[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 14, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 19585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07188]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

25 CFR Part 15

Office of the Secretary

43 CFR Part 30

[212A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G]
RIN 1094-AA55


American Indian Probate Regulations

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (Department) proposed revisions 
to its regulations governing probate of property that the United States 
holds in trust or restricted status for American Indians. We are 
reopening the comment period to effectively extend original March 8, 
2021 comment deadline. Any comments received after the original March 
8, 2021 comment deadline and before the new comment deadline will be 
accepted as timely submitted. Comments previously submitted need not be 
resubmitted and will be fully considered in preparation of the final 
rule.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published January 7, 
2021 (86 FR 1037), is reopened. Submit written comments by April 29, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any one of the following methods:
     Federal rulemaking portal www.regulations.gov. The rule is 
listed under Agency Docket Number DOI-2019-0001.
     Email: Tribes may email comments to: [email protected]. 
All others should email their comments to: [email protected].
     Mail or Courier: Ms. Elizabeth Appel, Office of Regulatory 
Affairs & Collaborative Action, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C 
Street NW, Mail Stop 4660 MIB, Washington, DC 20240.
    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.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 7, 2021, we published a proposed rule (86 FR 1037) to 
revise regulations governing probate of property that the United States 
holds in trust or restricted status for American Indians. The proposed 
rule had a 60-day public comment period, ending March 8, 2021. During 
the comment period for the proposed rule, we received a request for 
additional time to submit comments. In response to that request, we are 
allowing additional time for the public to comment on the proposed 
rule.

Public Comments

    We will accept comments from the public during this reopened 
comment period on our proposed rule. If you already submitted comments 
on the proposed rule, please do not resubmit them. Any comments 
received before the new comment deadline will be accepted as timely 
submitted, including comments received after the original March 8, 2021 
comment deadline, as long as they are received before the new comment 
deadline listed in the DATES section of this document. Any such 
comments are incorporated as part of the public record of the 
rulemaking proceeding, and we will fully consider them in preparation 
of our final determination.
    You may submit your comments by any one of the methods listed in 
ADDRESSES. Please note that your comment--including your personal 
identifying information--will be posted on www.regulations.gov, 
regardless of which method you submit your comments. Before including 
your address, phone number, email address, or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your 
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Bryan Newland,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
Rachael S. Taylor,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary-Policy, Management and Budget.
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