DOI SGAC Announcements

TRIBAL LISTENING SESSIONS: Land and Water Conservation Fund

The passage of the Great American Outdoors Act. P.L. 116-152 (GAOA), which authorized $900 million annually in permanent funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), presents a number of exciting opportunities for conservation efforts and partnerships through the Department of the Interior (DOI). The LWCF was established by Congress in 1964 to fulfill a …

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TRIBAL CONSULTATION ANNOUNCEMENT: Updates to NAGPRA Regulations

The Department of the Interior (Department) is planning to propose updates to its Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) regulations at 43 C.F.R. part 10 and invites you to consult on its draft proposal prior to publication. Dates for Consultation Monday, August 9, 20213 p.m. to 6 p.m. ETPlease register in advance for …

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2021 List of Interior’s Non-BIA Programs Eligible for Inclusion in SG Funding Agreements

Under section 405(c) of the ISDEAA, the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) is required to publish annually: (1) A list of non-BIA programs, services, functions, and activities, or portions thereof, that are eligible for inclusion in agreements negotiated under the self-governance program and (2) programmatic targets for non-BIA bureaus. See the Federal Register Notice.

OSG Request for Information on 2020 Tribal Self-Governance Activity

The DOI Office of Self-Governance (OSG) requests that Self-Governance Tribes provide OSG with information on their 2020 Tribal Self Governance activities by Friday, August 13, 2021. This information is needed for the Secretary to meet the statutory requirements of Pub. L. 93-638, as amended, (25 U.S.C § 5372) as they relate to the submission of …

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