Notice2024-05720
Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee
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Published
March 18, 2024
Effective
March 18, 2024
Issuing agencies
Treasury Department
Abstract
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) provides an exemption from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), for intergovernmental consultations and this now applies to the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC). Therefore, the TTAC will not operate pursuant to the requirements of the FACA so long as this exemption applies.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 53 (Monday, March 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19397-19398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05720]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) provides an
exemption from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), for
intergovernmental consultations and this now applies to the Treasury
Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC). Therefore, the TTAC will not operate
pursuant to the requirements of the FACA so long as this exemption
applies.
DATES: This exemption is effective as of March 18, 2024.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fatima Abbas, the Designated Federal
Officer (``DFO'') for the TTAC, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20020; via phone/voice mail at:
(202) 622-1067; or via email at: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#553334213c38347b343737342615212730342620272c7b323a23"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dfb9beabb6b2bef1bebdbdbeac9fabadbabeacaaada6f1b8b0a9">[email protected]</span></a>. Persons who
have difficulty hearing or speaking may access this number via TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The TTAC was established pursuant to the
Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-168, or
TGWEA). The TTAC advises the Secretary on matters related to the
taxation of Indians, training, and education for Internal Revenue
Service field agents who administer and enforce internal revenue laws
with respect to Indian tribes; and training and technical assistance
for tribal financial officers. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995, 2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq. (UMRA), provides an exemption from FACA, 5
U.S.C. 1001 et seq., for intergovernmental consultations. The exemption
applies to meetings between Federal officials and elected officers of
State, local, and tribal governments (or their designated employees
with authority to act on their behalf) acting in their official
capacities; and that relate to the management or implementation of
Federal programs established pursuant to public law that explicitly or
inherently share intergovernmental responsibilities or administration.
The TTAC is comprised of seven members with four being appointed by
Congress and three being appointed by the Secretary. Until recently,
the TTAC members did not meet the standard to apply the UMRA's
exemption from FACA for intergovernmental consultations. Over the past
two years, the terms of the appointed committee members have expired,
and the Secretary and Congress have reappointed three past members and
appointed four new members. All seven of the reappointed or newly
appointed TTAC members are elected tribal government officials or
tribal government program officers. Therefore, the UMRA's exemption
from the FACA for intergovernmental consultations now applies to the
TTAC for as long as the members continue to meet its requirements.
Meetings
The TTAC estimates that it will hold three in-person/hybrid
meetings annually that will be open to the Tribal public. The Tribal
public is defined as Tribal leaders, Tribal citizens, and Tribal and
Native organizations. Notice of these Tribal public meetings will be
given via the Office of Tribal and Native Affairs (OTNA) newsletter and
published on the TTAC's web page. A transcript of the Tribal public
meetings will be posted to Treasury's TTAC website.
The TTAC also may decide to meet as frequently as necessary outside
of Tribal public meetings. Notice of these meetings will be given to
TTAC members via email correspondence. The OTNA will keep internal
notes for these meetings.
Marilynn Malerba,
Treasurer of the United States.
[FR Doc. 2024-05720 Filed 3-15-24; 8:45 am]
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