[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 133 (Friday, July 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41397-41398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17576]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Tribal Consultation on Indian Education Topics

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of tribal consultation meetings.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 
will conduct consultation meetings to obtain oral and written comments 
concerning potential issues in Indian Education Programs. The potential 
issues which will be set forth in a tribal consultation booklet to be 
issued prior to the meetings are the Office of Facility Management and 
Construction's proposed revision of the Student Enrollment Projection 
process, the proposed revision of the Education Space Guidelines used 
in School Construction planning, the Office of Indian Education 
Programs' possible realignment of the Education Line Offices, The No 
Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), section 1121(d), School 
Consolidation and Closure, section 1122, National Criteria for Home 
Living Standards, section 1125, discussion regarding whether to use the 
existing Negotiated Rulemaking Committee or establish a separate 
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee for Facilities Construction 
regulations. Additionally, participants will be able to suggest other 
items for comment.

DATES: Comments are due on or before September 30, 2003. The meeting 
dates will be August 11 through 22, 2003 for all locations listed. All 
meetings will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m. (Local time) or 
until all meeting participants have an opportunity to make comments.

ADDRESSES: Send or hand-deliver written comments to William A. Mehojah, 
Jr., Director, Office of Indian Education Programs, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, MS-3512-MIB, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240. 
Submissions by facsimile should be sent to (202) 273-0030.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kenneth Whitehorn at (202) 208-
4976.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings are a follow-up to similar 
meetings conducted by the OIEP/BIA since 1990.
    The purpose of the consultation, as required by 25 U.S.C. 2011(b), 
is to provide Indian tribes, Indian school boards, Indian 
organizations, parents, student organizations, school employees, Bureau 
employees and other interested parties with an opportunity to comment 
on potential issues raised during this or previous consultation 
meetings.

                                                Meeting Schedule
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               Dates                           Location                  Local contact            Phone number
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August 12, 2003....................  Hondah, AZ.................  Kevin Skenandore...........     (928) 338-5441
August 13, 2003....................  Aberdeen, SD...............  Cherie Farlee..............     (605) 964-8722
August 13, 2003....................  Gallup, NM.................  Bea Woodward...............     (505) 786-6150
August 14, 2003....................  Albuquerque, NM............  Benjamin Atencio...........     (505) 346-2431
August 14, 2003....................  Nashville, TN..............  Ernest Clark...............     (615) 695-4101
August 14, 2003....................  Tacoma, WA.................  John Reimer................     (503) 872-2743
August 15, 2003....................  Oklahoma City, OK..........  Joy Martin.................     (405) 605-6051
August 19, 2003....................  Anchorage, AK..............  Benito Lopez...............     (907) 271-4120
August 19, 2003....................  Billings, MT...............  Levon French...............     (406) 247-7953
August 19, 2003....................  Minneapolis, MN............  Terry Portra...............     (612) 713-4400
August 20, 2003....................  Sacramento, CA.............  Fayetta Babby..............     (916) 978-6057
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    A consultation booklet for the meetings is being distributed to 
Federally recognized Indian tribes, Bureau Regional and Agency Offices 
and Bureau-funded schools. The booklets will also be available from 
local contact persons at each meeting.
    Comments, including names, street addresses, and other contact 
information of respondents, will be available for public review at the 
address listed under the ADDRESSES section during regular business 
hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. EDT), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.
    Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish us 
to withhold your name, street address, and other contact information 
(such as fax or phone number) from public review or from disclosure 
under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently 
at the beginning of your comment. We will honor your request to the 
extent allowable by law. We will make available for public inspection 
in their entirety all submissions from organizations or businesses, and 
from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials 
of organizations or businesses.
    This notice is published in accordance with the authority delegated

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by the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary--Indian 
Affairs by 209 DM 8.1.

    Dated: July 4, 2003.
Aurene Martin,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 03-17576 Filed 7-10-03; 8:45 am]
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