SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) as lead agency, with the National Indian Gaming
Commission, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and the
City of Plymouth as cooperating agencies, intends to file a Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) with the USEPA for the approval
of a 228.04-acre trust acquisition and casino project in the City of
Plymouth and unincorporated Amador County, California, and that the
FEIS is now available for public review. The purpose of the proposed
action is to establish a land base and help provide for the economic
development of the Tribe.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs, in cooperation with the Seminole
Tribe of Florida (Tribe), intends to prepare an environmental impact
statement for the Tribe's proposed 47 acre trust
acquisition and subsequent construction of a mixed-use development in
Broward County, Florida. The project site may include, but is not
limited to, a variety of proposed land uses such as a hotel, commercial
retail uses, fitness and entertainment facilities, and related employee
parking. The purposes of the proposed action are to consolidate the
Tribe's land holdings surrounding the existing Coconut Creek Casino
into one contiguous trust property, to improve the Tribe's economy, and
to help Tribal members attain economic self sufficiency. This notice
also announces a public scoping meeting to identify potential issues
and content for inclusion in the environmental impact statement.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) as lead agency, with the Enterprise Rancheria of Estom
Yumeka Maidu Tribe (Tribe), National Indian Gaming Commission, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Yuba County, California as
cooperating agencies, intends to file a Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) with the EPA for the Tribe's proposed Gaming Facility
and Hotel Fee-to-Trust Acquisition Project to be located within
unincorporated Yuba County, California, and that the FEIS is now
available for public review.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) as lead agency, with the North Fork Rancheria of Mono
Indians (Tribe), California Department of Transportation (Caltrans),
Madera Irrigation District, City of Madera, National Indian Gaming
Commission (NIGC), and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as
cooperating agencies, intends to file a Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) with the EPA for the Tribe's proposed 305-acre trust
acquisition and casino-resort project in unincorporated Madera County,
just north of the City of Madera, California, and that the FEIS is now
available for public review.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) as lead agency, with the Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo
Indians (Tribe), National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC),
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans), Sonoma County, and City of Cloverdale as
cooperating agencies, intends to file a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) with the EPA for the Tribe's proposed 70
acre Fee-to-Trust and Resort Casino Project to be located within Sonoma
County, California, and that the DEIS is now available for public
review and comment. This notice provides a 75-day public comment period
and thereby grants an automatic 30-day extension to the normal 45-day
public comment period.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes approval of the Compact between the
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes and the State of Nevada.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Approved Compact between the
Seminole Tribe of Florida and the State of Florida.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (Department) gives notice that
the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs (PDAS-
IA) has determined the Shinnecock Indian Nation is entitled to be
acknowledged as an Indian tribe within the meaning of Federal law. This
notice is based on a determination that affirms the reasoning,
analysis, and conclusions in the Proposed Finding (PF). The petitioner
satisfies the seven mandatory criteria for acknowledgment set forth in
the applicable regulations, and therefore, meets the requirements for a
government-to-government relationship with the United States. This
notice is the Final Determination (FD). Based on the limited nature and
extent of comment and consistent with prior practices, the Department
did not produce any detailed report or other summary under the criteria
pertaining to this FD.
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SUMMARY: This notice establishes the deadline by which applications
must be received for eligible individuals to be listed on the roll that
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.
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SUMMARY: Indian Affairs will conduct consultation meetings with Indian
tribes to obtain oral and written comments concerning draft regulations
to implement the Buy Indian Act. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice for details.
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SUMMARY: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act provides for a three-person
National Indian Gaming Commission. One member, the chairman, is
appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Two associate members are appointed by the Secretary of the Interior.
Before appointing members, the Secretary is required to provide public
notice of a proposed appointment and allow a comment period. Notice is
hereby given of the proposed appointment of Daniel J. Little as an
associate member of the National Indian Gaming Commission for a term of
3 years.
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SUMMARY: The MMS has prepared a revised version of its Section 106
Finding of Adverse Effect document related to the proposed Cape Wind
Energy Project pursuant to implementing regulations for Section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act (36 CFR Part 800). The original
Finding of Adverse Effect for this project was dated January 29, 2009.
The Finding of Adverse Effect is being revised in response to new
information that five additional properties within the Area of Adverse
Effect for the project have now been found to be eligible for inclusion
in the National Register of Historic Places.
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SUMMARY: On July 27, 2009 (74 FR 36926), the National Indian Gaming
Commission (``NIGC'') published a final rule updating various NIGC
regulations and streamlining procedures. On August 25, 2009 (74 FR
42275), NIGC extended the effective date of the changes made by the
final rule to December 31, 2009. This publication corrects inadvertent
errors left in Sec. 514.1 of the final rule so that fees and fee
statements are due on June 30th and December 31st of each calendar
year, not on March 1st and August 1st as originally published.
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SUMMARY: The National Indian Gaming Commission (``NIGC'') announces the
extension of the effective date on the final rule for Minimum Internal
Control Standards for Class II Gaming. The final rule was published in
the Federal Register on October 10, 2008. The Commission has changed
the effective date for the amendments to Sec. Sec. 542.7 and 542.16 as
well as the date for operations to implement tribal internal controls
found in 543.3(c)(3) to October 13, 2010, in order to extend the
transition time.
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SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that
an appealable decision approving the conveyance of surface and
subsurface estates for certain lands pursuant to the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Ahtna, Incorporated for 773.78
acres located southwesterly of the Native village of Tazlina, Alaska.
Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the
Anchorage Daily News.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of
Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting the following information
collections to the Office of Management and Budget for renewal: (1)
Electrical Service Application, 25 CFR 175, OMB Control Number 1076-
0021; and (2) Water Request, 25 CFR 171, OMB Control Number 1076-0141.
Current approvals for the collections expire August 31, 2009.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Department of
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) as co-lead agencies; and the Mandan, Hidatsa
and Arikara (MHA) Nation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as
cooperating agencies, intend to file a Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) with the EPA for the proposed Clean Fuels Refinery, and that the FEIS is now available for public
review. The proposed Federal actions are: (1) The taking into trust of
469 acres of fee land by the BIA in support of the MHA Nation's
proposal to construct and operate a clean fuels refinery and produce
buffalo forage; and (2) the issuance by the EPA of a Clean Water Act,
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Discharge (NPDES)
permit for the discharge of treated wastewater from the proposed
refinery.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) published a document in the
Federal Register of August 18, 2009, concerning the Assistant
Secretary-Indian Affairs proclaiming approximately 147 acres as the
Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indian Reservation. The
document contained an error in the legal description.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) published a document in the
Federal Register of August 19, 2009, advising the public that the BIA
as Lead Agency, in cooperation with the Spokane Tribe of Indians
(Tribe), intends to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for
a proposed mixed-use development and corresponding master plan for a
145-acre parcel of trust land adjacent to the City of Airway Heights,
Spokane County, Washington. The DATES section of that notice contained
incorrect dates; therefore, this notice republishes the content of the
notice of August 19, 2009 with corrected dates.
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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 St.
Lawrence University, Department of Anthropology, Canton, NY. The human
remains were removed from St. Lawrence County, NY.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Kaw Nation Alcohol Control
Ordinance. 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: The purpose of this document is to propose to amend the
procedures followed by the National Indian Gaming Commission
(Commission) when processing a request under the Privacy Act of 1974.
The proposed amendments make the following changes to the current
regulations. Section 515.3 changes the address of the Commission,
provides a list of items to include in requests to the Commission, and
provides the necessary requirements for third party requests. Section
515.4 includes the Commission policy for dealing with other agencies
and designates an individual responsible for making initial Privacy Act
determinations. Section 515.5 explains what constitutes an adverse
determination. Section 515.6 changes the time for appeals of adverse
determinations from 180 days to 30 days. Section 515.8 details when the
Commission is required to provide an accounting of the records it
discloses. Finally, Section 515.12 updates the list of records that are
exempt from disclosure under the Privacy Act.
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SUMMARY: The final rule modifies various Commission regulations to
reduce by half the fee reporting burdens on tribes, remove obsolete
provisions, clarify existing appellate procedures, update and clarify
management contract procedures and costs for background investigations,
clarify various definitions and licensing notices, update audit
requirements to allow for simplified and consolidated reporting in
certain circumstances, and add gaming on ineligible lands to the class
of substantial violations warranting immediate closure.
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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 Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, that meet
the definitions of ``sacred objects'' and ``objects of cultural
patrimony'' 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 control of the U.S. Department of
Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, Walla Walla,
WA, and in the physical custody of the Museum of Anthropology,
Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 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
University of Oregon, Oregon State Museum of Anthropology, Eugene, OR.
The human remains were removed from an unknown site in eastern Oregon.
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SUMMARY: The Gates of the Arctic National Park Subsistence Resource
Commission (GAAR SRC), Denali National Park Subsistence Resource
Commission (DENA SRC), Lake Clark National Park Subsistence Resource
Commission (LACL SRC) and Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Subsistence
Resource Commission (WRST SRC) will meet to develop and continue work
on National Park Service (NPS) subsistence hunting program
recommendations and other related subsistence management issues. These
meetings are open to the public and will have time allocated for public
testimony. The public is welcomed to present written or oral comments
to the SRC. Each meeting will be recorded and meeting minutes will be
available upon request from the park superintendent for public
inspection approximately six weeks after each meeting. The NPS SRC
program is authorized under Title VIII, Section 808 of the Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Public Law 96-487, to operate
in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of additional Tribal Consultation
Sessions to be held between the Department of the Interior, Office of the
Special Trustee for American Indians (DOI/OST) and tribal governments
interested in, or currently operating the real estate appraisal
services program. The purpose of these consultation sessions is to
discuss ideas in developing new tribal share allocation formulas
(TSAFs) to be used to apportion funds to tribes that perform the
appraisal program pursuant to Public Law 93-638 (The Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975, as amended) [25
U.S.C. 450j-1(a)]. The original notice appeared in 74 FR 28521, June
16, 2009.
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SUMMARY: This notice is published pursuant to a court order and relates
to restoration of the Wilton Miwok Rancheria, its members, and Dorothy
Andrews, and the Me-Wuk Indian Community of the Wilton Rancheria. See
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for details.
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SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that
an appealable decision approving the reserved mineral estate in certain
lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act and Sec. 12(b)(3) of the Act of January 2, 1976, will be issued to
Cook Inlet Region, Inc.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (as
amended), Public Law (Pub. L.) 92-199, and the general authority to
conduct water resources planning under the Reclamation Act of 1902 and
all acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, the Bureau of
Reclamation (Reclamation), in cooperation with the Navajo Nation,
Jicarilla Apache Nation, City of Gallup, State of New Mexico, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Indian Heath Service, Navajo Tribal Utility Authority,
and Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments, has prepared and made
available to the public a Planning Report and Final Environmental
Impact Statement (PR/FEIS). This document was undertaken to provide a
discussion for the (1) Various ways to provide a municipal and
industrial (M&I) water supply to the Navajo Nation, City of Gallup, and
Jicarilla Apache Nation; (2) identification of a preferred alternative;
and (3) associated environmental impacts and costs of the No Action and
two action alternatives.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) as lead agency, with the Soboba Band of Luise[ntilde]o
Indians (Tribe), City of San Jacinto and U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) as cooperating agencies, intends to file a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) with the EPA for the Tribe's
proposed 534.91 acre trust acquisition and subsequent
construction of a hotel/casino project to be located within the City of
San Jacinto, Riverside County, California, and that the DEIS is now
available for public review and comment. This notice provides a 75-day
public comment period and thereby grants a 30-day extension to the
normal 45-day public comment period.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes approval of the 2009 Amendments to the
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (``Tribe'') and
the State of Wisconsin Gaming Compact of 1991.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of one-day Tribal Consultation Sessions
to be held between the Department of the Interior, Office of the
Special Trustee for American Indians (DOI/OST) and tribal governments
interested in, or currently operating the real estate appraisal
services program. The purpose of these consultation sessions is to
discuss ideas in developing new tribal share allocation formulas
(TSAFs) to be used to apportion funds to tribes that perform the
appraisal program pursuant to Public Law 93-638 (the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975, as amended) [25
U.S.C. 450j-1(a)].
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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
California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA. The
human remains were removed from Border Field State Park, San Diego
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 in the possession of the
New York State Museum, Albany, NY. The human remains were removed from
the Engelbert site, Tioga County, NY.
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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 University of Idaho,
Alfred W. Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology, Moscow, ID. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Park and
Treasure Counties, MT.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes an amendment to the Salt River Pima-
Maricopa Indian Community's Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, Articles I
and II. This amended Code of Ordinances was last published on May 8,
1998 (63 FR 25516). Chapter 14 of the Code regulates and controls the
possession, sale and consumption of liquor within the Salt River Pima-
Maricopa Indian Community's trust lands specified in Attachment A of
Article II. The Code allows for the possession and sale of alcoholic
beverages within Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community trust lands.
This Code will increase the ability of the tribal government to control
the distribution and possession of liquor within its 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: This notice informs the public that the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Policy and Economic Development proclaimed approximately
38.23 acres, more or less, to be added to the Muckleshoot Reservation,
Washington.
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SUMMARY: The Gates of the Arctic National Park Subsistence Resource
Commission (GAAR SRC) and Denali National Park Subsistence Resource
Commission (DENA SRC) will meet to develop and continue work on
National Park Service (NPS) subsistence hunting program recommendations
and other related subsistence management issues. These meetings are
open to the public and will have time allocated for public testimony.
The public is welcomed to present written or oral comments to the SRC.
This meeting will be recorded and meeting minutes will be available
upon request from the park superintendent for public inspection
approximately six weeks after each meeting. The NPS SRC program is
authorized under Title VIII, Section 808 of the Alaska National
Interest Lands Conservation Act, Public Law 96-487, to operate in
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
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SUMMARY: This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest
limits, methods, and means related to taking of fish for subsistence
uses during the 2009-10 and 2010-11 regulatory years. The Federal
Subsistence Board completes the biennial process of
revising subsistence fishing and shellfishing regulations in odd-
numbered years and subsistence hunting and trapping regulations in
even-numbered years; public proposal and review processes take place
during the preceding year. The Board also addresses customary and
traditional use determinations during the applicable biennial cycle.
This rulemaking replaces the fish taking regulations that expire on
March 31, 2009.
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SUMMARY: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is correcting its previous
Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement
(EIS) for the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians'
renewed application for a Proposed Fee-to-Trust Acquisition and Casino-
Hotel Project in San Bernardino County, California. The corrections
include adding cooperating agencies, reducing the acreage proposed for
acquisition, and changing certain project details to reflect a smaller
proposed development.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes Fort Sill Apache Tribe Alcohol Control
Ordinance. 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 informs the public that the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Policy and Economic Development proclaimed approximately
351.8363 acres, more or less, to be added to the Pueblo of Laguna
Reservation (Laguna), New Mexico.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes an amendment to the Tulalip Tribe's
Liquor Control Ordinance published in the Federal Register September
16, 1977 (42 FR 46612). The amendment regulates and controls the
possession and consumption of liquor within the tribal lands. The
tribal lands are located in Indian country and this amended Ordinance
allows for possession of alcoholic beverages within their boundaries.
This Ordinance will increase the ability of the tribal government to
control liquor sales, possession and consumption by the community and
its members.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) announces the Subsistence
Resource Commission (SRC) meeting schedule for the following areas:
Lake Clark National Park, and Wrangell-St. Elias 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 welcomed to
present written or oral comments to the SRC. The NPS SRC program is
authorized under Title VIII, Section 808, of the Alaska National
Interest Lands Conservation Act, Public Law 96-487, to operate in
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Draft meeting minutes will be available upon request from each
Superintendent for public inspection approximately six weeks after each
meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the January 20, 2009, memorandum
``Regulatory Review,'' signed by Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, we, the
U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, withdraw our
proposed rule published January 29, 2009, to establish regulations for
hunting and trapping seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means
related to taking of wildlife for subsistence uses in Alaska during the
2010-11 and 2011-12 regulatory years.
