[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 68 (Monday, April 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24484-24486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07305]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6457-N-01]


Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee; Request for Members 
Nominations

AGENCY: Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, 
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice seeks nominations for HUD's Tribal 
Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (TIAC).

DATES: Nominations for potential representatives of the TIAC are due on 
or before: June 7, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit nominations for 
potential representatives of the TIAC. Nominations may be submitted to 
HUD electronically. All submissions must refer to the above docket 
number and title.
    Electronic Submission of Nominations. Interested persons may submit 
nominations electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
www.regulations.gov. Electronic submission allows the maximum time to 
prepare and submit nominations, ensures timely receipt by HUD, and 
enables HUD to make them immediately available to the public. 
Nominations submitted electronically through the www.regulations.gov 
website can be viewed by interested members of the public. Individuals 
should follow the instructions provided on that website to submit 
nominations. Note: To receive consideration, nominations must be 
submitted electronically through www.regulations.gov and refer to the 
above docket number and title. Nominations should not be submitted by 
mail.
    No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile (FAX) comments will not be 
accepted.
    Public Inspection of Nominations. All properly submitted 
nominations and communications submitted to HUD will be available for 
public inspection and copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the 
above address. Due to security measures at the HUD Headquarters 
building, an advance appointment to review the submissions must be 
scheduled by calling the Regulations Division at (202) 708-3055 (this 
is not a toll-free number). HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive 
calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as 
individuals with speech or communication disabilities. To learn more 
about how to make an accessible call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecomunicationsrelay-service-trs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heidi J. Frechette, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Native American Programs, Office of Public and Indian 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street SW, Room 4108, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 402-
7598 (this is not a toll-free number). HUD welcomes and is prepared to 
receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well 
as individuals with speech or communication disabilities. To learn more 
about how to make an accessible call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecomunicationsrelay-service-trs.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    To further enhance consultation and collaboration with Tribal 
governments,

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HUD established the TIAC in 2022. It has provided critical support to 
the Department as it formulates policies having a direct impact on 
Tribes/Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs). The Tribal members 
serve two-year terms. At the end of 2024, eight (8) of the 
representatives' terms will end.

II. Nominations for TIAC Membership

    HUD is requesting nominations for Tribal representatives to serve 
on the TIAC, starting in January 2025 for two-year terms. Nominations 
are due on or before: June 7, 2024. Nominations are encouraged from all 
regions of the continental United States and Alaska. If you are 
interested in serving as a member of the Committee or in nominating 
another person to serve as a member of the Committee, you may submit a 
nomination to HUD in accordance with the Electronic Submission of 
Nominations section of this notice. Your nomination for membership on 
the Committee must include:
    1. The name of the nominee, a description of the interests the 
nominee would represent, and a description of the nominee's experience 
and interest in American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) housing and 
community development matters;
    2. Evidence that the nominee is a duly elected or appointed Tribal 
leader and is authorized to represent a federally recognized tribal 
government or Alaska Native Corporation; and
    3. A written commitment from the nominee that she or he will 
actively engage and participate in the Committee meetings.
    HUD will appoint the members of the TIAC from the pool of nominees 
submitted in response to this notice. HUD will announce the final 
selections for TIAC membership in a future Federal Register notice. 
Members will be selected based on proven experience and interest in 
AIAN housing and community development matters, and whether the 
interest of the proposed member could be represented adequately by 
other members. In addition to the criteria above, at large members will 
be selected based on their ability to represent specific interests that 
might not be represented by the selected regional members. Only elected 
officers of a tribal government acting in their official capacities 
with authority to act on behalf of the tribal government may serve as 
TIAC delegates or alternate delegates of the TIAC.
    Tribal employees are eligible to serve if appointed by a duly 
elected tribal leader of a federally recognized tribe and are 
authorized to officially act on the Tribal government's behalf.
    Elected officials representing Alaska Native Corporations, or 
designated employees, may also serve on TIAC at HUD's discretion 
provided they demonstrate that they meet the criteria specified in the 
statutory exemption to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) found 
in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) at 2 U.S.C. 1534(b).
    Because the TIAC will operate under the Tribal government statutory 
exemption of FACA found in the UMRA, HUD will not consider nominees 
solely representing Tribally Designated Housing Entities, state 
recognized Tribes, or national or regional organizations. However, HUD 
will consider nominations from associations that represent elected 
officials of Tribes who have been designated by an elected Tribal 
leader to participate in TIAC.

