SUMMARY: This document reopens the comment period for the proposed rule
published on December 4, 2006 (71 FR 70335), which establishes
procedures that an Indian tribe must follow in seeking to conduct
gaming on lands acquired after October 17, 1988.
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SUMMARY: Notice is given that the Amendment to the Tribal-State gaming
compact between the State of California and the Quechan Tribe of the
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation is considered approved and is in effect.
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SUMMARY: Final regulations for valuing gas produced from Indian leases,
published on August 10, 1999, require MMS to determine major portion
prices and notify industry by publishing the prices in the Federal
Register. The regulations also require MMS to publish a due date for
industry to pay additional royalty based on the major portion prices.
This notice provides the major portion prices for the 12 months of
2005. The due date to pay additional royalties based on the major
portion prices is 60 days after the publication date of this notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of the
availability of the Report of Findings on a feathered headdress in the
possession of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and in the
control of the Department of the Interior (DOI). This notice is given
so that the Service may continue to fulfill its obligations under
NAGPRA by distributing its findings for review by all interested
parties. Copies of this report have already been provided to the
requesting Tribes.
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This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) will be holding an additional public hearing to receive
comments on its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the
proposed fee-to-trust transfer of Oneida Indian Nation of New York land
in Oneida and Madison Counties, New York. This notice also reminds the
public that the public comment period for the DEIS has been extended to
February 22, 2007, as announced in the Federal Register on January 5,
2007, by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and in local media
by the BIA. The EPA's original notice of availability for the DEIS and
the BIA's supplement to the EPA notice, both of which were published in
the Federal Register on November 24, 2006, announced a closing date for
comments of January 8, 2007.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Liquor Control Ordinance of the
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan (Tribe). The Ordinance
regulates and controls the possession, sale and consumption of liquor
within the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians Reservation. This
reservation is described as ``all lands, the title to which is held in
trust by the United States for the benefit of the Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians; and * * * all lands * * * part of the Tribe's
reservation.'' This ordinance, however, applies only to the Tribe's
reservation lands within the State of Michigan. This Ordinance allows
for possession and sale of alcoholic beverages within the Pokagon Band
of Potawatomi Indians Reservation, and increases the ability of the
tribal government to control the Tribe's liquor distribution and
possession. At the same time it will provide an important source of
revenue for the continued operation and strengthening of the tribal
government and the delivery of tribal services.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Bureau of Indian Education is announcing that the Advisory Board for
Exceptional Children will hold its next meeting in Washington, DC. The
purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEIA) on Indian
children with disabilities.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting the information collection
request for review and renewal by the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The
collection is: Gaming on Trust Lands Acquired after October 17, 1988,
OMB Control Number 1076-0158.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Pueblo of Pojoaque Liquor Control
Act. The Act regulates and controls the possession, sale and
consumption of liquor within the Pueblo of Pojoaque Indian Reservation.
The reservation is located on trust land and this Act allows for the
possession and sale of alcoholic beverages within the exterior
boundaries of the Pueblo of Pojoaque Indian Reservation. This Act will
increase the ability of the tribal government to control the
distribution and possession of liquor within their reservation, and at
the same time will provide an important source of revenue and
strengthening of the tribal government and the delivery of tribal
services.
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SUMMARY: On August 8, 2006, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the
Office of the Secretary proposed to amend several of their regulations
related to Indian trust management (see 71 FR 45173). The rule proposes
to address Indian trust management issues in the areas of probate,
probate hearings and appeals, tribal probate codes, life estates and
future interests in Indian land, the Indian land title of record, and
conveyances of trust or restricted land. The proposed rule also
includes an ``Application for Consolidation by Sale'' form that is
associated with one of these amendments. On November 1, 2006, the BIA
and the Office of the Secretary reopened the comment period for an
additional 60 days to January 2, 2007 (see 71 FR 64181).
This notice reopens the comment period an additional 45 days to
March 12, 2007. The BIA and Office of Secretary again are extending the
comment period by 45 days to ensure that all interested parties,
including tribes and individual Indians, have the opportunity to review
the proposed rule and prepare their comments.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking comments on the
proposed renewal of the information collection, Leases and Permits,
1076-0155. This action is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting to OMB the
information collection, titled Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing
Regulations Permits, OMB Control Number 1076-0162 for renewal; or, for
review and approval. The purpose of this data collection is to collect
information for 25 CFR Part 161 Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing
Regulations as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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SUMMARY: By Order of the U.S. District Court for the District of
Montana, pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321), as
amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft
Supplement to the Statewide Oil and Gas Final Environmental Impact
Statement and will amend the Powder River and Billings RMPs (Draft
SEIS/Amendment).
