Notice2022-22668
Notice of Deadline for Submitting Completed Applications To Begin Participation in the Tribal Self-Governance Program in Fiscal Year 2024 or Calendar Year 2024
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Published
October 19, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentIndian Affairs Bureau
Abstract
In this notice, the Office of Self-Governance (OSG) establishes a March 1, 2023, deadline for Indian tribes/consortia to submit completed applications to begin participation in the tribal self-governance program in fiscal year (FY) 2024 or calendar year (CY) 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 63522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22668]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Notice of Deadline for Submitting Completed Applications To Begin
Participation in the Tribal Self-Governance Program in Fiscal Year 2024
or Calendar Year 2024
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of application deadline.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of Self-Governance (OSG)
establishes a March 1, 2023, deadline for Indian tribes/consortia to
submit completed applications to begin participation in the tribal
self-governance program in fiscal year (FY) 2024 or calendar year (CY)
2024.
DATES: Completed application packages must be received by the Director,
Office of Self-Governance, by March 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Application packages for inclusion in the applicant pool
should be sent to Sharee M. Freeman, Director, Office of Self-
Governance, Department of the Interior, Mail Stop 3624-MIB, 1849 C
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vickie Hanvey, Office of Self
Governance, Telephone (918) 931-0745.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994
(Pub. L. 103-413), as amended by the ``Practical Reforms and Other
Goals to Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-
Determination Act of 2019-2020'' or the ``PROGRESS for Indian Tribes
Act'', section 402(b)(1)(A), the Secretary, acting through the Director
of the Office of Self-Governance, may select not more than 50 new
Indian Tribes per year from those eligible tribes. The March 1, 2023,
application deadline is predicated upon providing the parties enough
time to complete funding agreement negotiations in advance of the FY or
CY start date of the 2024 funding agreement. The Act mandates that
copies of the funding agreements be sent at least 90 days before the
proposed effective date to each Tribe that is served by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs' agency that is serving the Tribe that is a party to the
funding agreement. Initial negotiations with a Tribe/consortium located
in a region and/or agency which has not previously been involved with
self-governance negotiations will take approximately two months from
start to finish. Agreements for an October 1 to September 30 funding
year need to be signed and submitted by July 1, 2023. Agreements for a
January 1 to December 31 calendar year need to be signed and submitted
by October 1, 2023.
Purpose of Notice
The regulations at 25 CFR 1000.10 to 1000.31 have been modified by
section 201 of the newly enacted ``Practical Reforms and Other Goals to
Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-Determination''
(PROGRESS) Act as follows:
Section 201. Definitions; reporting and audit requirements;
application of programs.
To be eligible to participate in self-governance, an Indian Tribe
shall:
(1) successfully complete the planning phase described in
subsection (d);
(2) request participation in self-governance by resolution or other
official action by the Tribal governing body; and
(3) demonstrate for the 3 fiscal years preceding the date on which
the Tribe requests participation, fiscal stability and financial
management capability as evidenced by the Indian Tribe having no
uncorrected significant and internal audit exceptions in the required
annual audit of its self-determination or self-governance agreements
with any Federal agency.
An Indian Tribe seeking to begin participation in self-governance
shall complete the planning phase. The planning phase shall:
(A) be conducted to the satisfaction of the Indian Tribe; and
(B) include:
(i) legal and budgetary research; and
(ii) internal Tribal governing planning, training, and
organizational preparation.
Applicants should be guided by the referenced requirements in
preparing their applications to begin participation in the tribal self-
governance program in fiscal year 2024 or calendar year 2024. Copies of
these requirements may be obtained from the information contact person
identified in this notice.
Tribes/consortia wishing to be considered for participation in the
tribal self-governance program in fiscal year 2024 or calendar year
2024 must respond to this notice, except for those tribes/consortia
which are one of the 137 tribal entities with signed self-governance
agreements.
Information Collection
This information collection is authorized by OMB Control Number
1076-0143, Tribal Self-Governance Program, which expires October 31,
2022.
Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-22668 Filed 10-18-22; 8:45 am]
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