[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 207 (Friday, October 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60066-60067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23630]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-ONAA-31167; PPWOWMADY0-PPMPSAS1Y.Y00000]


Indian Youth Service Corps Program Draft Guidelines and Tribal 
Consultations

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Tribal consultations and availability of draft 
guidelines.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the John S. McCain III 21st Century 
Conservation Service Corps Act, the National Park Service (NPS) is 
giving notice that the Department of the Interior is holding 
consultation with Tribes, Alaska Native corporations, and the Native 
Hawaiian community to announce the availability of draft guidelines for 
the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, and Interior to implement the 
Indian Youth Service Corps Program. This notice provides a link to the 
draft guidelines and provides information for how to register for each 
of the consultation sessions.

DATES: The Department of the Interior will hold consultation sessions 
on the dates listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
notice. Written comments on the draft guidelines will be accepted until 
11:59 ET December 17, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The draft guidelines are available at the Office of Native 
American Affairs' website at https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1015/index.htm. 
Tribes, Alaska Native corporations, and leaders of Native Hawaiian 
organizations may submit written comments to [email protected]. 
Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for 
information on how to register for the consultation sessions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning these draft 
guidelines, contact George McDonald, Chief, Youth Programs Division, 
NPS, at [email protected], or by telephone at (202) 997-5189, or 
Genevieve Giaccardo, Chief of Staff, Bureau of Indian Affairs, at 
[email protected], or by telephone at (202) 208-3587.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation 
Act (Pub. L. 116-9, March 2019) established the John S. McCain III 21st 
Century Conservation Service Corps Act (21 CSC Act) that amends and 
expands the Public Lands Corps Act. Contained within the 21 CSC Act is 
the establishment of the Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC) Program. The 
intent of the IYSC Program is to provide a direct benefit to members of 
federally recognized Indian Tribes or Alaska Native corporations. The 
IYSC Program will provide meaningful education, employment, and 
training opportunities to its participants through conservation 
projects on eligible service land, which includes public lands, Indian 
lands, and Hawaiian homelands.
    While the Public Land Corps is established in the Departments of 
Agriculture and Commerce in addition to the Department of the Interior, 
the Act specifically charges the Secretary of the Interior with issuing 
guidelines for the management of the Indian Youth Service Corps (16 
U.S.C. 1727b(c)).

Consultation

    The Department invites Tribes, Alaska Native corporations, and the 
Native Hawaiian community to consult on the draft guidelines.
     Consultation for all Tribes east of the Mississippi River:
    [cir] Tuesday, November 30, 2021
    [cir] 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET
    [cir] Please register in advance at: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsce-qrjgrHR9_-5h-9vtljHz4Z6TDrVE

     Consultation for all Tribes west of the Mississippi River 
and Alaska Native corporations:

    [cir] Thursday, December 2, 2021
    [cir] 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET
    [cir] Please register in advance at: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIscumsrD8rHrvg9RUg-p5LnLRuZLfpkIo
     Consultation for Native Hawaiian Organizations:
    [cir] Thursday, December 9, 2021
    [cir] 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET
    [cir] Please register in advance at: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItce2hqDsiG4qyOuAZyPjzqd020qVcYZI

Written Comments

    Tribes are also invited to submit written comments by the deadline 
listed in the DATES section of this notice.
    Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, 
telephone 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 may ask us in your comment to 
withhold your personal identifying information from public

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review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1727b.

Shawn Benge,
Deputy Director, Operations, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the 
Director, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-23630 Filed 10-28-21; 8:45 am]
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