Meetings: Department tribal consultation policy; regional meeting,

[Federal Register: December 1, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 230)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4490-N-02]

Notice of Regional Meeting on Draft HUD Tribal Consultation Policy

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Executive Order 13084 directs Federal agencies to ``have an effective process to permit elected officials and other representatives of Indian tribal governments to provide meaningful and timely input in the development of regulatory policies on matters that significantly or uniquely affect their communities.'' In accordance with the Executive Order, HUD is in the process of developing tribal consultation policy. On November 2, 1999, HUD published a notice in the Federal Register announcing three regional meetings sponsored by HUD for the purposes of receiving tribal input on the appropriate scope and content of HUD's tribal consultation policy. This notice announces a future meeting being sponsored by HUD for this purpose. All comments received at the meetings will be considered in the development of HUD's final tribal consultation policy. Before finalizing consultation policy, HUD will publish the draft policy in the Federal Register for additional public comment.

DATES: The regional meeting will be held on December 6, 1999. The meeting will begin at approximately 1:30 pm and end at approximately 4:30 pm (local time).

ADDRESSES: The regional meeting will be held at the Sacramento Convention Center, 1030 15th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Room 4126, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 401-7914 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing or speech-impaired persons may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877- 8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 14, 1998, President Clinton signed Executive Order 13084 (entitled ``Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments''). The Executive Order directs Federal agencies to ``have an effective process to permit elected officials and other representatives of Indian tribal governments to provide meaningful and timely input in the development of regulatory policies on matters that significantly or uniquely affect their communities.'' In accordance with the Executive Order, HUD is in the process of developing a tribal consultation policy.

HUD is sponsoring a series of regional meetings for the purposes of receiving tribal input on the appropriate scope and content of HUD's consultation policy. Six meetings have already been held.

The first meeting was held on September 28, 1999 in Pocatello, Idaho in conjunction with the meeting of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians. The second meeting was held on October 19, 1999 in Anchorage, Alaska in conjunction with the meeting of the Alaska Federation of Natives. The third meeting was held on October 27, 1999 in Oneida, New York in conjunction with the meeting of the United South and Eastern Tribes.

On November 2, 1999 (64 FR 59196), HUD published a notice in the Federal Register announcing three additional regional meetings. The fourth meeting was held on November 9, 1999 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The fifth meeting was held on November 16, 1999 in Phoenix, Arizona. The sixth meeting was held on November 17, 1999 in Denver, Colorado.

This notice announces a seventh regional consultation meeting. The meeting will be held at the place and time identified in the DATES AND ADDRESSES section of this notice.

All comments received at the regional consultation meetings will be considered in the development of HUD's final tribal consultation policy. Before finalizing a consultation policy, HUD will publish the draft policy in the Federal Register for additional public comment.

Interested persons who are unable to attend one of the regional consultation meetings are encouraged to submit written comments to the Office of Native American Programs, at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.

Dated: November 22, 1999. Harold Lucas, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

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