[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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