Notice2024-07305
Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee; Request for Members Nominations
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Published
April 8, 2024
Issuing agencies
Housing and Urban Development Department
Abstract
This notice seeks nominations for HUD's Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (TIAC).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 68 (Monday, April 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24484-24486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07305]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-6457-N-01]
Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee; Request for Members
Nominations
AGENCY: Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing,
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice seeks nominations for HUD's Tribal
Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (TIAC).
DATES: Nominations for potential representatives of the TIAC are due on
or before: June 7, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit nominations for
potential representatives of the TIAC. Nominations may be submitted to
HUD electronically. All submissions must refer to the above docket
number and title.
Electronic Submission of Nominations. Interested persons may submit
nominations electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Electronic submission allows the maximum time to
prepare and submit nominations, ensures timely receipt by HUD, and
enables HUD to make them immediately available to the public.
Nominations submitted electronically through the <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>
website can be viewed by interested members of the public. Individuals
should follow the instructions provided on that website to submit
nominations. Note: To receive consideration, nominations must be
submitted electronically through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> and refer to the
above docket number and title. Nominations should not be submitted by
mail.
No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile (FAX) comments will not be
accepted.
Public Inspection of Nominations. All properly submitted
nominations and communications submitted to HUD will be available for
public inspection and copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the
above address. Due to security measures at the HUD Headquarters
building, an advance appointment to review the submissions must be
scheduled by calling the Regulations Division at (202) 708-3055 (this
is not a toll-free number). HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive
calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as
individuals with speech or communication disabilities. To learn more
about how to make an accessible call, please visit <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecomunicationsrelay-service-trs">https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecomunicationsrelay-service-trs</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heidi J. Frechette, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Native American Programs, Office of Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW, Room 4108, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 402-
7598 (this is not a toll-free number). HUD welcomes and is prepared to
receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well
as individuals with speech or communication disabilities. To learn more
about how to make an accessible call, please visit <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecomunicationsrelay-service-trs">https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecomunicationsrelay-service-trs</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
To further enhance consultation and collaboration with Tribal
governments,
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HUD established the TIAC in 2022. It has provided critical support to
the Department as it formulates policies having a direct impact on
Tribes/Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs). The Tribal members
serve two-year terms. At the end of 2024, eight (8) of the
representatives' terms will end.
II. Nominations for TIAC Membership
HUD is requesting nominations for Tribal representatives to serve
on the TIAC, starting in January 2025 for two-year terms. Nominations
are due on or before: June 7, 2024. Nominations are encouraged from all
regions of the continental United States and Alaska. If you are
interested in serving as a member of the Committee or in nominating
another person to serve as a member of the Committee, you may submit a
nomination to HUD in accordance with the Electronic Submission of
Nominations section of this notice. Your nomination for membership on
the Committee must include:
1. The name of the nominee, a description of the interests the
nominee would represent, and a description of the nominee's experience
and interest in American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) housing and
community development matters;
2. Evidence that the nominee is a duly elected or appointed Tribal
leader and is authorized to represent a federally recognized tribal
government or Alaska Native Corporation; and
3. A written commitment from the nominee that she or he will
actively engage and participate in the Committee meetings.
HUD will appoint the members of the TIAC from the pool of nominees
submitted in response to this notice. HUD will announce the final
selections for TIAC membership in a future Federal Register notice.
Members will be selected based on proven experience and interest in
AIAN housing and community development matters, and whether the
interest of the proposed member could be represented adequately by
other members. In addition to the criteria above, at large members will
be selected based on their ability to represent specific interests that
might not be represented by the selected regional members. Only elected
officers of a tribal government acting in their official capacities
with authority to act on behalf of the tribal government may serve as
TIAC delegates or alternate delegates of the TIAC.
Tribal employees are eligible to serve if appointed by a duly
elected tribal leader of a federally recognized tribe and are
authorized to officially act on the Tribal government's behalf.
