[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 515-516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00089]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-6560-N-02]
Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (TIAC) Membership
Announcement
AGENCY: Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing,
HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the list of Committee Members of HUD's
Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (TIAC) starting in January
2026. The committee will perform several advisory functions while it
considers HUD policies that affect Indian Country. HUD will publish a
subsequent notice with details of any scheduled TIAC meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hilary C. Atkin, Acting 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, telephone number
202-401-7914 (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 and communication
disabilities. To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone
call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On November 15, 2021 (86 FR 63051), to enhance consultation and
collaboration with Tribal governments, HUD published a notice in the
Federal Register announcing its intention to establish its first Tribal
advisory committee known as the ``Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory
Committee'' (TIAC). The notice also solicited Tribal feedback on a
proposed TIAC structure and its functions. On March 31, 2022 (87 FR
18807), HUD published a notice in the Federal Register that announced
the final structure of the TIAC and requested the submission of Tribal
nominations to the TIAC. HUD selected 15 members for its inaugural
TIAC, beginning in January 2023.
On April 8, 2024 (89 FR 24484), HUD published a notice in the
Federal Register requesting submission of Tribal nominations to the
TIAC for two-year terms to begin in January 2025 (replacing eight
positions whose terms were set to expire at the end of December 2024).
On May 19, 2025 (90 FR 21326), HUD published a notice in the
Federal Register requesting submission of Tribal nominations to the
TIAC for two-year terms to begin in January 2026 (filling eight vacant
positions).
II. The Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
Today's notice announces the membership of the TIAC starting
January 2026 (returning members as well as new members). The purpose of
the TIAC is to further facilitate intergovernmental communication
between HUD and Tribal leaders of federally recognized Tribes on all
HUD programs, to make recommendations to HUD regarding current program
regulations that may require revision, as well as suggest rulemaking
methods to develop such changes, and to advise in the development of
HUD's American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) housing priorities. The
function of TIAC is not to replace Tribal consultation, but rather to
serve as a tool to help supplement it.
In making the selections for membership on the TIAC, HUD's goal was
to establish a committee whose membership reflects a balanced
representation of small, medium, and large Indian tribes across Indian
Country. In addition to the Tribal representatives on the committee,
there will be several HUD representatives, each representing various
program offices, on the committee.
HUD is announcing the Tribal Committee Members in this Notice.
However, each Committee Member should have an eligible Alternate in
queue in case the Committee Member is unable to attend a particular
committee meeting. As a reminder, the Alternate must meet the same
eligibility criteria required of the selected Committee Member,
specifically, that they must be either a duly elected Tribal official
or Tribal employee. The Alternate cannot be a Tribally Designated
Housing Entity employee. In the absence of a Committee Member, the
Alternate will have the same rights, responsibilities, duties, and
functions as a Committee Member during meetings. Each Committee Member
has the discretion to decide who will best represent them in their
absence. A Committee Member unable to attend any session must inform
HUD in writing with an original signature as to whom they have selected
to represent them and will specify the term. HUD will review all
Alternates before a meeting to confirm that they meet the eligibility
criteria for Alternates specified by HUD.
The final list of members of the TIAC is as follows:
Serving New Terms
(1) Kenneth Brink, Tribal Council Vice Chairman, Karuk Tribe, Happy
Camp, California.
(2) Eugene DeCora, Council Member, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska,
Winnebago, Nebraska.
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(3) Anita Lozinto, Board of Directors At-Large Member, Dry Creek
Rancheria of Pomo Indians, Santa Rosa, California.
(4) Teri Nutter, Council Member, Gulkana Village Council, Gakona,
Alaska.
(5) Jacqueline Pata, 1st Vice President, Central Council of Tlingit
& Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, Juneau, Alaska.
(6) Ashley Sexton, Tribal Administrator, Catawba Indian Nation,
Rock Hill, South Carolina.
(7) Genia Williams, Council Treasurer, Walker River Paiute Tribe,
Schurz, Nevada.
(8) Bobby Yandell, Executive Director of Housing, Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma, Durant, Oklahoma.
Serving Existing Terms
(1) Jamie Azure, Chairman, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa
Indians, Belcourt, North Dakota.
(2) Kelly Cook, Executive Director, Office of Housing, Chickasaw
Nation, Ada, Oklahoma.
(3) Todd Enlow, Executive Director of Housing, Cherokee Nation,
Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
(4) Benjamin Herne, Tribal Sub-Chief, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe,
Akwesasne, New York.
(5) Ryman LeBeau, Chairman, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Eagle
Butte, South Dakota.
(6) Toby McClary, Council Member, Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde Community of Oregon, Grand Ronde, Oregon.
(7) Charles Matthew Sisneros, Lieutenant Governor, Santa Clara
Pueblo, Espa[ntilde]ola, New Mexico.
Hilary C. Atkin,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Programs, Office
of Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 2026-00089 Filed 1-6-26; 8:45 am]
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