[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 23, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17857-17859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9745]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

25 CFR Ch. I


Federal Regulatory Review; Notice of Intent

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The President's Regulatory Reform Initiative requires Federal 
agencies to streamline the regulatory process, to remove obsolete 
regulations, and to reduce the regulatory burden on the general public. 
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is committed to a goal of 
eliminating or improving over 500 pages of regulations by June 1, 1996. 
We will remove obsolete or unnecessary rules and rewrite existing 
regulations in the clearer, more precise and understandable format of 
``Plain English.'' This approach to regulation writing is intended to 
make rules easier to understand without changing their meaning.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hilda Manuel, Deputy Commissioner of 
Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Mail Stop 4145-MIB, 1849 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, or telephone (202) 208-5116. Calls 
will be referred to the Deputy Commissioner's regulation reform team 
members for further coordination.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By June 1, 1996, the BIA will publish rules 
for public and tribal review. The rules included in this notice were 
identified in the Joint Tribal/BIA/DOI Advisory Task Force on Bureau of 
Indian Affairs Reorganization report and by tribes and BIA program 
staff. Additional rules the Joint Tribal/BIA/DOI Advisory Task Force on 
Bureau of Indian Affairs Reorganization recommended for revision will 
be considered separately (25 CFR Part 61, Preparation of Rolls of 
Indians, 25 CFR Part 89, Attorney Contracts with Indian Tribes, 25 CFR 
Part 144, American Indian Trust Funds Management Reform Act, and 25 CFR 
Part 287, Buy Indian Act).
    This effort does not preclude any consultation currently planned or 
underway. Tribal consultation on regulations with substantive 
rulemaking will continue as planned. For the rules involving only 
``Plain English'' revision, consultation will be scheduled if the 
comments received following publication of the proposed rules indicate 
a need for further consultation.

List of Rules the BIA Will Rewrite Plain English and Publish as Proposed
                                  Rules                                 
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25 CFR                                                                  
 part                             Title of rule                         
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1.....  Applicability of Rules of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.         
2.....  Appeals from Administrative Actions.                            
26....  Employment Assistance for Adult Indians.                        
27....  Vocational Training for Adult Indians.                          
31....  Federal Schools for Indians.                                    
33....  Transfer of Indian Education Functions.                         
43....  Maintenance and Control of Student Records in Bureau Schools.   
152...  Issuance of Patents in Fee, Certificates of Competency, Removal 
         of Restrictions, and Sale of Certain Indian Lands.             
154...  Osage Roll, Certificate of Competency.                          
169...  Rights-of-Way over Indian Lands.                                
175...  Indian Electric Power Utilities.                                
273...  Education Contracts under Johnson O'Malley Act.                 
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    List of Rules Currently in the Rulemaking Process--BIA Will Make    
   Substantive Revisions, Remove Obsolete or Unnecessary Requirements,  
  Rewrite in ``Plain English,'' and Publish as Proposed or Final Rules  
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25 CFR                                                                  
 part                             Title of rule                         
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5.....  Preference in Employment.                                       
10....  Adult and Juvenile Detention Standards for Facilities and       
         Programs.                                                      
12....  The Indian Police.                                              
36....  Minimum Academic Standards for the Basic Education of Indian    
         Children and National Criteria for Dormitory Situations.       
39....  The Indian School Equalization Program.                         
40....  Administration of Educational Loans, Grants and Other Assistance
         for Higher Education.                                          
41....  Grants to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Navajo     
         Community College.                                             
46....  Administration of the Adult Education Program--NEW RULE.        
81....  Tribal Reorganization Under a Federal Statute.                  
82....  Petitioning Procedures for Tribes Reorganized Under Federal     
         Statute and Other Organized Tribes.                            
101...  Loans to Indians from the Revolving Loan Fund.                  
103...  Loan Guaranty, Insurance and Interest Subsidy.                  
150...  Land Records and Title Documents.                               
162...  Leasing and Permitting.                                         
166...  General Grazing Regulations.                                    
170...  Roads of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.                          
171...  Operation and Maintenance.                                      
211...  Leasing of Tribal Lands for Mining.                             
212...  Leasing of Allotted Lands for Mining.                           
213...  Leasing of Restricted Lands of Members of Five Civilized Tribes,
         Oklahoma for Mining, Except Oil and Gas.                       
214...  Leasing of Osage Reservation Lands, Oklahoma, for Mining, Except
         Oil and Gas.                                                   
215...  Lead and Zinc Mining Operations and Leases, Quapaw Agency.      
216...  Surface Exploration, Mining, and Reclamation of Lands.          
217...  Management of Tribal Assets of Ute Indian Tribe, Uintah and     
         Ouray Reservation, Utah, by the Tribe and the Ute Distribution 
         Corp.                                                          
227...  Leasing of Certain Lands in Wind River Indian Reservation,      
         Wyoming, for Oil and Gas Mining.                               
256...  Housing Improvement Program.                                    
286...  Indian Business Development Program.                            
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   List of Rules That Are Obsolete or Replaced by New Rules--BIA Will   
                           Remove These Rules                           
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25 CFR                                                                  
 part                             Title of rule                         
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45....  Special Education.                                              
65....  Preparation of a Membership Roll of Delaware Indians of Western 
         Oklahoma.                                                      
66....  Preparation of Rolls of Delaware Indians.                       
76....  Enrollment of Indian of the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians 
         in California.                                                 
142...  Operation of U.S.M.S. ``North Star'' between Seattle, Washington
         and Stations of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and other         
         Government Agencies, Alaska.                                   
250...  Indian Fishing--Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation.                
271...  Contracts under Indian Self-determination Act--Replaced with new
         Part 900.                                                      
272...  Grants under Indian Self-determination Act--Replaced with new   
         Part 900.                                                      
274...  School Construction Contracts or Services for Tribally Operated 
         Previously Private Schools.                                    
276...  Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants--Replaced with   
         new Part 900.                                                  
278...  Special Grants for Economic Development and Core Management     
         Grants to Small Tribes--Replaced with new Part 900.            
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    Dated: April 12, 1996.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 96-9745 Filed 4-22-96; 8:45 am]
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