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Part II
Department of the Interior
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
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25 CFR Part 61
Preparation of Rolls of Indians; Final Rule
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
25 CFR Part 61
RIN 1076-AE44
Preparation of Rolls of Indians
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is amending its regulations
governing the compilation of rolls of Indians in order to open the
enrollment application process for the Western Shoshone Identifiable
Group of Indians. The enrollment application process will give
individuals an opportunity to file applications to share in the Western
Shoshone judgment fund distribution authorized under the Western
Shoshone Claims Distribution Act of July 7, 2004.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule becomes effective on April 4, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daisy West, Office of Indian Services,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 4513-MIB,
Washington, DC, (202) 513-7641.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The authority to issue this document is
vested in the Secretary of the Interior by 5 U.S.C. 301, 25 U.S.C. 2
and 9, and Public Law 108-270, 118 Stat. 805. The Secretary has
delegated this authority to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--
Indian Affairs by part 209 of the Departmental Manual.
Background
The Western Shoshone Judgment Fund Distribution Act dated July 7,
2004, Pub. L. 108-270, 118 Stat. 805 (Act), requires the Secretary of
the Interior to establish a judgment fund per capita roll to distribute
the judgment funds awarded to the Western Shoshone by the Indian Claims
Commission on August 15, 1977, in Docket No. 326-K. The Act also
establishes a Western Shoshone Educational Fund with the funds awarded
in Dockets Nos. 326-A-1 and 326-A-3. The principal funds will be held
in a perpetual trust and the interest funds will be used for
educational purposes. Those listed on the per capita payment roll, and
their lineal descendants will be eligible to receive the education
funds.
Review of Public Comments
The Bureau of Indian Affairs published a proposed rule to amend the
regulations in 25 CFR part 61 on May 19, 2005, 70 FR 28859. The comment
period was open for 162 days, from May 19, 2005, to October 28, 2005.
Copies of the proposed rule were mailed to approximately 2,300
individuals along with a notice of two public meetings that were being
held for the purpose of discussing the proposed rule. The first meeting
was held on August 20, 2005, in Elko, Nevada. Approximately 500
individuals attended the meeting. The second meeting was held on August
27, 2005, in Reno, Nevada. Approximately 600 individuals attended the
second meeting. We received written comments from 36 individuals
concerning the proposed rule. The comments and our responses to the
comments are organized into 8 categories. We combined similar comments
when the response is the same for each of the comments.
1. Application Period
Comment: We received several comments regarding the length of the
application period. Recommendations were made that the application
period should be limited to 180 days because BIA is giving individuals
too much time to file applications. Another individual recommended that
the application period be for one year.
Response: We will not establish a firm application deadline date
because we do not know how long it will take BIA to complete the
enrollment process. The BIA has a trust responsibility to give
potential eligible beneficiaries every opportunity to file an
application to share in the judgment fund. Almost 10 years ago the BIA
was required to reopen an enrollment application period because the
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Loudner v. U.S., 108 F.3d
896 (8th Cir. 1997), held that the BIA did not give proper notice of
the application period, and that 5 months was not a sufficient time
period within which to file applications, in light of internal agency
delays in implementing distribution of the fund.
BIA has developed a process for establishing the application
deadline date that takes into account the time it may take the BIA to
implement the distribution. BIA has adopted the process for
establishing the application deadline date that was described in the
notice of proposed rule. The process adopted for establishing an
application deadline is described below under the heading ``Application
Deadline'' of this preamble.
Comment: The example BIA used to illustrate the process for
establishing an application deadline date should be amended to reduce
the number of applications received from 10,000 to 5,000 applications.
Response: The number used to illustrate the process for
establishing an application deadline date is only an example. Reducing
the number used as an example will not clarify our explanation of the
process.
2. Eligibility Requirements in 25 CFR 61.4(k)(1)
Comment:
(a) The \1/4\ blood degree requirement is abusive to their
grandchildren. The funds should be distributed to all Western Shoshone
descendants regardless of blood degree.
