[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 28, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 70964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28806]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
25 CFR Part 226
Osage Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior
ACTION: Notice of public meeting cancellation
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2, the U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Osage Negotiated Rulemaking
Committee has cancelled the December 13-14, 2012 meeting.
DATES: The meetings were originally scheduled for Thursday, December
13, 2012, and Friday, December 14, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the
Wah Zha Zhi Cultural Center, 1449 W. Main, Pawhuska, Oklahoma 74056. A
new meeting date and location will be announced later.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Eddie Streater, Designated Federal
Officer, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Wewoka Agency, P.O. Box 1540,
Seminole, OK 74818; telephone (405) 257-6250; fax (405) 257-3875; or
email [email protected]. Additional Committee information can be
found at: http://www.bia.gov/osageregneg.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 14, 2011, the United States and
the Osage Nation (formerly known as the Osage Tribe) signed a
Settlement Agreement to resolve litigation regarding alleged
mismanagement of the Osage Nation's oil and gas mineral estate, among
other claims. As part of the Settlement Agreement, the parties agreed
that it would be mutually beneficial ``to address means of improving
the trust management of the Osage Mineral Estate, the Osage Tribal
Trust Account, and Other Osage Accounts.'' Settlement Agreement,
Paragraph 1.i. The parties agreed that a review and revision of the
existing regulations is warranted to better assist the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) in managing the Osage Mineral Estate. The parties agreed
to engage in a negotiated rulemaking for this purpose. Settlement
Agreement, Paragraph 9.b. After the Committee submits its report, BIA
will develop a proposed rule to be published in the Federal Register.
Dated: November 21, 2012.
Michael S. Black,
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2012-28806 Filed 11-27-12; 8:45 am]
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