[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 45745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15547]


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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: This notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), 
Office of Indian Education Programs (OIEP), will be conducting 
consultation meetings to obtain oral and written comments on potential 
issues in Indian Education Programs. The potential issues will be set 
forth and described in a tribal consultation booklet to be issued prior 
to the meetings by the Office of Indian Education Programs. The 
proposed topics are: a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the 
Department of the Interior and the Department of Education regarding 
education programs for BIA-funded schools, the proposed restructuring 
of the Office of Indian Education Programs, and a draft policy of the 
Office of Facilities Management and Construction establishing standards 
for ``high risk'' grantees seeking construction grants in excess of 
$100,000.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 30, 2005. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for scheduled dates and locations of 
the meetings. 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 Edward Parisian, 
Acting Director, Office of Indian Education Programs, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Mail Stop Room 3609-MIB, 1849 C St., NW., Washington, DC 
20240. Submissions by facsimile should be sent to (202) 273-0030.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. James Martin, (202) 208-5810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings are a follow-up to similar 
meetings conducted by BIA-OIEP since 1990. As required by 25 U.S.C. 
2011(b), the purpose of the consultation is to provide Indian tribes, 
school boards, parents, Indian organizations and other interested 
parties with an opportunity to comment on potential issues facing the 
BIA on Indian education programs.

Meeting Schedule

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                 Date                          Location              Local contact            Phone numbers
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August 29, 2005......................  Phoenix, AZ............  Lester Hudson..........  (520) 361-3510
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August 29, 2005......................  Minneapolis, MN........  Terry Portra...........  (612) 725-4591
August 29, 2005......................  Gallup, NM.............  Beatrice Woodward......  (505) 786-6151
August 29, 2005......................  Portland, OR...........  John Reimer............  (503) 872-2743
August 30, 2005......................  Albuquerque, NM........  Dr. Jenny Jimenez......  (505) 753-1466
August 30, 2005......................  Aberdeen, SD...........  Emma Jean Blue Earth...  (701) 854-3497
August 30, 2005......................  Nashville, TN..........  Joy Martin.............  (405) 605-6051
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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.

Public Comment Availability

    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. EST), 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.

    Authority: This notice is published in accordance with the 
authority delegated by the Secretary of the Interior to the 
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.1.

    Dated: July 29, 2005.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05-15547 Filed 8-5-05; 8:45 am]
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