[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 47 (Friday, March 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14147-14152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05134]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

[212A2100DD/AAKC00103/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G]


List of Programs Eligible for Inclusion in Funding Agreements 
Negotiated With Self-Governance Tribes by Interior Bureaus Other Than 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Fiscal Year 2021 Programmatic Targets

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice lists programs or portions of programs that are 
eligible for inclusion in self-governance funding agreements with 
Indian Tribes and lists Fiscal Year 2021 programmatic targets for each 
of the non-Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) bureaus in the Department of 
the Interior (Department), pursuant to Title IV of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (Act), as amended.

DATES: These programs are eligible for inclusion in self-governance 
funding agreements until September 30, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries or comments regarding this notice may be directed 
to Ms. Sharee M. Freeman, Director, Office of Self-Governance (MS 3624-
MIB), 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240-0001, telephone: (202) 
219-0240, fax: (202) 219-4246, or to the bureau-specific points of 
contact listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kenneth D. Reinfeld, Office of 
Self-Governance, telephone: (202) 821-7107.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Title IV of the Act instituted a permanent self-governance program 
at the Department. Under the self-governance program, certain programs, 
services, functions, and activities, or portions thereof, in Department 
bureaus other than BIA are eligible to be planned, conducted, 
consolidated, and administered by a self-governance Tribe.
    Under section 405(c) of the Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
(Secretary) is required to publish annually: (1) A list of non-BIA 
programs, services, functions, and activities, or portions thereof, 
that are eligible for inclusion in agreements negotiated under the 
self-governance program and (2) programmatic targets for non-BIA 
bureaus.
    Two categories of non-BIA programs are eligible for self-governance 
funding agreements:
    (1) Under section 403(b)(2) of the Act, any non-BIA program, 
service, function, or activity that is administered by the Department 
that is ``otherwise available to Indian tribes or Indians,'' can be 
administered by a Tribe through a self-governance funding agreement. 
The Department interprets this provision to authorize the inclusion of 
programs eligible for self-determination contracts under Title I of the 
Act. Section 403(b)(2) also specifies, ``nothing in this subsection may 
be construed to provide any tribe with a preference with respect to the 
opportunity of the tribe to administer programs, services, functions, 
and activities, or portions thereof, unless such preference is 
otherwise provided for by law.''
    (2) Under section 403(c) of the Act, the Secretary may include 
other programs, services, functions, and activities or portions thereof 
that are of ``special geographic, historical, or cultural 
significance'' to a self-governance Tribe.
    Under section 403(k) of the Act, funding agreements cannot include 
programs, services, functions, or activities that are inherently 
Federal or where the statute establishing the existing program does not 
authorize the type of participation sought by the Tribe. However, a 
Tribe (or Tribes) need not be identified in the authorizing statutes in 
order for a program or element to be included in a self-governance 
funding agreement. While general legal and policy guidance regarding 
what constitutes an inherently Federal function exists, the non-BIA 
bureaus will determine whether a specific function is inherently 
Federal on a case-by-case basis considering the totality of 
circumstances. In those instances, where the Tribe disagrees with the 
bureau's determination, the Tribe may request reconsideration from the 
Secretary.
    Subpart G of the self-governance regulations found at 25 CFR part 
1000 provides the process and timelines for negotiating self-governance 
funding agreements with non-BIA bureaus.

Response to Comments

    No comments were received.

Changes Made From 2020 to 2021

    New National Park Service contact Dorothy L FireCloud has been 
appointed.

II. Funding Agreements Between Self-Governance Tribes and non-BIA 
Bureaus of the Department of the Interior for Fiscal Year 2021

A. Bureau of Land Management (2)
    Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments
    Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation
B. Bureau of Reclamation (4)
    Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation
    Hoopa Valley Tribe
    Karuk Tribe
    Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation
C. Office of Natural Resources Revenue (none)
D. National Park Service (3)
    Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
    Sitka Tribe of Alaska
    Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation

