Wahkiakum County, WA, as published at 67884 FR
December 21, 2009.
\18\ Treasure County, MT, has historically been a part of the Crow
Service Unit population.
\19\ The counties listed have historically been a part of the Grand
Traverse Service Unit population since 1980.
\20\ Haskell Indian Health Center has historically been a part of Kansas
Service Unit since 1979. Special programs have been established by
Congress irrespective of the eligibility regulations. Eligibility for
services at these facilities is based on the legislative history of
the appropriation of funds for the particular facility rather than the
eligibility regulations. Historically services have been provided at
Haskell Indian Health Center (H. Rept. No. 95-392).
\21\ The PRCDA for the Havasupai Tribe of Arizona was expanded
administratively by the Director, IHS, through regulation (42 CFR
136.22(b)) to include Mohave County in the State of Arizona.
\22\ CHSDA counties for the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin were designated
by regulation (42 CFR 136.22(a)(5)). Dane County, WI, was added to the
reservation by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1986.
\23\ Public Law 97-428 provides that any member of the Houlton Band of
Maliseet Indians in or around the Town of Houlton shall be eligible
without regard to existence of a reservation.
\24\ The Jena Band of Choctaw Indian was Federally acknowledged as
documented at 60 FR 28480, May 31, 1995. The counties listed were
designated administratively as the SDA, to function as a CHSDA, for
the purposes of operating a CHS program pursuant to the ISDEAA, Public
Law 93-638.
\25\ Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, formerly known as the Texas
Band of Kickapoo, was recognized by Public Law 97-429, signed into law
on January 8, 1983. The Act provides for eligibility for Kickapoo
Tribal members residing in Maverick County without regard to the
existence of a reservation.
\26\ The Klamath Indian Tribe Restoration Act (Pub. L. 99-398, Sec.
2(2)) states that for the purpose of Federal services and benefits
``members of the tribe residing in Klamath County shall be deemed to
be residing in or near a reservation''.
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\27\ The Koi Nation of Northern California, formerly known as the Lower
Lake Rancheria, was reaffirmed by the Secretary of the Bureau of
Indian Affairs on December 29, 2000. The counties listed were
designated administratively as the SDA, to function as a PRCDA, for
the purposes of operating a PRC program pursuant to the ISDEAA, Public
Law 93-638.
\28\ The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the Little River
Band of Ottawa Indians Act recognized the Little River Band of Ottawa
Indians and the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. Pursuant
to Public Law 103-324, Sec. 4(b) the counties listed were designated
administratively as the SDA, to function as a CHSDA, for the purposes
of operating a CHS program pursuant to the ISDEAA, Public Law 93-638.
\29\ In Public Law 116-92, that became law on December 20, 2019,
Congress federally recognized the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa
Indians of Montana. Consistent with Public Law 116-92, the IHS
designated the counties as the PRCDA for the Little Shell Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of Montana.
\30\ The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the Little River
Band of Ottawa Indians Act recognized the Little River Band of Ottawa
Indians and the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. Pursuant
to Public Law 103-324, Sec. 4(b) the counties listed were designated
administratively as the SDA, to function as a CHSDA, for the purposes
of operating a CHS program pursuant to the ISDEAA, Public Law 93-638.
\31\ Mashantucket Pequot Indian Claims Settlement Act, Public Law 98-
134, signed into law on October 18, 1983, provides a reservation for
the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe in New London County, CT.
\32\ The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe was recognized in February 2007, as
documented at 72 FR 8007, February 22, 2007. The counties listed were
designated administratively as the SDA, to function as a CHSDA, for
the purposes of operating a CHS program pursuant to the ISDEAA, Public
Law 93-638.
\33\ The Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of
Michigan was recognized in October 1998, as documented at 63 FR 56936,
October 23, 1998. The counties listed were designated administratively
as the SDA, to function as a CHSDA, for the purposes of operating a
CHS program pursuant to the ISDEAA, Public Law 93-638.
\34\ The PRCDA for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe was expanded
administratively by the Director, IHS, through regulation (42 CFR
136.22(b)) to include the counties of Crow Wing and Morrison in the
State of Minnesota.
\35\ The PRCDA for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe was expanded
administratively by the Director, IHS, through regulation (42 CFR
136.22(b)) to include the counties of Crow Wing and Morrison in the
State of Minnesota.
\36\ Members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians residing in
Jasper and Noxubee Counties, MS, are eligible for contract health
services; these two counties were inadvertently omitted from 42 CFR
136.22.
\37\ Members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians residing in
Jasper and Noxubee Counties, MS, are eligible for contract health
services; these two counties were inadvertently omitted from 42 CFR
136.22.
