[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 81 (Friday, April 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 20818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10230]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Tribal Consultation of Indian Trust Asset Management

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary; Bureau of Indian Affairs; Office of 
the Special Trustee for American Indians; Office of Tribal Trust 
Transition, Interior.

ACTION: Reopen comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the 
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, and the Office of 
Indian Trust Transition conducted consultation meetings with the public 
during the months of December 2001, January 2002 and February 2002. In 
a notice published in the Federal Register on February 11, 2002 (67 FR 
6271), the Department extended the comment period for these 
consultations to February 28, 2002. This notice reopens the comment 
period to June 30, 2002.

DATES: All written comments must be received by June 30, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, 1849 C 
Street, NW., MS 4140 MIB, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne R. Smith, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary--Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street, NW., MS 4140 MIB, Washington, 
DC 20240 (202/208-7163).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the consultation meetings was 
to involve affected and interested parties in the process of organizing 
the Department's trust asset management responsibility functions. The 
Department has determined that there is a need for dramatic change in 
the management of Indian trust assets. An independent consultant has 
analyzed important components of the Department's trust reform 
activities and made several recommendations that the Department 
consolidate trust functions under a single entity. The Department held 
eight (8) tribal consultation meetings across the country to discuss 
the merits of this reorganization. Because of the overwhelming public 
response to this effort, the Department believes it prudent to reopen 
the comment period to June 30, 2002. This reopening (and continuing) 
comment period will facilitate the maximum direct participation of all 
interested persons in this important Departmental process.

    Dated: April 19, 2002.
J. Steven Griles,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-10230 Filed 4-25-02; 8:45 am]
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