(b) The regulations should be amended to allow those who died prior
to the date of the Act to be eligible for a share of the funds. The
amendment would allow the decedent's heirs, who might otherwise be
ineligible, to share in the decedent's estate.
(c) Minors' parents filed applications on behalf of their children
to share in earlier judgment fund distributions. The applications were
filed without the minors' consent. Consequently, many of those
individuals are ineligible to share in the Western Shoshone judgment
fund distribution. The regulation should be amended to say that
``individual Indians of Western Shoshone descent of age 18 or older (at
the time of judgment payment roll preparation) that share in any other
judgment is ineligible * * *''
Response: We cannot adopt the recommendations because the
eligibility requirements in the proposed rule were established by
Congress in Section 3 of the Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act.
The BIA cannot change the requirements established through enactment of
law.
Comment: Some of the Western Shoshone are concerned that their
application to share in this judgment fund distribution will be denied
because they were eligible to share in other awards. They did not apply
to share, or receive payment from the other judgment fund
distributions. To clarify the issue, the BIA should insert the words
``and did receive'' into 25 CFR 61.4(k)(1)(iv) so that it will read
``Any individual that is certified by the Secretary to be eligible to
receive and did receive a per capita payment from any other aboriginal
land claim * * *``
Response: That situation will not occur. We will limit our review
to 1/ judgment fund distributions derived from non-Western Shoshone
aboriginal land claims monies, and 2/ to those individuals who are
actually listed on an approved judgment fund payment roll, or who have
received notification that their application was approved to share in a
non-Western Shoshone judgment fund distribution. Only those
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individuals would be deemed ineligible to share in the Western Shoshone
judgment fund who are listed on an approved non-Western Shoshone
judgment fund payment roll, or who have received notification that
their application was approved to share in a non-Western Shoshone
judgment fund distribution. The words ``and did receive'' would add
many more years to the review process because BIA would need to
document whether an individual actually received a payment. In some
instances it would be impossible to document because the actual checks
used to make the per capita payment were destroyed by the Department of
the Treasury many years ago. In cases where the cancelled checks still
exist, an individual might appeal their denial claiming that they did
not endorse the check.
3. Consultation With Tribal Governments
Comment: The statement should be amended to add the words ``or any
political organization.''
Response: We will not adopt the recommendation because Executive
Order 13175 and 513 DM 2 require us to consult with federally
recognized tribes when appropriate. We are not required to consult with
political organizations, thus we are not required to evaluate the
potential effects of this rule on political organizations.
4. Information Collection
Comment:
(a) The estimated burden hours on the public to prepare and file an
application should be reduced because everyone already has the required
information and documentation.
(b) The BIA should reduce the number of applications it expects to
receive from 10,000 to 6,000 because of the recommendation to limit the
application period to 180 days.
(c) The BIA should reduce its estimate of the number of applicants
from 10,000 to 5,000 because of the \1/4\ Western Shoshone blood degree
requirement.
(d) The BIA should reduce its estimate of the time required to
review the applications and prepare the roll because BIA already has
all of the necessary information concerning the applicants.
Response: We used our prior experience in enrollment matters to
develop our estimate of the burden hours required for persons to
prepare and file an application. We stand by our estimate.
Comment: The BIA should collect Social Security Numbers to
determine if payments were made to the applicants from earlier judgment
fund distributions.
Response: The enrollment application form contains a space for the
applicant to provide their Social Security Number.
Comment: Elders should be asked to verify descendants of family
members if no other record exists.
Response: The provisions in 25 CFR 61.9 describe the types of
records an applicant can use to establish eligibility for enrollment.
Affidavits are among the documents listed. The applicant can request an
elder to provide an affidavit describing the elder's personal knowledge
of an individual's birth date or place of birth, etc.
Comment:
(e) The application process should include Internet online filing.
Response: BIA does not have access to the Internet.
5. Review Process
Comment: BIA should use a computer to manage the application and
review process.