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E. Fish and Wildlife Service (1)
    Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments
F. U.S. Geological Survey (none)
G. Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (1)
    Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
H. Appraisal and Valuation Services Office (30)
    1. The Quapaw Tribe of Indians
    2. Morongo Band of Mission Indians
    3. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
    4. Pueblo of Taos
    5. Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
    6. Association of Village Council Presidents
    7. Kawerak, Inc.
    8. Native Village of Tanana
    9. Tanana Chiefs Conference [includes Gwichyaa Gwich'in (aka Fort 
Yukon)]
    10. Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes
    11. Cherokee Nation
    12. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
    13. Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
    14. The Muscogee (Creek) Nation
    15. Wyandotte Nation
    16. Oneida Nation
    17. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead 
Reservation
    18. Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation
    19. Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribes
    20. Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
    21. Hoopa Valley Tribe
    22. Redding Rancheria
    23. Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation
    24. Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
    25. Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma
    26. Kaw Nation, Oklahoma
    27. Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma
    28. Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River 
Reservation
    29. Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Nevada
    30. Osage Nation

III. Eligible Programs of the Department of the Interior Non-BIA 
Bureaus

    Below is a listing by bureau of the types of non-BIA programs, or 
portions thereof, that may be eligible for self-governance funding 
agreements because they are either ``otherwise available to Indians'' 
under Title I of the Act and not precluded by any other law, or may 
have ``special geographic, historical, or cultural significance'' to a 
participating Tribe. The list represents the most current information 
on programs potentially available to Tribes under a self-governance 
funding agreement.
    The Department will also consider for inclusion in funding 
agreements other programs or activities not listed below, but which, 
upon request of a self-governance Tribe, the Department determines to 
be eligible under either sections 403(b)(2) or 403(c) of the Act. 
Tribes with an interest in such potential agreements are encouraged to 
begin discussions with the appropriate non-BIA bureau.

A. Eligible Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Programs

    The BLM carries out some of its activities in the management of 
public lands through contracts and cooperative agreements. These and 
other activities, depending upon availability of funds, the need for 
specific services, and the self-governance Tribe's demonstration of a 
special geographic, cultural, or historical connection, may also be 
available for inclusion in self-governance funding agreements. Once a 
Tribe has made initial contact with the BLM, more specific information 
will be provided by the respective BLM State office.
    Some elements of the following programs may be eligible for 
inclusion in a self-governance funding agreement. This listing is not 
all-inclusive, but is representative of the types of programs that may 
be eligible for Tribal participation through a funding agreement:
Tribal Services
    1. Minerals Management Inspection, enforcement and production 
verification of Indian coal and sand and gravel operations are already 
available for contracts under Title I of the Act and, therefore, may be 
available for inclusion in a funding agreement. In addition, in a study 
conducted pursuant to Secretarial order 3377, the Office of the 
Solicitor determined that the following functions are available for 
inclusion in a funding agreement: Inspection and enforcement of Indian 
oil and gas operations, determining trust land locations; approving 
Applications for Permits to Drill; securing and enforcing bonds (for 
surface of spill estate), and providing mineral assessments and 
valuation.
    2. Cadastral Survey. Tribal and allottee cadastral survey services 
are already available for contracts under Title I of the Act and, 
therefore, may be available for inclusion in a funding agreement.
Other Activities
    1. Cultural heritage. Cultural heritage activities, such as 
research and inventory, may be available in specific States.
    2. Natural Resources Management. Activities such as silvicultural 
treatments, timber management, cultural resource management, watershed 
restoration, environmental studies, tree planting, thinning, and 
similar work, may be available in specific States.
    3. Range Management. Activities, such as revegetation, noxious weed 
control, fencing, construction and management of range improvements, 
grazing management experiments, range monitoring, and similar 
activities, may be available in specific States.
    4. Riparian Management. Activities, such as facilities 
construction, erosion control, rehabilitation, and other similar 
activities, may be available in specific States.
    5. Recreation Management. Activities, such as facilities 
construction and maintenance, interpretive design and construction, and 
similar activities may be available in specific States.
    6. Wildlife and Fisheries Habitat Management. Activities, such as 
construction and maintenance, implementation of statutory, regulatory 
and policy or administrative plan-based species protection, 
interpretive design and construction, and similar activities may be 
available in specific States.
    7. Wild Horse Management. Activities, such as wild horse round-ups, 
adoption and disposition, including operation and maintenance of wild 
horse facilities, may be available in specific States.
    For questions regarding self-governance, contact Bryon Loosle, 
Bureau of Land Management (HQ 410), telephone (202) 302-1442.

B. Eligible Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) Programs

    The mission of Reclamation is to manage, develop, and protect water 
and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound 
manner in the interest of the American public. To this end, most of 
Reclamation's activities involve the construction, operation and 
maintenance, and management of water resources projects and associated 
facilities, as well as research and development related to its 
responsibilities. Reclamation water resources projects provide water 
for agricultural, municipal and industrial water supplies; 
hydroelectric power generation; flood control, enhancement of fish and 
wildlife habitats; and outdoor recreation.