\38\ Scott County, MS, has historically been a part of the Choctaw
Service Unit population since 1970.
\39\ The Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal
Recognition Act of 2017, Public Law 115-121, officially recognized the
Monacan Indian Nation as an Indian Tribe within the meaning of Federal
law, and specified an area for the delivery of Federal services. The
IHS administratively designated the Tribe's PRCDA, for the purposes of
operating a PRC program, consistent with the Congressional intent
expressed in the Recognition Act.
\40\ The Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal
Recognition Act of 2017, Public Law 115-121, officially recognized the
Nansemond Indian Tribe as an Indian Tribe within the meaning of
Federal law, and specified an area for the delivery of Federal
services. The IHS administratively designated the Tribe's PRCDA, for
the purposes of operating a PRC program, consistent with the
Congressional intent expressed in the Recognition Act.
\41\ The Narragansett Indian Tribe was recognized by Public Law 95-395,
signed into law September 30, 1978. Lands in Washington County, RI,
are now Federally restricted and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
considers them as the Narragansett Indian Reservation.
\42\ Entire State of Nevada is included as a CHSDA by regulation (42 CFR
136.22 (a)(2)).
\43\ Carter County, MT, has historically been a part of the Northern
Cheyenne Service Unit population since 1979.
\44\ Land of Box Elder County, Utah, was taken into trust for the
Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation in 1986.
\45\ The PRCDA for the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation was expanded
administratively by the Director, IHS, through regulation (42 CFR
136.22(b)) to include the counties of Davis, Salt Lake, and Weber, in
the State of Utah.
\46\ The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan, formerly
known as the Huron Band of Potawatomi, Inc., was recognized in
December 1995, as documented at 60 FR 66315, December 21, 1995. The
counties listed were designated administratively as the SDA, to
function as a CHSDA, for the purposes of operating a CHS program
pursuant to the ISDEAA, Public Law 93-638.
\47\ Washabaugh County, SD, merged and became part of Jackson County,
SD, in 1983; both were/are CHSDA counties for the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
\48\ Entire State of Oklahoma is included as a CHSDA by regulation (42
CFR 136.22 (a)(3)).
\49\ Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Act, Public Law 96-227,
provides for the extension of services for the Paiute Indian Tribe of
Utah to these four counties without regard to the existence of a
reservation.
\50\ In the Federal Register on July 8, 2015 (80 FR 39144), the Pamunkey
Indian Tribe was officially recognized as an Indian Tribe within the
meaning of Federal law. The counties listed were designated
administratively as the PRCDA, for the purposes of operating a PRC
program.
\51\ Legislative history (H.R. Report No. 95-1021) to Public Law 95-375,
Extension of Federal Benefits to Pascua Yaqui Indians, Arizona,
expresses congressional intent that lands conveyed to the Pascua Yaqui
Tribe of Arizona pursuant to Act of October 8, 1964. (Pub. L. 88-350)
shall be deemed a Federal Indian Reservation.
\52\ The Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-420; H.
Rept. 96-1353) includes the intent of Congress to fund and provide
contract health services to the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot
Nation.
\53\ The Passamaquoddy Tribe has two reservations: Indian Township and
Pleasant Point. The PRCDA for the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian
Township, ME, is Aroostook County, ME, Washington County, ME, and
Hancock County, ME. The PRCDA for the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant
Point, ME, is Washington County, ME, south of State Route 9, and
Aroostook County, ME.
\54\ The Passamaquoddy Tribe's counties listed are designated
administratively as the SDA, to function as a PRCDA, for the purposes
of operating a PRC program pursuant to the ISDEAA, Public Law 93-638.
\55\ The Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-420; H.
Rept. 96-1353) includes the intent of Congress to fund and provide PRC
to the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation.
\56\ Counties in the Service Unit designated by Congress for the Poarch
Band of Creek Indians (see H. Rept. 98-886, June 29, 1984; Cong.
Record, October 10, 1984, Pg. H11929).
\57\ Public Law 103-323 restored Federal recognition to the Pokagon Band
of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana, in 1994 and identified
counties to serve as the SDA.
\58\ The Ponca Restoration Act, Public Law 101-484, recognized members
of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska in Boyd, Douglas, Knox, Madison or
Lancaster counties of Nebraska or Charles Mix county of South Dakota
as residing on or near a reservation. Public Law 104-109 made
technical corrections to laws relating to Native Americans and added
Burt, Hall, Holt, Platte, Sarpy, Stanton, and Wayne counties of
Nebraska and Pottawatomie and Woodbury counties of Iowa to the Ponca
Tribe of Nebraska SDA.
