Proposed Rules. Proposed rule; public meeting

Agency: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior
Action: Proposed rule; public meeting
Citation: FR Doc. 2020-03736 · RIN 1076-AF51 · 1120A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G · 25 CFR 82

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.

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]