Response: BIA will use computers in all phases of the application
review process.
Comment: The BIA should make other judgment fund rolls available to
BIA staff and contractors. The same process used to develop those rolls
should be used to develop the Western Shoshone roll.
Response: Other judgment fund per capita rolls will be cross-
referenced with the applications we receive under this enrollment
process.
Comment: The applications should be reviewed as they are received.
Once the application period closes, 90 days will be sufficient time
period to complete the review. If necessary, additional time could be
granted in 90-day increments.
Response: The applications will be reviewed in the quickest manner
possible. The quickest way is usually by reviewing applications by
family group.
Comment: BIA should give the general public access to the Indian
census rolls prepared between the years 1885 and 1940. Currently, the
information is limited to the descendants of those listed on the census
rolls.
Response: BIA does not release personal information to the general
public. The census rolls, however, are available from the National
Archives Records Administration (NARA).
Comment: BIA should not use the census records prepared by BIA
between 1885 and 1940 because the records are inaccurate.
Response: The census records are the most comprehensive lists of
Western Shoshone Indians available to us. If the census records contain
inaccurate or conflicting information pertaining to a particular
individual, we will use other records to help clarify or correct the
record.
Comment: BIA should provide a copy of the completed roll to the
Administrative Committee responsible for the Western Shoshone
Educational Trust Fund.
Response: The Western Shoshone per capita payment roll is subject
to the provisions of the Privacy Act. The information contained on that
roll will not be released to anyone without the explicit permission of
the individuals listed. Each individual who participates in the
distribution has the option to decide if they want to release
information to a third party concerning their participation in the
distribution.
The Administrative Committee will need to develop a procedure for
collecting such information from individuals who want to voluntarily
reveal their participation in the Western Shoshone judgment fund
distribution.
Comment: BIA should recruit volunteers to review enrollment
applications if BIA does not have sufficient funding to hire staff so
that the enrollment process can be complete within a year.
Response: BIA is not authorized to recruit volunteers to review
enrollment applications. It would be a violation of the prohibition
against augmentation of appropriations.
6. Appeal Process
Comment: BIA should establish a separate appeal process for the
Western Shoshone Roll preparation.
Response: The appeal process contained in 25 CFR part 62 is
sufficient to handle any appeals filed in this process. If it were
necessary for a separate appeal process to be established for the
Western Shoshone Roll preparation, it would cause at least another year
delay to promulgate additional regulations.
7. Partial Per Capita
Comments:
(a) BIA should make a partial per capita payment to all individuals
determined eligible as of the date of the closing of the application
period.
(b) BIA should make a partial per capita payment to the elders
first.
(c) BIA should define the term ``elderly'' to mean all individuals
55 years of age, or older, on July 7, 2004.
(d) The partial per capita payment should be $10,000.
(e) The partial per capita payment should be 50 percent.
(f) BIA should not make a partial payment.
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Response: The Secretary has a responsibility to ensure that the
judgment funds are distributed to eligible individuals in a timely
manner. We anticipate that the review process will be lengthy and may
cause hardship to many. We are adopting the recommendation to make a
partial per capita payment to all individuals determined eligible as of
the date of the closing of the application period. It will encourage
applicants to file early. It will also give the Western Shoshone the
ability to implement Section 4 of the Western Shoshone Claims
Distribution Act prior to the completion of the roll. Section 4
pertains to the distribution of a separate fund, called the Western
Shoshone Joint Judgment Funds, for educational purposes.
8. Informational Meetings
Comments:
(a) Meetings should be held in Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada, to
accommodate the Western Shoshone who are not members of federally
recognized tribes.
(b) Meetings should be limited to Te-Moak, Duckwater, Yomba, Ely,
Duck Valley and Fallon Reservations. Meetings should not be held at
other Shoshone and Shoshone-Paiute Reservations.
