Procedures for Federal Acknowledgment of Alaska Native Entities

• Published date: 24 February 2020
• Citation: 85 FR 10349
• Record Number: 2020-03736
• Section: Proposed rules
• Court: Indian Affairs Bureau

Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 36 (Monday, February 24, 2020)

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2020)]
                [Proposed Rules]
                [Page 10349]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-03736]
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                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                Bureau of Indian Affairs
                25 CFR Part 82
                [1120A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G]
                RIN 1076-AF51
                Procedures for Federal Acknowledgment of Alaska Native Entities
                AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
                ACTION: Proposed rule; public meeting.
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                SUMMARY: This document announces that the Department of the Interior
                (Department) will be holding an additional public meeting by
                teleconference, to receive input on the proposed rule that would
                address how Alaska Native entities may become acknowledged as an Indian
                Tribe pursuant to the Alaska Amendment to the Indian Reorganization
                Act.
                DATES: The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 26, 2020.
                ADDRESSES: This is a virtual meeting. The call-in number is: 800-857-
                9752. The passcode is: 8078300.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Appel, Director, Office of
                Regulatory Affairs & Collaborative Action, (202) 273-4680;
                [email protected].
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 2, 2020, the Department published
                a proposed rule that would establish an acknowledgment process for
                entities in Alaska that were not recognized as bands or Tribes before
                1936. See 84 FR 37. The Department is providing an additional
                opportunity for the public to provide comments by phone on February 26,
                2020, at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. The call-in number is: 800-857-9752. The
                passcode is: 8078300.
                 Dated: February 7, 2020.
                Tara Sweeney,
                Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
                [FR Doc. 2020-03736 Filed 2-21-20; 8:45 am]
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