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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 the
Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, Claremont, CA. The human remains
were removed from Kern 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 in the control of the
Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum (Burke Museum),
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, and in the physical custody of
the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Spokane, WA. The human
remains were most likely removed from Grant 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 the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest,
Santa Fe, NM, and in the possession of the Maxwell Museum of
Anthropology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. The human
remains were removed from site BJ 74 (LA 38962), Sandoval 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 and an associated funerary
object in the control of the U.S. Department of Defense, Air Force,
Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, and in the physical custody of the
University of California, Santa Barbara, Repository for Archaeological
and Ethnographic Collections, Santa Barbara, CA. The human remains and
associated funerary object were removed from the Vandenberg Air Force
Base, Santa Barbara County, CA.
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would establish regulations for hunting and
trapping seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking
of wildlife for subsistence uses during the 2010-11 and 2011-12
regulatory years. The Federal Subsistence Board completes the biennial
process of revising subsistence hunting and trapping regulations in
even-numbered years and subsistence fishing and shellfish regulations
in odd-numbered years; public proposal and review processes take place
during the preceding year. The Board also addresses customary and
traditional use determinations during the applicable biennial cycle.
When final, the resulting rulemaking will replace the existing
subsistence wildlife taking regulations, which expire on June 30, 2010.
This rule would also amend the customary and traditional use
determinations of the Federal Subsistence Board and the general
regulations on subsistence taking of fish and wildlife.
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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 Paimiut
Corporation.
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SUMMARY: The National Indian Gaming Commission (``NIGC'') announces the
extension of the comment period on the proposed rule concerning various
amendments to the National Indian Gaming Commission regulations. The
proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on December 22,
2008 (73 FR 78242). The NIGC is extending the comment period to March
9, 2009.
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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 Calista
Corporation for lands located in the vicinity of Platinum, Alaska.
Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the
Anchorage Daily News.
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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 Bean Ridge
Corporation.
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SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic
Development made a final agency determination to acquire approximately
22.00 acres of land into trust for the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe,
Washington on December 12, 2008. This notice is published in the
exercise of authority delegated by the Secretary of the Interior to the
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by 209 Departmental Manual 8.1. The
duties of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs were delegated to the
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development
on May 23, 2008.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of Self-Governance (OSG)
establishes a March 2, 2009, deadline for Indian tribes/consortia to
submit completed applications to begin participation in the tribal
self-governance program in fiscal year 2010 or calendar year 2010.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking comments from
the public on a renewal of an information collection from Indian tribes
participating in and Indian tribes seeking to participate in the Tribal
Self-Governance, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
information collected under OMB Clearance Number, 1076-0143, will be
used to meet reporting requirements of the Tribal Self-Governance Act
and implement requirements for entry into a pool of qualified
applicants to be selected to begin participation in Tribal Self-
Governance. The information collection requirements are periodically
reviewed because the number of Indian tribes participating in Tribal
Self-Governance increases over time and the number of Indian tribes
requesting to be selected to begin participation in Tribal Self-
Governance may vary over time. This action is being taken to make sure
that the requirements are not burdensome.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior is extending the deadline from
December 8, 2008, to January 23, 2009, for tribes to nominate
individuals for membership on the No Child Left Behind Negotiated
Rulemaking Committee. This committee will work with the Department of
the Interior to develop recommendations for proposed regulations
regarding the BIE-funded school facilities as required by the No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001.
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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 Russian Mission
Native Corporation.
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SUMMARY: The proposed rule modifies various Commission regulations to
reduce reporting burdens on tribes, update costs for background
investigations, clarify definitions and regulatory intent, and update
audit requirements to consolidate and reflect industry standards.
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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 Sealaska Corporation.
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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 final annual fee
rates of 0.00% for tier 1 and 0.057% (.00057) for tier 2 for calendar
year 2008. 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
final fee rate on class II revenues for calendar year 2008 shall be
one-half of the annual fee rate, which is 0.0285% (.000285).
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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 St. George Tanaq
Corporation.
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SUMMARY: This rule establishes procedures for Indian tribes and States
to submit Tribal-State compacts and compact amendments, governing the
conduct of class III gaming activities on the tribe's Indian lands
located within that State, for review and approval by the Secretary of
the Interior.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Liquor Ordinance of the Shingle
Springs Band of Miwok Indians. The Ordinance regulates and controls the
possession, sale and consumption of liquor within the Shingle Springs
Indian Rancheria tribal land. The tribal land is located on trust land
and this Ordinance allows for the possession and sale of alcoholic
beverages. This Ordinance will increase the ability of the tribal
government to control the distribution and possession of liquor within
their tribal land, 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: This final rule amends several Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
and Office of the Secretary regulations related to Indian trust
management in the areas of probate, probate hearings and appeals,
tribal probate codes, and life estates and future interests in Indian
land. This rule allows the Secretary to further fulfill his fiduciary
responsibilities to federally recognized tribes and individual Indians
and to meet the Indian trust management policies articulated by
Congress in the Indian Land Consolidation Act (ILCA), as amended by the
American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004 (AIPRA).
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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 NANA Regional Corporation, Inc.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) owns, or has an interest
in, irrigation projects located on or associated with various Indian
reservations throughout the United States. We are required to establish
irrigation assessment rates to recover the costs to administer,
operate, maintain, and rehabilitate these projects. We request your
comments on the proposed rate adjustments.
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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 Kugkaktlik Limited.
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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 the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC,
and in the possession of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, St. Paul
and Bemidji, MN. The human remains were removed from an unknown
location on the White Earth Reservation, Mahnomen County, MN.
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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 NANA Regional
Corporation, Inc.
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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 Tanacross, Incorporated.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes an approval of the First Amendment to
the Tribal-State Compact between the Spokane Tribe and the State of
Washington.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), Division of Performance
and Accountability (DPA), will conduct tribal consultation meetings to
obtain oral and written comments on proposed BIE Special Education
Policies and Procedures. The proposed policies and procedures are
available at http://www.enan.bia.edu under the ``News and
Announcements'' section of the Web site or by calling the individual in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
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SUMMARY: This publishes notice of an Amendment to a Compact between the
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the State of Michigan providing
for the conduct of Tribal-State Class III gaming by the Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians taking effect.
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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, for which the University of Oregon Museum
of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, OR, and U.S. Department of
Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, Portland, OR, have
joint responsibility, 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, for which the University of Oregon Museum
of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, OR, and U.S. Department of
Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, Portland, OR, have
joint responsibility, 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 for which the University of
Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, OR, and U.S.
Department of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District,
Portland, OR, have joint responsibility. The human remains were removed
from property that would be later designated Army Corps of Engineers
land within the Bonneville Lock and Dam Project area, Wasco County, OR.
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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 for which the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and
Cultural History, Eugene, OR, and U.S. Department of Defense, Army
Corps of Engineers, Portland District, Portland, OR, have joint
responsibility. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from sites on Army Corps of Engineers land within the The
Dalles Lock and Dam Project area, Wasco County, OR.
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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 for which the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and
Cultural History, Eugene, OR, and U.S. Department of Defense, Army
Corps of Engineers, Portland District, Portland, OR, have joint
responsibility. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from a site on Army Corps of Engineers land within the John Day
Dam project area, Klickitat 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 and associated funerary
objects in the possession of the University of Denver Department of
Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO.
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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 University of Denver Department of
Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO.
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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 University of Denver Department of
Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO.
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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 University of Denver Department of
Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO.
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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 University of Denver Department of
Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO.
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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 Chinuruk
Incorporated.
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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 NANA Regional Corporation, Inc.
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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 NANA Regional
Corporation, Inc., Successor in Interest to Katyaak 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 Calista
Corporation for lands located in the vicinity of Newtok and Chefornak,
Alaska. Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the
Anchorage Daily News.
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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 NANA Regional
Corporation, Inc., Successor in Interest to Kivalina Sinuakmeut
Corporation.
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SUMMARY: This rule supersedes certain specified sections of the current
Minimum Internal Control Standards and replaces them with a new part
titled Minimum Internal Control Standards for Class II Gaming. Since
the implementation of Minimum Internal Control Standards (MICS), it
became obvious that the MICS require technical adjustments and
revisions so that they can effectively protect tribal assets, while
still allowing tribes to utilize technological advances in the gaming
industry. This rule applies only to Class II games.
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SUMMARY: The rule adds a new part to the Commission's regulations
establishing technical standards for Class II games--bingo, lotto,
other games similar to bingo, pull tabs, and ``instant bingo''--that
are played using ``electronic, computer, or other technologic aids'' as
parts of a Class II gaming system. The rule establishes a process for
ensuring the integrity of such games and aids--examination by an
independent testing laboratory and approval by the tribal gaming
regulatory authority--before being made available to the public for
play in a tribal gaming operation. The standards will assist tribal
gaming regulatory authorities and operators in ensuring the integrity
and security of Class II gaming and the accountability of Class II
gaming revenue. The standards will also provide guidance to equipment
manufacturers and distributors of Class II gaming systems.
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SUMMARY: The National Indian Gaming Commission is withdrawing the
proposed Classification standards published in the Federal Register on
October 24, 2007. (72 FR 60483.)
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SUMMARY: The National Indian Gaming Commission is withdrawing the
proposed modification to the definition of ``Electronic or
electromechanical facsimile'' published in the Federal Register on
October 24, 2007. (72 FR 60482.)
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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 The Kuskokwim
Corporation, Successor in Interest to Lower Kalskag Incorporated.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality
(MDEQ) as joint lead agencies, with the Crow Tribe of Indians, the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), as cooperating agencies, intend to file a Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) with the EPA for the proposed
extension of the existing Absaloka mine onto the Crow Indian
Reservation and for related federal and state permitting actions. This
notice also announces that the BIA will simultaneously issue its Record
of Decision (ROD) for approval of the Westmoreland Resources, Inc.
(WRI) lease with the Crow Tribe for the South Extension coal lease
tract on the Reservation, and the approval of all surface use
agreements between WRI and the allottee surface owners in the South
Extension tract. The FEIS and ROD are now available for public review.
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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 Horner
Collection, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 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 San Diego
Archaeological Center, San Diego, CA, that meet the definitions of
``unassociated funerary objects'' or ``sacred 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 San Diego
Archaeological Center, San Diego, CA, that meet the definition of
``sacred 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 San Diego Museum
of Man, San Diego, CA, that meet the definition of ``unassociated
funerary objects'' or ``objects of cultural patrimony'' 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 U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, Kootenai National Forest, Libby, MT,
that meet the definition of ``objects of cultural patrimony'' 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 and associated funerary
objects in the possession of the San Diego Archaeological Center, San
Diego, CA. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from archeological sites CA-SDI-8629 and CA-SDI-8639H in San
Diego County, CA.
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This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C 3003 (d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
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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 an associated funerary
object in the possession of the San Diego Archaeological Center, San
Diego, CA. The human remains and associated funerary object were
removed from archeological sites CA-SDI-6669 (SDM-W-230) and CA-SDI-
5669, San Diego 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 in the control of the U.S.
Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 7,
Anchorage, AK, and in the possession of the Alutiiq Museum and
Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK. The human remains were removed
from Chief Cove Island, Kodiak Island, AK.
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SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic
Development made a final agency determination to acquire approximately
11.24 acres of land into trust for the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake
of California on September 8, 2008. This notice is published in the
exercise of authority delegated by the Secretary of the Interior to the
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by 209 Departmental Manual 8.1. The
duties of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs were delegated to the
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development
on May 23, 2008.
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SUMMARY: This publishes notice of the 2008 Class III Gaming Compact
between the Nez Perce Tribe and the State of Idaho taking effect.
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This notice lists programs or portions of programs that are
eligible for inclusion in Fiscal Year 2009 funding agreements with
self-governance tribes and lists programmatic targets according
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 NANA Regional
Corporation, Inc., Successor in Interest to Napaaktukmeut Corporation.
FULL TEXT
SUMMARY: This rule prescribes special late-season migratory bird
hunting regulations for certain tribes on Federal Indian reservations,
off-reservation trust lands, and ceded lands. This rule responds to
tribal requests for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter Service
or we) recognition of their authority to regulate hunting under
established guidelines. This rule allows the establishment of season
bag limits and, thus, harvest at levels compatible with populations 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 and subsurface estates in
certain lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act will be issued to NANA Regional Corporation, Inc.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes an amendment to the Jamestown S'Klallam
Tribal Liquor Control Ordinance published in the Federal Register May
19, 1994. The amendment regulates and controls the possession and
consumption of liquor within the tribal lands. The tribal lands are
located in Indian Country and this amended Ordinance allows for possession of alcoholic beverages within their
boundaries. This Ordinance will increase the ability of the tribal
government to control liquor sales, possession and consumption by the
community and its members.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Liquor Control Code of the Sac & Fox
Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa. The Code regulates and controls the
possession, sale, and consumption of liquor within the tribal lands.
The tribal lands are located in Indian Country and this Code allows for
possession and sale of alcoholic beverages within their boundaries.
This Code will increase the ability of the tribal government to control
the tribe'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 advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA), in cooperation with the Joint Business Council of the
Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes, Bureau of Land Management
and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), intends to file a Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) with EPA for the proposed coal
bed natural gas and conventional gas development project, and that the
FEIS is now available to the public.
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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 Calista
Corporation for lands located on Nunivak Island, Alaska. Notice of the
decision will also be published four times in the Anchorage Daily News.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs (AS-IA) is seeking
comments on the American Indian Population and Labor Force Report as we
prepare to reinstate the collection as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The Indian Employment, Training and Related
Services Demonstration Act (Act) of 1992 requires the Secretary to
develop, maintain and publish, not less than biennially, a report on
the population by gender, income level, age, and availability for work.
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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 Doyon, Limited.
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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 NANA Regional
Corporation, Inc., Successor in Interest to Akuliuk Corporation.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation is proposing this rule to comply
with the requirements of the Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights
Settlement Act. The Settlement Act requires that the operating
agreement negotiated with the States of California and Nevada for the
operation of Truckee River Reservoirs (the five Federal reservoirs in
the Truckee River basin) be promulgated as a Federal Regulation.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Approval of the Sixth Amendment to
and Extension of the Agreement between the Crow Tribe of Montana and
the State of Montana concerning Class III Gaming.
FULL TEXT
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 NANA Regional Corporation, Inc.
FULL TEXT
SUMMARY: This rule prescribes special early season migratory bird
hunting regulations for certain tribes on Federal Indian reservations,
off-reservation trust lands, and ceded lands. This responds to tribal
requests for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter ``Service'' or
``we'') recognition of their authority to regulate hunting under
established guidelines. This rule allows the establishment of season
bag limits and, thus, harvest at levels compatible with populations and
habitat conditions.
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SUMMARY: On July 2, 2008, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) proposed a
rule to establish procedures for Indian tribes and States to submit
Tribal-State compacts and compact amendments, governing the conduct of
class III gaming activities on the tribe's Indian lands located within
that State, for review and approval by the Secretary of the Interior
(see 73 FR 37907). This notice extends the comment period for that
proposed rule by 20 days, to September 22, 2008.
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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 Pedro Bay
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 Iqfijouaq
Company.
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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 Alakanuk Native Corporation.
FULL TEXT
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 NANA Regional Corporation, Inc.
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SUMMARY: The Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB) collects information
to identify and revise listings for the Source Directory of American
Indian and Alaska Native Owned and Operated Arts and Crafts Businesses
(Source Directory). In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, the IACB has submitted a request for renewal of approval of this
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
and requests public comments on this submission.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Jicarilla Apache Nation Amended
Liquor Ordinance. The amended Ordinance regulates and controls the
possession, sale, and consumption of liquor within the Jicarilla Apache
Nation. The Nation is located on trust land and this amended Ordinance
allows for the possession and sale of alcoholic beverages within the
exterior boundaries of the Jicarilla Indian Reservation. This amended
Ordinance 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.