Response: We are adopting the recommendation to hold meetings in
Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada. Some of the non-enrolled applicants have
indicated that they would feel intrusive if they had to attend a
meeting held within another tribe's jurisdiction. We will not adopt the
recommendations to limit the locations where meeting will be held
because it limits the amount of information available to potential
applicants.
Changes to the Proposed Rule
We are adding Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada, to the list of locations
where we will conduct public meetings for the purpose of answering
questions and assisting applicants to prepare and file their
applications. We also adopted the recommendation to make a partial per
capita payment. The enrollment process will be lengthy and we want to
make the funds available to the Western Shoshone as quickly as
possible.
Additional Notice and Public Meetings
We will take several steps to ensure that all potential applicants
are informed of the opening of the enrollment application period.
(1) We will notify all BIA Regional Directors and Agency
Superintendents and require them to post notices in regional offices,
agency offices, community centers on and near reservations, and in
Indian Health Clinics.
(2) We will notify tribal newspapers and newspapers of general
circulation in major communities in Nevada, California, Idaho, Arizona,
Oregon and Utah.
(3) We will hold community meetings in Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada,
and on or near the Indian reservations or the established service areas
for the following tribes: Duckwater, Duck Valley, Ely, Fallon, Ft.
McDermitt, Te-Moak, Timbisha and Yomba.
At each of the community meetings we will:
(1) Inform potential beneficiaries of the opening of the enrollment
process for this judgment fund;
(2) Inform potential beneficiaries of eligibility criteria; and
(3) Help applicants to prepare and file applications.
Application Deadline
We will not establish a firm application deadline in this rule. In
order to allow adequate time for submitting and processing applications
we will establish a deadline using the following three steps:
Step 1. One hundred and eighty days (180) after opening the
enrollment application process, we will count all applications that we
have received.
Step 2. We will note the date on which we complete the eligibility
determinations of 90 percent of the applications that we receive by the
date established under Step 1.
Step 3. The application deadline will be 90 days after the date
noted in Step 2.
For example, if we receive 10 applications during the first 180
days after opening the application process, the final application
deadline date will be 90 days after we process 9 applications.
Similarly, if we receive 10,000 applications during the first 180 days
after opening the application process, the final application deadline
date will be 90 days after we process 9,000 applications.
We will take several steps to ensure that all potential applicants
are informed of the application deadline date for filing applications
to share in the Western Shoshone judgment fund distribution.
1. We will notify all BIA Regional Directors and Agency
Superintendents and require them to post notices in regional offices,
agency offices, community centers on and near reservations, and in
Indian Health Clinics.
2. We will notify tribal newspapers and newspapers of general
circulation in major communities in Nevada, California, Idaho, Arizona,
Oregon and Utah.
3. We will hold community meetings in Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada,
and on or near the Indian reservations or the established service areas
for the following tribes: Duckwater, Duck Valley, Ely, Fallon, Ft.
McDermitt, Te-Moak, Timbisha and Yomba.
At each of the community meetings we will:
(1) Inform potential beneficiaries of the application deadline date
for filing applications to share in the distribution of the Western
Shoshone judgment fund;
(2) Inform potential beneficiaries of eligibility criteria; and
(3) Help applicants to prepare and file applications.
Partial Per Capita Payment
A partial per capita payment will be made to all individuals
determined eligible as of the closing date of the enrollment
application period. It will take us approximately 90 days to determine
the total number of applicants, and to update the addresses of all of
the individuals listed on the partial per capita roll. We anticipate
that the first partial payment will not exceed a 70 percent share of
the funds. The remaining funds will be distributed after all of the
applications have been reviewed and the appeal process is complete. The
final payment of remaining funds will include a second partial payment
to those who participated in the first payment, and a full (100
percent) share to all individuals determined eligible after the closing
date of the enrollment application period.
Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Order 12866)
This document is not a significant rule and is not subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866.
(1) This rule will not have an effect of $100 million or more on
the economy. It will not adversely affect in a material way the
economy, productivity competition, jobs, the environment, public health
or safety, or State, local, or tribal governments or communities. This
rule only involves individual Indians who wish to apply for a share of
the Western Shoshone judgment funds.