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    Components of the following water resource projects listed below 
may be eligible for inclusion in a self-governance annual funding 
agreement. This list was developed with consideration of the proximity 
of identified self-governance Tribes to Reclamation projects.
    1. Klamath Project, California and Oregon
    2. Trinity River Fishery, California
    3. Central Arizona Project, Arizona
    4. Indian Water Rights Settlement Projects, as authorized by 
Congress
    Upon the request of a self-governance Tribe, Reclamation will also 
consider for inclusion in funding agreements other programs or 
activities which Reclamation determines to be eligible under Section 
403(b)(2) or 403(c) of the Act.
    For questions regarding self-governance, contact Mr. Kelly 
Titensor, Native American Affairs Advisor, Native American and 
International Affairs Office, Bureau of Reclamation (96-43000) (MS 
7069-MIB); 1849 C Street NW, Washington DC 20240, telephone: (202) 513-
0558, fax: (202) 513-0311.

C. Eligible Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) Programs

    The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) collects, accounts 
for, and distributes mineral revenues from both Federal and Indian 
mineral leases.
    The ONRR also evaluates industry compliance with laws, regulations, 
and lease terms, and offers mineral-owning Tribes opportunities to 
become involved in its programs that address the intent of Tribal self-
governance. These programs are available to self-governance Tribes and 
are a good preparation for assuming other technical functions. 
Generally, ONRR program functions are available to Tribes because of 
the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (FOGRMA) at 30 
U.S.C. 1701. The ONRR promotes Tribal self-governance and self-
determination over trust lands and resources through the following 
program functions that may be available to self-governance Tribes:
    1. Audit of Tribal Royalty Payments. Audit activities for Tribal 
leases, except for the issuance of orders, final valuation decisions, 
and other enforcement activities. Under FOGRMA Section 202, Tribes may 
participate in a cooperative agreement with ONRR in order to perform 
audits, compliance reviews and other investigations.
    2. Verification of Tribal Royalty Payments. Financial compliance 
verification, monitoring activities, and production verification.
    3. Tribal Royalty Valuation. Preliminary analysis and 
recommendations for valuation and allowance determinations and 
approvals.
    4. Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Internship Program. Under 
5 CFR part 334, a Tribe may request an IPA with ONRR for the purpose of 
on-the-job training program. Auditors and accountants acquaint Tribal 
staff from mineral-producing Tribes with royalty laws, procedures, and 
techniques. This program is recommended for Tribes that are considering 
a FOGRMA Section 202 cooperative agreement, but have not yet acquired 
mineral revenue expertise.
    For questions regarding self-governance FOGRMA Section 202 
cooperative agreements, contact Yvette Smith, Program Manager, Office 
of Natural Resources Revenue, Denver Federal Center, 6th & Kipling, 
Building 85, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165, telephone: (303) 231-3485.