FULL TEXT
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 NANA Regional
Corporation, Inc., Successor in Interest to Deering Ipnatchiak
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 Kikiktagruk
Inupiat Corporation.
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SUMMARY: Notice is given that the State of Oklahoma and the Quapaw
Tribe of Oklahoma (O-GAH-PAH) Off-Track Wagering Compact is considered
approved and is in effect.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget a request for approval and renewal of
information collections, OMB Control No. 1076-0017, Financial
Assistance and Social Service Program application form 5-6601.
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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public that approximately 4,137.00
acres, more or less, was proclaimed to be 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 Bering Straits
Native Corporation for lands located in the vicinity of Saint Michael,
Alaska. Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the
Nome Nugget.
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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 U.S. Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, Intermountain Region, Santa Fe,
NM, that meets the definition of ``sacred object'' 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 U.S. Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, Intermountain Region, Santa Fe,
NM, that meet the definition of ``sacred objects'' and ``objects of
cultural patrimony'' 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 U.S. Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, Intermountain Region, Santa Fe,
NM, that meet the definition of ``sacred objects'' under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
FULL TEXT
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 U.S. Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, Intermountain Region, Santa Fe,
NM, that meet the definition of ``sacred objects'' and ``objects of
cultural patrimony'' 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 U.S. Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, Intermountain Region, Santa Fe,
NM, that meet the definition of ``sacred object'' 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 and associated funerary
objects in the possession of the Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State
Museum (Burke Museum), University of Washington, Seattle, WA, and in
the control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, San Juan Island National Historical Park, Friday Harbor, WA.
The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from
four prehistoric archeological sites within the boundaries of San Juan
Island National Historical Park, San Juan 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
Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, and in the
control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, San Juan Island
National Historical Park, Friday Harbor, WA. The human remains were
removed from a prehistoric archeological site within the boundaries of
San Juan Island National Historical Park, San Juan County, WA.
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SUMMARY: This final rule amends the Bureau of Indian Affairs regulation
governing the Courts of Indian Offenses (otherwise known as CFR Courts)
and the Law and Order Code. CFR Courts administer justice where Indian
tribes retain exclusive jurisdiction over Indians but where tribal
courts have not been established to exercise that jurisdiction. This
final rule updates the list of Indian tribes for which Courts of Indian
Offenses are established and for which the law and order provisions of
the regulations apply. This final rule also clarifies jurisdictional
limitations; adds offenses for drug abuse, abuse of psychotoxic
substances, child abuse, prostitution, and family violence; and
increases maximum penalties for various offenses.
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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 Bering Straits
Native Corporation for lands located in the vicinity of Council and
Shaktoolik, Alaska. Notice of the decision will also be published four
times in the Nome Nugget.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs is
extending the date of issuance of the Record of Decision and reopening
the comment period originally announced on May 30, 2008 (73 FR 31143)
for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Cowlitz
Indian Tribe's Proposed 151.87-acre fee-to-trust transfer, reservation
proclamation, and casino-resort project, in Clark County, Washington.
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SUMMARY: On June 19, 2008, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the
Service) and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT)
(collectively the Parties) signed an annual funding agreement (AFA)
under the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994. The Tribal Self-
Governance Act provides for the Secretary of the Interior (the
Secretary) to negotiate and enter into an AFA with a tribe
participating in Self-Governance, authorizing the tribe to plan,
conduct, consolidate, and administer programs, services, functions, and
activities, or portions thereof (Activities), administered by the
Secretary, which are of special geographic, historical, or cultural
significance to that tribe. This includes such Activities within the
National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS).
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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 Native Claims Settlement Act will
be issued to The Aleut Corporation.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA), as lead agency, with the Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo
Indians (Tribe) as a cooperating agency, intends to gather information
necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a
proposed 79 acre fee-to-trust acquisition and casino and
hotel project to be located within the City of Cloverdale's Sphere of
Influence, in an unincorporated area of Sonoma County, California. The
purpose of the proposed action is to help promote tribal economic
development, self-sufficiency, and a strong tribal government. This
notice also announces a public scoping meeting to identify potential
issues, concerns and alternatives to be considered in the EIS.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) proposes to establish
procedures for Indian tribes and States to submit Tribal-State compacts
and compact amendments, governing the conduct of class III gaming
activities on the tribe's Indian lands located within that State, for
review and approval by the Secretary of the Interior.
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SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that
an appealable decision adjusting the entitlement granted to the Native
village of Chickaloon by Section 12(a) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act will be issued to Chickaloon Moose Creek Native
Association, Inc. The adjustment is made pursuant to Sec. 12(a)(3) of
the Act of January 2, 1976, and Section 4(a) of the Act of October 4,
1976.
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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 St. George Tanaq
Corporation.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Information Collection Request
for Adult Education Annual Report Form OMB 1076-0120 is
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Bureau of Indian
Education is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
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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 Chuloonawick Corporation.
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SUMMARY: This document contains a correction to a final rule that was
published May 20, 2008 (73 FR 29354). The regulation relates to gaming
on trust lands acquired after October 17, 1988.
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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
Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma,
WA. The human remains were removed from Yachats, Lincoln County, OR.
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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 and
control of the University of Hawai`i at Hilo, Department of
Anthropology, Hilo, HI. The human remains were removed from Hawai`i
Island, HI.
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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 The Kuskokwim
Corporation, Successor in Interest to Upper Kalskag, Incorporated.
FULL TEXT
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA), in cooperation with the Spokane Tribe of Indians
(Tribe), intends to file a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
for the proposed Integrated Resource Management Plan (IRMP) for the
Spokane Indian Reservation, Washington, with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, and that the FEIS is now available to the public.
The proposed action would update the Tribe's existing IRMP, in order to
continue long term resource management.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of
the Guidiville Indian Rancheria Liquor Control Ordinance. The Ordinance
regulates and controls the possession, sale and consumption of liquor
within the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian
Rancheria tribal land. The tribal land is located on trust land. This
Ordinance will increase the ability of the tribal government to control
the distribution and possession of liquor within their tribal land, 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: The National Indian Gaming Commission (``NIGC'' or
``Commission''), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, is
seeking reinstatement of the approval for collection of information for
the following information collection activities: (1) Compliance and
Enforcement under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA); (2) Privacy
Act Procedures; (3) Approval of Class II/Background Investigation
Tribal Licenses; (4) Management Contract Regulations; (5) Freedom of
Information Act Procedures; (6) National Environmental Policy Act
Procedures; (7) Annual Fees Payable by Indian Gaming Operations; (8)
Issuance of Certificates of Self Regulation to Tribes for Class II
Gaming; (9) Minimum Internal Control Standards. These information
collections have expired.
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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 for conveyance
pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to
Atqasuk Corporation.
FULL TEXT
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 Koyuk Native
Corporation.
FULL TEXT
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 Tulkisarmute
Incorporated.
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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 Kongnikilnomuit
Yuita Corporation.
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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 Dot Lake Native
Corporation.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) as lead agency, with the National Indian Gaming
Commission and Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupe[ntilde]o Indians
(Tribe) as cooperating agencies, intends to gather information
necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the
Tribe's renewed application for a proposed 45-acre fee-to-trust
transfer and casino and hotel project to be located in San Bernardino
County, California. The BIA did not approve the original application as
submitted, hence published a Notice of Cancellation of work on the EIS
on May 19, 2008, in the Federal Register (73 FR 28841).
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SUMMARY: This is a notice that the Department of the Interior has
received a petition from the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas for the
tribal reassumption of jurisdiction over Indian child custody
proceedings. The petition is under review by, and may be inspected at,
the address listed in the ADDRESSES section.
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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 Sanak
Corporation.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) owns or has an interest in
irrigation projects and 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
projects and facilities for operation and maintenance.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for the renewal of a tribal
enrollment information collection as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The information, collected under OMB Control No. 1076-
0165, will be used to establish that the applicants meet the
eligibility requirements to share in the Western Shoshone judgment fund
distribution.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 25 CFR 83.10(h), the Department of the Interior
(Department) gives notice that the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs
(AS-IA) proposes to determine that the Biloxi, Chitimacha Confederation
of Muskogees, Inc. (BCCM), c/o Randy Verdun, 114 Retreat Drive, Bourg,
Lousiana 70343, is not an Indian tribe within the meaning of Federal
law.
This notice is based on a determination that the petitioner does
not satisfy all seven of the criteria set forth in Part 83 of Title 25
of the Code of Federal Regulations (25 CFR part 83), specifically
criteria 83.7(b), 83.7(c), 83.7(d), and 83.7(e), and therefore, does
not meet the requirements for a government-to-government relationship
with the United States.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 25 CFR 83.10(h), the Department of the Interior
(Department) gives notice that the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs
(AS-IA) proposes to determine that the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe, c/
o Charles Verdin, P.O. Box 416, Montegut, Louisiana 70377, is not an
Indian tribe within the meaning of Federal law.
This notice is based on a determination that the petitioner does
not satisfy all seven of the criteria set forth in Part 83 of Title 25
of the Code of Federal Regulations (25 CFR Part 83), specifically
criteria 83.7(b), 83.7(c), and 83.7(e), and therefore, does not meet
the requirements for a government-to-government relationship with the
United States.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) as lead agency, with the Cowlitz Indian Tribe (Tribe),
National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC), Federal Highway
Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington Department of
Transportation, Clark County, Clark County Sheriff's Office, Cowlitz
County, City of La Center, City of Vancouver, City of Ridgefield, Port
of Ridgefield, City of Woodland and City of Battle Ground as
cooperating agencies, intends to file a Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the
Tribe's proposed 151.87-acre fee-to-trust transfer, reservation
proclamation, and casino-resort project in Clark County, Washington.
The proposed action would include approval by the NIGC of a gaming
management contract. The FEIS is now available to the public and is
part of the administrative process that evaluates tribal applications
that seek to have the United States take land
into trust pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 465, 25 CFR part 151, and 25 U.S.C.
2719(b)(1)(B).
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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 New
Hampshire, Durham, NH, 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
Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Hastings, NE. The
human remains were removed from Douglas County, NE.
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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 and
control of the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI. The human remains were
removed from Lanai Island, HI.
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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
Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology at Phillips Academy, Andover,
MA. The human remains were removed from Barnstable 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 and associated funerary
objects in the possession of the Robert S. Peabody Museum of
Archaeology at Phillips Academy, Andover, MA. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Maricopa County, AZ.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of
the inventory of human remains in the possession of the Texas
Archeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, TX. The human remains were removed from the Spiro site, 41LF42,
LeFlore County, OK.
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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
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Effigy Mounds
National Monument, Harpers Ferry, IA. The human remains were removed
from Allamakee and Clayton Counties, IA.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior is submitting the information
collection, titled the Bureau of Indian Education Higher Education
Grant Application Form, OMB Control 1076-0101, for
reinstatement. The Higher Education Grant Application Form needs to be
reinstated because it expired during the renewal process.
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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 Oregon
State University, Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The human
remains were removed from Douglas County, OR.
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SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary and the Associate Deputy Secretary made a
final agency determination to acquire approximately 13,003.89 acres in
trust for the Oneida Indian Nation of New York. This notice is
published in the exercise of authority delegated by the Secretary of
the Interior to the Deputy Secretary by 209 Departmental Manual 2.1 and
delegated by the Deputy Secretary to the Associate Deputy Secretary
under authority of Section 2 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1950 (64
Stat. 2162), as amended.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs of the Department of
the Interior is providing guidance and direction to Office of Federal
Acknowledgment (OFA) staff for managing recurring administrative and
technical problems in processing petitions for Federal acknowledgment.
This guidance and direction does not amend the acknowledgment
regulations at 25 CFR part 83.
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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 Nelson Gallery
Foundation, Kansas City, MO, that meets the definition of ``sacred
object'' 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 control of the
Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, AK, and in
the possession of the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ, and Museum of the Aleutians, Unalaska, AK. The human
remains were removed from St. Lawrence Island, AK.
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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
object in the possession of the Field Museum of Natural History,
Chicago, IL. The human remains and associated funerary object were
removed from New York State.
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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 Oregon
State University Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The human
remains were removed from mound sites in Fulton County, IL.
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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 Oregon
State University Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The human
remains were removed from a mound site in central Illinois.
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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 Oregon
State University Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The human
remains were removed from mound sites in central Illinois.
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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 San Francisco State University, Department
of Anthropology, San Francisco, CA. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from Marin County, CA.
FULL TEXT
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 control of the Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State
Museum (Burke Museum), Seattle, WA. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from Guss Island, San Juan 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 Seton Hall
University Museum, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, that meet
the definition of ``sacred objects'' and ``objects of cultural
patrimony'' under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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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 The Aleut Corporation.
FULL TEXT
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is publishing regulations
implementing section 2719 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA).
IGRA allows Indian tribes to conduct class II and class III gaming
activities on land acquired after October 17, 1988, only if the land
meets certain exceptions. This rule articulates standards that the BIA
will follow in interpreting the various exceptions to the gaming
prohibitions contained in section 2719 of IGRA. It also establishes a
process for submitting and considering applications from Indian tribes
seeking to conduct class II or class III gaming activities on lands
acquired in trust after October 17, 1988.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is publishing regulations
implementing section 2719 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA).
IGRA allows Indian tribes to conduct class II and class III gaming
activities on land acquired after October 17, 1988, only if the land
meets certain exceptions. This rule articulates standards that the BIA
will follow in interpreting the various exceptions to the gaming
prohibitions contained in section 2719 of IGRA. It also establishes a
process for submitting and considering applications from Indian tribes
seeking to conduct class II or class III gaming activities on lands
acquired in trust after October 17, 1988.
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SUMMARY: These final regulations provide two mechanisms to authorize
take under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (Eagle Act) by
certain persons who have been authorized under the Endangered Species
Act (ESA) to take bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and golden
eagles (Aquila chrysaetos).
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
intends to cancel work on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for
the Greenville Rancheria's proposed Trust Acquisition and Casino
Project, to have been located in Tehama County, California. The EIS is
no longer needed because the Greenville Rancheria has not submitted a
complete land acquisition application per 25 CFR 151 and has ceased
pursuing activity on the EIS.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
intends to cancel work on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for
the Lower Lake Rancheria's proposed casino and hotel project, to have
been located in Oakland, California. The EIS is no longer needed
because the Lower Lake Rancheria Koi Nation has not submitted a
complete land acquisition application per 25 CFR 151 and has ceased
pursuing activity on the EIS.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) intends to cancel work on the Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Proposed Hannahville Tribe of Potawatomi
Indians' Hotel and Casino Project in Romulus, Michigan. The EIS is no
longer needed because the Department of the Interior has decided not to
accept the land into trust, on the basis that the proposed action did
not adequately meet criteria for trust acquisition in 25 CFR 151.3;
151.10(b); 151.10(c); and 151.11(b).
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
intends to cancel work on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for
the Proposed Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupe[ntilde]o Indians and
the Big Lagoon Rancheria's Fee-to-Trust Transfer and Casino-Hotel
Project, to have been located in San Bernardino County, California. The
EIS is no longer needed because the Department of the Interior has
decided not to accept the land into trust, on the basis that the
proposed action did not adequately meet criteria in 25 CFR 151.3;
151.10(b); 151.10(c); and 151.11(b) for trust acquisition.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Indian Arts and Crafts Board announces the
proposed extension of a public information collection and seeks public
comments on the provisions thereof.
FULL TEXT
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 Far West
Incorporated.