(2) This rule will not create a serious inconsistency or otherwise
interfere with an action taken or planned by another agency. This rule
does not impact other agency programs.
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(3) This rule does not alter the budgetary effects or entitlement,
grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights or obligations of
their recipients. This rule does not impact other agency programs. The
funds distributed to eligible applicants will not be considered to be
income or resources for any purpose; or be used as a basis for denying
or reducing financial assistance or any other benefit to which a
household or Western Shoshone member would otherwise be entitled to
receive under the Social Security Act, or any other Federal or
federally-assisted program. (See subsection 3(c)(3) of Pub. L. 108-
270.)
(4) This rule does not raise novel legal or policy issues. All
potential legal or policy issues were litigated in several Federal
courts during the 1980s and 1990s, before the enactment of Public Law
108-270.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Department of the Interior certifies that this document will
not have a significant economic effect on a substantial number of small
entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
Because this rule makes technical changes that do not affect the
substance of the rules there is no economic effect at all, other than
to improve the utility of the rules for users.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA)
This rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804(2), the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. This rule:
(1) Does not have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million
or more. This rule does not involve small business; it only involves
individuals who wish to apply to share in the judgment fund
distribution.
(2) Will not cause a major increase in costs or prices for
consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government
agencies, or geographic regions.
(3) Does not have significant adverse effects on competition,
employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of
U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
This rule does not impose an unfunded mandate on State, local, or
tribal governments or the private sector of more than $100 million per
year. The rule does not have a significant or unique effect on State,
local or tribal governments or the private sector. A statement
containing the information required by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(1 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is not required. This rule does not involve
small business; it only involves individuals who wish to apply to share
in the judgment fund distribution.
Takings (Executive Order 12630)
In accordance with Executive Order 12630, the rule does not have
significant takings implications. This rule does not affect property
rights of the public. This rule does not involve a taking, it only
involves individuals who wish to apply to share in the judgment fund
distribution. A takings implication assessment is not required.
Federalism (Executive Order 13132)
In accordance with Executive Order 13132, this rule does not have
significant Federalism effects. A significant Federalism assessment is
not required. The rule will not have substantial direct effects on a
state or tribe, in the relationship between the Federal Government and
a state or tribe, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities
among the various levels of government.
Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 12988)
This rule complies with the requirements of Executive Order 12988.
Specifically, this rule:
(a) Does not unduly burden the judicial system;
(b) Meets the criteria of section 3(a) requiring that all
regulations be reviewed to eliminate errors and ambiguity and be
written to minimize litigation; and
(c) Meets the criteria of section 3(b)(2) requiring that all
regulations be written in clear language and contain clear legal
standards.
Any enrollment appeals will be decided by the Secretary of the
Interior under 25 U.S.C. 62.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule requires collection of information from many enrollees.
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507(d)),
the Department submitted a copy of the application to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for its review. OMB approved the
application form and assigned it OMB Control Number 1076-0165 with the
expiration date of June 30, 2008.
The information collected is submitted to obtain a benefit, namely
a share in the funding distribution. The nature of the information,
such as birth/death certificates, etc., indicates the respondent will
keep their own copies indefinitely for their own purposes. Because of
the nature of some of the information, it will be protected under the
Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a.
The burden of preparing and submitting an application to share in
the judgment fund distribution will vary widely depending upon the
applicant's age and family history. Individuals 50 years or older will
probably spend an average of 1 hour per response. Those individuals 30
years and younger, and non-enrolled tribal members may require 20 hours
to prepare a response, including the time for reviewing instructions,
gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form.
The applicants are required to file only once during the estimated 2-
year enrollment application period. We estimate that the total burden
hours for the entire process is 112,000 hours for a 2-year annual
average of 56,000 hours.
We invite comments on:
(1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the Program, including the practical utility
of the information to BIA;
(2) the accuracy of BIA's burden estimates;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information technology.
