Notice2022-03744
Reconciliation of Derogatory Geographic Names Tribal Consultation
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Published
February 23, 2022
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Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) will conduct Tribal Consultation sessions to obtain oral and written comments on candidate replacement names for geographic feature names recently declared derogatory by DOI Secretary's Order 3404 (S.O. 3404). These sessions will be held virtually.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03744]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX22EF00COM0000]
Reconciliation of Derogatory Geographic Names Tribal Consultation
AGENCY: Geological Survey, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of tribal consultations.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) will conduct Tribal
Consultation sessions to obtain oral and written comments on candidate
replacement names for geographic feature names recently declared
derogatory by DOI Secretary's Order 3404 (S.O. 3404). These sessions
will be held virtually.
DATES: Oral comments can be provided at one of three virtual Tribal
Consultations to be held on March 21, 2022, from 12:00 p.m.--2:00 p.m.
Mountain Time; March 22, 2022, from 11:00 a.m.--1:00 p.m. Pacific Time;
and March 23, 2022, from 1:00 p.m.--3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Please
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below for details on how to participate.
Written comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET on April 24, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Please include the Feature ID (FID) of the feature(s) of
interest when submitting your comment. The FID for each feature is
located in Column B of the posted list. Written comments must be
submitted via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8efaeffde5e8e1fcedebd1ede1e0fdfbe2faeffae7e1e0cee7e1fda0eae1e7a0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f68297859d9099849593a995999885839a8297829f9998b69f9985d892999fd8919980">[email protected]</span></a> or by mail to
Reconciliation of Derogatory Geographic Names, 1849 C Street NW, Room
6657, MS 6640-MIB, Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Younkle, Special Assistant to
the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Office of the Assistant
Secretary--Water and Science, (202) 853-4345 or at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c5afaab6a0b5ad9abcaab0abaea9a085acaab6eba1aaaceba2aab3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e882879b8d9880b791879d8683848da881879bc68c8781c68f879e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 19, 2021, Secretary of the
Interior Haaland signed S.O. 3404, declaring ``squaw'' as a derogatory
term. In accordance with S.O. 3404, a list of candidate geographic
names to replace those declared derogatory will be available for Tribal
Consultation consistent with DOI policies and procedures. A list of
five candidate replacement names for each feature was developed by the
U.S. Geological Survey. The candidate replacement names were derived
through a search of nearby named geographic features until at least
five nearby names were available. The candidate replacement name will
replace the derogatory modifier. For example, ``Castle Creek'' is the
nearest named feature to ``Squaw Mesa''. The first candidate
replacement name for the derogatory named feature would be ``Castle
Mesa''.
The Derogatory Geographic Names Task Force (Task Force) created by
S.O. 3404 will consider all comments and any proposed additional
candidate replacement names received through the Tribal Consultation in
developing a single recommended replacement name for each feature. The
Board on Geographic Names (BGN) has received several proposals to
rename a feature covered by S.O. 3404 through their conventional
process, and these proposals are not yet resolved. These proposed names
are indicated in the list, will be provided to the Task Force, and will
be prioritized ahead of the proposed candidate replacement names on the
list.
Replacement names, to the extent possible, shall adhere to BGN
Principles, Policies, and Procedures for the Domestic Names Committee.
BGN Policy V regarding Derogatory and Offensive Names now applies to
the word ``Squaw'' as it is declared derogatory by S.O. 3404.
Replacement names proposed during the Tribal Consultation session that
are in clear violation of an existing policy will not be considered by
the Task Force. The list of all replacement names recommended by the
Task Force will be submitted to the BGN Domestic Names Committee for
final adjudication.
The list of candidate replacement names under review by the Task
Force is available at <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/so3404-candidate-names-list">https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/so3404-candidate-names-list</a>.
Tribal Consultation sessions will be held virtually at the
following date and location:
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Date Time Venue
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March 21, 2022......... 12:00 p.m.-2:00 Zoom: https://
p.m. Mountain doitalent.zoomgov.com/meeting/
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March 22, 2022......... 11:00 a.m.-1:00 Zoom: https://
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March 23, 2022......... 1:00 p.m.-3:00 Zoom: https://
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Authority: The authority for this Order is established under 43
U.S.C. 364-364f.
Michael Tischler,
Director, National Geospatial Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Chair,
DOI Derogatory Geographic Names Task Force.
[FR Doc. 2022-03744 Filed 2-22-22; 8:45 am]
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