FULL TEXT
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 Hungwitchin
Corporation.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior's Assistant Secretary--Indian
Affairs (AS-IA) is forming a Tribal Energy Policy Advisory Committee
(Committee) of tribal officials and Federal representatives to provide
advice on implementing regulations promulgated under the Indian Tribal
Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005 (Act) and other
Indian energy resource development matters. The AS-IA is requesting
nominations to the Committee for tribal representatives of federally
recognized Indian tribes from all of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
regions except Alaska (the Act does not include Alaska).
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs made a final agency
determination to acquire approximately 631.05 acres of land into trust
for the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of California on March 14, 2008. This
notice is published in the exercise of authority delegated by the
Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by
209 Departmental Manual 8.1.
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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 NANA Regional Corporation Inc.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs made a final agency
determination to acquire approximately 254 acres of land into trust for
the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria of California on April 18,
2008. This notice is published in the exercise of authority delegated
by the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary--Indian
Affairs by 209 Departmental Manual 8.1.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) is extending by 30 days the public comment period for the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Absaloka Mine
Crow Reservation South Extension Coal Lease Approval, Mine Development
Plan and Related Federal and State Permitting Actions, announced in the
Federal Register on March 21, 2008 (73 FR 15189). The closing date for
public comments announced in the March 21, 2008, notice was May 5,
2008.
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SUMMARY: The Energy Policy Act of 2005 authorizes the Secretary to
provide assistance to Indian tribes for use in developing and
sustaining the managerial and technical capacity needed to develop
energy resources on Indian land, and to properly account for resulting
energy production and revenues. In furtherance of this goal, the
Department of the Interior's Office of Indian Energy and Economic
Development is soliciting proposals from tribes and tribal energy
resource development organizations. The Department will use a
competitive evaluation process to select several proposed projects to
receive an award.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Information Collection Request
for the 25 CFR part 256, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau
of Indian Affairs (BIA) Housing Improvement Program, OMB Control
1076-0084, is being submitted to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget for
reinstatement. The collection expired during the renewal process.
FULL TEXT
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting this
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget for
reinstatement of the Indian Child Welfare Annual Report form. The
information collected will aid the BIA in fulfilling requirements of
law. This reinstatement meets the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are issuing
a final rule to amend the regulations for the Federal List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife at 50 CFR 17.11 by designating bald
eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in the Sonoran Desert area of central
Arizona as threatened under the authority of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (Act). We are also reinstating and clarifying the
former special rule at 50 CFR 17.41 that applied to threatened members
of this species. This action revises the CFR to reflect a March 6,
2008, court order.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Information Collection Request
for Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Form 4432, Verification of Indian
Preference for Employment in the BIA and the Indian Health Service
(IHS), OMB Control Number 1076-0160, has been submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The BIA is now seeking comments on the
subject proposal.
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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 Cully Corporation
Inc.
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SUMMARY: Final regulations for valuing gas produced from Indian leases,
published 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
2006.
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SUMMARY: The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is announcing its intent
to establish an Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
(Committee). The Committee will develop specific recommendations
regarding proposed revisions to the existing Indian Oil regulations for
oil production from Indian leases, especially the major portion
valuation requirement. The Committee will include representatives of
parties who would be affected by a final rule. The MMS solicits
comments on this initiative and requests interested parties to nominate
representatives for membership on the Committee.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Information Collection Request
for the Adult Education Annual Report Form, OMB 1076-0120,
requires renewal. The current Adult Education Annual Report Form, with
no appreciable changes, will be submitted after the comment period to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C.
350(c)(2)(A). The Department of the Interior is soliciting public
comments on the renewal.
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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 NANA Regional
Corporation, Inc. for lands located in the vicinity of Ambler, Alaska.
Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the Arctic
Sounder.
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SUMMARY: This publishes notice of an Amendment to the 1998 Class III
Gaming Compacts between the State of Michigan and the Little Traverse
Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
taking effect.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) as lead agency, with the Ione Band of Miwok Indians
(Tribe), National Indian Gaming Commission, City of Plymouth,
California, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), intends to
file a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) with the EPA for the
proposed 228.04 acre trust acquisition and construction of casino
project to be located within the City of Plymouth in Amador County,
California and that the DEIS is now available for public review. This
notice provides a 75-day public comment period and thereby grants a 30-
day extension to the normal 45-day public comment period. This notice
also announces a public hearing to receive comments on the DEIS.
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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 California Department of Parks and
Recreation, Sacramento, CA. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Butte 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 control of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
Denver, CO. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from Mesa County, CO; Navajo County, AZ; San Juan County, NM;
and an unknown location.
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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
Kingman Museum, Incorporated, Battle Creek, MI. The human remains were
removed from Jemez Indian Reservation, Sandoval 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 and associated funerary
objects of the Kingman Museum, Incorporated, Battle Creek, MI. The
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from an
island near Metlakatla, AK.
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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
Michigan Technological University Department of Social Sciences
Archaeology Laboratory, Houghton MI. The human remains were removed
from the Gros Cap Cemetery (20MK6) in Moran Township, Mackinac County,
MI.
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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 Oregon
State University, Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The human
remains were removed from an unknown location in Hawaii.
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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 Oregon
State University Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The human
remains were removed from Harney County, OR.
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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 Oregon
State University Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The human
remains were removed from an unknown location in Kodiak Island, AK.
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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 Oregon
State University Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The human
remains were removed from an unknown location in Western Kentucky.
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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 Oregon
State University Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The human
remains were removed from Yakima 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 Oregon
State University Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The human
remains were removed from an unknown location, possibly from North
Dakota, South Dakota, or Montana.
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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 Oregon
State University Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The human
remains were removed from Stutsman County, ND.
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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
Agriculture, Forest Service, Cibola National Forest, Albuquerque, NM.
The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from
Socorro 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 control of the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 13th Coast Guard
District, Seattle, WA, and in the possession of Oregon State University
Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The human remains were
removed from Chiefs Island and Gregory Point, Coos County, OR.
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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 the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State
Office, Denver, CO. and in the possession of the Museum of Western
Colorado, Grand Junction, CO. The human remains were removed from
Garfield County, CO.
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SUMMARY: On January 25, 2008, the Fish and Wildlife Service published a
Federal Register Notice (73 FR 4617) announcing the availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for a Proposed Land
Exchange in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, and the
beginning of a 60-day comment period. In response to numerous requests
from Tribal Governments, non-governmental organizations, and the
general public we are reopening the comment period for an additional 30
days. We will consider these public comments when revising the
document.
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would establish regulations for hunting and
trapping seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking
of wildlife for subsistence uses during the 2008-09 and 2009-10
regulatory years. These regulations have been subject to an annual
public review cycle, but starting in 2008 the Federal Subsistence
Management Program will provide a public review process for subsistence
hunting and trapping regulations in even-numbered years and subsistence
fishing and shellfish regulations in odd-numbered years. The Program
will also address customary and traditional use determinations during
the applicable biennial cycle. This cycle adjustment does not affect
the public's ability to submit special action requests or requests for
reconsideration, as outlined in the regulations. When final, the
resulting rulemaking will replace the subsistence wildlife taking
regulations, which expire on June 30, 2008. This rule would also amend
the customary and traditional use determinations of the Federal
Subsistence Board and the general regulations on taking of wildlife.
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would establish regulations for fishing
seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of fish
and shellfish for subsistence uses during the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011
regulatory years. These regulations have been subject to an annual
public review cycle, but starting in 2008 the Federal Subsistence
Management Program will provide a public review process for subsistence
hunting and trapping regulations in even-numbered years and subsistence
fishing and shellfishing regulations in odd-numbered years. The Program
will also address customary and traditional use determinations during
the applicable biennial cycle. This cycle adjustment does not affect
the public's ability to submit special action requests or requests for
reconsideration, as outlined in the regulations. When final, the
resulting rulemaking would replace the subsistence fish and shellfish
taking regulations that will expire on March 31, 2009. This rule would
also amend the customary and traditional use determinations of the
Federal Subsistence Board and the general regulations on taking of fish
and shellfish.
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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 Chignik River
Limited.
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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 Bering Straits
Native Corporation for lands located in the vicinity of Wales and Saint
Michael, Alaska.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the National Indian Gaming
Commission (NIGC) is no longer participating in the preparation of the
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Big Sandy Casino and
Resort to be located in Fresno County, CA. The NIGC's federal action
that was being evaluated was approval of a management contract between
the Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians (Tribe) and QBS, LLC. On
October 19, 2007 and at the request of the Tribe, the management
contract approval request was deemed withdrawn. As a result, the NIGC
no longer has a federal action that requires compliance with NEPA and
is therefore no longer participating in the preparation of the EIS for
the Big Sandy Casino and Resort.
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SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that
an appealable decision approving oil and gas for conveyance pursuant to
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended, will be issued to
Doyon, Limited. The oil and gas was reserved to the United States
pursuant to the Act of March 8, 1922, as amended and supplemented, in
Native allotment certificates issued for the lands described below:
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SUMMARY: This rule would consolidate requirements governing the
Employment Assistance Program and the Adult Vocational Training
Program. These programs assist Indian people to obtain job skills and
to obtain and retain permanent employment. Combining these regulations
will be consistent with changes to the Department's budget, which has
combined these two regulations into one line item.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking comments on the
renewal of OMB 1076-0094, Law and Order on Indian Reservations which
concerns marriage and dissolution of marriage in a Court of Indian
Offenses. This collection will expire in August 2008.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Office of Indian
Energy and Economic Development (IEED) will hold an all-day public
information session on April 29, 2008, concerning the final regulations
authorizing Tribal Energy Resource Agreements (TERA). These final
regulations provide the process under which a tribe may apply for, and
the Secretary of the Interior may grant, authority for an Indian tribe
to review and approve leases and business agreements and grant rights-
of-way for specific energy development activities on tribal lands
through an approved TERA. The regulations also cover processes for
implementation of TERAs, including periodic review and evaluation of a
tribe's activities under a TERA, enforcement of TERA provisions, and
administrative appeals. The regulations also include a process for a
tribe to voluntarily rescind a TERA.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking comments on the
information collection: 25 CFR part 243, Reindeer in Alaska. The
information collected under this program is related to the Alaska
Native reindeer industry and applies to non-natives who own, or want to
own reindeer in Alaska. It is used solely to monitor and regulate the
possession and use of Alaskan reindeer by non-Natives in Alaska. This
collection needs renewal.
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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public that the General Services
Administration (GSA), Greater Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas, has
transferred approximately 790.70 acres, of excess property, more or
less, in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, to the Secretary of the Interior,
to be held in trust for the benefit and use of the Cherokee Nation.
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SUMMARY: This provides notice of the Federal Subsistence Board's in-
season management actions to protect caribou populations in Unit 9D and
female deer populations in the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area
and Unit 4. These actions provide an exception to the Subsistence
Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, published in the
Federal Register on December 27, 2007. Those regulations established
seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means relating to the taking of
wildlife for subsistence uses during the 2007-08 regulatory year.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the current list of 562 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 March 22, 2007 (72 FR 13648).
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs made a final agency
determination to acquire approximately 0.94 acres of land into trust
for the Skokomish Indian Tribe of Washington on March 14, 2008. This
notice is published in the exercise of authority delegated by the
Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by
209 Departmental Manual 8.1.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes an Approval of the Amendment to Interim
Compact between the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation
and the State of Montana regarding Class III Gaming on the Rocky Boy's
Reservation.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that date for the public
hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed
Absaloka Mine Crow Reservation South Extension Coal Lease Approval,
Mine Development Plan and Related Federal and State Permitting Actions,
announced in the Federal Register on March 21, 2008, (73 FR 15189) was
incorrect. The correct date for the public hearing is April 23, 2008.
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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 Tihteet' Aii,
Inc.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) will be conducting tribal
consultation meetings to obtain oral and written comments on potential
facility management commercial activities and to determine whether
these facility management activities should be: provided by a private
sector provider through a contract; by government personnel through a
letter of obligation; or by a public reimbursable source through a fee-
for-service agreement within Indian Country. The proposed topic is the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 standard study on
the facilities management within BIA/BIE. The intended effect of the A-
76 study is to review and select which facilities management functions
will be considered for competition. The intended results are to improve
performance, become more efficient through the A-76 process, and reduce
overall program cost. The potential issues set forth will be described
in a tribal consultation booklet issued prior to the meetings by BIA/
BIE.
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SUMMARY: We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSM), are concurring with the Crow Tribe's certification that it has
abated or reclaimed all coal-related abandoned mine land (AML) problems
on Crow lands.
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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 Amerind
Foundation Museum, Amerind Foundation, Inc., Dragoon, AZ, that meet the
definition of ``objects of cultural patrimony'' and ``sacred 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 Maryhill Museum
of Art, Goldendale, WA, 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 Science Museum of
Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, that meet the definition of ``sacred 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 control of the U.S.
Department of Defense, Army, Installation Management Agency-Army
Reserve Office, Arlington, VA, and in the physical custody of the
University of Utah, Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, UT.
The human remains were removed from Fort Douglas, Salt Lake County, UT.
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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 Oregon
State University Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The human
remains were removed from Skagit 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
Paul H. Karshner Memorial Museum, Puyallup,
WA. The human remains were removed from an unknown area of Western
Oregon.
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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 control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and in the physical custody of The
University Museum, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from the Gila
River Indian Community near Sacaton, AZ.
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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 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point,
Stevens Point, WI. The human remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Portage County, WI.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA), in cooperation with the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo
Indians (Tribe), National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC), Contra Costa
County, and California Department of Transportation, intends to file a
final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency for the proposed approval of a 29.87 acre
fee-to-trust transfer and gaming development project in Contra Costa
County, California, and that the FEIS is now available to the public.
In addition to the trust acquisition for gaming purposes, the proposed
action includes approval by the NIGC of a gaming management contract.
The FEIS is part of the administrative process that evaluates tribal
applications that seek to have the United States take land into trust
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 465 and 25 CFR part 151.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Surface Transportation and Uniform
Relocation Assistance Act of 1987, and as authorized by the Secretary
of Transportation, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) intends to make
funds available to federally recognized Indian tribes on an annual
basis for implementing traffic safety projects, which are designed to
reduce the number of traffic crashes, death, injuries, and property
damage within Indian Country. All project applications received will be
reviewed and selected on a competitive basis. This notice informs
Indian tribes that grant funds are available and that information
packets are being mailed to all tribal leaders on the latest Tribal
Leaders list that is compiled by the BIA. A copy of the Application
Packet can also be obtained by contacting the BIA Indian Highway Safety
Office.
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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 Oscarville Native
Corporation.
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AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2) (C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2) (C)), the National Park Service
(NPS) announces the issuance of the Notice of Availability of the final
General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for
Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota.
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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), publish this
notice to list programs or portions of programs that are eligible for
inclusion in Fiscal Year 2008 funding agreements with self-governance
tribes, and to list programmatic targets under section 405(c)(4) of the
Tribal Self-Governance Act.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs made a final agency
determination to acquire approximately 10.2 acres of land into trust
for the Puyallup Tribe of Washington on March 14, 2008. This notice is
published in the exercise of authority delegated by the Secretary of
the Interior to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by 209
Departmental Manual 8.1.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality
(MDEQ) as joint lead agencies, with the Crow Tribe of Indians, the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), as cooperating agencies, intend to file a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) with the EPA for the proposed
extension of the existing Absaloka mine onto the Crow Indian
Reservation and for related Federal and state permitting actions; and
that the DEIS is now available for public review. The purpose of the
proposed action is to maximize the economic benefit from the coal trust
resource by continuing to provide benefits to the Crow Tribe, including
royalty, tax income and employment; as well as allow Westmoreland Resources Inc. (WRI) to continue to access
coal resources, owned by the Crow Tribe, for the sale to customers
using it for electric power generation. This notice also announces a
public hearing to receive comments on the DEIS.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) as lead agency, with the Enterprise Rancheria of Estom
Ymeka Maidu Tribe (Tribe), National Indian Gaming Commission, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Yuba County, California, as
cooperating agencies, intends to file a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) with the EPA for the Tribe's proposed Gaming Facility
and Hotel Fee-to-Trust Acquisition Project to be located within
unincorporated Yuba County, and that the DEIS is now available for
public review. This review is part of the administrative process that
evaluates tribal applications that seek to have the United States take
land into trust pursuant to 25 CFR part 151. We will consider public
comments carefully prior to deciding whether to approve or disapprove
this application. This notice also announces a public hearing to
receive comments on the DEIS.
