[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 28 (Thursday, February 11, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 6825-6827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3301]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
25 CFR Part 170
Notice of the Proposed Membership of the Negotiated Rulemaking
Committee Under Section 1115 of the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century (TEA-21)
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Negotiated Rulemaking Act, the Secretary of
the Interior has selected the proposed member of a committee to develop
proposed rules for the Indian Reservation Roads program. Tribes in each
of the twelve Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Areas were invited to
nominate two representatives and two alternates to serve on the
committee. After considering nominations, the Secretary proposes to
appoint the persons named in this notice as committee members. Tribes,
tribal organizations, and individual tribal members who believe that
their interests will not be adequately represented by the persons
identified in this notice may submit comments on the proposed
selection, apply for membership on the committee, or submit other
nominations.
DATES: Comments on the proposed committee membership to this negotiated
rulemaking committee must be received no later than March 13, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send nominations and comments to Mr. LeRoy Gishi, Chief,
Division of Transportation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department
of the Interior, MS-4058-MIB, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
Nominations and comments received by the BIA will be available for
inspection at the address listed above from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. LeRoy Gishi, Chief, Division of
Transportation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, at the address listed above,
or by telephone at (202) 208-4359 or fax at (202) 208-4696. Additional
information may be posted on the Indian Reservation Roads web site at
www.irr.bia.gov, as it becomes available.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by 23 U.S.C. section 202, as
amended by TEA-21, the Secretary shall, pursuant to a negotiated
rulemaking process, issue regulations governing the Indian Reservation
Roads program and establish a formula for allocating all contractible
funds among Indian tribes for fiscal year 2000 and subsequent years.
Section 202 also requires that in establishing this committee, the
Secretary will (1) apply the procedures of negotiated rulemaking under
subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5 (the Negotiated Rulemaking Act)
in a manner that reflects the unique government-to-government
relationship between the Indian tribes and the United States, and (2)
ensure that the membership of the committee includes only
representatives of the Federal Government and of geographically diverse
small, medium, and large Indian tribes.
In negotiating a proposed regulation establishing a funding
formula, the committee will base its proposal on factors that reflect
(a) the relative needs of the Indian tribes, and reservation or tribal
communities, for transportation assistance, and (b) the relative
administrative capacities of, and challenges faced by, various Indian
tribes, including the cost of road construction in each BIA Area,
geographic isolation and difficulty in maintaining all-weather access
to employment, commerce, health, safety, and educational resources.
Also, the committee will develop a regulation governing the Indian
Reservation Roads program.
The Secretary invites organizations and individuals to comment on
the nominations in this notice or nominate other persons for membership
on the committee. The Secretary intends that the proposed committee
(including any additional members selected) reflect balanced interests
as follows:
(1) Members of geographically diverse small, medium, and large
Indian tribes;
(2) Members of tribes identified as Direct Service, Self-
Determination and Self-Governance tribes; and
(3) Members of tribes with various levels and types of experience
in the diverse concerns of transportation development and management
(e.g., jurisdictional issues, complexity of transportation systems,
climatic concerns, environmental issues, geographic isolation, etc.).
The Secretary has determined that the proper functioning of the
committee requires more than the 25 members recommended by the
Negotiated Rulemaking Act (5 U.S.C. 565) in order to achieve balanced
representation from geographically diverse small, medium, and large
Indian tribes as required by Section 1115 of TEA-21. The Secretary has
selected 29 tribal representatives and 13 Federal representatives for
the committee, for a proposed total of 42 members. The first meeting of
the committee is tentatively scheduled for March 16-18, 1999. The
following membership for the committee is proposed:
Federal Representatives
Robert Baracker, Designated Federal Official, BIA Albuquerque Area
Office
LeRoy Gishi, Chief, BIA Division of Transportation
Justin P. Patterson, Assistant Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor
(One representative), BIA Juneau Area Office
Cordell Ringel, Area Road Engineer, BIA Billings Area Office
Wilfred Frazier, Area Road Engineer, BIA Navajo Area Office
Vernon Palmer, Area Road Engineer, BIA Phoenix Area Office
Robert Ecoffy, Superintendent, Pine Ridge Agency, BIA Aberdeen Area
Office
Joel Smith, Superintendent, Minnesota Agency, BIA Minneapolis Area
Office
Mike Smith, Assistant Area Director, BIA Sacramento Area Office
(Three representatives) Department of Transportation
Representatives of Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Individual
Indians
ABERDEEN AREA
Pete Red Tomahawk, Transportation Planner
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Fort Yates, ND
Ted Danks, Transportation Planner
Three Affiliated Tribes of Mandan, Arikara and Hidatsa
New Town, ND
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Alternates:
Fern Peltier, Transportation Planner
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
Belcourt, ND
Diane Zephier, Transportation Planner
Oglala Sioux Tribe
Pine Ridge, SD
ALBUQUERQUE AREA
Edward Little, Director, Indian Pueblos Federal Development Corp.
