[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 5528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2401]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


National Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary is announcing that the National 
Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform (the Commission) 
will hold its first meeting in Washington, DC. The purpose of the 
meeting is for the Commission to commence performance of the duties set 
forth in Secretarial Order No. 3292. This includes a thorough 
evaluation of the existing management and administration of the trust 
administration system to support a well-reasoned and factually-based 
recommendations for potential management and administration 
improvements.

DATES: The Commission's first meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on March 
1, 2012, and end at 4 p.m. on March 2, 2012. Attendance is open to the 
public, but limited space is available. Members of the public who wish 
to attend should RSVP by February 24, 2012 to: 
[email protected].

ADDRESSES: The first meeting will be held at the Department of the 
Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Room 5160, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer, Meghan 
Conklin, Associate Deputy Secretary, Office of the Secretary, 1849 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240; or email to [email protected]. Members of the public who wish to attend the 
meeting should RSVP to: [email protected] by February 24, 
2012.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of President Obama's commitment to 
fulfilling this nation's trust responsibilities to Native Americans, 
the Secretary of the Interior appointed members to serve on the 
National Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform 
established under Secretarial Order No. 3292, dated December 8, 2009. 
The Commission will play a key role in the Department's ongoing efforts 
to empower Indian nations and strengthen nation-to-nation 
relationships. The Secretary selected the members after a public 
solicitation for nominations and evaluated the candidates on the basis 
of their expertise and experience, including in government and trust, 
financial, asset and natural resource management. Members were selected 
in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act and will serve 
without compensation.
    The Commission will complete a comprehensive evaluation of the 
Department's management and administration of trust assets within a two 
year period and offer recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior 
of how to improve in the future. The Commission will:
    (1) Conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the Department's 
management and administration of the trust administration system;
    (2) Review the Department's provision of services to trust 
beneficiaries;
    (3) Review input from the public, interested parties, and trust 
beneficiaries which should involve conducting a number of regional 
listening sessions;
    (4) Consider the nature and scope of necessary audits of the 
Department's trust administration system;
    (5) Recommend options to the Secretary to improve the Department's 
management and administration of the trust administration system based 
on information obtained from these Commission's activities, including 
whether any legislative or regulatory changes are necessary to 
permanently implement such improvements; and
    (6) Consider the provisions of the American Indian Trust Fund 
Management Reform Act of 1994 providing for the termination of the 
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, and make 
recommendations to the Secretary regarding any such termination.

Meeting Details

    At the first meeting, the Commission will be discussing its goals 
and procedures, developing a meeting schedule and work plan, and 
reviewing past trust reform and FACA committee efforts. A final agenda 
will be posted on www.doi.gov/cobell prior to the meeting. All meetings 
are open to the public; however, transportation, lodging, and meals are 
the responsibility of the participating public. Please note: any member 
of the public who wishes to attend must RSVP to 
[email protected] by February 24, 2012, and bring valid 
Government identification (such as a driver's license) on the day of 
the meeting to obtain access to the building. Persons with a disability 
requiring special services, such as an interpreter for the hearing 
impaired, should contact Meghan Conklin at [email protected] 
at least seven calendar days prior to the meeting.
    Written comments may be sent to the Designated Federal Officer 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.

    Dated: January 27, 2012.
David J. Hayes,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-2401 Filed 2-2-12; 8:45 am]
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