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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 Sitnasuak Native
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 Chugach Alaska
Corporation for lands located in the Prince William Sound, 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 Koyuk Native
Corporation.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Liquor and Beverage Code (Code) of
the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The Code regulates and controls the
possession, sale and consumption of liquor within the Muscogee Creek
Nation Indian Country (Tribal Lands) as defined by Federal law. The
Code allows for the possession and sale of alcoholic beverages within
the Tribal Lands. The Code will increase the ability of the tribal
government to control the distribution and possession of liquor within
their jurisdiction 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: 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 Nelson Lagoon
Corporation.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 25 CFR 83.10(l)(2), notice is hereby given that
the Department of the Interior (Department) declines to acknowledge the
group known as the Steilacoom Tribe of Indians (STI) of 1515 Lafayette
Street, P.O. Box 88419, Steilacoom, Washington 98388, c/o Mr. Danny
Marshall, as an Indian tribe within the meaning of Federal law. This
notice is based on a determination that the petitioner does not satisfy
four of the seven mandatory criteria for acknowledgment, specifically
Sec. Sec. 83.7(a), 83.7(b), 83.7(c), and 83.7(e), as defined in 25 CFR
part 83. Consequently, the STI does not meet the requirements for a
government-to-government relationship with the United States.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes approval of five Amendments to the Class
III Gaming Compacts (Amendments) between the state of Oregon and the
Burns-Paiute Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and
Siuslaw Indians, the Coquille Tribe of Indians, the Klamath Tribes, and
the Siletz Indians of Oregon.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of class
III gaming ordinances approved by the Chairman of the National Indian
Gaming Commission.
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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 Alaska Peninsula
Corporation, Successor-in-Interest to Meshik Incorporated.
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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 Shishmaref Native
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 Nunamiut
Corporation, Inc. for the Native village of Anaktuvuk Pass.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) is
publishing migratory bird subsistence harvest regulations in Alaska for
the 2008 season. This proposed rule establishes regulations that
prescribe dates when harvesting of birds may occur, species that can be
taken, and methods and means 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 enable the continuation of customary and traditional
subsistence uses of migratory birds in Alaska. The rulemaking is
necessary because the regulations governing the subsistence harvest of
migratory birds in Alaska are subject to annual review. This rulemaking
enacts region-specific regulations that go into effect on April 2,
2008, and expire on August 31, 2008.
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SUMMARY: This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest
limits, methods, and means related to taking of fish and shellfish for
subsistence uses during the 2008-09 regulatory year. The rulemaking is
necessary because Subpart D is subject to an annual public review
cycle. This rulemaking replaces the fish and shellfish taking
regulations included in the ``Subsistence Management Regulations for
Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart D--2007-08 Subsistence Taking of Fish
and Wildlife Regulations,'' which expire on March 31, 2008.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) is promulgating
final regulations providing that Indian tribes, at their discretion,
may enter into business agreements and leases for energy resource
development and grant rights-of-way for pipelines or electric
transmission or distribution lines on tribal land without the
Secretary's review and approval. Indian tribes entering into such
business agreements, leases, and grants of rights-of-way must execute
them under an approved tribal energy resource agreement (TERA) between
the Secretary and the tribe. These final regulations provide the
process under which a tribe may apply for, and the Secretary may grant,
authority for an Indian tribe to review and approve leases and business
agreements and grant rights-of-way for specific energy development
activities on tribal lands through an approved TERA. The regulations
also cover processes for implementation of TERAs, including periodic
review and evaluation of a tribe's activities under a TERA, enforcement
of TERA provisions, and administrative appeals. The regulations also
include a process for a tribe's voluntarily rescinding a TERA.
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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 NANA Regional Corporation, Inc.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA), as lead agency, with the National Indian Gaming
Commission, the City of Calexico and the Manzanita Band of Kumeyaay
Indians (Tribe) as cooperating agencies, intends to gather information
necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a
proposed 60.8-acre fee-to-trust transfer and casino project in
Calexico, Imperial County, California. This notice also announces a
public scoping meeting to identify potential issues, concerns and
alternatives to be considered in the EIS.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) intends to cancel work on the Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the proposed taking into federal trust of land in
Sullivan County, New York, for the Stockbridge--Munsee Community Band
of Mohican Indians of Wisconsin (Tribe). The Tribe proposed to develop
and operate a Class III gaming facility and associated facilities on
the trust property. The EIS is no longer needed because the Department
of the Interior has decided not to accept the land into trust, on the
basis that the proposed action did not adequately meet criteria in 25
CFR 151.3; 151.10(b); 151.10(c); and 151.11(b) for trust acquisition.
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Trust Acquisition of an Initial Reservation for the
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in the Town of Mashpee, Barnstable County, and
Town of Middleboro, Plymouth County, MA, Including a Gaming Facility at
the Middleboro Property
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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 0.057% (.00057) for tier 2 for
calendar year 2008. 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 2008 shall be one-half of the annual fee rate, which is
0.0285% (.000285)
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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 control of the U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and in the
physical custody of the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ, that meet the definition of ``unassociated funerary
objects'' or ``sacred 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
Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO, that meets 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 and associated funerary
objects in possession of the Department of Anthropology and Ethnic
Studies, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV. The human
remains and associated funerary object were removed from Washoe County,
NV.
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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 Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural
History (Hastings Museum), Hastings, NE. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Howard, Merrick, Nance,
Platte, and Webster Counties, NE.
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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 Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural
History, Hastings, NE. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from the Franklin, Harlan, and Webster Counties,
NE.
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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 Texas Department of Transportation,
Austin, TX. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from Titus County, TX.
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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 control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and in the physical custody of the
Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from sites within
the boundaries of the Gila Bend Indian Reservation, San Xavier Indian
Reservation, and Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation in Maricopa, Pima,
and Pinal Counties, AZ.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes an approval of Amendment II of the
Amended and Restated Class III Gaming Compact between the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and the State of Oregon.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
(FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska
Resource Advisory Council will meet as indicated below.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service published a document in the Federal
Register of January 28, 2008, concerning meetings for the NPS
Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) program within the Alaska Region.
The notice was incomplete. This notice corrects omissions from the
January 28, 2008 notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
is revising the regulation governing irrigation projects under its
jurisdiction.
The purpose of the revision is to provide consistent administration;
establish the process for updating practices, policies, and procedures
for the administration, operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of
irrigation projects; and provide uniform accounting and recordkeeping
procedures.
This regulation has also been rewritten in plain English as
mandated by Executive Order 12866. It also addresses several issues
that the prior regulation did not cover.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking comments from
the public on the renewal of a tribal enrollment information collection
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collected
under OMB Control Number 1076-0165 will be used to establish that the
applicants meet the eligibility requirements to share in the Western
Shoshone judgment fund distribution authorized by the Act of July 7,
2004, Public Law 108-270.
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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 Alaska State
Museum, Juneau, AK, which meets the definition of ``object of cultural
patrimony'' 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 Arizona State
Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 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 and
control of the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
The human remains were removed from Pima County, AZ.
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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 Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
and in the control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Channel Islands National Park, Ventura, CA. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from an
archeological site in Channel Islands National Park, Ventura 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 control of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
Denver, CO. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from Maricopa County, AZ, and an unknown location in Arizona.
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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 control of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
Denver, CO. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Kern
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 Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County Foundation, Los Angeles, CA. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa
Barbara, and Ventura Counties, 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 in the possession of
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation, Los Angeles,
CA. The human remains were removed from Kern and Kings Counties, CA,
and an unknown location probably in the interior of California.
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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
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation, Los Angeles,
CA. The human remains were removed from Tulare 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 control of Oregon State University Department of
Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Squaw Valley, Placer or Plumas 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 in the possession of the
Pioneer Historical Society of Bent County, Las Animas, CO. The human
remains were removed from La Plata County, CO.
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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 the Interior,
National Park Service, Southeast Archeological Center (SEAC),
Tallahassee, FL. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from the Irene Mound site in Chatham County, GA.
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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 control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region, Salt Lake City, UT and Utah
Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Salt
Lake City and Vernal, UT, and in the possession of the Utah
Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, UT. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Box Elder and Uintah
Counties, UT.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA), as lead agency, with the cooperation of the Oneida
Indian Nation of New York (Nation), the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation, Madison County, New York, and Oneida
County, New York as cooperating agencies, intends to file a Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) for the requested transfer of parcels owned by
the Nation to the United States in trust for the Nation, and that the
FEIS is now available to the public. The subject lands are located
within Oneida and Madison Counties, New York. The FEIS is part of the
administrative process that evaluates tribal applications that seek to
have the United States take land into trust pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 465
and 25 CFR Part 151. The purpose of the proposed action is to help
provide for the Nation's cultural and social preservation, expression
and identity, political self-determination, self-sufficiency, and
economic growth by providing a tribal land base and homeland over which
the Nation exercises tribal sovereignty.
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SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice of the decision
approving lands for conveyance to Bay View Incorporated, pursuant to
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, was published in the Federal
Register on February 11, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 28). The notice
contained an error in the land description.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) as lead agency, with the Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon (Tribes), the Oregon Department of
Transportation, the City of Cascade Locks, the Port of Cascade Locks,
Hood River County and the Federal Highway Administration as cooperating
agencies, intends to file a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
for a proposed 25-acre trust acquisition and resort and casino project
to be located within the City of Cascade Locks, Hood River County,
Oregon, and that the DEIS is now available for public review. Public
review of the DEIS is part of an administrative process designed to
evaluate tribal applications that seek to have the United States to
take land into Federal trust pursuant to 25 CFR part 151. Reviewers are
advised that we will consider public comments carefully prior to
deciding whether to approve or disapprove this application. This notice
also extends the normal 45-day public comment period to 90 days in
order to accommodate heightened public interest in this proposed
action, and it announces five public hearings to receive comments on
the DEIS.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) as lead agency, with the North Fork Rancheria of Mono
Indians (Tribe), California Department of Transportation, Madera
Irrigation District, City of Madera, National Indian Gaming Commission
and U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as cooperating
agencies, intends to file a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
with the EPA for the proposed 305 acre trust acquisition and the
construction of a hotel/casino project to be located in unincorporated
Madera County, just north of the City of Madera, California, and that
the DEIS is now available for public review. Public review of the DEIS
is part of an administrative process designed to evaluate tribal
applications that seek to have the United States to take land into
Federal trust pursuant to 25 CFR part 151. Reviewers are advised that
we will consider public comments carefully prior to deciding whether to approve or disapprove this application.
This notice also announces a public hearing to receive comments on the
DEIS.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988), of a meeting of the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee (Review
Committee). The Review Committee will meet on May 15-16, 2008, at the
F.K. Bemis International Conference Center on the Campus of St. Norbert
College, 100 Grant Street, De Pere, WI 54115-2099. Meeting sessions
will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. each day.
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The National Park Service is soliciting nominations for three
members of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Review Committee. The Secretary of the Interior will appoint one member
from nominations submitted by Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian
organizations, and traditional Native American religious leaders. This
particular appointee must be a traditional Native American religious
leader. The Secretary of the Interior will also appoint two members
from nominations submitted by national museum organizations and
scientific organizations.
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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 Saint Louis
Science Center, Saint Louis, MO, that meet the definition of ``sacred
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 and
control of the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
The human remains were removed from Pima County, AZ.
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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 control of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
Denver, CO. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from Arapahoe and Weld Counties, CO.
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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
Department of Anthropology, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI. The
human remains were removed from Hawaii Island, HI.
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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 University of Colorado Museum,
Boulder, CO. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from Meagher County, MT.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs made a final agency
determination to acquire approximately 203.5 acres of land into trust
for the Elk Valley Rancheria of California on January 4, 2008. This
notice is published in the exercise of authority delegated by the
Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by
209 Departmental Manual 8.1.
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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 Bay View
Incorporated.
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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public that the Assistant Secretary--
Indian Affairs proclaimed approximately 6,883.54 acres, more or less,
to be added to the Pueblo of Laguna Reservation (Laguna), New Mexico.
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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 required to establish rates to
recover the costs to administer, operate, maintain, and rehabilitate
those facilities. We request your comments on the proposed rate
adjustments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act is soliciting comments
on the Financial Assistance and Social Service program application
forms in order to renew the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
clearance. This information collection request is cleared under OMB
control number 1076-0017 and expires on July 31, 2008.
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SUMMARY: The rule adds new sections and a new part to the Commission's
regulations that require tribes to adopt and enforce standards for
facility licenses. These standards will help the Commission ensure that
each place, facility or location where class II or class III gaming
will occur is located on Indian lands eligible for gaming as required
by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The rules will ensure that gaming
facilities are constructed, maintained and operated in a manner that
adequately protects the environment and the public health and safety.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is seeking comments from the
public on a renewal of an information collection, Verification of
Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and the Indian Health
Service (IHS), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The BIA is
now seeking comments from interested parties to renew the clearance.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 40 CFR 1501.4(e), the National Park Service has
prepared, and hereby announces the availability of, a Finding of No
Significant Impact for the General Management Plan/Environmental
Assessment, Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma.
The Findings of No Significant Impact includes a statement of the
decision made, synopses of other alternatives considered, the basis for
the decision, a description of the environmentally preferable
alternative, a finding of no impairment of park resources and values, a
listing of measures to minimize environmental harm, an overview of
public involvement in the decision-making process, and a floodplains
statement of findings.
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SUMMARY: The NPS announces the SRC meeting schedule for the following
areas: Aniakchak National Monument, Cape Krusenstern National Monument,
Denali National Park, Kobuk Valley National Park, Gates of the Arctic
National Park, Lake Clark National Park, and Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park. The purpose of each meeting is to develop and continue
work on NPS 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
welcomed to present written or oral comments to the SRC. Each meeting
will be recorded and meeting minutes will be available upon request
from each Superintendent for public inspection approximately six weeks
after each meeting. The NPS SRC program is authorized under Title VIII,
Section 808 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act,
Pub. L. 96-487, to operate in accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act.
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The Indian Health Service (IHS) estimated budget request for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2008 includes $11,581,766 for the Indian Health Service (IHS)
Loan Repayment Program (LRP) for health professional educational loans
(undergraduate and graduate) in return for full-time clinical service
in Indian health programs.
This program announcement is subject to the appropriation of
funds. This notice is being published early to coincide with the
recruitment activity of the IHS, which competes with other Government
and private health management organizations to employ qualified health
professionals.
This program is authorized by Section 108 of the Indian Health
Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) as amended, 25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. The IHS
invites potential applicants to request an application for
participation in the LRP.
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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 control of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Gila National Forest, Silver City, NM and in the possession of
the Southwest Museum of the American Indian, Autry National Center, Los
Angeles, CA. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from Tularosa Cave, Catron County, NM.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Deemed Approved Amendment to the
Tribal--State Compact between the State of California and the San
Manuel Band of Mission Indians.
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SUMMARY: The National Indian Gaming Commission (``NIGC'') announces the
extension of the comment period on the proposed rule concerning
Classification Standards for Bingo, Lotto, Other Games Similar to
Bingo, Pull Tabs and Instant Bingo as Class II Gaming When Played
Through an Electronic Medium Using ``Electronic, Computer, or Other
Technologic Aids.'' The proposed rule was published in the Federal
Register on October 24, 2007 (72 FR 60483). The NIGC is extending the
comment period to March 9, 2008.