Elected officials representing Alaska Native Corporations, or
designated employees, may also serve on TIAC at HUD's discretion
provided they demonstrate that they meet the criteria specified in the
statutory exemption to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) found
in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) at 2 U.S.C. 1534(b).
Because the TIAC will operate under the Tribal government statutory
exemption of FACA found in the UMRA, HUD will not consider nominees
solely representing Tribally Designated Housing Entities, state
recognized Tribes, or national or regional organizations. However, HUD
will consider nominations from associations that represent elected
officials of Tribes who have been designated by an elected Tribal
leader to participate in TIAC.
III. Purpose of the TIAC and Meetings
A. Purpose and Role of the TIAC
The purposes of the TIAC are:
(1) To further facilitate intergovernmental communication between
HUD and Tribal leaders of federally recognized Tribes on all HUD
programs;
(2) To make recommendations to HUD regarding current program
regulations that may require revision, as well as suggest rulemaking
methods to develop such changes. The TIAC will not, however, negotiate
any changes to regulations that are subject to negotiated rulemaking
under Section 106 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act (NAHASDA) and will not serve in place of any future
negotiated rulemaking committee established by HUD; and
(3) To advise in the development of HUD's AIAN housing priorities.
The role of the TIAC is to provide recommendations and input to
HUD, and to provide a vehicle for regular, meaningful consultation and
collaboration with Tribal officials. It will not replace other means of
Tribal consultations, but, rather, will supplement them. HUD will
maintain the responsibility to exercise program management, including
the drafting of HUD notices, guidance documents, and regulations.
B. Meetings and Participation
Subject to availability of Federal funding, the TIAC plans to meet
in-person twice a year (one meeting at HUD Headquarters in Washington,
DC, and the other at some location elsewhere in the country) to discuss
agency policies and activities with HUD, set shared priorities, and
facilitate further consultation with Tribal leaders. HUD will pay for
these meetings, including the member's cost to travel to these
meetings. The TIAC may meet on a more frequent basis virtually, via
conference calls, videoconferences, or through other forms of
communication. Additional in-person meetings may be scheduled at HUD's
discretion in the future. Participation at TIAC meetings will be
limited to TIAC members or their alternates. Alternates must be
designated in writing by the member's Tribal government to officially
act on their behalf. TIAC members may bring one technical advisor to
the meeting at their expense. The technical advisor can advise the
member but cannot speak in the member's place. Meeting summaries may be
available on the HUD website.
C. TIAC Membership
The TIAC is comprised of HUD representatives and Tribal delegates
from across the country, representing small, medium, and large tribes.
The TIAC is composed of HUD officials (including the Secretary or his
or her designee, as well as the Assistant Secretaries for the Office of
Public and Indian Housing (PIH), Office of Policy, Development, and
Research (PD&R), Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO),
Office of Field Policy Management (FPM), Office of Housing (FHA),
Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), and Office of
Community Planning and Development (CPD) or their designees) and
fifteen Tribal delegates. Two Tribal delegates represent each of the
six HUD ONAP regions, while three remaining Tribal delegates serve at-
large. Only elected officers of a tribal government acting in their
official capacities or designated employees of tribal governments with
authority to act on behalf of the tribal government may serve as TIAC
delegates or alternates of the TIAC. Elected officials representing
Alaska Native Corporations, or designated employees, may also serve on
TIAC at HUD's discretion provided they demonstrate that they meet the
criteria specified in the statutory exemption to (FACA) found in the
UMRA). The Secretary of HUD will appoint the HUD representatives of the
TIAC. TIAC Tribal delegates will serve a term of two years. To ensure
consistency between Tribal terms, delegates serve a staggered term of
appointment. Should a delegate's tenure as a Tribal leader come to an
end during their appointment to the TIAC, the delegate's Tribe will
nominate a
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replacement, if not the already nominated alternate.
Richard Monocchio,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 2024-07305 Filed 4-5-24; 8:45 am]
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