D. Eligible National Park Service (NPS) Programs

    NPS administers the National Park System, which is made up of 
national parks, monuments, historic sites, battlefields, seashores, 
lake shores and recreation areas. NPS maintains the park units, 
protects the natural and cultural resources, and conducts a range of 
visitor services such as law enforcement, park maintenance, and 
interpretation of geology, history, and natural and cultural resources.
    Some elements of the following programs may be eligible for 
inclusion in a self-governance funding agreement. This list below was 
developed considering the proximity of an identified self-governance 
Tribe to a national park, monument, preserve, or recreation area and 
the types of programs that have components that may be suitable for 
administering through a self-governance funding agreement. This list is 
not all-inclusive, but is representative of the types of programs which 
may be eligible for Tribal participation through funding agreements.
Elements of Programs That May Be Eligible for Inclusion in a Self-
Governance Funding Agreement
    1. Archaeological Surveys
    2. Comprehensive Management Planning
    3. Cultural Resource Management Projects
    4. Ethnographic Studies
    5. Erosion Control
    6. Fire Protection
    7. Gathering Baseline Subsistence Data--Alaska
    8. Hazardous Fuel Reduction
    9. Housing Construction and Rehabilitation
    10. Interpretation
    11. Janitorial Services
    12. Maintenance
    13. Natural Resource Management Projects
    14. Operation of Campgrounds
    15. Range Assessment--Alaska
    16. Reindeer Grazing--Alaska
    17. Road Repair
    18. Solid Waste Collection and Disposal
    19. Trail Rehabilitation
    20. Watershed Restoration and Maintenance
    21. Beringia Research
    22. Elwha River Restoration
    23. Recycling Programs
Locations of National Park Service Units With Close Proximity to Self-
Governance Tribes
    1. Aniakchack National Monument & Preserve--Alaska
    2. Bering Land Bridge National Preserve--Alaska
    3. Cape Krusenstern National Monument--Alaska
    4. Denali National Park & Preserve--Alaska
    5. Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve--Alaska
    6. Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve--Alaska
    7. Katmai National Park and Preserve--Alaska
    8. Kenai Fjords National Park--Alaska
    9. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park--Alaska
    10. Kobuk Valley National Park--Alaska
    11. Lake Clark National Park and Preserve--Alaska
    12. Noatak National Preserve--Alaska
    13. Sitka National Historical Park--Alaska
    14. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve--Alaska
    15. Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve--Alaska
    16. Casa Grande Ruins National Monument--Arizona
    17. Hohokam Pima National Monument--Arizona
    18. Montezuma Castle National Monument--Arizona
    19. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument--Arizona
    20. Saguaro National Park--Arizona
    21. Tonto National Monument--Arizona
    22. Tumacacori National Historical Park--Arizona
    23. Tuzigoot National Monument--Arizona
    24. Arkansas Post National Memorial--Arkansas

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    25. Death Valley National Park--California
    26. Devils Postpile National Monument--California
    27. Joshua Tree National Park--California
    28. Lassen Volcanic National Park--California
    29. Point Reyes National Seashore--California
    30. Redwood National Park--California
    31. Whiskeytown National Recreation Area--California
    32. Yosemite National Park--California
    33. Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument--Idaho
    34. Effigy Mounds National Monument--Iowa
    35. Fort Scott National Historic Site--Kansas
    36. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve--Kansas
    37. Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area--Massachusetts
    38. Cape Cod National Seashore--Massachusetts
    39. New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park--Massachusetts
    40. Isle Royale National Park--Michigan
    41. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore--Michigan
    42. Grand Portage National Monument--Minnesota
    43. Voyageurs National Park--Minnesota
    44. Bear Paw Battlefield, Nez Perce National Historical Park--
Montana
    45. Glacier National Park--Montana
    46. Great Basin National Park--Nevada
    47. Aztec Ruins National Monument--New Mexico
    48. Bandelier National Monument--New Mexico
    49. Carlsbad Caverns National Park--New Mexico
    50. Chaco Culture National Historic Park--New Mexico
    51. Pecos National Historic Park--New Mexico
    52. White Sands National Monument--New Mexico
    53. Fort Stanwix National Monument--New York
    54. Great Smoky Mountains National Park--North Carolina/Tennessee
    55. Cuyahoga Valley National Park--Ohio
    56. Hopewell Culture National Historical Park--Ohio
    57. Chickasaw National Recreation Area--Oklahoma
    58. Crater Lake National Park--Oregon
    59. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument--Oregon
    60. Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument--Texas
    61. Guadalupe Mountains National Park--Texas
    62. Lake Meredith National Recreation Area--Texas
    63. Ebey's Landing National Recreation Area--Washington
    64. Fort Vancouver National Historic Site--Washington
    65. Mount Rainier National Park--Washington
    66. Olympic National Park--Washington
    67. San Juan Islands National Historic Park--Washington
    68. Whitman Mission National Historic Site--Washington
    For questions regarding self-governance, contact Dorothy FireCloud, 
Manager, American Indian Liaison Office, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street NW, Room 7351, Washington, DC 20240, telephone: (202) 354-2090, 
or email: [email protected].