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SUMMARY: The National Indian Gaming Commission (``NIGC'') announces the
extension of the comment period on the proposed rule concerning the
Definition for Electronic or Electromechanical Facsimile. The proposed
rule was published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2007 (72 FR
60482). The NIGC is extending the comment period to March 9, 2008.
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SUMMARY: The National Indian Gaming Commission (``NIGC'') announces the
extension of the comment period on the proposed rule concerning Minimum
Internal Control Standards for Class II Gaming. The proposed rule was
published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2007 (72 FR 60495).
The NIGC is extending the comment period to March 9, 2008.
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SUMMARY: The National Indian Gaming Commission (``NIGC'') announces the
extension of the comment period on the proposed rule concerning
Technical Standards for Electronic, Computer, or Other Technologic Aids
Used in the Play of Class II Games. The proposed rule was published in
the Federal Register on October 24, 2007 (72 FR 60508). The NIGC is
extending the comment period to March 9, 2008.
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SUMMARY: This notice lists programs or portions of programs that are
eligible for inclusion in Fiscal Year 2008 funding agreements with
self-governance tribes and lists programmatic targets.
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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 Goldbelt,
Incorporated.
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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 Tanalian, Incorporated.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking comments in
preparation for the renewal of the Indian Child Welfare Annual Report.
The information collected will aid BIA in fulfilling the requirements
of the law. This renewal meets the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The Bureau is soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Deemed Approved Compact between the
Seminole Tribe of Florida and the State of Florida.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (Department) proposes to amend
its regulations by adding a new part to codify its NEPA procedures
currently in the Departmental Manual (DM). This proposed regulation
contains Departmental policies and procedures for compliance with NEPA,
Executive Order (E.O.) 11514, E.O. 13352 and the Council on
Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations. By converting the
Departmental NEPA procedures from the DM to new regulations that are
consistent with NEPA and the CEQ regulations, the Department intends to
promote greater transparency in the NEPA process for the public and
enhance cooperative conservation.
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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
Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK. The human
remains were removed from Larsen Bay, AK.
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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 Amerind
Foundation Museum, Amerind Foundation, Inc., Dragoon, AZ, that meet the
definition of ``sacred 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 Denver Museum of
Nature & Science, Denver, CO, which meet the definitions of ``sacred object'' and ``object of cultural
patrimony'' 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 and associated funerary
objects in the possession of the Field Museum of Natural History,
Chicago, IL. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from Ontario County, NY.
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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
Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History (Hastings Museum),
Hastings, NE. The human remains were removed from the Cass, Franklin,
Nance, Sarpy Counties, NE and Republican County, KS.
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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 Hastings Museum
of Natural and Cultural History (Hastings Museum), Hastings, NE 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 Horner
Collection, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR that meet the
definition of ``sacred 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 and associated funerary
objects in the possession of The University Museum, University of
Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Clark, Dallas, Garland, Hot Springs, Howard,
Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Ouachita, Scott, and Yell Counties,
AR.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs proposes to amend its regulations
governing the Courts of Indian Offenses (otherwise known as CFR
Courts). This amendment will clarify the authority of the Assistant
Secretary--Indian Affairs to establish the courts, the jurisdiction of
the courts, its relationship to tribal governments and the Department
of the Interior, and to provide those courts with an updated code of
laws.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Deemed Approved Amended Tribal-State
Compact between the State of California and the Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Deemed Approved Amended Tribal-State
Compact between the State of California and the Morongo Band of Mission
Indians.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Deemed Approved Amended Tribal-State
Compact between the State of California and the Pechanga Band of
Luiseno Indians.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Deemed Approved Amended Tribal-State
Compact between the State of California and the Sycuan Band of Kumeyaay
Nation.
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SUMMARY: The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is amending the existing
regulations regarding valuation, for royalty purposes, of oil produced
from Indian leases. These amendments will clarify and update the
existing regulations.
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SUMMARY: We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSM), are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Crow Tribe
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) Plan (hereinafter, the Crow
Plan) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
(SMCRA or the Act). The Crow Tribe has requested concurrence from the
Secretary of the Department of the Interior with its certification of
completion of all coal-related reclamation objectives. If the Secretary
concurs with the certification, the Crow Tribe intends to request AMLR
funds to pursue projects in accordance with section 411 of SMCRA
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA), in cooperation with the Soboba Band of Luise[ntilde]o
Indians (Tribe), intends to gather information necessary for preparing
an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed fee-to-trust
land acquisition and casino and hotel project (Proposed Action) located
within the City of San Jacinto, Riverside County, California. The
purpose of the Proposed Action is to improve the tribal economy in
order to better enable the Tribe to provide governmental services, perform governmental functions,
create jobs and career opportunities for tribal members and develop
programs that would assist tribal members to attain economic self-
sufficiency. This notice also announces a public scoping meeting to
identify potential issues, alternatives and content for inclusion in
the EIS.
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SUMMARY: The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee will conduct a meeting via teleconference on Tuesday, January
8, 2008 to provide comments on the proposed rule regarding the
disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains [43 CFR 10.11].
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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 Koliganek Natives
Limited.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Approval of the Tribal--State
Compact between the State of Montana and the Fort Belknap Tribe.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Approval of the Tribal--State
Compact between the State of Washington and the Tulalip Tribe.
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SUMMARY: Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the Secretary of
the Interior is publishing final regulations addressing homeliving
programs administered under the Bureau of Indian Education-funded
school system.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 25 CFR 83.10(h), the Department of the Interior
(Department) notice is hereby given that the Assistant Secretary,
Indian Affairs (AS-IA) proposes to determine that the Juaneno Band of
Mission Indians (Petitioner 84B, JBB), c/o Joe Ocampo, 1108
East Fourth Street, Santa Ana, California 92701, and c/o Bud Sepulveda,
P.O. Box 25628, Santa Ana, California 92799, is not an Indian tribe
within the meaning of Federal law. Due to the group's recent internal
leadership conflict, this notice is addressed to both individuals who
claim to be its leader. The Department has not addressed this dispute
in this proposed finding (PF). These individuals hopefully will resolve
this conflict by the time of the final determination (FD).
This notice is based on a determination that the petitioner does
not satisfy all seven of the criteria set forth in Part 83 of Title 25
of the Code of Federal Regulations (25 CFR part 83), specifically
criteria 83.7(a), 83.7(b), 83.7(c), and 83.7(e), and therefore, does
not meet the requirements for a government-to-government relationship
with the United States.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 25 CFR 83.10(h), the Department of the Interior
(Department) gives notice that the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs
(AS-IA) proposes to determine that the Juane[ntilde]o Band of Mission
Indians, Acjachemen Nation (JBA, Petitioner 84A), c/o Anthony
Rivera, Jr., 31411-A La Matanza Street, San Juan Capistrano, California
92675, is not an Indian tribe within the meaning of Federal law.
This notice is based on a determination that the petitioner does
not satisfy all seven of the criteria set forth in Part 83 of Title 25
of the Code of Federal Regulations (25 CFR part 83), specifically
criteria 83.7(a), 83.7(b), 83.7(c), and 83.7(e), and therefore, does
not meet the requirements for a government-to-government relationship
with the United States.
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SUMMARY: This notice extends the period for comments on the burden,
estimates or any other aspects of the information collection
requirements for the proposed Class II game classification standards
(72 FR 60483) published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2007.
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SUMMARY: This notice extends the period for comments on the burden,
estimates or any other aspects of the information collection
requirements of the proposed Class II technical standards (72 FR 60508)
published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2007.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Liquor Ordinance of the Karuk Tribe
of California. The Ordinance regulates and controls the possession,
sale and consumption of liquor within the Karuk tribal lands. The land
is located on trust land and this ordinance allows for the possession
and sale of alcoholic beverages within the Karuk Tribe of California
tribal lands. This ordinance 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 funds for the
continued operation and strengthening of the Karuk tribal government
and the delivery of tribal government services.
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SUMMARY: This notice lists programs or portions of programs that are
eligible for inclusion in Fiscal Year 2008 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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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 American Museum
of Natural History, New York, NY, that meets the definitions of
``sacred object'' and ``object of cultural patrimony'' 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 U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, Coronado National Forest, Tucson, AZ
that meet the definition of ``objects of cultural patrimony'' 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 Horner
Collection, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR that meet the
definition of ``unassociated funerary objects'' under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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SUMMARY: This notice extends the period for comments on the proposed
definition for electronic or electromechanical facsimile (72 FR 60482),
Class II game classification standards (72 FR 60483), Class II
technical standards (72 FR 60495), and Class II minimum internal
control standards (72 FR 60508) published in the Federal Register on
October 24, 2007.
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SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. The ICR, which
is summarized below, describes the nature of the collection and the
estimated burden and cost. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person
is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public that the Assistant Secretary--
Indian Affairs proclaimed approximately 78.26 acres, more or less, as
the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indian Reservation for the
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan.
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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 The Kuskokwim
Corporation, Successor in Interest to Aniak Limited.
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SUMMARY: This notice lists programs or portions of programs that are
eligible for inclusion in Fiscal Year 2008 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 Education (BIE) is planning to reinstate
the Home-living Programs and School Closure and Consolidation, OMB
Control Number 1076-0164 as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act.
This collection expired during the renewal process because the 30-day
notice was not published before the expiration date. The reinstatement
will ensure we can continue to operate the residential program of the
No Child Left Behind Act. This notice replaces the notice published
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 (72 FR 56373).
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Approval of the Tribal-State Compact
between the State of California and the Yurok Tribe.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, in cooperation with the Joint Business Council of the Eastern
Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes (JBC), Bureau of Land Management
and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), intends to file a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) at EPA for the proposed coal bed
natural gas and conventional gas development project, and that the DEIS
is now available for public review. The purpose of the proposed action is to
meet the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes' need to maximize
their economic benefit from this trust resource. This notice also
announces a public hearing to receive comments on the DEIS.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides the name of individuals who have been
appointed to serve as members of the Department of the Interior
Performance Review Board.
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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 control of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Wallowa--Whitman National Forest, Baker City, OR and in the
possession of the Thomas Burke Memorial State Museum of Washington
(Burke Museum), University of Washington, Seattle, WA. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Idaho County,
ID and Wallowa County, OR.
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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 (5), of the
completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of the
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Baker City, OR. The human remains were
removed from Wallowa County, OR.
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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, which meet the definitions of ``sacred
object'' and ``object of cultural patrimony'' 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 a cultural item in the possession of the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science, Denver, CO, which meets the definitions of ``sacred
object'' and ``object of cultural patrimony'' 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 Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI that meet
the definition of ``objects of cultural patrimony'' 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 control of Oregon
State University Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The human
remains were removed from Adams and Fulton Counties, IL, and unknown
sites in Illinois and Indiana.
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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 State Museum of Pennsylvania,
Harrisburg, PA. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lawrence, and Luzerne Counties,
PA.
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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
Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA.
The human remains were removed from Morton County, ND.
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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 the
Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA.
The human remains were removed near Perryville, Washington County, RI.
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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 control of the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology,
Phillips Academy, Andover, MS. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from Alligator Mounds Site, Bolivar
County, MS.
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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 Southwest Museum of the American
Indian, Autry National Center, Los Angeles, CA. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Tularosa Cave, Catron
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 control of The
Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA and in the physical custody of the
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Honaunau, HI. The human
remains were removed from the Hawaiian Islands.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is seeking comments from the
public on an extension of an information collection from persons
seeking proof of American Indian or Alaska Native blood, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collected under OMB
Control Number 1076-0153 will be used to establish that the applicants
meet requirements for official recognition as an American Indian or
Alaska Native for purposes of eligibility determination and
participation in programs administered through the U. S. Bureau of
Indian Affairs.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Information Collection Request
for the Housing Assistance Application requires renewal. The proposed
information collection requirement, with no appreciable changes,
described below will be submitted to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget for review after a
public comment period as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
Bureau is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
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SUMMARY: The proposed rule clarifies the terms Congress used to define
Class II gaming. First, the proposed rule further revises the
definitions for ``electronic or electromechanical facsimile'' and
``other games similar to bingo.'' The Commission defined these terms in
1992, revised the definitions in 2002, and proposed further revisions
to the term ``electronic or electromechanical facsimile'' separate from
this proposed revision. The Commission adds a new Part to its
regulations that explains the basis for determining whether a game of
bingo or lotto, ``other game similar to bingo,'' or a game of pull-tabs
or ``instant bingo,'' meets the IGRA statutory requirements for Class
II gaming, when such games are played electronically, primarily through
an ``electronic, computer or other technologic aid,'' while
distinguishing them from Class III ``electronic or electromechanical
facsimiles.'' This new part also establishes a process for assuring
that such games are Class II before placement of the games in a Class
II tribal gaming operation. This process contains information
collection requirements. The Commission has submitted the information
collection request to OMB for approval.
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SUMMARY: The proposed rule would add a new part to the Commission's
regulations establishing technical standards for Class II games--bingo,
lotto, other games similar to bingo, pull tabs, or ``instant bingo''--
that are played using ``electronic, computer, or other technologic
aids.'' The proposed rule would also establish a process for ensuring
the integrity of such games and aids before their placement in a Class
II tribal gaming operation. No such standards currently exist. The
Commission proposes this action in order to assist tribal gaming
regulatory authorities and operators in ensuring the integrity and
security of Class II games and the accountability of gaming revenue.
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SUMMARY: The proposed rule revises the definition of a term Congress
used to define Class II gaming. Specifically, the proposed rule revises
the definition for ``electronic or electromechanical facsimile'' that
appears in the Commission's regulations. The Commission defined these
terms in 1992 and revised the definitions in 2002. The proposed rule
offers further revision.
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SUMMARY: In response to the inherent risks and the need for effective
controls in tribal gaming, the Commission, in January 1999, developed
minimum internal control standards (MICS). Since their original
implementation, it has become obvious that the MICS require technical
adjustments and revisions so that they continue to be effective in
protecting tribal assets, while still allowing tribes to utilize
technological advances in the gaming industry. The current MICS are
specific to the conduct of a wagering game without regards to whether
the game is classified as a Class II or Class III game. This proposed
rule is intended to supersede certain specified sections of the current
MICS and replace them with a new part titled Minimum Internal Control
Standards for Class II Gaming.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) intends to file a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (FPEIS) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the
proposed Coeur d'Alene Tribal Integrated Resource Management Plan
(IRMP), Coeur d'Alene Reservation, Idaho, and that the FPEIS is now
available to the public. The FPEIS analyzes the impacts of four
alternative approaches to managing the natural, environmental and
cultural resources of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. The purpose of the
proposed action, approval of the tribe's implementation of the IRMP for
a period of 20 years, is to protect and sustain these resources.
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SUMMARY: The NPS announces a SRC meeting for Gates of the Arctic
National Park. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss NPS
subsistence management issues and continue work on subsistence hunting
program recommendations. This meeting is open to the public and will
have time allocated for public testimony. The public is welcomed to
present written or oral comments. The meeting will be recorded and a
summary will be available upon request from the Superintendent for
public inspection approximately six weeks after each meeting. The NPS
SRC program is authorized under Title VIII, Section 808 of the Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Pub. L. 96-487, to operate in
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
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SUMMARY: The proposed rules add new sections and a new part to the
Commission's regulations in order to ensure that each place, facility
or location where class II or class III gaming will occur is located on
Indian lands eligible for gaming as required by the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act. The rules are also intended to ensure that gaming
facilities are constructed, maintained and operated in a manner that
adequately protects the environment and the public health and safety.
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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 Levelock Natives, Limited. The lands are in the vicinity of
Levelock, Alaska, and are located in: Seward Meridian, Alaska, T. 10
S., R. 44 W., Sec. 27. Containing 640 acres.
