[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 139 (Thursday, July 20, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37416-37417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17792]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

25 CFR Chapter VI


Joint Tribal and Federal Self-Governance Negotiated Rulemaking 
Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Membership in and Meetings of the Joint Tribal and 
Federal Self-Governance Negotiated Rulemaking Committee.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the public regarding the membership 
and meeting dates and places of the Joint Tribal and Federal Self-
Governance Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. This notice also announces 
that, pursuant to the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Title II of 
P.L. 103-413) and the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-4), 
the Joint Tribal and Federal Self-Governance Negotiated Rulemaking 
Committee is not subject to, and will not be following, the procedures 
stipulated in the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

DATES: The following work sessions of the Joint Tribal and Federal 
Self-Governance Negotiated Rulemaking Committee are currently planned.

7/18-7/20/95  Sequim, Washington (Jamestown S'Klallam)
8/14-8/16/95  Hinckley, Minnesota (Mille Lacs Band)
9/12-9/14/95  San Diego, California
10/10-10/12/95  Washington, DC

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William A. Sinclair, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Self-
Governance, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 2548-MIB, Washington, DC 
20240, 202-219-0240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Committee Membership

    The Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 requires that the committee 
be comprised only of federal and tribal government representatives and 
that a majority of the tribal committee members be representatives from 
self-governance tribes. In a letter to the Secretary of the Interior on 
November 1, 1994, the self-governance tribes nominated their 
representatives and these names were listed in a February 15, 1995 
Federal Register announcement. Representatives of the non-self-
governance tribes were selected by the Assistant Secretary--Indian 
Affairs following an opportunity for non-self-governance tribes to 
submit names as requested by the February 15, 1995, Federal Register 
announcement.
    Committee membership consists of:

Representatives From Self-Governance Tribes:

Rhonda Swaney (The Confederated Tribes of Salish & Kootenai)
W. Ron Allen (Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe)
Loretta Bullard (Kawerak Inc.--Alaska)
Dale Risling (Hoopa Valley Tribe)
Bernida Churchill (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Chippewa)
Lindsey Manning (Shoshone-Piaute Tribes--Duck Valley)
Merle Boyd (Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma)
Representatives From Non-Self-Governance Tribes:

Thomas Atcitty (Navajo Nation)
Brian Wallace (Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California)
Francis Shaw (Manzanita Tribe)
Janice Hawley (Fort Belknap)

Representatives of the Federal Government

Glynn Key (Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior)
Michael J. Anderson (Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs)

    The tribal co-chair person is W. Ron Allen and the tribal 
designated alternate is Bernida Churchill. The federal co-chair person 
is Glynn Key and the designated alternate is Michael Anderson.

Negotiation Procedures

    The Joint Tribal and Federal Self-Governance Negotiated Rulemaking 
Committee adopted organizational protocols that indicated the 
following:
    1. The Federal Advisory Committee Act does not apply pursuant to 
the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-4) and Tribal Self-
Governance Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-413, Title II, Sec. 407).
    2. The negotiation sessions and the working group meetings will be 
open to federal representatives, tribal representatives, tribal 
organizations, and their designated representatives. At the discretion 
of the committee, meetings may be open to the public, who may also be 
given the opportunity to make comments.

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    3. Minutes shall be kept and be made available once approved by the 
committee.
    4. Meeting agendas will be developed by the committee co-chair 
persons.
    5. Both the tribal and federal representatives shall select a co-
chair and an alternate and these co-chairs shall have the authority to 
call the meetings, set agendas and to chair the meetings;
    6. A quorum shall consist of 8 members including 7 tribal members 
and one federal member.
    7. The committee will operate by consensus of the federal and 
tribal members.
    8. Smaller work groups may be formed by the committee to address 
specific issues and to make recommendations to the committee.
    9. The intended product of the negotiations is a preliminary report 
and proposed regulations in the form of a written statement developed 
by the committee members on behalf of the Secretary of the Department 
of the Interior and tribal representatives. The Secretary agrees to use 
the committee's preliminary report and proposed regulations as the 
basis for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). If the Secretary 
submits an NPRM to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that is 
different than what the committee initially submitted, then the changes 
along with an explanation will be provided to the committee, which 
shall be given an opportunity to comment to the Department.

Comments and Questions

    Comments and questions regarding this announcement should be 
directed to William A. Sinclair, Office of Self-Governance, U.S. 
Department of the Interior MS 2548-MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington 
DC 20240.

    Dated: July 14, 1995.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 95-17792 Filed 7-19-95; 8:45 am]
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