[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4405-4406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00703]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Reservation Proclamations
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of procedural guidance.
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SUMMARY: 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 proclamations.
ADDRESSES: The updated Fee-to-Trust Handbook is available at the
following link: http://www.bia.gov/WhatWeDo/Knowledge/Directives/Handbooks/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sharlene Round Face, Office of
Trust Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, (202) 208-3615,
sharlene.roundface@bia.gov, or Ms. Tana Fitzpatrick, Counselor,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, (202) 208-7163,
tana.fitzpatrick@bia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BIA has updated its Fee-to Trust
Handbook to establish procedures for BIA to process simultaneous
requests for trust land acquisitions under 25 CFR part 151 and
reservation proclamations under the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984;
25 U.S.C. 467). This Handbook revision will provide flexibility for
Tribes who wish to submit their requests simultaneously. BIA has also
updated the Handbook to include guidance for processing reservation
proclamations where the land has already been acquired in trust.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2; 25 U.S.C. 9; 25 U.S.C.
467.
Dated: December 30, 2016.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-00703 Filed 1-12-17; 8:45 am]
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