III. Purpose of the TIAC and Meetings

A. Purpose and Role of the TIAC

    The purposes of the TIAC are:
    (1) To further facilitate intergovernmental communication between 
HUD and Tribal leaders of federally recognized Tribes on all HUD 
programs;
    (2) To make recommendations to HUD regarding current program 
regulations that may require revision, as well as suggest rulemaking 
methods to develop such changes. The TIAC will not, however, negotiate 
any changes to regulations that are subject to negotiated rulemaking 
under Section 106 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act (NAHASDA) and will not serve in place of any future 
negotiated rulemaking committee established by HUD; and
    (3) To advise in the development of HUD's AIAN housing priorities.
    The role of the TIAC is to provide recommendations and input to 
HUD, and to provide a vehicle for regular, meaningful consultation and 
collaboration with Tribal officials. It will not replace other means of 
Tribal consultations, but, rather, will supplement them. HUD will 
maintain the responsibility to exercise program management, including 
the drafting of HUD notices, guidance documents, and regulations.

B. Meetings and Participation

    Subject to availability of Federal funding, the TIAC plans to meet 
in-person twice a year (one meeting at HUD Headquarters in Washington, 
DC, and the other at some location elsewhere in the country) to discuss 
agency policies and activities with HUD, set shared priorities, and 
facilitate further consultation with Tribal leaders. HUD will pay for 
these meetings, including the member's cost to travel to these 
meetings. The TIAC may meet on a more frequent basis virtually, via 
conference calls, videoconferences, or through other forms of 
communication. Additional in-person meetings may be scheduled at HUD's 
discretion in the future. Participation at TIAC meetings will be 
limited to TIAC members or their alternates. Alternates must be 
designated in writing by the member's Tribal government to officially 
act on their behalf. TIAC members may bring one technical advisor to 
the meeting at their expense. The technical advisor can advise the 
member but cannot speak in the member's place. Meeting summaries may be 
available on the HUD website.

C. TIAC Membership

    The TIAC is comprised of HUD representatives and Tribal delegates 
from across the country, representing small, medium, and large tribes. 
The TIAC is composed of HUD officials (including the Secretary or his 
or her designee, as well as the Assistant Secretaries for the Office of 
Public and Indian Housing (PIH), Office of Policy, Development, and 
Research (PD&R), Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO), 
Office of Field Policy Management (FPM), Office of Housing (FHA), 
Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), and Office of 
Community Planning and Development (CPD) or their designees) and 
fifteen Tribal delegates. Two Tribal delegates represent each of the 
six HUD ONAP regions, while three remaining Tribal delegates serve at-
large. Only elected officers of a tribal government acting in their 
official capacities or designated employees of tribal governments with 
authority to act on behalf of the tribal government may serve as TIAC 
delegates or alternates of the TIAC. Elected officials representing 
Alaska Native Corporations, or designated employees, may also serve on 
TIAC at HUD's discretion provided they demonstrate that they meet the 
criteria specified in the statutory exemption to (FACA) found in the 
UMRA). The Secretary of HUD will appoint the HUD representatives of the 
TIAC. TIAC Tribal delegates will serve a term of two years. To ensure 
consistency between Tribal terms, delegates serve a staggered term of 
appointment. Should a delegate's tenure as a Tribal leader come to an 
end during their appointment to the TIAC, the delegate's Tribe will 
nominate a

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replacement, if not the already nominated alternate.

Richard Monocchio,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
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