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Last updated: May 21, 2008
Next update will be updated on or before: May 27, 2008
Selected Indian Law Regulatory Action Discovered:
May 6 - May 21
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RULES and REGULATIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 25 CFR Part 292 (5/20/08)
Gaming on Trust Lands Acquired After October 17, 1988, Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 73 FR 29354-01, (PDF),
2008 WL 2091044
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is publishing regulations implementing section 2719 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). IGRA allows Indian tribes to conduct class II and class III gaming activities on land acquired after October 17, 1988, only if the land meets certain exceptions. This rule articulates standards that the BIA will follow in interpreting the various exceptions to the gaming prohibitions contained in section 2719 of IGRA. It also establishes a process for submitting and considering applications from Indian tribes seeking to conduct class II or class III gaming activities on lands acquired in trust after October 17, 1988.
NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (5/14/08)
National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE); Notice of an Open Teleconference Meeting, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 73 FR 27816-01, (PDF),
2008 WL 2036577
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an upcoming teleconference meeting of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (the Council) and is intended to notify the general public of the meeting. This notice also describes the functions of the Council. Notice of the Council's meetings is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and by the Council's charter.
NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Indian Affairs (5/13/08)
Tribal Energy Policy Advisory Committee, Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 73 FR 27552-01, (PDF),
2008 WL 2018497
SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior's Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs (AS-IA) is forming a Tribal Energy Policy Advisory Committee (Committee) of tribal officials and Federal representatives to provide advice on implementing regulations promulgated under the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005 (Act) and other Indian energy resource development matters. The AS-IA is requesting nominations to the Committee for tribal representatives of federally recognized Indian tribes from all of the Bureau of Indian Affairs regions except Alaska (the Act does not include Alaska).
NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Indian Affairs (5/8/08)
Land Acquisitions; Mechoopda Indian Tribe, California, Thursday, May 8, 2008, 73 FR 26142-01, (PDF),
2008 WL 1966801
SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs made a final agency determination to acquire approximately 631.05 acres of land into trust for the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of California on March 14, 2008. This notice is published in the exercise of authority delegated by the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by 209 Departmental Manual 8.1.
NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Indian Affairs (5/7/08)
Land Acquisitions; Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California, Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 73 FR 25766-01, (PDF),
2008 WL 1957641
SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs made a final agency determination to acquire approximately 254 acres of land into trust for the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria of California on April 18, 2008. This notice is published in the exercise of authority delegated by the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by 209 Departmental Manual 8.1.
NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Indian Affairs (5/1/08)
Grant Program to Build Tribal Energy Development Capacity, Thursday, May 1, 2008, 73 FR 24082-01, (PDF),
2008 WL 1902562
SUMMARY: The Energy Policy Act of 2005 authorizes the Secretary to provide assistance to Indian tribes for use in developing and sustaining the managerial and technical capacity needed to develop energy resources on Indian land, and to properly account for resulting energy production and revenues. In furtherance of this goal, the Department of the Interior's Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development is soliciting proposals from tribes and tribal energy resource development organizations. The Department will use a competitive evaluation process to select several proposed projects to receive an award.
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