Johnson-O'Malley Program; Preliminary Report

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 [190A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G] AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice of comment period. SUMMARY: As required by the Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) Act of 1934, as amended by the JOM Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act, the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is publishing a Preliminary Report that describes the number of eligible Indian students served or potentially served by each eligible entity, using the most applicable and accurate data from the fiscal year proceeding the fiscal year for which the initial determination is to be made. BIE is also seeking written comments from eligible entities to gain feedback about the preliminary report. DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 30, 2019. ADDRESSES: Send comments by email to JOMcomments@bie.edu or by mail to Bureau of Indian Education, ATTN: JOM Comments, C/O Maureen Lesky, Program Manager, 1011 Indian School Road NW, Suite 332, Albuquerque, NM 87104. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Angela Barnett, JOM Program Specialist, Bureau of Indian Education, telephone: (405) 605-6051, email: JOMcomments@bie.edu . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The JOM Act of 1934 was passed to subsidize education, medical services, and other social services provided to Indians living within the borders of States and territories. Today, JOM funding is used to support programs designed to meet the specialized and unique educational and cu…