Notice2024-30289
Notice of Deadline for Submitting Completed Applications To Begin Participation in the Tribal Self-Governance Program in Fiscal Year 2026 or Calendar Year 2026
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Published
December 19, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentIndian Affairs Bureau
Abstract
The Office of Self-Governance (OSG) establishes a March 1, 2025, deadline for Indian tribes/consortia to submit completed applications to begin participation in the tribal self-governance program in fiscal year 2026 or calendar year 2026.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 103863-103864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30289]
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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 2026
or Calendar Year 2026
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of application deadline.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Self-Governance (OSG) establishes a March 1,
2025, deadline for Indian tribes/consortia to submit completed
applications to begin participation in the tribal self-governance
program in fiscal year 2026 or calendar year 2026.
DATES: Completed application packages must be received by the Director,
Office of Self-Governance, by March 1, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications to Sharee M. Freeman, Director, Office
of Self-Governance, Department of the Interior, Mail Stop 3259- MIB,
1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vickie Hanvey, Office of Self
Governance, (mail to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#401629232b29256e08212e362539002229216e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f29161c14161a51371e11091a063f1d161e51181009">[email protected]</span></a>); Telephone (918) 931-0745.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 25 U.S.C. 5362(b) of the Practical
Reforms and Other Goals To Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-
Governance and Self-Determination (PROGRESS Act), the Secretary, acting
through the Director of the Office of Self-Governance, may select not
more than
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50 new Indian Tribes per year from those eligible tribes. The
application deadline listed in the DATES section is predicated upon
providing the parties enough time to complete funding agreement
negotiations in advance of the fiscal year or calendar year start date
of the 2026 funding agreement. The PROGRESS 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 and wants to participate in a 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 2 months from start to finish.
Agreements for an October 1 to September 30 funding year need to be
signed and submitted by July 1. Agreements for a January 1 to December
31 need to be signed and submitted by October 1.
Purpose of Notice
Under 25 U.S.C. 5362(c), which supersedes the eligibility criteria
in 25 CFR part 1000, subpart B, to be eligible to participate in self-
governance, an Indian Tribe must:
(1) successfully complete the planning phase outlined below;
(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
must complete the planning phase. The planning phase must:
(1) be conducted to the satisfaction of the Indian Tribe; and
(2) 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 2026 and calendar year 2026. 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 2026 or calendar year
2026 must respond to this notice, except for those tribes/consortia
which are one of the 142 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 February 28,
2026.
Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-30289 Filed 12-18-24; 8:45 am]
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