The subsurface estate in these lands will be conveyed to Bristol
Bay Native Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed to Levelock
Natives, Limited. Notice of the decision will also be published four
times in the Bristol Bay Times.
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule specifies procedures for the disposition of
culturally unidentifiable human remains in the possession or control of
museums or Federal agencies, thus implementing the Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (Act). Publication of
this document is intended to solicit comments from Indian tribes,
Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, Federal agencies, and members
of the public before its publication as a final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is submitting the
information collection, titled the BIE Higher Education Grant Program
Annual Report Form, OMB Control Number 1076-0106, and the BIE Higher
Education Grant Application Form, OMB Control Number 1076-0101 for
approval. The Higher Education Annual Grant Report Form and the Higher
Education Grant Application need to be renewed.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes approval of the Tribal-State Class III
Gaming Compact between the State of New Mexico and the Pueblo of
Laguna.
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SUMMARY: This rule prescribes special early and late season migratory
bird hunting regulations for certain tribes on Federal Indian
reservations, off-reservation trust lands, and ceded lands. This
responds to tribal requests for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(hereinafter Service or we) recognition of their authority to regulate
hunting under established guidelines. This rule allows the
establishment of season bag limits and, thus, harvest at levels
compatible with populations and habitat conditions.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) is
publishing migratory bird subsistence harvest regulations in Alaska for
the 2008 season. This proposed rule establishes regulations that
prescribe dates when harvesting of birds may occur, species that can be
taken, and methods and means 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 enable the continuation of customary and traditional
subsistence uses of migratory birds in Alaska. The rulemaking is
necessary because the regulations governing the subsistence harvest of
migratory birds in Alaska are subject to annual review. This rulemaking
proposes region-specific regulations that go into effect on April 2,
2008, and expire on August 31, 2008.
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UMMARY: The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (Applicant) has
applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an
incidental take permit pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The Service is
requesting public comment on the Draft Agua Caliente Tribal Habitat
Conservation Plan (THCP), Draft Implementing Agreement, and Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Applicant is requesting a
permit for 24 species, seven of which are currently listed as
threatened or endangered under the Act. Of these 24 species, the
Applicant requests a permit and assurances for 15 animal species that
are not currently listed and assurances for two plant species. The
permit is needed to authorize incidental take of listed animal species
(including harm, injury, and harassment) due to development and certain
other activities in the approximately 35,871-acre (56-square mile) Plan
Area in the Coachella Valley of Riverside County, California.
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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 Nerklikmute
Native Corporation, for lands in the vicinity of the Native village of
Andreafski, Alaska.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Pueblo of Tesuque Liquor Control
Ordinance. The Ordinance regulates and controls the possession, sale
and consumption of liquor within the Pueblo of Tesuque Indian
Reservation. The Reservation is located on trust land and this
Ordinance allows for the possession and sale of alcoholic beverages
within the exterior boundaries of the Pueblo of Tesuque Indian
Reservation. This Ordinance 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: Notice is hereby given of the appointments of members to a
performance review board for the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian
Relocation.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes an amendment to the Colorado River
Tribal Health and Safety Code, Article 2, Liquor, Chapter 6, Sections
2-601 through 620. The Code regulates and controls the possession, sale
and consumption of liquor within the Colorado River Tribe's
Reservation. The land is located on trust land and this Code allows for
the possession and sale of alcoholic beverages within Colorado River
Tribe's Reservation. This Code 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: The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of
the Interior has made a final determination to acquire real property
``in trust'' for the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is announcing the
availability of a Model Tribal Probate Code with comments entitled
``Model Tribal Probate Code.'' BIA issues notices to inform tribes,
Indians, and other interested persons about important policies,
procedures, and related decisions, and these notices serve to provide
guidance to tribes and BIA personnel. This notice provides guidance to
tribes considering the creation and adoption of a Tribal Probate Code
containing provisions applicable to trust and restricted property and
includes a copy of the ``Model Probate Code with Comments.''
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SUMMARY: The NPS announces the joint SRC meeting schedule for the
following areas: Cape Krusenstern National Monument and Kobuk Valley
National Park. The purpose of this joint meeting is to discuss NPS
subsistence management issues and continue work on subsistence hunting
program recommendations. This joint meeting is open to the public and
will have time allocated for public testimony. The public is welcome to
present written or oral comments. The meeting will be recorded and a
summary will be available upon request from the Superintendent for
public inspection approximately six weeks after each meeting. The NPS
SRC program is authorized under Title VIII, section 808 of the Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation Act, (Pub. L. 96-487), to operate
in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Hawaiian Relations (OHR), within the Office of
the Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), has developed
criteria for establishment of a Native Hawaiian Organization
Notification List (Notification List). The purpose of the Notification
List is to provide the DOI officials with a tool to help satisfy their
statutory notification obligations under such laws as the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA), and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA). It is also the intent of the Office of Hawaiian Relations to
make available to other Federal agency officials this mechanism to
assist them with their reasonable and good faith efforts to identify
Native Hawaiian organizations that are to be notified or consulted with
when required by statute or when desired.
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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 Stuyahok Limited.
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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 the
Southwest Museum of the American Indian, Autry National Center, Los
Angeles, 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 in the control of the
Southwest Museum of the American Indian, Autry National Center, Los
Angeles, CA. The human remains were removed from Los Angeles 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 in the control of the
Southwest Museum of the American Indian, Autry National Center, Los
Angeles, CA. The human remains were removed from Contra Costa and San
Joaquin Counties, 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 Fowler Museum of Cultural History (Fowler
Museum at UCLA), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles,
CA. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from
site 4-LAN-192, Los Angeles 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. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the possession of the Kansas State
Historical Society, Topeka, KS that meet the definitions of ``sacred
objects'' and ``objects of cultural patrimony'' 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
Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma,
WA. The human remains were removed from Siskiyou 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 in the possession of the
Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma,
WA. The human remains were removed from Hood River, Hood River County,
OR.
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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 control of the Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State
Museum (Burke Museum), University of Washington, Seattle, WA. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Douglas and
Kittitas Counties, WA.
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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 and associated
funerary objects for which the University of Oregon Museum of Natural
and Cultural History, Eugene, OR, and U.S. Department of Defense, Army
Corps of Engineers, Portland District, Portland, OR, have joint
responsibility. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from sites on Army Corps of Engineers land within the John Day
Dam project area, Klickitat County, WA and Gilliam County, OR.
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SUMMARY: On August 23, 2007, pursuant to 30 CFR 256 and 40 CFR 1501.7
as a matter of information to the public, the MMS published in the
Federal Register a Call for Information and Nomination and Notice of
Intent to Prepare an EIS for the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea OCS
planning areas. The Call is the initial step of a multiple sale process
that incorporates planning and analysis for the Alaska lease sales
included in the proposed final OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2007-
2012. We inadvertently omitted a page-size map of the Beaufort Sea
Planning Area which should have accompanied a page-size map of the
Chukchi Sea Planning Area and instead included two duplicate page-size
maps of the Chukchi Sea Planning Area. The correct Beaufort Sea
Planning Area map accompanies this notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alaska State Office, is
discontinuing preparation of the Integrated Activity Plan (IAP) for the
South portion of the National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska (NPR-A) and its
accompanying Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
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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
Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK. The human
remains were removed from unknown locations on Kodiak Island, AK.
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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 Cincinnati Museum
Center, Cincinnati, OH 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 and associated funerary
objects in the control of the Fowler Museum of Cultural History (Fowler
Museum at UCLA), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles,
CA. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from
Tulare 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. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the possession of the School for
Advanced Research, Santa Fe, NM, that meet the definition of ``objects
of cultural patrimony'' 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
Southwest Museum of the American Indian, Autry National Center, Los
Angeles, CA. The human remains were removed from Andrew County, MO.
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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 control of the Central Washington University, Department
of Anthropology, Ellensburg, WA, and Thomas Burke Memorial Washington
State Museum (Burke Museum), University of Washington, Seattle, WA. The
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Grant
and Kittitas 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 control the Thomas Burke Memorial
Washington State Museum (Burke Museum), University of Washington,
Seattle, WA, that meet the definition of ``unassociated funerary
objects'' under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are
reopening the comment period on the draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) for the Proposed Desert Rock Energy Project and the
Navajo Mine Extension Project, San Juan County, New Mexico, for an
additional 30 days. The Notice of Availability of the DEIS, published
by in the Federal Register by the BIA on June 20, 2007 (72 FR 34035),
and by the EPA on June 22, 2007 (72 FR 34463), announced a closing date
for comments of August 20, 2007.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) management policies and Presidential
Proclamation 7394 signed on January 17, 2001, the BLM announces the
availability of the Record of Decision (ROD)/Approved Resource
Management Plan (RMP) for the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
located in Sandoval County, New Mexico. The New Mexico State Director
will sign the ROD approving the RMP which becomes effective
immediately. The RMP provides for recreational use and facility
development. The public has been provided opportunities to observe,
study and experience the geologic processes that shape natural
landscapes, as well as other cultural and biological objects of
interest. The BLM has considered American Indian Uses and Traditional
Cultural Practices, siting access and transportation to minimize
intrusion on American Indian Use. Ecological and biological resource protection and enhancement have been
provided.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter, Service or
we) proposes special migratory bird hunting regulations for certain
Tribes on Federal Indian reservations, off-reservation trust lands, and
ceded lands for the 2007-08 migratory bird hunting season.
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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 control of Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History,
Safety Harbor, FL. The human remains were removed from Pasco County,
FL.
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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 Augusta Museum of
History, Augusta, GA that meet the definition of ``unassociated
funerary objects'' under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that
the decision approving lands for conveyance to The Port Graham
Corporation, notice of which was published in the Federal Register on
June 26, 2007, is modified by identifying the location of the aid to
navigation in Easement Identification Number (EIN) No. 104 J as Tract
A, U.S. Survey No. 1630, Alaska.
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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are correcting
the DATES section of a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register
of April 11, 2007 (72 FR 18317). The final rule published harvest
regulations for migratory bird subsistence hunting in Alaska for the
2007 season.
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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 the
Alaska State Office of History and Archaeology, Anchorage, AK and in
the possession of the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository,
Kodiak, AK. The human remains were removed from Pasagshak Point site
(49-KOD-00213), Kodiak Island, AK.
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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 the
Alaska State Office of History and Archaeology, Anchorage, AK and in
the possession of the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository,
Kodiak, AK. The human remains were removed from Midway Point (49-KOD-
00303), Kodiak Island, AK.
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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
Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK. The human
remains were removed from Uyak Bay, Kodiak Island, AK.
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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
Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK. The human
remains were removed from the area of Harvester Island in the Kodiak
Island archipelago, AK.
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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
Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK. The human
remains were removed from Long Island in the Kodiak Island archipelago,
AK.
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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
object in the possession of Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological
Repository, Kodiak, AK. The human remains and associated funerary
object were removed from Sitkalidak Island and near Old Harbor, AK.
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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 Denver Museum of
Nature & Science, Denver, CO, which meets the definition of ``object of
cultural patrimony'' 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 a cultural item in the possession of the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science, Denver, CO, which meets the definitions of ``sacred
object'' and ``object of cultural patrimony'' 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 Field Museum of
Natural History (Field Museum), Chicago, IL that meet the definition of
``cultural items'' 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 items in the possession of the Field Museum of Natural
History (Field Museum), Chicago, IL that meet the definition of
``cultural items'' 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 Fort Worth Museum
of Science and History, Fort Worth, TX that meets 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 and associated funerary
objects in the possession and control of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Intermountain Region, Denver, CO. The
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from El
Morro National Monument, NM and unknown areas of the Southwestern
United States.
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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 Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA that meets
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 Science Museum of
Minnesota, St. Paul, MN that meets the definition of ``sacred objects''
under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a
90-day finding on a petition to list the Yellowstone National Park
(YNP) bison herd as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (Act). On the basis of our review of the petition and
information readily available in our files, we have determined that
there is substantial information indicating that the YNP bison herd may
meet the criteria of discreteness and significance as defined by our
policy on distinct vertebrate population segments (DPS). However, we
have also determined that there is not substantial information
indicating that listing the YNP bison herd under the Act may be
warranted throughout all or a significant part of its range. We will
not initiate a status review in response to this petition. We ask the
public to submit to us any new information that becomes available
concerning the status of the YNP bison herd or threats to it or its
habitat at any time. This information will help us monitor and
encourage the conservation of the species.
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SUMMARY: This notice of consultation announces three consultation
meetings and a facilitated dialogue session (recommended by the Review
Committee) that will be held to obtain additional 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. Previous
consultation meetings were held November, 2005, and April, 2007.
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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 and
control of Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI. The human remains were removed
from multiple locations on the island of Kauai, HI.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988), of a meeting of the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee (Review
Committee). The Review Committee will meet on October 15-16, 2007, at
the Heard Museum, 2301 North Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004. Meeting
sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. each day.
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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 Doyon, Limited.
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SUMMARY: The NPS announces the SRC meeting schedule for the following
areas: Denali National Park, Lake Clark National Park, Aniakchak
National Monument and Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. The purpose of
each meeting is to develop and continue work on NPS 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 welcomed 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. The NPS SRC
program is authorized under Title VIII, Section 808 of the Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Public Law 96-487, to operate
in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act.
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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 Doyon, Limited.
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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 Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Burlington,
Gloucester, and Mercer Counties, NJ, and Chester County, PA.
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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 Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, 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 and associated funerary
objects in the possession of Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological
Repository, Kodiak, AK. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Afognak Island and the City of Port Lions,
AK.
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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
Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK. The human
remains were removed from Karluk, AK.
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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
Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK. The human
remains were removed from unknown locations in the Kodiak Archipelago,
AK.
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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
Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK. The human
remains were most likely removed from the Kodiak Archipelago, AK.
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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 Stebbins Native
Corporation.
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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 Calista
Corporation for lands located in the vicinity of Eek and Goodnews Bay,
Alaska. Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the
Anchorage Daily News.
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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 Ekwok Natives
Limited.
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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 Unalakleet Native
Corporation.
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SUMMARY: The best available scientific and commercial data indicate
that the bald eagle has recovered. Therefore, under the authority of
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), we, the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, remove (delist) the bald eagle (Haliaeetus
leucocephalus) in the lower 48 States of the United States from the
Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. This determination
is based on a thorough review of all available information, which
indicates that the threats to this species have been eliminated or
reduced to the point that the species has recovered and no longer meets
the definition of threatened or endangered under the Act.
Fueled by a reduction in the threats to the bald eagle, the
population in the lower 48 States has increased from approximately 487
breeding pairs in 1963, to an estimated 9,789 breeding pairs today. The
recovery of the bald eagle is due in part to the reduction in levels of
persistent organochlorine pesticides (such as DDT) occurring in the
environment and habitat protection and management actions. The
protections provided to the bald eagle under the Bald and Golden Eagle
Protection Act (BGEPA) and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) will
continue to remain in place after the species is delisted. To help
provide more clarity on the management of bald eagles after delisting,
we recently published a regulatory definition of ``disturb'', the final
National Bald Eagle Management Guidelines and a proposed rule for a new
permit that would authorize limited take under BGEPA and grandfather
existing Act authorizations.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of the draft post-delisting monitoring plan (draft PDM
Plan) for the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). The Endangered
Species Act (ESA) requires that the Service implement a system, in
cooperation with the States, to monitor effectively for at least 5
years, the status of all species that have been recovered and no longer
need protection of the ESA. The bald eagle in the contiguous 48 states
will be removed from the Federal List of Threatened and Endangered
Wildlife and Plants (delisted) due to recovery. We are publishing the
final rule for the delisting simultaneously with this notice elsewhere
in today's Federal Register. We will also ask the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) for the
draft PDM Plan described below.