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of the
American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY. The human remains
were collected from Umatilla County, OR, and Walla Walla County, WA.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains in the control of Central
Washington University, Department of Anthropology and Museum,
Ellensburg, WA. The human remains were removed from Ferry and Okanogan
Counties, WA.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the possession of the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science, Denver, CO that meet the definition of ``unassociated
funerary objects'' under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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SUMMARY: At a November 3-4, 2006, public meeting in Denver, CO, the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee
(Review Committee) considered a dispute between the White Mountain
Apache Tribe and the Field Museum. The dispute focused on whether 33
items (catalogue records) in the possession or control of the Field
Museum are ``objects of cultural patrimony'' and whether the Field
Museum has a ``right of possession'' to them under provisions of the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) [25
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.]. The Review Committee finds that, by a
preponderance of the evidence, these items are ``objects of cultural
patrimony'' and that the Field Museum does not have a ``right of
possession'' to them.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGRPA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary
object in the control of the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, Palo
Alto, CA. The human remains and associated funerary object were removed
from an unknown location in the Southwestern United States.
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Notice is here given in accordance with provisions of the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains in the control
of Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, East Wenatchee, WA,
and in the possession of the Central Washington University, Department
of Anthropology and Museum, Ellensburg, WA, and Thomas Burke Museum of
Natural History and Culture (Burke Museum), University of Washington,
Seattle, WA. The human remains were removed from Okanogan County, WA.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of the
Springfield Science Museum, Springfield, MA. The human remains were
removed from Mississippi County, AR.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the possession of the Springfield
Science Museum, Springfield, MA, that meet the definition of
``unassociated funerary objects'' under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of the
Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum (Burke Museum),
University of Washington, Seattle, WA. The human remains were removed
from Walla Walla County, WA.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate a cultural item in the possession of the State Historical
Society of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (also known as the Wisconsin
Historical Society), that meets the definition of ``sacred object''
under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) as lead agency, with Hannahville Tribe of Potawatomi
Indians (Tribe) as a cooperating agency, intends to gather information
necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a
proposed hotel and casino project to be located on 9.8 acres of a 24.8
acre parcel owned by the Tribe in Romulus, Michigan.
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SUMMARY: This is to notify the public that the National Indian Gaming
Commission is withdrawing the proposed rule published in the Federal
Register on August 11, 2006. (71 FR 46335.)
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this document is to notify the public that the
National Indian Gaming Commission is withdrawing the proposed
regulations published in the Federal Register on May 25, 2006 (71 FR
30232, 71 FR 30238).
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 25 CFR 83.10(l)(2), notice is hereby given that
the Department of the Interior (Department) has determined that the
Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc., P.O. Box 1048, Mashpee,
Massachusetts, 02649, is an Indian tribe within the meaning of Federal
law. This notice is based on a determination that the petitioner
satisfies all seven mandatory criteria set forth in 25 CFR 83.7, and
thus meets the requirements for a government-to-government relationship
with the United States.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) the information collection, titled
Grazing Permits, 25 CFR 166, OMB Control Number 1076-0157, for renewal.
The purpose of this data collection is to collect information for 25
CFR 166 General Grazing Regulations as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting this information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and renewal. The collection is: 25 CFR 151 Land Acquisitions,
OMB Control Number 1076-0100.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are
submitting to the Office of Management and Budget the information
collection found in the general Probate of Indian Decedents' Estates,
Except for Member of the Five Civilized Tribes regulations. The purpose
of this data collection is to ensure that Probate regulations are
administered for the benefit of individual Indians and any persons
having claims against an Indian decedent's estate.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Information Collection Request
for Documented Petitions for Federal Acknowledgment as an Indian Tribe
is submitted to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget for extension.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting the information
collection, titled 25 CFR 103, Loan Guaranty, Insurance, and Interest
Subsidy Program, OMB Control Number 1076-0020 for renewal.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 25 CFR 514.1(a)(3), that
the National Indian Gaming Commission has adopted preliminary annual
fee rates of 0.00% for tier 1 and 0.059% (.00059) for tier 2 for
calendar year 2007. These rates shall apply to all assessable gross
revenues from each gaming operation under the jurisdiction of the
Commission. If a tribe has a certificate of self-regulation under 25
CFR part 518, the preliminary fee rate on class II revenues for
calendar year 2007 shall be one-half of the annual fee rate, which is
0.0295% (.000295).
