[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 136 (Friday, July 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 41808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17847]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Regional Tribal Consultations on Implementation of Indian Land
Consolidation Program Under Cobell Settlement
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Regional Tribal Consultation Meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary is announcing that it will conduct
a series of regional consultation meetings with Indian tribes to obtain
oral and written comments concerning the implementation of the Indian
Land Consolidation Program (ILCP) under the terms of the Cobell
Settlement. The initial regional consultation meeting in Billings,
Montana, was announced by a previous notice in the Federal Register.
This notice announces five additional regional consultation meetings.
See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for details.
DATES: The first regional tribal consultation meeting will take place
on Friday, July 15, 2011, in Billings, Montana. Additional regional
consultations will take place on Thursday, August 18, 2011, in
Minneapolis, Minnesota; Friday, September 16, 2011, in Seattle,
Washington; Tuesday, September 27, 2011, in Albuquerque, New Mexico;
Thursday, September 29, 2011, in Phoenix, Arizona; and Thursday,
October 6, 2011, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Comments for all
aforementioned consultations must be received by October 15, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Michele F. Singer, Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs
and Collaborative Action, Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian
Affairs, 1001 Indian School Road, NW., Suite 312, Albuquerque, NM
87104.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele F. Singer, telephone (505)
563-3805; fax (505) 563-3811 or access additional details for each
consultation via the DOI Cobell website at www.doi.gov/cobell.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Bureau of Indian Affairs' ILCP purchases fractionated interests
of individually owned trust or restricted fee lands and transfers those
consolidated interests into tribal ownership pursuant to the Indian
Land Consolidation Act, 25 U.S.C. 2201 et seq. The Indian Claims
Resolution Act of 2010, Public Law 111-291, makes available $1.9
billion, the majority of which will be used by the Secretary to operate
the ILCP with the purpose addressing the problem of fractionation. The
Act requires consultation with Indian tribes to identify fractional
interests within the respective jurisdictions of the Indian tribes that
the Department may want to consider purchasing.
Information and statistics regarding the issue of land
fractionation will be distributed to the federally-recognized Indian
tribes prior to the consultations. The information will also be made
available to attendees on the day of each consultation.
II. Meeting Details
The Office of the Secretary will hold a series of regional tribal
consultation meetings on the following schedule:
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Date Time Location
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Friday, July 15, 2011......... 8 a.m.-4 p.m..... Holiday Inn Grand
Montana Hotel &
Convention Center
5500 Midland Road
Billings, MT 59101,
(406) 248-7701,
www.billingsholidayinn.com.
Thursday, August 18, 2011..... 8 a.m.-4 p.m..... Minneapolis, MN--
venue to be
determined.
Friday, September 16, 2011.... 8 a.m.-4 p.m..... Seattle, WA--venue to
be determined.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011... 8 a.m.-4 p.m..... Albuquerque, NM--
venue to be
determined.
Thursday, September 29, 2011.. 8 a.m.-4 p.m..... Phoenix, AZ--venue to
be determined.
Thursday, October 6, 2011..... 8 a.m.-4 p.m..... Oklahoma City, OK--
venue to be
determined.
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Written comments will be accepted through October 15, 2011, and may
be sent to the official listed in the ADDRESSES section above.
Dated: July 12, 2011.
David J. Hayes,
Deputy Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2011-17847 Filed 7-14-11; 8:45 am]
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