[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 59 (Friday, March 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15824-15825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6797]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Tribal Leaders Summit: Solicitation of Comments

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Comment Period.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy is soliciting comments related to the 
implementation of its American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal 
Government Policy and its interactions with tribal governments.

DATES: Interested parties should submit comments in writing on or 
before April 30, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Fax comments to (202) 586-7314, attention Kristen Ellis. If 
you are unable to send your comments by fax, please contact Kristen 
Ellis, telephone (202) 586-5810, to make other arrangements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Ellis, (202) 586-5810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Energy hosted the first 
DOE/Tribal Leaders Summit on February 23, 2004 in Washington, DC.
    This event followed the government-to-government format required 
for interactions with tribal governments, and was therefore not open to 
the public. The goal of the Summit was to identify successes and 
barriers to communication between tribal entities and the Department, 
and to work towards developing a framework for future interactions.
    Various DOE Program Offices presented information of possible 
interest to tribes, including the offices of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy, Economic Impact and Diversity, Nuclear Energy, 
Science and Technology, Environmental Management, and the National 
Nuclear Security Administration. Tribal representatives from the 
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), Council for Energy 
Resource Tribes (CERT), the Southern Ute nation, and the DOE State and 
Tribal Government Working Group (STGWG) also addressed the participants 
with their individual, tribal and/or organizational perspective.
    At the Summit, the Department announced a period to solicit further 
comments from tribal participants. Comments might address future 
topical or regional summits, protocols, or departmental goals or 
procedures that affect tribes. With this notice, the Department is 
soliciting comments from all interested stakeholders, including state 
or local governments or those living or working near the Department's 
sites or who otherwise may be affected by the Department's activities 
related to tribes. Although the Department will accept comments from 
any source, it is primarily interested in comments from any interested 
Tribal leader or Tribal leader's representative, whether or not they 
attended the summit. These comments will be considered by the 
Department as it implements its policy. A copy of the comment form 
distributed at the Summit is available at http://www.ci.doe.gov.

Rick A. Dearborn,
Assistant Secretary, Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs.
[FR Doc. 04-6797 Filed 3-25-04; 8:45 am]
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