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SUMMARY: The Associate Deputy Secretary made a final agency
determination to acquire approximately 3.519 acres of land into trust
for the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma on February 9, 2007. This notice is
published in the exercise of authority delegated by the Secretary of
the Interior to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian
Affairs by 209 Departmental Manual 8.
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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.
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SUMMARY: This final rule revises existing Onshore Oil and Gas Order
Number 1 which was published in the October 21, 1983, edition of the
Federal Register. The Order provides the requirements necessary for the
approval of all proposed oil and gas exploratory, development, or
service wells on all Federal and Indian (other than those of the Osage
Tribe) onshore oil and gas leases, including leases where the surface
is managed by the U.S. Forest Service (FS).
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we
are inviting comments on a collection of information that we will
submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. The title of this information collection request (ICR) is
``30 CFR Part 206--Product Valuation, Subparts F and J; Part 210--Forms
and Reports, Subparts E and H; and Part 218--Collection of Royalties,
Rentals, Bonuses and Other Monies Due the Federal Government, Subpart
E.'' We changed the title of this ICR to clarify the regulatory
language we are covering under 30 CFR parts 206, 210, and 218 and to
reflect OMB consolidation approval of two solid mineral-related ICRs.
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SUMMARY: The Minerals Management Service (MMS) with Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) concurrence is terminating the exclusion from valuation
under the rules at 30 CFR 206.172 for gas produced from the Ute
allotted leases in the Uintah and Ouray Reservation (Reservation),
Utah. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on August
10, 1999 (64 FR 43506).
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., the NIGC, in
cooperation with the Federated Indians of the Graton
Rancheria (the ``Graton Rancheria''), has prepared a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for a proposed casino and hotel
project/action to be located in Sonoma, California. The purpose of the
proposed project/action is to help address the socio-economic needs of
the Graton Rancheria.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes an amendment to the Liquor Ordinance of
the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation of
North Dakota (Tribe). This amendment brings the existing Liquor
Ordinance of the Tribe which regulates and controls the possession,
sale and consumption of liquor within the Tribe's reservation into
conformance with a change in state law. The Liquor Ordinance allows for
possession and sale of alcoholic beverages within the Three Affiliated
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, and increases the
ability of the tribal government to control the Tribe's liquor
distribution and possession. At the same time it will provide an
important source of revenue for the continued operation and
strengthening of the tribal government and the delivery of tribal
services.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of
Cosumnes River College, Los Rios Community College District,
Sacramento, CA. The human remains were removed from Sacramento County,
CA.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary
objects in the possession of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Tongass National Forest, Juneau, AK. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Admiralty Island National
Monument in southeast Alaska.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary
objects in the possession and control of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Fort Union National Monument, Watrous,
NM. The human remains and cultural items were removed from an area near
the fort in Mora County, NM.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA. The human remains were removed from Plymouth County, MA.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of the
Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum (Burke Museum),
University of Washington, Seattle, WA. The human remains were removed
from Okanogan County, WA.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the possession of the University of
Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO, that meet the definition of
``unassociated funerary objects'' under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the possession of the University of
Kansas, Lawrence, KS that meet the definitions of ``sacred objects and
``objects of cultural patrimony'' under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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SUMMARY: This notice informs Indian tribes that grant funds are
available through a Competitive Grant Program and that the Office of
Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED) is soliciting
applications from eligible interested entities. To encourage greater
tribal participation in this initiative, IEED is offering grants to
assist federally-recognized Indian tribes in preparing tribal plans
designed for participation in Public Law 102-477.
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SUMMARY: This notice lists program or portions of programs that are
eligible for inclusion in Fiscal Year 2007 funding agreements with
self-governance tribes and lists programmatic targets pursuant to
section 405(c)(4) of the Tribal Self-Governance Act.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes an approval of the amendment to the
Tribal-State Compact for regulation of Class III gaming between the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and the State of
Oregon.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes an approval of the Tribal-State Gaming
Compact for regulation of Class III gaming between the Cow Creek Band
of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and the State of Oregon.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes approval of the compact between the
Sovereign Indian Nation of the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska and the
Sovereign State of Iowa.
