Procedures for Establishing That an American Indian Group Exists as an Indian Tribe

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs 25 CFR Part 83 [DR.5A211.IA000413] RIN 1076-AF18 AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice of tribal consultation sessions and public meetings. SUMMARY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs is examining ways to improve the Department's process for acknowledging an Indian tribe, as set forth in regulations. This document announces a comment period, tribal consultation sessions, and public comment sessions on a preliminary discussion draft of potential revisions to improve the Federal acknowledgment process. DATES: Comments must be received by August 16, 2013. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for dates of the tribal consultation sessions and public comment sessions. ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for locations of the tribal consultation sessions and public hearings and a Web site where the preliminary discussion draft is available. You may submit comments by any of the following methods: — Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . The rule is listed under the agency name “Bureau of Indian Affairs” and Docket ID “BIA-2013-0007.” — Email: consultation@bia.gov . Include “1076-AF18” in the subject line of the message. — Mail or Hand-Delivery: Elizabeth Appel, Office of Regulatory Affairs & Collaborative Action, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW.,…