[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36289-36290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14707]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Implementation of Indian Reservation Roads Program and 
Streamlining the Federal Delivery of Tribal Transportation Services

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Tribal Consultations and Informational Meetings; 
Correction.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) published a document in the 
Federal Register of May 7, 2012, announcing tribal consultations to 
discuss the following topics: (1) Changes in how Proposed Roads and 
Access Roads are considered in the calculation of the Relative Needs 
Distribution Formula (RNDF) used for the allocation of Indian 
Reservation Roads (IRR) funding among tribes; (2) streamlining BIA 
delivery of transportation program services to tribal governments; and 
(3) update on implementation of ``Question 10.'' BIA and the Federal 
Highway Administration (FHWA) will also present an update on potential 
congressional reauthorization of the current transportation legislation 
involving the Indian Reservation Roads program or, if new 
transportation legislation is enacted prior to the meetings, BIA and 
FHWA will discuss its anticipated impacts on the IRR program. This 
notice corrects the meeting dates, locations, and agenda.

DATES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for 
consultation dates.

ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for 
locations where the consultations will be held.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LeRoy M. Gishi, Chief, Division of 
Transportation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., MS-4513, 
Washington, DC 20240, telephone (202) 513-7711; or Robert W. Sparrow, 
Jr., IRR Program Manager, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New 
Jersey Ave. SE., Room E61-311, Washington, DC 20159, telephone (202) 
366-9483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Corrections

    In the Federal Register of May 7, 2012, on page 26786, the meeting 
date of June 21, 2012 in Lincoln, NE has been removed. In the same 
section, the Meeting Agenda has been modified by switching time slots 
for Question 10 Update section with the Reauthorization Update section. 
In addition, three new

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meetings were added. Correct the meeting dates, locations, and agenda 
listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section with the following:

Meeting Dates and Locations

    The consultation sessions will be held on the following dates, at 
the following locations:

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         Meeting date               Location               Time
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June 5, 2012..................  Anchorage, AK...  9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
June 7, 2012..................  Spokane, WA.....  9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
June 12, 2012.................  Albuquerque, NM.  9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
June 13, 2012.................  Phoenix, AZ.....  9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
June 14, 2012.................  Sacramento, CA..  9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
June 19, 2012.................  Nashville, TN...  9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
June 20, 2012.................  Oklahoma City,    9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
                                 OK.
June 26, 2012.................  Billings, MT....  9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
June 27, 2012.................  Rapid City, SD..  9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
June 28, 2012.................  Mount Pleasant,   9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
                                 MI.
July 17, 2012.................  Fairbanks, AK...  9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
July 18, 2012.................  Nome, AK*.......  10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
July 19, 2012.................  Bethel, AK......  9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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*Meeting start time will be 1 hour later.

Meeting Agenda (All Times Local)

9 a.m.-9:15 a.m...........................  Welcome and Introductions.
9:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.......................  Proposed/Access Roads
                                             (Recommendation,
                                             Expectations,
                                             Implementation).
10:45 a.m.-11 a.m.........................  Break.
11 a.m.-11:45 a.m.........................  Question 10 Update.
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m..........................  Lunch.
1 p.m.-3 p.m..............................   Tribal Transportation
                                             Program Streamlining.
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m...........................   Break.
3:15 p.m.-4:00 p.m........................   Reauthorization Update.
4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m........................   Closing Comments.
4:30 p.m..................................  Adjourn.
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    Dated: June 7, 2012.
Donald E. Laverdure,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2012-14707 Filed 6-15-12; 8:45 am]
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