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SUMMARY: The Energy Policy Act of 2005 authorizes the Secretary to
provide development grants to Indian tribes and tribal energy resource
development organizations for use in developing or obtaining the
managerial and technical capacity needed to develop energy resources on
Indian land, and to properly account for resulting energy production
and revenues. In furtherance of this goal, the Department of the
Interior's Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development is
soliciting proposals from tribes and tribal energy resource development
organizations. The Department will award several grants of up to
$50,000 each for this program.
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UMMARY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs is
seeking comments on the renewal of the Job Placement and Training
(Adult Vocational Training and Direct Employment) Information
Collection. This action is being taken due to the impending expiration
of the existing data collection. This action will allow the Department
on-going collection of data required by statute, regulation and policy.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes approval of the Tribal-State Class III
Gaming Compact between the State of New Mexico and the Pueblo of
Isleta, Pueblo of Nambe, Pueblo of Picuris, Pueblo of San Felipe,
Pueblo of Sandia, Pueblo of Santa Ana, Pueblo of Tesuque, Pueblo of
Taos, Pueblo of Santa Clara and Ohkay Owingeh.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 25 CFR 83.10(l)(2), notice is hereby given that
the Department of the Interior (Department) declines to acknowledge the
group known as the St. Francis/Sokoki Band of Abenakis of Vermont
(SSA), P.O. Box 276, Swanton, Vermont 05488, c/o Ms. April Merrill, as
an Indian tribe within the meaning of Federal law. This notice is based
on a determination that the petitioner does not satisfy four of the
seven mandatory criteria for acknowledgment, specifically 83.7(a),
83.7(b), 83.7(c), and 83.7(e), as defined in 25 CFR part 83.
Consequently, the SSA petitioner does not meet the requirements for a
government-to-government relationship with the United States.
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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 (5), of the
completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary
objects in the possession of the University of Colorado Museum,
Boulder, CO. The human remains and cultural items were removed from
Adams, Arapahoe, Baca, Boulder, Fremont, Huerfano, Larimer, Logan, Morgan, Saguache, Sedgwick, and Yuma Counties, CO.
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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 University of Colorado Museum,
Boulder, CO. The human remains were removed from Montezuma County, CO.
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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 (5), of the
completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of the
Pierce College District, Lakewood, WA. The human remains were removed
from site 45-PI-07, also known as the Purdy 1 site, at Carr Inlet,
Pierce County, WA.
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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 Denver, CO. 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: 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 The Port Graham
Corporation.
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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 Anthropological Studies Center,
Archaeological Collections Facility, Sonoma State University, Rohnert
Park, CA. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
recovered from Marin and Sonoma Counties, 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 in the possession of the
American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY. The human remains
were collected from King County, WA.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) as lead agency, with the Navajo Nation, U.S. Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and
Enforcement (OSM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps
of Engineers (USACE) as cooperating agencies, intends to file a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) with the EPA for the proposed
Desert Rock Energy and Navajo Mine Extension projects. The purpose of
the proposed action is to help meet the economic development needs of
the Navajo Nation. This notice also announces a series of public
hearings to receive comments on the DEIS.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary is
announcing a public meeting of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public
Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering amending its
migratory bird regulations to allow Native Americans to acquire parts
and feathers from birds other than eagles for religious or spiritual
use. No current regulations govern the acquisition and possession of
migratory bird parts and feathers of birds other than eagles for Native
American religious or spiritual use. We have a compelling interest in
protecting the traditional religious and spiritual resource values of
Native Americans as part of our trust relationship with federally
recognized Native American tribes. We recognize the need to balance
this compelling reason against the equally compelling basis for the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act. We seek information necessary to prepare an
environmental assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act
and its implementing regulations for a possible proposed rule.
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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 Pitka's Point
Native Corporation.
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SUMMARY: The proposed federal action addressed in this FEIS (OCS EIS/EA
MMS 2007-026) is to offer for lease areas in the Chukchi Sea Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) that might
contain recoverable oil and gas resources. This lease sale would
provide qualified bidders the opportunity to bid on certain blocks in
the Chukchi Sea OCS to gain conditional rights to explore, develop, and
produce oil and natural gas. This FEIS is the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) analysis to enable the MMS to make informed decisions
on the configuration of the lease sale and the applicable mitigation
measures. In the FEIS, the potential direct, indirect, and cumulative
environmental impacts of the sale, including estimated exploration and
development and production activities related to the sale, on the
physical, biological, and human environments in the Chukchi Sea area
are analyzed. The FEIS also provides NEPA evaluation for exploration
activities in the Chukchi Sea, including seismic survey geophysical
permitting (30 CFR part 251), ancillary activities (30 CFR 250.207),
and exploration plans (30 CFR 250.214). In addition, the FEIS provides
information that the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
may possibly use for issuance of Incidental Harassment Authorizations
to the seismic-survey industry to take marine mammals by harassment,
incidental to conducting prelease and ancillary on-lease oil and gas
seismic surveys in the Chukchi Sea. To address its NEPA
responsibilities, the NMFS is a cooperating agency (as that term is
defined in 40 CFR 1501.6).
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and
the United States Forest Service (USFS) will prepare a joint
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) to analyze the
leasing of BLM- and USFS-administered lands with moderate to high
potential for geothermal resources in eleven western states and Alaska.
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SUMMARY: The National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 encourages
the sale of authentic United States Indian, Alaska Native, Native
Samoan and Native Hawaiian handicrafts relating to the cultural,
historical, and geographic characteristics of units of the national
park system. This final rule implements the requirements of the 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 St. Mary's Native
Corporation.
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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 and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act,
will be issued to Bering Straits Native Corporation.
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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 and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act,
will be issued to Bering Straits Native Corporation.
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SUMMARY: Section 1119 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) (Pub. L.
109-59, 119 Stat. 1144) makes changes to the Indian Reservation Road
Bridge Program (IRRBP). It amends the existing IRRBP by establishing
new policies and provisions. In addition, it authorizes $14 million of
IRRBP funds per year for the replacement or rehabilitation of
structurally deficient or functionally obsolete Indian Reservation Road
(IRR) bridges. In accordance with these changes, the FHWA, with input
and recommendations from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the
Indian Reservation Roads Coordinating Committee (IRRCC), is proposing
funding distribution procedures for BIA owned and non-BIA owned IRR
bridge projects. The proposed changes allow funding for preliminary
engineering (PE), construction engineering (CE), and construction for
the replacement or rehabilitation of structurally deficient or
functionally obsolete IRR bridges.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that National Bald Eagle
Management Guidelines are available to the public.
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SUMMARY: In anticipation of possible removal (delisting) of the bald
eagle from the List of Threatened and Endangered Wildlife under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(``we'' or ``the Service'') is proposing new permit regulations to
authorize the take of bald and golden eagles under the Bald and Golden
Eagle Protection Act (Eagle Act), generally where the take to be
authorized is associated with otherwise lawful activities. Second, we
are proposing regulatory provisions to provide take authorization under
the Eagle Act to ESA section 10 permittees who continue to operate in
full compliance with the terms and conditions of their existing
permits. Additionally, these proposed permit regulations would
establish permit provisions for intentional take of eagle nests in rare
cases where their location poses a risk to human safety or to the
eagles themselves.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service), are
codifying a definition of ``disturb'' under the Bald and Golden Eagle
Protection Act (Eagle Act). Given that the Eagle Act's prohibition
against disturbance applies to both bald and golden eagles, the
definition will apply to golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) as well as
bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus).
If the bald eagle is delisted, the Eagle Act will be the primary
law protecting bald as well as golden eagles. The Eagle Act prohibits
unregulated take of bald and golden eagles and provides a statutory
definition of ``take'' that includes ``disturb.'' Although disturbing
eagles has been prohibited by the Eagle Act since the statute's
enactment in 1940, the meaning of ``disturb'' has not been explicitly
defined by the Service or by the courts. To define ``disturb,'' we
considered Congressional intent, the common meaning of the term as
applied to the conservation intent of the Eagle Act, and the working
definitions of ``disturb'' currently used by Federal and State agencies
to manage eagles. This definition of ``disturb'' will apply to eagles
in Alaska, where the bald eagle has never been listed under the ESA, as
well as eagles throughout the 48 contiguous States. (Eagles do not
occur in Hawaii.)
In addition to this final rule, the Service is publishing three
related documents elsewhere in today's Federal Register: a notice of
availability of the final environmental assessment for the definition
of ``disturb''; a notice of availability for National Bald Eagle
Management Guidelines; and a proposed rule to codify additional take
authorizations under the Eagle Act.
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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
University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO. The human remains were
removed from an unknown location.
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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
Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma,
WA. The human remains were removed from Gig Harbor, Pierce 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
Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma,
WA. The human remains were removed from Oak Harbor, Island 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 and an associated funerary
object in the possession of Augusta State University, Department of
History and Anthropology, Archaeology Laboratory, Augusta, GA. The
human remains and associated funerary object were removed from McIntosh
County, GA.
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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
Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO. The human remains were
removed from an unknown site in Minnesota.
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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 the
Colorado Archaeological Society, Denver Chapter, Denver, CO. The human
remains were removed from Jefferson County, CO.
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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 control of the
California Department of Transportation, Oakland, CA and in the
possession of the Anthropological Studies Center, Archaeological
Collections Facility, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA. The
human remains were removed from Sonoma 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. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the possession of the American Museum
of Natural History, New York, NY, that meet the definition of
``unassociated funerary objects'' under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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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 Bering Straits Native Corporation.
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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 Bering Straits Native Corporation.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Approval of the Tribal-State Compact
for Class III Gaming Amendments between the State of Washington and the
Chehalis Confederated Tribes, Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Hoh Indian Tribe, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Kalispel
Tribe of Indians, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, Lummi Indian Nation, Makah
Nation, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Nisqually Indian Tribe, Nooksack
Indian Tribe, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, Puyallyup Tribe of Indians,
Quileute Indian Tribe, Quinault Indian Nation, Samish Indian Nation,
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Shoalwater Bay Tribe, Skokomish Indian
Tribe, Snoqualmie Tribe, Squaxin Island Tribe, Stillaguamish Tribe,
Suquamish Tribe, Swinomish Tribe, Tulalip Tribes, Upper Skagit Tribe,
and the Yakama Nation.
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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 The Port Graham
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 Gana-a'Yoo,
Limited, Successor in Interest to Notaaghleedin, Limited.
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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 control of the Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State
Museum (Burke Museum), University of Washington, Seattle, WA and
Central Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Ellensburg,
WA. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from
Klickitat 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 control the Thomas Burke Memorial
Washington State Museum (Burke Museum), University of Washington,
Seattle, WA, 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 a revision
to an inventory of human remains in the possession of the Bernice
Pauahi Bishop Museum (Bishop Museum), Honolulu, HI.
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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 funerary objects in the
possession of the Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum (Burke
Museum), University of Washington, Seattle, WA. The human remains were
removed from Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Yakima
Counties, WA, and Wasco County, OR.
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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 Bering Straits Native Corporation.
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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 U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, Cibola National Forest, Albuquerque, NM
that meets the definition of ``sacred object'' 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
Augusta State University, Department of History and Anthropology and
Philosophy, Archaeology Laboratory, Augusta, GA. The human remains were
removed from Columbia County, GA.
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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 control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC and in the possession of the
University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO. The human remains were
removed from the Crow Indian Reservation, MT.
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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 and associated
funerary objects in the possession of the Museum of Anthropology,
Washington State University, Pullman, WA. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Grays Harbor 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
Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma,
WA. The human remains were probably removed from Oregon.
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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 control of the Washington State Parks and Recreation
Commission, Olympia, WA and in the physical custody of the Thomas Burke
Memorial Washington State Museum (Burke Museum), University of
Washington, Seattle, WA. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Old Man House State Park, Kitsap County, WA.
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SUMMARY: This notice extends the comment period for the Federated
Indians of the Graton Rancheria's Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for a proposed casino and hotel project/action to be located in
Sonoma, California. Notice of the availability of the DEIS and Draft
Conformity Determination were published in the Federal Register on
March 9, 2007 (72 FR 10790).
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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 Deloycheet,
Incorporated.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior is causing this notice to be
published as required by section 10(a)(5) of the Snake River Water
Rights Act of 2004 (Settlement Act), Public Law 108-447, Division J,
Title X, 118 Stat. 3431, 3438-39. The publication of this notice causes
the waivers and releases of certain claims to become effective as
required by the Settlement Act.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA), the
Bureau of Indian Education requests nominations of individuals to serve
on the Advisory Board for Exceptional Education (Advisory Board). The
Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) will consider nominations received in
response to this Request for Nominations, as well as other sources. The
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for this notice provides committee
and membership criteria.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, is proposing to renew the No Child Left Behind
Act Regulations, 25 CFR parts 30, 37, 39, 42, 44 and 47, OMB Control
Number 1076-0163.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, is planning to renew the No Child Left Behind
Regulations, 25 CFR parts 36 and 47, OMB Control Number 1076-0164.
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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 MTNT, Ltd.,
Successor in Interest to Chamai, Incorporated.
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SUMMARY: This rule revises the list of nonrural areas identified by the
Federal Subsistence Board (Board, we, us). Only residents of areas
identified as rural are eligible to participate in the Federal
Subsistence Management Program on Federal public lands in Alaska. We
are changing Adak's status to rural. We also are adding Prudhoe Bay to
the list of nonrural areas. The following areas continue to be
nonrural, but we are changing their boundaries: the Kenai Area; the
Wasilla/Palmer Area, including Point McKenzie; the Homer Area,
including Fritz Creek East (except Voznesenka) and the North Fork Road
area; and the Ketchikan Area. We have also added Saxman to the
Ketchikan nonrural area. We are making no other changes in status. This
final rule differs from the proposed rule relative to the Kodiak area
and Saxman: For reasons set forth below, we did not change the status
of the Kodiak area from rural to nonrural, as we had proposed, and we
included Saxman in the nonrural Ketchikan area, which we had not
proposed. Residents of those areas changing from rural to nonrural have
5 years to come into compliance with this rule.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs published in the Federal Register
of April 2, 2007, a notice informing 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). The land
description as published contained an error. This action corrects that
error.
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In notice document E7-7558 beginning on page 19950 in the issue of
Friday, April 20, 2007, make the following correction:
On page 19954, in the table titled ``Southwest Region Rate Table,''
in the fourth column in the last entry, ``150.00'' should read
``15.00''.
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SUMMARY: This final rule revises the Bureau of Land Management's
geothermal resources leasing and unit agreement regulations to
implement the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The rule restructures
regulations concerning the general geothermal leasing process and
revises regulations on royalties and readjustment of lease terms,
conditions, and rentals. The rule also revises regulations on lease
duration and work commitment requirements, annual rental and credit of
rental towards royalty, unit and communitization agreements, and
acreage limitations. Additional revisions required by the Energy Policy
Act include various technical corrections. Other changes in sections
unaffected by changes in the statute clarify existing procedures,
improve grammatical construction, conform the regulations to new
administrative regulatory standards, and correct existing errors.
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SUMMARY: The MMS is promulgating new regulations to implement the
provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) governing the
payment of royalty on geothermal resources produced from Federal leases
and the payment of direct use fees in lieu of royalties. The EPAct
provisions amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (GSA). The new
regulations amend the current MMS geothermal royalty valuation
regulations and simplify the royalty and direct use fee calculations
for geothermal resources for leases issued under the EPAct and leases
whose terms are modified under the EPAct. The new regulations also
amend various related provisions in the MMS rules.
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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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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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 30.754 acres, more or less, to
be added to the Pueblo of Laguna Reservation (Laguna), New Mexico.
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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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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 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 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 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 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 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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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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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. 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. 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 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 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 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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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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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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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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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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 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
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 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 (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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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 (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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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. 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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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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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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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: 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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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 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: 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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