You may submit comments on ways to reduce the burden to the
Information Collection Clearance Officer at 625 Herndon Parkway,
Herndon, VA 20170.
We will not request nor sponsor a collection of information, and
you need not respond to such a request, if there is no valid Office of
Management and Budget Control Number.
National Environmental Policy Act
This rule does not constitute a major Federal action significantly
affecting the quality of the human environment. A detailed statement
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 is not required.
This rule does not impact the environment; it only involves individuals
who wish to apply to share in the judgment fund distribution.
Consultation With Indian Tribes (Executive Order 13175)
In accordance with Executive Order 13175, we understand that we
must relate to federally recognized Indian tribes on a government-to-
government basis. We have evaluated potential effects on federally
recognized Indian tribes and have determined that there are no
potential effects. The judgment
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funds do not belong to any federally recognized tribe, nor can any
tribe treat the judgment funds as a tribal resource. The judgment funds
will be distributed to individual Indians of Western Shoshone descent,
who may or may not be enrolled with a federally recognized tribe.
Effects on the Nation's Energy Supply (Executive Order 13211)
In accordance with Executive Order 13211, this regulation does not
have a significant effect on the nation's energy supply, distribution,
or use. This rule does not involve the nation's energy supply; it only
involves individuals who wish to apply to share in the judgment fund
distribution.
Data Quality Act
In developing this rule, we did not conduct or use a study,
experiment, or survey requiring peer review under the Data Quality Act
(Pub. L. 106-554).
List of Subjects in 25 CFR Part 61
Indians, Indians--claims.
Dated: February 16, 2007.
Michael D. Olsen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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For the reasons set out in the preamble, Part 61 of Chapter 1 of Title
25 Code of Federal Regulations is amended as set forth below.
PART 61--PREPARATION OF ROLLS OF INDIANS
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1. The authority citation for 25 CFR part 61 is revised to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2 and 9, 1300d-3(b), 1401 et
seq., and Pub. L. 108-270.
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2. Section 61.3 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 61.3 Information collection.
The Office of Management and Budget has reviewed and approved the
information collection for Sec. 61.4(k). The OMB Control Number
assigned is 1076-0165. A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
you are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless
it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.
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3. Section 61.4 is amended by adding a new paragraph (k) to read as
follows:
Sec. 61.4 Qualifications for enrollment and the deadline for filing
application forms.
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(k) Western Shoshone Identifiable Group of Indians.
(1) Under section 3(b)(1) of the Act of July 7, 2004, Pub. L. 108-
270, 118 Stat. 805, the Secretary will prepare a roll of all
individuals who meet the eligibility criteria established under the Act
and who file timely applications prior to a date that will be
established by a notice published in the Federal Register. The roll
will be used as the basis for distributing the judgment funds awarded
by the Indian Claims Commission to the Western Shoshone Identifiable
Group of Indians in Docket No. 326-K. To be eligible a person must:
(i) Have at least \1/4\ degree of Western Shoshone blood;
(ii) Be living on July 7, 2004;
(iii) Be a citizen of the United States; and
(iv) Not be certified by the Secretary to be eligible to receive a
per capita payment from any other judgment fund based on an aboriginal
land claim awarded by the Indian Claims Commission, the United States
Claims Court, or the United States Court of Federal Claims, that was
appropriated on or before July 7, 2004.
(2) Indian census rolls prepared by the Agents or Superintendents
at Carson or Western Shoshone Agencies between the years of 1885 and
1940, and other documents acceptable to the Secretary will be used in
establishing proof of eligibility of an individual to:
(i) Be listed on the judgment roll; and
(ii) Receive a per capita payment under the Western Shoshone Claims
Distribution Act.
(3) Application forms for enrollment must be mailed to Tribal
Government Services, BIA-Western Shoshone, Post Office Box 3838,
Phoenix, Arizona 85030-3838.
(4) The application period will remain open until further notice.
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