[Federal Register: February 11, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 28)]
[Notices]
[Page 6271]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Special Trustee for American
Indians, Office of Trust Transition; Tribal Consultation of Indian
Trust Asset Management
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of
the Special Trustee for American Indians, Office of Trust Transition,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of tribal consultation meetings; extension of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, and the Office of
Indian Trust Transition have been conducting consultation meetings with
the public as noticed in the Federal Register publications of December
5, 2001, December 11, 2001, and January 31, 2002. In the Federal
Register notice of December 5, 2001 (66 FR 234), the Department noted
that all written comments must be received by February 15, 2002. This
notice extends that comment period to February 28, 2002.
DATES: All written comments must be received by February 28, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, 1849 C
Street, NW, MS 4140 MIB, Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne R. Smith, Deputy Assistant
Secretary--Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street, NW, MS 4140 MIB, Washington,
DC 20240 (202-208-7163).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the consultation meetings is
to involve affected and interested parties in the process of organizing
the Department's trust asset management responsibility functions. The
Department has determined that there is a need for dramatic change in
the management of Indian trust assets. An independent consultant has
analyzed important components of the Department's trust reform
activities and made several recommendations, including the
recommendation that the Department consolidate trust functions under a
single entity. The Department has already had seven (7) tribal
consultation meetings and has scheduled another one for Portland,
Oregon, on February 14, 2002, to discuss the merits of this
reorganization. Because of the overwhelming public response to this
effort, the Department believes it prudent to extend the comment period
to February 28, 2002. The Department may extend this comment period
further by additional notice as other meetings may be scheduled. This
extension will facilitate the maximum direct participation of all
interested persons in this important Departmental process.
Dated: February 6, 2002.
J. Steven Griles,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-3284 Filed 2-8-02; 8:45 am]
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