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

📘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 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 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 28 Feb 2025 bureau of indian affairs, education, federal regulations, information collection, 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 construction, bureau of land management, categorical exclusions, bureau of indian affairs, 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 utility rates, mission valley power, electric rates, bureau of indian affairs, montana, indian tribes

⚡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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Regulatory Compliance 14 Jan 2025 federal regulations, tribal trust evaluations, bureau of indian affairs, paperwork reduction act, information collection

📝Notice on Tribal Trust Evaluations and Information Collection Deadline

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA) are proposing to renew an information collection.

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Regulatory Notice, Public Comment 6 Jan 2025 mattaponi indian tribe, bureau of indian affairs, regulatory notice, federal acknowledgment

📝Department of the Interior Notice on Mattaponi Tribe Acknowledgment Petitions

The Department of the Interior (Department) gives notice that the group known as the Mattaponi Indian Tribe and Reservation has filed a documented petition for Federal acknowledgment as an American Indian Tribe with the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. The Department seeks comment and evidence from the public on the petition.

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