[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 161 (Monday, August 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 43591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20869]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Education Facilities Replacement Construction

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Extension of application deadline; change of address for filing 
applications.

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SUMMARY: This Notice extends the deadline published in the Federal 
Register on June 11, 2001 for filing applications for Bureau-funded 
education facilities replacement construction projects. The Notice also 
changes the address to which applicants must submit their applications.

DATES: New applications must be received by the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs (BIA) on or before October 22, 2001. Applications will be 
accepted beginning August 1, 2001.

ADDRESSES: All applications must be submitted to the BIA Office of 
Facilities Management and Construction, Attention: Andy Acoya, 201 
Third St. NW., PO Box 1248, Suite 500, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87103.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the application 
deadline and change of address may be submitted to the attention of 
Andy Acoya, Office of Facilities Management and Construction, 201 Third 
St. NW., PO Box 1248, Suite 500, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103, (505) 
346-6508, Fax (505) 346-6542.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BIA is extending the deadline for filing 
applications for replacement school construction projects in response 
to the requests of tribal organizations and school boards expressed 
through the tribal consultation process and other communications. The 
tribes and school boards asked the BIA to extend the deadline for 
filing applications so they may have more time to complete their 
applications, to obtain the required tribal resolutions supporting 
submission of the applications, and to receive training from the BIA on 
application completion. In addition, the BIA has changed the address 
for filing applications to the Office of Facilities Management and 
Construction because that office is now responsible for coordinating 
the receipt of applications.
    Applications will be accepted beginning August 1, 2001, until 
October 22, 2001. As stated in the Federal Register notice of June 11, 
2001 (66 FR 31248), we will use the criteria in the 2001 instructions 
to review and evaluate all applications that we receive on or before 
the deadline.
    This Notice is published under authority delegated by the Secretary 
of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs in the 
Departmental Manual at 209 DM 8.1. 25 U.S.C. 2005(c) directed BIA to 
publish, in the Federal Register, the system used to determine 
priorities for school construction projects, and to submit a current 
priority ranking for school construction projects at the time any 
budget request is presented to Congress.

    Dated: August 9, 2001.
Neal A. McCaleb,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 01-20869 Filed 8-17-01; 8:45 am]
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