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IRS Finalizes Tribal General Welfare Benefits Rule
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Regulations
Roadless Rule Tribal Hub
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From the site:
Federally recognized Tribal governments maintain inherent sovereignty, treaty and reserved rights, and ancestral connections to approximately 44.7 million acres of inventoried roadless areas across 36 states now threatened by the USDA’s proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Tribal Nations’ traditional territories, sacred sites, and subsistence resources within these lands predate the existence of the Forest Service itself. The federal government’s failure to conduct prior consultation violates Executive Order 13175, USDA Departmental Regulation 1350-002, and trust responsibilities.This hub provides Tribal governments with a central source of comprehensive resources, template documents, and strategic tools.
New Federal Regulations on Federal Acknowledgment of American Indian Tribes
Proposed IRS Rule — Entities Wholly Owned by Indian Tribal Governments
D.C. Circuit Briefs in Challenge to LNG Rule
Here are the materials in Sierra Club v. Dept. of Transportation:
Comment on the U.S. Forest Service’s Proposed Rule, “Land Uses; Special Uses; Carbon Capture and Storage Exemption,” 88 Federal Register 75530 (Nov. 3, 2023)
(Belatedly, We Announce the) New 25 CFR Part 151 Land Acquisitions Rule
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Been busy having fun out of the office . . . .
Coalition of Large Tribes Comments on the Tax Treatment of Tribally-Chartered Corporations and Other Entities Organized by Tribes Under Tribal Law
New Regulation, 25 C.F.R. Part 2 — Appeals From Administrative Actions
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Summary:
The Department of the Interior (Department) is finalizing updates to its regulations governing the process for pursuing administrative review of actions by Indian Affairs officials. These updates provide greater specificity and clarity to the Department’s appeals process; and reflect changes in the structure and nomenclature within Indian Affairs.
Interior Proposes New Fee-to-Trust Regs and New Class III Compact Process Regs, Parts 151 and 293
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From the notice:
The Department of the Interior (Department) invites Tribal Leaders to consult on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Department’s Land Acquisition regulations, 25 CFR Part 151, and the NPRM for the Department’s Class III Tribal State Gaming Compact Process, 25 CFR Part 293.
25 CFR Part 151, Land Acquisition
Since the Department first promulgated these regulations in 1980, it has developed extensive experience in the fee-to-trust acquisition process. Relying on that experience and input from Tribes, this proposed rule seeks to make the fee-to-trust process more efficient, simpler, and less expensive to support restoration of Tribal homelands.
- The proposed Part 151 rule published in the Federal Register at the following link on December 5, 2022: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-12-05/pdf/2022-25735.pdf
- The current regulations can also be found at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2021-title25-vol1/pdf/CFR-2021-title25-vol1-part151.pdf
25 CFR Part 293, Class III Tribal State Gaming Compact Process
The Department is developing proposed updates to Part 293 to provide clear guidance regarding the Secretary’s review and evaluation process for Tribal-State class III gaming compacts. The current regulations do not identify the factors the Department considers; rather, those factors are contained in a series of decision letters issued by the Department since the enactment of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in 1988. Recent and ongoing litigation highlights the need for the Department to clarify how it will review or analyze gaming compacts to determine whether they comply with federal law.
- The proposed Part 293 rule will be published in the Federal Register on December 6, 2022, and is currently on public inspection at the following link: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-25741.pdf
- The current regulations can also be found at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2021-title25-vol1/pdf/CFR-2021-title25-vol1-part293.pdf
Tribal Consultation
The Department will conduct two virtual consultation sessions and one in-person consultation to obtain further Tribal input on the Part 151 NPRM and the Part 293 NPRM. The consultation sessions will be open to Tribal leadership and representatives of federally recognized Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations. Please join us at one or more of the following consultations sessions.
If you would like to provide written comments, please email them to consultation@bia.gov by 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.
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