\59\ Special programs have been established by Congress irrespective of
the eligibility regulations. Eligibility for services at these
facilities is based on the legislative history of the appropriation of
funds for the particular facility, rather than the eligibility
regulations. Historically services have been provided at Rapid City
(S. Rept. No. 1154, FY 1967 Interior Approp. 89th Cong. 2d Sess.).
\60\ The Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal
Recognition Act of 2017, Public Law 115-121, officially recognized the
Rappahannock Tribe, Inc. as an Indian Tribe within the meaning of
Federal law, and specified an area for the delivery of Federal
services. The IHS administratively designated the Tribe's PRCDA, for
the purposes of operating a PRC program, consistent with the
Congressional intent expressed in the Recognition Act.
\61\ Historically part of Isabella Reservation Area for the Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan and the Eastern Michigan Service
Unit population since 1979.
\62\ The Samish Indian Tribe Nation was Federally acknowledged in April
1996 as documented at 61 FR 15825, April 9, 1996. The counties listed
were designated administratively as the SDA, to function as a CHSDA,
for the purposes of operating a CHS program pursuant to the ISDEAA,
Public Law 93-638.
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\63\ CHSDA counties for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians,
Michigan, were designated by regulation (42 CFR 136.22(a)(4)).
\64\ The Shinnecock Indian Nation was Federally acknowledged in June
2010 as documented at 75 FR 34760, June 18, 2010. The counties listed
were designated administratively as the SDA, to function as a CHSDA,
for the purposes of operating a CHS program pursuant to the ISDEAA,
Public Law 93-638.
\65\ Lemhi County, ID, has historically been a part of the Fort Hall
Service Unit population since 1979.
\66\ The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe was Federally acknowledged in August
1997 as documented at 62 FR 45864, August 29, 1997. The counties
listed were designated administratively as the SDA, to function as a
CHSDA, for the purposes of operating a CHS program pursuant to the
ISDEAA, Public Law 93-638.
\67\ On December 30, 2011 the Office of Assistant Secretary-Indian
Affairs reaffirmed the Federal recognition of the Tejon Indian Tribe.
Kern County, CA, was designated administratively as part of the
Tribe's CHSDA in addition to the CHSDA established by Congress for the
State of California. Kern County was not covered when Congress
originally established the State of California as a CHSDA excluding
certain counties including Sacramento County (25 U.S.C. 1680).
\68\ The counties listed are designated administratively as the SDA, to
function as a PRC SDA, for the purposes of operating a PRC program
pursuant to the ISDEAA, Public Law 93-638.
\69\ The Secretary acting through the Service is directed to provide
contract health services to Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
that reside in Trenton Service Unit, North Dakota and Montana, in
Divide, Mackenzie, and Williams counties in the state of North Dakota
and the adjoining counties of Richland, Roosevelt, and Sheridan in the
state of Montana (Sec. 815, Public Law 94-437).
\70\ Rapides County, LA, has historically been a part of the Tunica
Biloxi Service Unit population since 1982.
\71\ The Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal
Recognition Act of 2017, Public Law 115-121, officially recognized the
Upper Mattaponi Tribe as an Indian Tribe within the meaning of Federal
law, and specified an area for the delivery of Federal services. The
IHS administratively designated the Tribe's PRCDA, for the purposes of
operating a PRC program, consistent with the Congressional intent
expressed in the Recognition Act.
\72\ According to Public Law 100-95, Sec. 12, members of the Wampanoag
Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) residing on Martha's Vineyard are deemed
to be living on or near an Indian reservation for the purposes of
eligibility for Federal services.
\73\ The counties listed are designated administratively as the SDA, to
function as a PRCDA, for the purposes of operating a PRC program
pursuant to the ISDEAA, Public Law 93-638.
\74\ The Wilton Rancheria, California had Federal recognition restored
in July 2009 as documented at 74 FR 33468, July 13, 2009. Sacramento
County, CA, was designated administratively as part of the Rancheria's
CHSDA in addition to the CHSDA established by Congress for the State
of California. Sacramento County was not covered when Congress
originally established the State of California as a CHSDA excluding
certain counties including Sacramento County (25 U.S.C. 1680).
\75\ Public Law 100-89, Restoration Act for Ysleta Del Sur and Alabama
and Coushatta Tribes of Texas establishes service areas for ``members
of the Tribe'' by sections 101(3) and 105(a) for the Pueblo and
sections 201(3) and 206(a) respectively.
Michael D. Weahkee,
Assistant Surgeon General, RADM, U.S. Public Health Service, Director,
Indian Health Service.
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