[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30256-30258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10583]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Self-Governance PROGRESS Act Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
Establishment
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of establishment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (DOI) is establishing the Self-
Governance PROGRESS Act Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (Committee).
The Committee will negotiate and advise the Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary) on a proposed rule to implement the Practical Reforms and
Other Goals To Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-
Determination for Indian Tribes Act of 2019 (PROGRESS Act).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Vickie Hanvey, Designated Federal
Officer; telephone: (918) 931-0745; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On October 21, 2020, the PROGRESS Act was signed into law. See
Public Law 116-180. The PROGRESS Act amends subchapter I of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA), 25 U.S.C.
5301 et seq., which addresses Indian Self-Determination, and subchapter
IV of the ISDEAA, which addresses DOI's Tribal Self-Governance Program.
The PROGRESS Act calls for a negotiated rulemaking committee to be
established under 5 U.S.C. 565, with membership consisting only of
representatives of Federal and Tribal governments, with the Office of
Self-Governance serving as the lead agency for the DOI. The PROGRESS
Act also authorizes the Secretary to adapt negotiated rulemaking
procedures to the unique context of self-governance and the government-
to-government relationship between the United States and Indian Tribes.
On February 1, 2021, a notice in the Federal Register (86 FR 7656)
announced the DOI's intent to form the negotiated rulemaking committee
under the PROGRESS Act. On November 23, 2021, a notice in the Federal
Register (86 FR 66491) announced the proposed membership. The Committee
will
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negotiate and advise the Secretary on a proposed rule to implement the
Practical Reforms and Other Goals To Reinforce the Effectiveness of
Self-Governance and Self-Determination for Indian Tribes Act of 2019
(PROGRESS Act). The November 23, 2021, notice discussed the issues to
be negotiated and the interest group representatives proposed as
members of the Committee. The Secretary received additional proposed
nominations in response to the notice and considered the nominations
based on the qualifications outlined in the notice for approval. The
nominees were approved to join the Committee and are included in this
Federal Register notice.
The purpose of the Committee is to serve as an advisory committee
under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App.), and
the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1996 (NRA) (5 U.S.C. 561 et seq.). The
Committee will use a negotiated rulemaking process to develop
regulations for implementation of the PROGRESS Act to amend, delete,
and add provisions to the existing regulations at 25 CFR part 1000
Annual Funding Agreements Under the Tribal Self-Government Act
Amendments to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Act, which
addresses Tribal Self-Governance compacts. All open public meetings
will be published in future Federal Register notice.
II. Committee Membership
The Committee will be formed in full compliance with the
requirements of the NRA, FACA, and the PROGRESS Act. The Secretary
appoints the following seven primary Tribal representatives to the
Committee.
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Appointed primary tribal representative Affiliation
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W. Ron Allen, Chairman/CEO............. Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe.
Melanie Benjamin, Chief Executive...... Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.
Richard Peterson, President............ Central Council of the Tlingit
and Haida Indian Tribes of
Alaska.
Michael Dolson, Councilman............. The Confederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribes of the
Flathead Reservation.
Melanie Fourkiller, Director of Self- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Governance.
Russel (Buster) Attebery, Chairman..... Karuk Tribe.
Karen Fierro, Self-Governance Director. Ak-Chin Indian Community.
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The Secretary appoints the following seven alternate Tribal
representatives:
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Appointed alternate tribal
representative Affiliation
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Sandra Sampson, Board Treasurer........ Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation.
Jennifer Webster, Councilwoman......... Oneida Nation.
Gerry Hope, Transportation Director, Sitka Tribe of Alaska.
Former Tribal Leader.
Jody LaMere, Councilwoman.............. Chippewa Cree Indians of the
Rocky Boy's Reservation.
Lana Butler, Secretary................. Sac and Fox Nation.
Will Micklin, Second Vice President.... Central Council of the Tlingit
and Haida Indian Tribes of
Alaska.
Annette Bryan, Council Member.......... Puyallup Tribes of Indians.
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The Secretary appoints the following six primary Federal
representatives:
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Name Affiliation
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Sharee Freeman, Director............... Office of Self-Governance,
Assistant Secretary--Indian
Affairs.
Bryan Shade, Attorney-Advisor.......... Division of Indian Affairs,
Office of the Solicitor.
Kelly Titensor, Native American Affairs Bureau of Reclamation.
Advisor.
Bryon Loosle, Division Chief........... National Conservation Lands,
Bureau of Land and Minerals
Management.
Scott Aikin, National Native American U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Programs Coordinator. Head Quarters.
Rose Petoskey, Senior Counselor to the Office of the Assistant
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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The Secretary appoints the following six alternate Federal
representatives:
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Name Affiliation
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Matt Kallappa, Northwest Field Office Office of Self-Governance,
Manager. Assistant Secretary--Indian
Affairs.
Jody Schwarz, Attorney-Advisor......... Division of Indian Affairs,
Office of the Solicitor.
Vicki Cook, Native American and Bureau of Reclamation.
International Affairs Office.
C. David Johnson, Tribal Liaison....... Bureau of Land and Minerals
Management.
Dorothy FireCloud, Native American National Park Service.
Affairs Liaison.
Samuel Kohn, Senior Counselor to the Office of the Assistant
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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III. Public Disclosure of Comments
Written comments may be sent to the Designated Federal Officer
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. Before
including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask in your comment
that DOI withhold your personal identifying information from public
review, DOI cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
IV. Authority
This notice is published in accordance with the NRA, FACA, and the
PROGRESS Act.
Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-10583 Filed 5-17-22; 8:45 am]
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