[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 20, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38228-38229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15497]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

25 CFR Part 70

RIN 1076-AD98


Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of meeting and extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: On April 18, 2000, the Bureau of Indian Affairs published a 
proposed rule in the Federal Register (65 FR 20775), to establish 
documentation requirements and standards for filing, processing, and 
issuing a Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood (CDIB) 
by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. This notice announces the time and 
place of the consultation and extends the comment period.

DATES: The consultation will be held on June 29, 2000, 9 a.m. to 4 
p.m., local

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time. The comment period is extended from July 17, 2000 to August 16, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: The consultation will be held at the Silver Legacy Resort, 
407 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89501; telephone (775) 325-7143 
or toll-free telephone number (800) 687-7733.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Ketcher, Branch of Tribal 
Operations, Eastern Oklahoma Region, Department of the Interior, Bureau 
of Indian Affairs, 101 North 5th Street, Muskogee, OK 74401. You may 
also hand-deliver comments to us at Room 426, at the same address. For 
information about filing comments electronically, see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of the Federal Register published on April 18, 
2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In keeping with Executive Order 13084, 
``Consultation with Indian Tribes,'' we are scheduling an additional 
consultation session on Thursday, June 29, 2000, beginning at 9 a.m. 
(and ending at approximately 4 p.m.) local time. The topic of 
discussion will be the proposed Certificate of Degree of Indian or 
Alaska Native Blood (CDIB) rules as published in the Federal Register 
on April 18, 2000 (65 FR 20775).
    The meeting is open to the public, and all comments will be 
recorded and included in the record. We will go over the bases of the 
need for the proposed CDIB rule and briefly discuss the proposed new 
subparts 70.1 through 70.38, as well as the information collection 
procedures proposed for implementation of the proposed rule. This 
session is being held primarily for Indian tribal representatives from 
the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington 
to attend. Indian tribal representatives who are interested but were 
not able to attend previous sessions held in Anchorage, Alaska (April 
14), Rapid City, South Dakota (May 10) or Albuquerque, New Mexico (May 
24) are also invited to attend. Oral and written comments given by 
individuals and organizations who attended previous sessions are part 
of the record.
    Written comments and recommendations previously submitted for the 
record will be considered, along with any new testimony or comments. We 
ask that individuals who previously commented allow other persons the 
opportunity to provide their comments for the record.
    Persons who wish to testify at the June 29 session are requested to 
observe the following: (1) In order to assist the transcriber and to 
ensure an accurate record, please give the transcriber a copy of your 
prepared testimony; (2) In order to assist us in preparing appropriate 
responses or answers to your questions, and if you plan to testify, 
please submit an advance copy of your testimony to us at the address 
specified below, and plan to have a copy available for the transcriber. 
However, submission of an advance copy of your testimony is not 
required.
    In response to requests from Indian tribes at our earlier public 
consultation sessions, we are extending the comment period an 
additional 30 days from the time period first announced in the Federal 
Register on April 18, 2000 (65 FR 20775). Therefore, comments must be 
received on or before August 16, 2000.

    Dated: June 13, 2000.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 00-15497 Filed 6-19-00; 8:45 am]
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