Federal Register – Page 109 – Federal Register Notices for Indian Country

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee: Notice of Nomination Solicitation

July 1, 2015

The National Park Service is seeking nominations for one member of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee (Review Committee). The Secretary of the Interior will appoint the…

Federal Acknowledgment of American Indian Tribes

July 1, 2015

This rule revises regulations governing the process and criteria by which the Secretary acknowledges an Indian tribe. The revisions seek to make the process and criteria more transparent, promote consistent…

Requests for Administrative Acknowledgment of Federal Indian Tribes

July 1, 2015

This policy guidance establishes the Department’s intent to make determinations to acknowledge Federal Indian tribes within the contiguous 48 states only in accordance with the regulations established for that purpose…

Land Acquisition; Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin

July 1, 2015

The United States has acquired approximately 1,553 acres of Federal land within the boundary of the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant near Baraboo, Wisconsin, in trust for the Ho-Chunk Nation…

Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Reindeer in Alaska

June 30, 2015

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking comments on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for…

Indian Gaming

June 30, 2015

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) published a notice in the Federal Register of June 4, 2015 (80 FR 31918), containing a list of approved Tribal-State Class III gaming compacts.…

Proposed Issuance of NPDES General Permits for Wastewater Lagoon Systems Located in Indian Country in EPA Region 8

June 30, 2015

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 is providing for comment the draft 2015 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) lagoon general permits forwastewater lagoon systems located in Indian country…

HEARTH Act Approval of Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma Regulations

June 25, 2015

On June 3, 2015, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) approved the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma leasing regulations under the HEARTH Act. With this approval, the Tribe is authorized…

HEARTH Act Approval of Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Regulations

June 25, 2015

On September 23, 2014, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) approved the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians leasing regulations under the HEARTH Act. With this approval, the Tribe is…

HEARTH Act Approval of Ak-Chin Indian Community Leasing Regulations

June 25, 2015

On November 10, 2013, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) approved the Ak-Chin Indian Community leasing regulations under the HEARTH Act. With this approval, the Tribe is authorized to enter…