[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 165 (Friday, August 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52593-52594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18464]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[223A2100DD/AAK3003100/A0C904040.99990]


Annual Meeting of Federal Partners and Tribal 477 Workgroup Under 
Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Act of 2017

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs 
(BIA), announces the annual meeting of Federal agencies and Tribes that 
participate in the Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services 
Act of 2017 also known as the ``Public Law 477 Work Group.'' The 
meeting will be conducted virtually via MS Teams and by telephone.

DATES: 
     Meeting: The annual Federal Partner and Tribal 477 Work 
Group meeting will be held on Monday, September 12, 2022, from 2:00 
p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
     Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit 
comments on or before October 25, 2022. Please see ADDRESSES below for 
details on how to submit written comments.

ADDRESSES: All Work Group activities and meetings will be conducted 
online and by phone. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
notice for directions to join MS Teams and by telephone. Send your 
comments to Johnna Blackhair, Acting Deputy Bureau Director, Indian 
Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 849 C Street NW, MS-3645-MIB, 
Washington, DC 20240; or by email to [email protected]. Please 
reference the Public Law 477 Work Group in the subject line of your 
email.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Johnna Blackhair, Acting Deputy Bureau 
Director, Indian Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
[email protected] (202) 513-7640.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The annual Federal Partner and Tribal 477 
Work Group meeting will be held virtually by MS Teams video conference 
using the Teams link provided below or by audio only using the call-in 
and passcode identified below.

Background

    In 2017, Congress enacted the Indian Employment Training and 
Related Services Consolidation Act of 2017, Public Law 115-93, codified 
at 25 U.S.C. 3401-3417 (``2017 Act''). The 2017 Act amended and 
expanded the Indian Employment and Related Services Demonstration Act 
of 1992, Public Law 102-477 by, in part, identifying twelve Federal 
agencies that are now subject to the amended law (as amended by the 
2017 Act, ``PL477'').
    Under PL477, Tribes may propose to integrate eligible grant 
programs from the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, 
Education, Energy, Health & Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing 
& Urban Development, Justice, Labor, Transportation, and Veterans 
Affairs, consolidate and reprogram grant funds in accordance with a 
single plan, budget, and report approved by the Secretary of the 
Interior (``477 Plan''). As required by PL477, the Department of the 
Interior and its eleven partner Federal agencies entered into a 
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) governing the implementation of PL477. 
That MOA is being renegotiated among the twelve Federal partners and 
Tribal representatives.

Annual Meeting

    As directed by PL477, the meeting will be co-chaired by the 
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, Bryan

[[Page 52594]]

Newland, and the 477 Tribal Workgroup Committee Co-Chairs, Margaret 
Zientek (Contiguous 48) and Holly Morales (Alaska). The meeting will be 
held virtually, and the agenda will include:
I. Status of renegotiated Memorandum of Agreement
II. Status of Labor Force Report
III. Summary Status of Participating 477 Tribes (FY 2022)
A. 477 Programs Integrated
B. Plan Approval/Denial Process
C. Waiver Approvals/Denials
D. Fund Transfer
E. Annual Reports--Annual Report Roll Up/Statistical and Financial 
Summary
F. Discussion of OMB 1076-0135 (version 2) Reporting Form (extended to 
02-28-24)
IV. Tribal Recognitions
V. 2022 Report(s) from the 12 Federal Partners
VI. Miscellaneous
A. Establish Annual Meeting and Bi-monthly meeting between Tribes and 
Federal agencies
B. Discussion of Procedures for updating the 477 Annual Report form
C. Forum and Discussion regarding Conflict Resolution
VII. Adjourn

Virtual Meeting Access

    To join and participate in the virtual meeting, please use the 
following connection information:

 Virtual (via MS Teams): https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OWQ0Njc0YzAtNjk3NS00NGI3LTljZTQtNzgxMDc2ZDM4ZTAz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%220693b5ba-4b18-4d7b-9341-f32f400a5494%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%228c3cb591-9152-407a-a266-1d4d82c42be6%22%7d
 Meeting ID: 266 231 890 013
 Passcode: aiNWGU

Audio Meeting Access

    To join and participate in the virtual meeting, please use the 
following connection information:

 Call in (audio only): (202) 640-1187
 Passcode: 189 696 857#

Authority

    This notice is published in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 
3410(a)(3)(B)(i).

Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-18464 Filed 8-25-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4337-15-P