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SUMMARY: This final rule relates to one section of the regulations
implementing the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
of 1990 (``the Act''). This section outlines procedures for the future
applicability of the Act to museums and Federal agencies.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the current list of 561 tribal entities
recognized and eligible for funding and services from the Bureau of
Indian Affairs by virtue of their status as Indian tribes. The list is
updated from the notice published on November 25, 2005 (70 FR 71194).
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SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that
an appealable decision approving the surface and subsurface estates in
certain lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act will be issued to Choggiung Limited.
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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), publish this
notice to list programs or portions of our programs that are eligible
for inclusion in Fiscal Year 2007 funding agreements with self-
governance tribes, and to list programmatic targets pursuant to section
405(c)(4) of the Tribal Self-Governance Act.
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SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that
an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to K'oyitl'ots'ina,
Limited, Successor in Interest to Bin Googa, Inc.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting this information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget for review
and renewal. The collection is: 25 CFR 162 Leases and Permits, 1076-
0155.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk
Indians Liquor Control Ordinance. The Ordinance regulates and controls
the possession, sale and consumption of liquor within the Buena Vista
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indian's tribal land. The tribal land is located on
trust land and this Ordinance allows for the possession and sale of
alcoholic beverages within the exterior boundaries. This Ordinance will
increase the ability of the tribal government to control the
distribution and possession of liquor within their tribal land
strengthen the tribal government. At the same time, it will provide an
important source of revenue and the improve delivery of tribal
services.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Liquor Control Ordinance of the
Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma (Tribe). The Ordinance regulates and
controls the possession, sale and consumption of liquor within the
tribal lands of the Tribe. The tribal lands are located in Indian
country and this Ordinance allows for possession and sale of alcoholic
beverages within their exterior boundaries. This Ordinance will
increase the ability of the tribal government to control the
community's liquor distribution and possession, and at the same time
will provide an important source of revenue for the continued operation
and strengthening of the tribal government and the delivery of tribal
services.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes approval of the Tribal-State Compact
between the State of Oklahoma and Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma.
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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public that the Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs proclaimed approximately 63.52
acres, more or less, as the Jena Band of Choctaw Reservation for the
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians of Louisiana (Jena Band).
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Bureau of Indian Education is announcing that the Advisory Board for
Exceptional Children will hold its next meeting in Miami, FL. The
purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEIA) on Indian
children with disabilities.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes an amendment to the Liquor Ordinance of
the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation of
Montana (Tribe). This amendment brings the existing Liquor Ordinance of
the Tribe which regulates and controls the possession, sale and
consumption of liquor within the Tribe's reservation into conformance
with state law. The Liquor Ordinance allows for possession and sale of
alcoholic beverages within the Tribe's Indian reservation, and
increases the ability of the tribal government to control the Tribe's
liquor distribution and possession. At the same time it will provide an
important source of revenue for the continued operation and
strengthening of the tribal government and the delivery of tribal
services.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is giving public notice of the
act of Congress which has conveyed certain fee properties into trust
and proclaimed reservation status for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians.
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SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that
an appealable decision approving the subsurface estate in certain lands
for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act will be issued to Bristol Bay Native Corporation
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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public that the Assistant Secretary--
Indian Affairs proclaimed approximately 30.754 acres, more or less, to
be added to the Pueblo of Laguna Reservation (Laguna), New Mexico.
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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public that the Assistant Secretary--
Indian Affairs proclaimed approximately 651.6965 acres, more or less,
located in Tract B, and Lot 16 as indicated in Exhibit A, attached to
the Warranty Deed, approved April 10, 2003, as an addition to the
Pueblo of Laguna Reservation (Laguna).
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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public that the Assistant Secretary--
Indian Affairs proclaimed approximately 5,696.64 acres, more or less,
as an addition to the Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation, New Mexico.
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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public that the Assistant Secretary--
Indian Affairs proclaimed approximately 56.50 acres, more or less, as
an addition to the Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation, New Mexico.
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SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that
an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Maserculiq,
Incorporated.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) is
publishing harvest regulations for migratory bird subsistence hunting
in Alaska for the 2007 season. This final rule establishes regulations
that prescribe frameworks, or outer limits, for dates when harvesting
of birds may occur, species that can be taken, and methods and means
that are excluded from use. These regulations were developed under a
Co-management process involving the Service, the Alaska Department of
Fish and Game, and Alaska Native representatives. These regulations
provide a framework to enable the continuation of customary and
traditional subsistence uses of migratory birds in Alaska.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter the Service or
we) proposes to establish annual hunting regulations for certain
migratory game birds for the 2007-08 hunting season. We annually
prescribe outside limits (frameworks) within which States may select
hunting seasons. This proposed rule provides the regulatory schedule,
describes the proposed regulatory alternatives for the 2007-08 duck
hunting seasons, requests proposals from Indian tribes that wish to
establish special migratory game bird hunting regulations on Federal
Indian reservations and ceded lands, and requests proposals for the
2008 spring/summer migratory bird subsistence season in Alaska.
