Federal Register – Page 60 – Federal Register Notices for Indian Country

Land Acquisitions; Craig Tribal Association, Craig, Alaska

January 17, 2017

The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretaryâ€”Indian Affairs made a final agency determination to acquire 1.08 acres, more or less, of land in trust for the Craig Tribal Association, Alaska, for economic…

Identifying Lands Subject to Secretarial Order of Restoration of February 22, 1945

January 13, 2017

On February 22, 1945, the Secretary of the Interior issued an Order restoring to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians of Minnesota (â€œTribeâ€) certain lands that the Tribe had…

Reservation Proclamations

January 13, 2017

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has updated its Fee-to-Trust Handbook to include procedural guidance for its employees on processing reservation proclamations, including simultaneous requests for trust acquisition and reservation…

Loan Repayment Program for Repayment of Health Professions Educational Loan; Announcement Type-Initial

January 11, 2017

The Indian Health Service (IHS) estimated budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 includes $30,022,000 for the IHS Loan Repayment Program (LRP) for health professional educational loans (undergraduate and graduate)…

Protocol for Categorical Exclusions Supplementing the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act for Certain National Indian Gaming Commission Actions and Activities

January 11, 2017

The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC or â€œthe Commissionâ€) is amending its protocol for categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, Executive Order 11514,…

Indian Health Professions Preparatory, Indian Health Professions Pre-Graduate and Indian Health Professions Scholarship Programs

January 10, 2017

The Indian Health Service (IHS) is committed to encouraging American Indians and Alaska Natives to enter the health professions and to assuring the availability of Indian health professionals to serve…

Request for Public Comment: 30 Day Proposed Information Collection: Environmental Health Assessment of Tribal Child Care Centers in the Pacific Northwest

January 10, 2017

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Indian Health Service (IHS) is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for an extension of…

Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1, Approval of Operations

January 10, 2017

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hereby amends its existing Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1 (Onshore Order 1) to require the electronic filing (or e-filing) of all Applications…

Indian Gaming; Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compacts Taking Effect in the State of New Mexico

December 30, 2016

The Pueblo of Santa Ana and the State of New Mexico entered into a compact governing Class III gaming. This notice announces that the compact is taking effect.

Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Tule River Tribe’s Proposed Fee-to-Trust and Eagle Mountain Casino Relocation Project, Tulare County, California

December 30, 2016

This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), as lead agency, intends to gather information necessary for preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) in connection with…