E. Eligible Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Programs

    The mission of the Service is to conserve, protect, and enhance 
fish, wildlife, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the 
American people. Primary responsibilities are for migratory birds, 
endangered species, freshwater and anadromous fisheries, and certain 
marine mammals. The Service also has a continuing cooperative 
relationship with a number of Indian Tribes throughout the National 
Wildlife Refuge System and the Service's fish hatcheries. Any self-
governance Tribe may contact a National Wildlife Refuge or National 
Fish Hatchery directly concerning participation in Service programs 
under the Tribal Self-Governance Act. This list is not all-inclusive, 
but is representative of the types of Service programs that may be 
eligible for Tribal participation through an annual funding agreement.
    1. Subsistence Programs within the State of Alaska. Evaluate and 
analyze data for annual subsistence regulatory cycles and other data 
trends related to subsistence harvest needs and facilitate Tribal 
Consultation to ensure ANILCA Title VII terms are being met, as well as 
activities fulfilling the terms of Title VIII of ANILCA.
    2. Technical Assistance, Restoration and Conservation. Conduct 
planning and implementation of population surveys, habitat surveys, 
restoration of sport fish, capture of depredating migratory birds, and 
habitat restoration activities.
    3. Endangered Species Programs. Conduct activities associated with 
the conservation and recovery of threatened or endangered species 
protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) or candidate species 
under the ESA. These activities may include, but are not limited to, 
cooperative conservation programs, development of recovery plans and 
implementation of recovery actions for threatened and endangered 
species, and implementation of status surveys for high priority 
candidate species.
    4. Education Programs. Provide services in interpretation, outdoor 
classroom instruction, visitor center operations, and volunteer 
coordination both on and off National Wildlife Refuge lands in a 
variety of communities, and assist with environmental education and 
outreach efforts in local villages.
    5. Environmental Contaminants Program. Conduct activities 
associated with identifying and removing toxic chemicals, to help 
prevent harm to fish, wildlife and their habitats. The activities 
required for environmental contaminant management may include, but are 
not limited to, analysis of pollution data, removal of underground 
storage tanks, specific cleanup activities, and field data gathering 
efforts.
    6. Wetland and Habitat Conservation Restoration. Provide services 
for construction, planning, and habitat monitoring and activities 
associated with conservation and restoration of wetland habitat.
    7. Fish Hatchery Operations. Conduct activities to recover aquatic 
species listed under the Endangered Species Act, restore native aquatic 
populations, and provide fish to benefit National Wildlife Refuges and 
Tribes. Such activities may include, but are not limited to: Tagging, 
rearing and feeding of fish, disease treatment, and clerical or 
facility maintenance at a fish hatchery.
    8. National Wildlife Refuge Operations and Maintenance. Conduct 
activities to assist the National Wildlife Refuge System, a national 
network of lands and waters for conservation, management and 
restoration of fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats 
within the United States. Activities that may be eligible for a self-
governance funding agreement may include, but are not limited to: 
Construction, farming, concessions, maintenance, biological program 
efforts, habitat management, fire management, and implementation of 
comprehensive conservation planning.

Locations of Refuges and Hatcheries With Close Proximity to Self-
Governance Tribes

    The Service developed the list below based on the proximity of 
identified

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self-governance Tribes to Service facilities that have components that 
may be suitable for administering through a self-governance funding 
agreement.
    1. Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge--Alaska
    2. Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge--Alaska
    3. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge--Alaska
    4. Becharof National Wildlife Refuge--Alaska
    5. Innoko National Wildlife Refuge--Alaska
    6. Izembek National Wildlife Refuge--Alaska
    7. Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge--Alaska
    8. Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge--Alaska
    9. Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge--Alaska
    10. Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge--Alaska
    11. Selawik National Wildlife Refuge--Alaska
    12. Tetline National Wildlife Refuge--Alaska
    13. Togiak National Wildlife Refuge--Alaska
    14. Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge--Alaska
    15. Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge--Alaska
    16. Alchesay National Fish Hatchery--Arizona
    17. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge--California
    18. Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge--Idaho
    19. Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge--Minnesota
    20. Mille Lacs National Wildlife Refuge--Minnesota
    21. Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge--Minnesota
    22. National Bison Range--Montana
    23. Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge--Montana
    24. Pablo National Wildlife Refuge--Montana
    25. Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge--Oklahoma
    26. Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge--Oklahoma
    27. Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge--Washington
    28. Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge--Washington
    29. Makah National Fish Hatchery--Washington
    30. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge--Washington
    31. Quinault National Fish Hatchery--Washington
    32. San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge--Washington
    33. Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge--Wisconsin
    For questions regarding self-governance, contact Scott Aikin, Fish 
and Wildlife Service, National Native American Programs Coordinator, 
1211 SE Cardinal Court, Suite 100, Vancouver, Washington 98683, 
telephone (360) 604-2531 or fax (360) 604-2505.

