2025 Federal Register Documents

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PUBLIC LAND ORDER
Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
(1/15/25)

Public Land Order No. 7958; Extension of Public Land Order No. 6597, as Extended; for White Mountain Petroglyphs Site, Wyoming
90 FR 3916

SUMMARY: This order extends the duration of the withdrawal created by Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6597, as extended by PLO No. 7621, for an additional 20-year period. PLO No. 6597, as extended, withdrew 20 acres of public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Sweetwater County, Wyoming from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land laws, including the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral leasing laws, for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights, to protect the White Mountain Petroglyphs Site. Extension of the withdrawal is necessary to protect the Native American, cultural resource, wildlife, scenic, and educational values of, as well as the capital investment in, the White Mountain Petroglyphs Site.

NOTICE
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
(1/15/25)

Land Acquisitions; Coquille Indian Tribe, Medford Site, City of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon
90 FR 3907

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs made a final agency determination to acquire in trust 2.42 acres, more or less, of land known as the Medford Site in the City of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, for gaming and other purposes.

NOTICE
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
(1/15/25)

Land Acquisitions; Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians, Vallejo Site, Solano County, California
90 FR 3906

SUMMARY: The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, exercising authority by delegation of the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, made a final agency determination to acquire in trust 160.333 acres, more or less, of land known as the Vallejo Site in Solano County, California, for the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians for gaming and other purposes.

FINAL RULE
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
(1/15/25)

Federal Acknowledgment of American Indian Tribes
90 FR 3627

SUMMARY: The United States Department of the Interior (Department) revises the regulations governing the process through which the Secretary acknowledges an Indian Tribe, creating a conditional, time-limited opportunity for denied petitioners to re-petition for Federal acknowledgment.

REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
Office of Early Childhood Development, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
(1/14/25)

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program Community Needs and Readiness Assessment Guidance and Implementation Plan Guidance (Office of Management and Budget#: 0970-0611)
90 FR 3224

SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Early Childhood Development (ECD) is requesting revisions to the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Community Needs and Readiness Assessment Guidance and Implementation Plan Guidance (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0611; expiration June 30, 2026) and a 3-year extension of approval.

REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
Administration for Native Americans, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
(1/13/25)

Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Administration for Native Americans Project Outcome Assessment Survey (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0379)
90 FR 2707

SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the Administration for Native Americans Project Outcome Assessment Survey (OMB #: 0970-0379, expiration 6/30/2025). The survey was revised based on a review by the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) and feedback from grantees, which identified some data elements that could be eliminated and areas that could be clarified.

PROPOSED RULE; WITHDRAWAL
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
(1/10/25)

Federal Baseline Water Quality Standards for Indian Reservations; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule
90 FR 1909

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA or agency) is withdrawing the proposed rule entitled “Federal Baseline Water Quality Standards for Indian Reservations,” which published in the Federal Register on May 5, 2023. The EPA is electing to withdraw and not finalize the proposed rule at this time. Instead, the EPA intends to focus the agency's resources on engaging with Tribes to support Tribes' efforts to seek authority to administer their own water quality standards (WQS) program under the Clean Water Act's provision for eligible Tribes to be treated in a similar manner as states (TAS). The EPA will continue to work closely with, and offer support to, Tribes that are interested in pursuing TAS to administer a WQS program and developing their own WQS under the Clean Water Act.

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FINAL NOTICE
Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.
(1/8/25)

Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority; Part G; Indian Health Service Headquarters, Office of the Director
90 FR 1511

SUMMARY: Part G of the Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby amended to reflect a reorganization of the Indian Health Service (IHS). The purpose of this reorganization is to revise the current approved structure for the IHS, Office of the Director, Intergovernmental Affairs functions in Chapter GA (GAA-GAC), as provided for herein.

NOTICE
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
(1/6/25)

Receipt of Documented Petition for Federal Acknowledgment as an American Indian Tribe
90 FR 661

SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (Department) gives notice that the group known as the Mattaponi Indian Tribe and Reservation has filed a documented petition for Federal acknowledgment as an American Indian Tribe with the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. The Department seeks comment and evidence from the public on the petition.

 

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