[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36092-36093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14872]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[DR.5A211.IA000413]


Contract Support Costs

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Tribal Consultation.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is announcing tribal 
consultations to discuss long-term solutions concerning contract 
support costs. The BIA will conduct a total of five consultation 
sessions with Indian tribes. This notice establishes the date, time, 
and location of the consultation sessions.

DATES: Written comments are due by August 31, 2014. See the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for dates of the 
consultation sessions.

ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for 
the locations of the consultation

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sessions. Submit written comments by email to: [email protected] or 
by U.S. mail to: Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, 
U.S. Department of the Interior, Attn: Terrence Parks, Mail Stop 4513 
MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terrence Parks, Chief, Division of 
Self-Determination, Office of Indian Services, telephone: (202) 513-
7625.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 
(Act) includes funding to implement the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act of 1975, as amended, and authorizes 
discretionary allocations for contract support costs (CSC) for the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The Act did not limit the amount 
available in the fiscal year (FY), as in prior years, for the payment 
of CSC, nor did it include the proposal put forth in the 
Administration's FY 2014 budget request that would place a cap on the 
CSC amounts available for each tribal contract or compact. Instead, as 
set forth in the Join Explanatory Statement accompanying the Act, 
Congress ``remanded back to the agencies to resolve'' the determination 
of CSC amounts to be paid from within the FY 2014 appropriation.
    Congress directed the BIA to consult with the tribes and work with 
the House and Senate committees of jurisdiction, the Office of 
Management and Budget, and the Committees on Appropriations to 
formulate long-term accounting, budget, and legislative strategies to 
work on solutions going forward. Congress indicated that the solution 
should consider a standardized approach that streamlines the contract 
negotiation process, provides consistent and clear cost categories, and 
ensures efficient and timely cost documentation for the agencies and 
tribes. These sessions, to be held in geographically convenient 
locations to encourage tribal participation, will allow for broad input 
regarding these activities. Federally recognized tribes are invited to 
attend one or more of the consultation sessions regarding contract 
support costs.
    The BIA plans to continue consultation throughout the following 
months as the agency addresses implementation of its work plan, which 
was submitted to Congress by May 17, 2014. The following chart details 
the schedule of the five consultation sessions.

                                              Consultation Sessions
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                 Date                   Time (all time local)                       Location
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014...............  11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m....  Navajo Nation Department of Transportation
                                                                 Complex, Naataanii Board Room, 16 Old
                                                                 Coal Mine Road, Tse Bonita, NM 86515.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014.............  1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.....  Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino, 5040 Wild
                                                                 Horse Pass Boulevard, Chandler, AZ 85048.
Thursday, July 31, 2014..............  9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m....  Embassy Suites, 1815 South Meridian Avenue,
                                                                 Oklahoma City, OK 73108.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014............  1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.....  Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Wahpeton and Sisseton
                                                                 Conference Room, 2400 Mystic Lake Boulevard
                                                                 NW., Prior Lake, MN 55372.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014.............  11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m....  Best Western Ramkota Hotel, 2111 North LaCrosse
                                                                 Street, Rapid City, SD 57701.
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Topics

     Welcome and Introductions;
     Overview and presentation on Contract Support Costs; and
     Open microphone for oral comments by tribal 
representatives.

    Dated: June 19, 2014.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-14872 Filed 6-24-14; 8:45 am]
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