[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3051-3052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1239]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians; Office of 
Trust Funds Management

ACTION: Notice is hereby given that the Office of the Special Trustee 
(OST), Office of Trust Funds Management (OTFM), will conduct four (4) 
consultation meetings with all Indian Tribes, bands, nations, or other 
organized groups or communities, including any Alaska Native villages 
or regional or village corporations as defined in or established 
pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688), 
which is recognized as eligible for the trust programs and services 
provided by the United States

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to Indians because of their status as Indians.

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SUMMARY: The purpose is to consult with and obtain oral and/or written 
comments regarding the review of the Special Trustee's draft 
comprehensive strategic plan for all phases of the trust management 
business cycle that will ensure proper and efficient discharge of the 
Secretary's trust responsibilities. The assessment, opinions and plan 
are a work in progress which is subject to modification and change 
before it becomes final and is recommended to the Secretary of the 
Interior, the Office of Management and Budget and the Congress.

DATES (1997): Four (4) consultation sessions will be conducted:
     February 25: Radisson Hotel Seattle Airport, 17001 Pacific 
Highway S., Seattle, Washington, 98188, (206) 244-6000.
     February 27: Adam's Mark Denver, 1550 Court Place, Denver, 
Colorado 80202, (303) 893-3333.
     March 6: Holiday Inn Airport North, 1380 Virginia Avenue, 
East Point, Georgia, 30344, (404) 762-8411.
     March 12: Sheraton Uptown Albuquerque, 2600 Louisiana NE, 
Albuquerque, New Mexico, (505) 881-0000.
    All sessions will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m. Comments, 
oral or written, will be taken until all are received or 5 p.m., 
whichever comes first.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Shelly Farmer, Staff Assistant, 
Department of the Interior, Office of the Special Trustee, Office of 
Trust Funds Management, 505 Marquette N.W., Suite 1000, Albuquerque, 
New Mexico 87102, telephone number (505) 248-5736 and fax number (505) 
248-5741.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All oral and written comments that are 
presented at the consultation meetings, will be recorded and 
transcribed. Summaries of the meetings will be available for public 
inspection after the final meeting or after March 17, 1997.

    Dated: January 16, 1997.
Bonnie Cohen,
Assistant Secretary--Policy, Management & Budget.
[FR Doc. 97-1239 Filed 1-17-97; 8:45 am]
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