Notice 12 May 2025 compliance, information collection, financial assistance, bureau of indian affairs, native american business, loan guarantee

💰Bureau of Indian Affairs

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs (OAS-IA), are proposing to renew an information collection.

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Notice 12 May 2025 regulatory compliance, information collection, bureau of indian affairs, tribal assistance, housing improvement program

🏡Bureau of Indian Affairs Information Collection on Housing Improvement Program

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are proposing to renew an information collection.

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Notice 6 May 2025 regulatory compliance, public comments, bureau of indian affairs, federal acknowledgment, business opportunities, american indian tribes

🏹Notice of Petition for Federal Acknowledgment as Indian Tribe

The Department of the Interior (Department) gives notice that the group known as the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians, a petitioner for Federal acknowledgment as an American Indian Tribe, has chosen to complete the petitioning process under the current version of the acknowledgment regulations (as revised July 31, 2015). The Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians had been proceeding under the previous version of the regulations (as they existed prior to July 31, 2015). The Department seeks comment and evidence from the public on the petition.

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Notice 6 May 2025 regulatory compliance, information collection, transportation, education, bureau of indian affairs

🚌Review of Student Transportation Form Information Collection Notice

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), are proposing to renew an information collection.

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Notice 8 Apr 2025 compliance, public meeting, education, disabilities, bureau of indian affairs, indian education

📘Public Meeting Notice

The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing that the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children (Advisory Board) will hold a two-day in-person and online meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) for Indian children with disabilities.

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Notice 7 Apr 2025 information collection, alaska, bureau of indian affairs, regulatory affairs, reindeer

🦌Notice of Information Collection on Reindeer in Alaska

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), are proposing to renew an information collection.

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Notice 7 Apr 2025 advisory board, bureau of indian affairs, education policy, american indian, special education, disability services, government request

📝Call for Nominations

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA), the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) requests nominations of individuals to serve on the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children (Advisory Board). There will be four positions available to serve specifically in the areas of: Indian persons with disabilities; Service providers to children with disabilities; State education officials; or State Interagency Coordinating Councils under section 641 of the Act in States having Indian reservations. Advisory Board members shall serve a staggered term of two years or three years from the date of their appointment. The BIE will consider nominations received in response to this request for nominations, as well as other sources. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice provides Advisory Board and membership criteria.

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Notice 28 Feb 2025 information collection, federal regulations, education, bureau of indian affairs, sipi, haskell university

📄Notice of Information Collection for Haskell and SIPI Admissions

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), are proposing to renew an information collection with revisions.

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Compliance, Economic Development 16 Jan 2025 bureau of land management, construction, bureau of indian affairs, categorical exclusions, energy projects, national environmental policy act

🌱Adoption of Categorical Exclusions by BLM and BIA for Business Activities

The Department of the Interior (Department) is notifying the public and documenting the adoption of 11 Department of Energy (DOE) and 6 National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) categorical exclusions (CXs) for use by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), under section 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In accordance with section 109, this notice identifies the types of actions for which the BLM and BIA will rely on the CXs, the considerations that the BLM and BIA will use in determining the applicability of the CXs, and the consultation between the agencies on the use of the CXs, including application of extraordinary circumstances.

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Financial Implications, Regulatory Requirements 16 Jan 2025 bureau of indian affairs, indian tribes, electric rates, montana, utility rates, mission valley power

⚡Mission Valley Power Rate Adjustments Effective March 2025

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has adjusted its electric power rates for the Mission Valley Power Project (MVP).

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