F. Eligible U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Programs

    The mission of the USGS is to collect, analyze, and provide 
information on biology, geology, hydrology, and geography that 
contributes to the wise management of the Nation's natural resources 
and to the health, safety, and well-being of the American people. This 
information is usually publicly available and includes maps, data 
bases, and descriptions and analyses of the water, plants, animals, 
energy, and mineral resources, land surface, underlying geologic 
structure, and dynamic processes of the earth. The USGS does not manage 
lands or resources. Self-governance Tribes may potentially assist the 
USGS in the data acquisition and analysis components of its activities.
    For questions regarding self-governance, contact Monique Fordham, 
Esq., Tribal Partnership Coordinator, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 
Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192, telephone (703) 648-4437 
or fax (703) 648-6683.

G. Eligible Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA) Programs

    The Department has responsibility for what may be the largest land 
trust in the world, approximately 56 million acres. BTFA oversees the 
management of Indian trust assets, including income generated from 
leasing and other commercial activities on Indian trust lands, by 
maintaining, investing and disbursing Indian trust financial assets, 
and reporting on these transactions. The mission of the BTFA is to 
serve Indian communities by fulfilling Indian fiduciary trust 
responsibilities. This is to be accomplished through the implementation 
of a Comprehensive Trust Management Plan (CTM) that is designed to 
improve trust beneficiary services, ownership information, management 
of trust fund assets, and self-governance activities.
    A Tribe operating under self-governance may include the following 
programs, services, functions, and activities or portions thereof in a 
funding agreement:
    1. Beneficiary Processes Program (Individual Indian Money 
Accounting Technical Functions).
    The MOU between the Tribe/Consortium and BTFA outlines the roles 
and responsibilities for the performance of the BTFA program by the 
Tribe/Consortium. If those roles and responsibilities are already fully 
specified in the existing funding agreement with the OSG, an MOU is not 
necessary. To the extent that the parties desire specific program 
standards, an MOU will be negotiated between the Tribe/Consortium and 
BTFA, which will be binding on both parties and attached and 
incorporated into the OSG funding agreement.
    If a Tribe/Consortium decides to assume the operation of a BTFA 
program, the new funding for performing that program will come from 
BTFA program dollars. A Tribe's newly-assumed operation of the BTFA 
program(s) will be reflected in the Tribe's OSG funding agreement.
    For questions regarding self-governance, contact Lee Frazier, 
Program Analyst, Office of External Affairs, Bureau of Trust Funds 
Administration (MS 5140--MIB), 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240-
0001, phone: (202) 208-7587, fax: (202) 208-7545.

H. Eligible Appraisal and Valuation Services Office Programs

    The Appraisal and Valuation Services Office (AVSO), established on 
March 19, 2018 by Secretarial Order No. 3363, provides appraisal, 
valuation, evaluation, and consulting expertise to Indian 
beneficiaries, federal clients and other stakeholders in accordance 
with the highest professional and ethical standards. AVSO is 
responsible for all real property appraisal and valuation services 
within the Department of the Interior as well as conducting mineral 
economic evaluations to the following bureau clients: Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau 
of Reclamation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park 
Service. Within AVSO are four land valuation divisions; Indian Trust 
Property Valuation Division, Land Buy-Back Program Valuation Division, 
Division of Minerals Evaluation and Federal Land Division.
    The MOU between the Tribe/Consortium and AVSO outlines the roles 
and responsibilities for the performance of the AVSO program by the 
Tribe/Consortium. An MOU will be negotiated between the Tribe/
Consortium and AVSO, which will be binding on both parties and attached 
and incorporated into the OSG funding agreement.
    If a Tribe/Consortium decides to assume the operation of an AVSO 
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performing that program will come from AVSO program dollars. A Tribe's 
newly-assumed operation of an AVSO program will be reflected in the 
Tribe's OSG funding agreement.
    For questions regarding the assumption of an AVSO program under 
self-governance, contact Eldred F. Lesansee, Associate Deputy Director, 
Appraisal and Valuation Services Office, 4400 Masthead Street NE, 
Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505) 816-1318, fax (505) 816-3129.

IV. Programmatic Targets

    The programmatic target for Fiscal Year 2020 provides that, upon 
request of a self-governance Tribe, each non-BIA bureau will negotiate 
funding agreements for its eligible programs beyond those already 
negotiated.

Darryl LaCounte,
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, exercising the delegated authority 
of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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