[Federal Register: November 2, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 211)] [Notices] [Page 59196-59197] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr02no99-63] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-4490-N-01] Notice of Regional Meetings on Draft HUD Tribal Consultation Policy AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, HUD. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Executive Order 13084 directs Federal agencies to ``have an effective process to permit elected officials and other representatives of Indian tribal governments to provide meaningful and timely input in the development of regulatory policies on matters that significantly or uniquely affect their communities.'' In accordance with the Executive Order, HUD is in the process of developing a tribal consultation policy. This notice announces three regional meetings sponsored by HUD for the purposes of receiving tribal input on the appropriate scope and content of HUD's consultation policy. All comments received at the meetings will be considered in the development of HUD's final tribal consultation policy. Before finalizing a consultation policy, HUD will publish the draft policy in the Federal Register for additional public comment. DATES AND ADDRESSES: The regional meetings will be held at the following places and times: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Time Location ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 9, 1999...................... 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Hilton Northwest 2945 Northwest Expressway Oklahoma City, OK 73112, Tel: (405) 848-4811. November 16, 1999..................... 9:00 a.m.--2 p.m. Sheraton Crescent Hotel 2020 W. Dunlap Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85021, Tel: (602) 943-8200. [[Page 59197]] November 17, 1999..................... 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Executive Tower Hotel 1405 Curtis Street Denver, CO 80202, Tel: (800) 525-6651. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With the exception of the ``800'' number, none of the above telephone numbers are toll-free. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Room 4126, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 401-7914 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing or speech-impaired persons may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877- 8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 14, 1998, President Clinton signed Executive Order 13084 (entitled ``Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments''). The Executive Order directs Federal agencies to ``have an effective process to permit elected officials and other representatives of Indian tribal governments to provide meaningful and timely input in the development of regulatory policies on matters that significantly or uniquely affect their communities.'' In accordance with the Executive Order, HUD is in the process of developing a tribal consultation policy. HUD is sponsoring a series of regional meetings for the purposes of receiving tribal input on the appropriate scope and content of HUD's consultation policy. To facilitate tribal participation at these meetings, HUD has scheduled the meetings to take place in conjunction with previously scheduled regional meetings of Indian tribes. Three consultation meetings have already been held. The first meeting was held in Pocatello, Idaho in conjunction with the meeting of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians. The second meetings was held in Anchorage, Alaska in conjunction with the meeting of the Alaska Federation of Natives. The most recent meeting was held on October 27, 1999 in Oneida, New York in conjunction with the meeting of the United South and Eastern Tribes. This notice announces three future regional consultation meetings. The meetings will be held at the places and times identified in the DATES AND ADDRESSES section of this notice. All comments received at the regional consultation meetings will be considered in the development of HUD's final tribal consultation policy. Before finalizing a consultation policy, HUD will publish the draft policy in the Federal Register for additional public comment. Interested persons who are unable to attend one of the regional consultation meetings are encouraged to submit written comments to the Office of Native American Programs, at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Dated: October 26, 1999. Harold Lucas, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing. [FR Doc. 99-28578 Filed 11-1-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-33-P