Migratory game bird hunting seasons provide hunting opportunities for
recreation and sustenance; aid Federal, State, and tribal governments
in the management of migratory game birds; and permit harvests at
levels compatible with migratory game bird population status and
habitat conditions.
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SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that
an appealable decision approving the surface estate in certain lands
for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will
be issued to The Aleut Corporation. The lands are located in the
vicinity of Atka, Alaska.
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SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that
an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Zho-Tse,
Incorporated.
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SUMMARY: This notice of consultation announces three consultation
meetings that will be held to obtain oral and written recommendations
on regulations to be drafted regarding the disposition of unclaimed
Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or
objects of cultural patrimony that are excavated or discovered on
Federal or tribal lands after November 16, 1990.
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SUMMARY: The NPS announces the SRC meeting schedule for the following
areas: Gates of the Arctic National Park and Lake Clark National Park.
The purpose of each meeting is to develop and continue work on
subsistence hunting program recommendations and other related
subsistence management issues. Each meeting is open to the public and
will have time allocated for public testimony. The public is welcome to
present written or oral comments to the SRC. Each meeting will be
recorded and a summary will be available upon request from each
Superintendent for public inspection approximately six weeks after each
meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice lists programs or portions of programs that are
eligible for inclusion in Fiscal Year 2007 funding agreements with
self-governance tribes and lists programmatic targets pursuant to
section 405(c)(4) of the Tribal Self-Governance Act.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) owns, or has an interest
in, irrigation facilities located on various Indian reservations
throughout the United States. We are authorized to establish rates to
recover the costs to administer, operate, maintain, and rehabilitate
those facilities. We are notifying you that we have adjusted the
irrigation assessment rates at several of our irrigation facilities for
operation and maintenance.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the May 10 meeting of the Royalty Policy
Committee (RPC). Agenda items for the meeting of the RPC will include
remarks from the Director, MMS, and the Associate Director, Minerals
Revenue Management (MRM), as well as presentations on the MRM Financial
Management, Audit and Compliance, and Enforcement Programs. Updates
will be provided by the Federal Oil and Gas Valuation, Oil and Gas
Royalty Reporting, Coal, Indian Oil Valuation, and Royalty Management
subcommittees. The RPC membership includes representation from states,
Indian Tribes, various mineral interests, the public-at-large (with
knowledge and interest in royalty issues), and other Federal
departments.
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SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that
an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Klawock Heenya
Corporation.
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SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that
an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to
K'oyit[lstrok]'ots'ina, Limited, Successor in Interest to Bin Googa,
Inc.
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SUMMARY: We, OSM, have decided not to adopt a proposed rule that would
have revised the definition of ``Indian lands'' for purposes of the
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The
proposed rule also would have revised both the Federal lands program
and the Indian lands program.
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SUMMARY: Under Public Law 106-465, the Sand Creek Massacre Site
Establishment Act of 2000, the Secretary of the Interior hereby
announces that sufficient lands have been acquired to establish the
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in Kiowa County, Colorado.
Public Law 106-465 called for the Secretary of the Interior to
establish the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site once the
Secretary had determined that sufficient lands had been acquired by the
federal government to provide for the preservation, memorialization,
commemoration, and interpretation of the Sand Creek Massacre. The Act
authorized the National Park Service to acquire up to 12,500 acres from
willing sellers for this purpose.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Liquor Control Ordinance of the
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma (Tribe). The Ordinance regulates and controls
the possession, sale, and consumption of liquor within the tribal
lands. The tribal lands are located in Indian country and this
Ordinance allows for possession and sale of alcoholic beverages within
their boundaries. This Ordinance will increase the ability of the
tribal government to control the community's liquor distribution and
possession, and at the same time will provide an important source of
revenue for the continued operation and strengthening of the tribal
government and the delivery of tribal services.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the approval of the extension of
agreement between the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and the State of Montana
concerning Class III gaming, with the incorporated amendments.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Approval of the Tribal-State Compact
for Class III Gaming between the Spokane Tribe and the State of
Washington.
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