[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37254-37255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15312]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

25 CFR Part 151

[Docket ID: BIA 2014-0002; K00103 12/13 A3A10; 134D0102DR-DS5A300000-
DR.5A311.IA000113]
RIN 1076-AF23


Land Acquisitions in the State of Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is extending the comment 
period on the proposed rule for land acquisitions in Alaska, which was 
published in the Federal Register on May 1, 2014. The original comment 
period would end June 30, 2014; however, the BIA has received several 
requests for extension. BIA has reviewed these requests and determined 
that a 30-day extension is appropriate.

DATES: Comments on this rule must be received by the extended due date 
of July 31, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:

--Federal rulemaking portal: http://www.regulations.gov. The rule is 
listed under the agency name ``Bureau of Indian Affairs.'' The rule has 
been assigned Docket ID: BIA-2014-0002.
--Email: [email protected]. Include the number 1076-AF23 in the 
subject line of the message.
--Mail: Elizabeth Appel, Office of Regulatory Affairs & Collaborative 
Action, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20240. Include the number 1076-AF23 in the submission.
--Hand delivery: Elizabeth Appel, Office of Regulatory Affairs &

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Collaborative Action, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240. Include the number 1076-AF23 in the 
submission.
    We cannot ensure that comments received after the close of the 
comment period (see DATES) will be included in the docket for this 
rulemaking and considered. Comments sent to an address other than those 
listed above will not be included in the docket for this rulemaking.
    Comments on the information collections contained in this proposed 
regulation are separate from those on the substance of the rule. Send 
comments on the information collection burden to OMB by facsimile to 
(202) 395-5806 or email to the OMB Desk Officer for the Department of 
the Interior at [email protected]. Please send a copy of 
your comments to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Appel, Director, Office of 
Regulatory Affairs & Collaborative Action, (202) 273-4680; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BIA published a proposed rule on land 
acquisitions in Alaska on May 1, 2014 (79 FR 24648). This proposed rule 
would delete a provision in the Department of the Interior's land-into-
trust regulations that excludes from the scope of the regulations, with 
one exception, land acquisitions in trust in the State of Alaska. Since 
publication of the proposed rule, BIA has received several requests to 
extend the comment period. Accordingly, to provide additional time for 
review and comment on the proposed rule, BIA is extending its original 
60-day comment period by an additional 30 days.

    Dated: June 24, 2014.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-15312 Filed 6-30-14; 8:45 am]
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