[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 202 (Friday, October 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 72528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23148]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Johnson-O'Malley Program

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Final Report.

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SUMMARY: Under the Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) Act of 1934, as amended by 
the JOM Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act of 
2018, the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is publishing a Final Report 
that describes the initial determination of the number of eligible 
Indian students served or potentially served by each eligible entity, 
the data used for BIE to make such determination, feedback gained 
during the comment period, and justification for not applying feedback 
gained during the comment period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Spike Bighorn, Program Manager, Office 
of Sovereignty in Indian Education, Bureau of Indian Education, via 
email at [email protected] or telephone at (202) 499-0482.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian 
Education Program Modernization Act of 2018, Public Law 115-404, 
directed the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to publish a 
preliminary report describing the number of eligible Indian students 
served or potentially served by each eligible entity, using the most 
applicable and accurate data from the fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
year for which the initial determination is to be made. See 84 FR 
57880, dated October 29, 2019. The 60-day comment period ended on 
December 30, 2019.
    The BIE received feedback on the preliminary report from four 
entities. On June 16, 2022, BIE submitted to Congress a final report 
(JOM Final Report) on the initial determination of the number of 
eligible Indian students served or potentially served by each eligible 
entity, including justification for not including feedback gained 
during the consultation period. On July 14, 2023, BIE published the JOM 
Final Report on the BIE website where it remains publicly available at 
https://www.bie.edu/supplemental-education-programs.

Brian Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-23148 Filed 10-19-23; 8:45 am]
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