All Indian Pueblo Council
Albuquerque, NM
James Mark Wright, Tribal Roads Engineer
Jicarilla Apache Tribe
Dulce, NM
David Wyaco, Sr, Tribal Council
Pueblo of Zuni
Zuni, NM
Alternates:
Delfino Calabaza, AIPC Program Administrator
Pueblo of Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM
Robert Goffinett, Tribal Transportation Director
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
Towaoc, CO
ANADARKO AREA
Chuck Tsoodle, Tribal Roads & Transit Director
Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Carnegie, OK
Tim Ramirez, Tribal Roads Director
Prairie Band of Potawatami Nation
Mayetta, KS
Alternates:
Bill Tall Bear, Program Coordinator-Transportation Planner
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma
Concho, OK
John Barrett, Chairman
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Shawnee, OK
BILLINGS AREA
John Smith, Transportation Planner
Shoshone & Arapaho Tribes
Fort Washakie, WY
Norma Gorneau, Vice Chair
Northern Cheyenne Tribe
Lame Deer, MT
Alternates:
John Healy, Transportation Planner
Fort Belknap Tribes
Harlem, MT
Caleb Shields, Tribal Council
Ft. Peck Tribe
Poplar, MT
EASTERN AREA
Eddie Tullis, Tribal Chairman
Poarch Band of Creek Indians
Atmore, AL
Jody Clark, Transportation Manager
Seneca Nation of Indians
Salamanca, NY
Alternates:
Johnson Owle, Transportation Planner
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Cherokee, NC
Clifford Francis, Tribal Council
Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy
Perry, ME
JUNEAU AREA
Loretta Bullard, President
Kawarek, INC.
Nome, AK
Al Ketzler Sr., Chief Administrative Officer
Tanana Chiefs Conference
Fairbanks, AK
Gideon James, Tribal Operations Director
Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government
Venetie, AK
Alternates:
Dugan Nielsen, Director, Land & Resources
Bristol Bay Native Association
Dillingham, AK
Edward Thomas, President
Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
Juneau, AK
MINNEAPOLIS AREA
Jim Garrigan, Director of Tribal Roads
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
Red Lake, MN
Mike Christensen, Tribal Roads Committee
Lac Du Flambeau Chippewa
Lac du Flambeau, WI
Alternates:
Bruce Danforth, Public Works Area Manager
Oneida Nation
Oneida, WI
John Stewart, Tribal Engineer
Prairie Island Indian Community
Welch, MN
MUSKOGEE AREA
George Almerigi, Second Chief
Muskogee Creek Nation
Okmulgee, OK
Everett Waller, Councilman
Osage Nation
Pawhuska, OK
Alternates:
Robert Endicott, Transportation Planner
Cherokee Nation
Tahlequah, OK
Rebecca Torres, Chief
Alabama Quassarate Tribal Town
Henryetta, OK
NAVAJO AREA
Sampson Begay, Tribal Council
Navajo Nation
Window Rock, AZ
Andrew Simpson, Tribal Council
Navajo Nation
Window Rock, AZ
Alternates:
Alfred Yazzie, Navajo Nation Council
Navajo Nation
Window Rock, AZ
Thomas Christie, Department of Justice
Navajo Nation
Window Rock, AZ
PHOENIX AREA
Alex Cabello, Councilman
Hualapai Tribe
Peach Springs, AZ
Robyn Burdette, Chairperson
Summit Lake Paiute Tribe
Winnemucca, NV
Wade Large, Asst. Economic Development Director
Uintah & Ouray Ute Tribe
Fort Duchesne, UT
Alternates:
Cecil Antone, Lieutenant Governor
Gila River Indian Community
Sacaton, AZ
Rita Martinez, Councilwoman
Tohono O ``odham Nation
Sells, AZ
PORTLAND AREA
Michael Marchand, Colville Business Council
Confederated Tribes of Colville Indians
Nespelem, WA
Dave Whitener, Chairman
Squaxin Island Tribe
Shelton, WA
Della Cree, Community Development Planner
Nez Perce Tribe
Lapwai, ID
Alternates:
Andy Kampkoff, Construction Manager
Lummi Indian Business Council
Bellingham, WA
Mike Clement, Economic Development Manager
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Warm Springs, OR
SACRAMENTO AREA
Anthony Largo, Spokesman
Santa Rosa Indian Reservation
Hemet, CA
Mervin Hess, Chairperson
Bishop Indian Reservation
Bishop, CA
Vlayn McCovey, Council Member
Yurok Tribe
Eureka, CA
Alternates:
Mac Hayward, Public Works Director
Redding Rancheria
Redding, CA
Randolph Feliz, Tribal Vice Chair
Hopland Band of Pomo Indians
Hopland, CA
If you believe that your interests will not be adequately
represented by any person identified in the committee membership, you
may apply or nominate another person for membership on the committee.
Each application or nomination must include:
(1) The name of the nominee.
(2) The tribal interest(s) to be represented by the nominee (based
on the interests listed above).
(3) Evidence that the applicant or nominee is authorized to
represent
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parties related to the interest(s) the person proposed to represent.
(4) The reasons that the proposed members of the committee
identified in this notice do not represent the interests of the person
submitting the application or nomination.
(5) Your name, address, telephone number, and the name of the tribe
or tribal organization with which you are affiliated.
To be considered, comments and nominations must be received by the
close of business on March 13, 1999, at the location indicated in the
``Addresses'' section.
Dated: February 4, 1999.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 99-3301 Filed 2-10-99; 8:45 am]
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