[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 63522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22668]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Notice of Deadline for Submitting Completed Applications To Begin 
Participation in the Tribal Self-Governance Program in Fiscal Year 2024 
or Calendar Year 2024

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of application deadline.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of Self-Governance (OSG) 
establishes a March 1, 2023, deadline for Indian tribes/consortia to 
submit completed applications to begin participation in the tribal 
self-governance program in fiscal year (FY) 2024 or calendar year (CY) 
2024.

DATES: Completed application packages must be received by the Director, 
Office of Self-Governance, by March 1, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Application packages for inclusion in the applicant pool 
should be sent to Sharee M. Freeman, Director, Office of Self-
Governance, Department of the Interior, Mail Stop 3624-MIB, 1849 C 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vickie Hanvey, Office of Self 
Governance, Telephone (918) 931-0745.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 
(Pub. L. 103-413), as amended by the ``Practical Reforms and Other 
Goals to Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-
Determination Act of 2019-2020'' or the ``PROGRESS for Indian Tribes 
Act'', section 402(b)(1)(A), the Secretary, acting through the Director 
of the Office of Self-Governance, may select not more than 50 new 
Indian Tribes per year from those eligible tribes. The March 1, 2023, 
application deadline is predicated upon providing the parties enough 
time to complete funding agreement negotiations in advance of the FY or 
CY start date of the 2024 funding agreement. The Act mandates that 
copies of the funding agreements be sent at least 90 days before the 
proposed effective date to each Tribe that is served by the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs' agency that is serving the Tribe that is a party to the 
funding agreement. Initial negotiations with a Tribe/consortium located 
in a region and/or agency which has not previously been involved with 
self-governance negotiations will take approximately two months from 
start to finish. Agreements for an October 1 to September 30 funding 
year need to be signed and submitted by July 1, 2023. Agreements for a 
January 1 to December 31 calendar year need to be signed and submitted 
by October 1, 2023.

Purpose of Notice

    The regulations at 25 CFR 1000.10 to 1000.31 have been modified by 
section 201 of the newly enacted ``Practical Reforms and Other Goals to 
Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-Determination'' 
(PROGRESS) Act as follows:
    Section 201. Definitions; reporting and audit requirements; 
application of programs.
    To be eligible to participate in self-governance, an Indian Tribe 
shall:
    (1) successfully complete the planning phase described in 
subsection (d);
    (2) request participation in self-governance by resolution or other 
official action by the Tribal governing body; and
    (3) demonstrate for the 3 fiscal years preceding the date on which 
the Tribe requests participation, fiscal stability and financial 
management capability as evidenced by the Indian Tribe having no 
uncorrected significant and internal audit exceptions in the required 
annual audit of its self-determination or self-governance agreements 
with any Federal agency.
    An Indian Tribe seeking to begin participation in self-governance 
shall complete the planning phase. The planning phase shall:
    (A) be conducted to the satisfaction of the Indian Tribe; and
    (B) include:
    (i) legal and budgetary research; and
    (ii) internal Tribal governing planning, training, and 
organizational preparation.
    Applicants should be guided by the referenced requirements in 
preparing their applications to begin participation in the tribal self-
governance program in fiscal year 2024 or calendar year 2024. Copies of 
these requirements may be obtained from the information contact person 
identified in this notice.
    Tribes/consortia wishing to be considered for participation in the 
tribal self-governance program in fiscal year 2024 or calendar year 
2024 must respond to this notice, except for those tribes/consortia 
which are one of the 137 tribal entities with signed self-governance 
agreements.

Information Collection

    This information collection is authorized by OMB Control Number 
1076-0143, Tribal Self-Governance Program, which expires October 31, 
2022.

Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-22668 Filed 10-18-22; 8:45 am]
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