Notice2022-03748
Reconciliation of Derogatory Geographic Names
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Published
February 23, 2022
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Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is requesting public comment on candidate replacement names for geographic feature names recently declared derogatory by DOI Secretary's Order 3404.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10232-10233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03748]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
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Reconciliation of Derogatory Geographic Names
AGENCY: Geological Survey, Interior.
ACTION: Notice with public comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is requesting public
comment on candidate replacement names for geographic feature names
recently declared derogatory by DOI Secretary's Order 3404.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
April 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket Number DOI-2022-
0001, by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: You may submit written
comments online at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by entering ``DOI-2022-
0001'' in the Search bar and clicking ``Search''.
<bullet> Mail: Reconciliation of Derogatory Geographic Names, MS-
511, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston, VA
20192.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number. All comments received
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will be posted without change to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, including
any personal information provided. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this notice, please submit your question or request to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f2a1bdc1c6c2c6adb4a0bc83879781869b9d9c81b287819581dc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="23706c101713177c65716d52564650574a4c4d5063565044500d444c55">[email protected]</span></a>, or contact Michael Tischler at 703-344-
4348. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339, or dial
711. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
message or question. You will receive a reply during normal business
hours which are 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
for Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with DOI Secretary's Order
3404 established under 43 U.S.C. 364-364f, a list of candidate
geographic names to replace those declared derogatory by the
Secretary's Order will be available for public comment in the Federal
Register for a period of no less than 30 days. A list of five candidate
names for each feature was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey as
directed by the Secretary's Order. 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''. Proposed additional candidate names will also be accepted
during the public comment period.
The Derogatory Geographic Names Task Force created by the
Secretary's Order will consider all public comments on the list of
proposed replacement names and any proposed additional candidate names
in developing a single recommended replacement name for each feature.
Several proposals to rename a feature covered by SO 3404 have been
received by the Board on Geographic Names (BGN) through their
conventional process and 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 candidate names determined by proximity.
Replacement names, to the extent possible, shall adhere to the
Board on Geographic Names 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 the Secretary's Order. Replacement names proposed during
the public comment period 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 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>.
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 Names Task Force.
[FR Doc. 2022-03748 Filed 2-22-22; 8:45 am]
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