[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 72 (Thursday, April 15, 1999)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 18585] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-9374] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs 25 CFR Chapter I Section 1115 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Meeting
Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
Action
Negotiated rulemaking committee meeting.
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Summary
The Department of the Interior is giving notice to the public that the Section 1115 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) Negotiated Rulemaking Committee will be meeting to work toward the formulation of Indian Reservation Roads Program regulations and funding formula.
Dates
The public meeting will be held on the following days, April 26- 30, 1999, beginning at 8:00 a.m. PDT each day.
Addresses
The meeting will be held at the Portland DoubleTree Hotel, Portland-Lloyd Center, 1000 NE Multnomah, Portland, Oregon 97232, (503) 249-3100.
For Further Information Contact
Additional information may be obtained from Mr. Steve Wilkie, Chief, Branch of Program Operations, Division of Transportation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, 201 3rd St. NW, Suite 430, Albuquerque, NM 87102, (505) 346-7221, Fax (505) 346-2543.
Supplementary Information
23 U.S.C. 202, as amended by TEA-21, required the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations and a funding formula governing the Indian Reservation Roads Program, pursuant to a negotiated rulemaking. The Section 1115, TEA-21 Negotiated Rulemaking Committee was established to fulfill these objectives. The agenda for the April meeting will include:
1. Approval of Protocols. 2. Approval of Minutes. 3. Other Business.
This meeting is open to the public. However, the public is given notice that in the event a caucus is called, only federal members or members of Indian tribes (as appropriate) will be permitted to attend the caucus session. Members of the public may present oral or written statements with the approval or recognition of a Committee Co-Chair. The tentative schedule of meetings for the Committee is as follows:
1. May 25-27, 1999, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Washington, DC. 2. June 22-24, 1999, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Minneapolis, MN. 3. July 27-29, 1999, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sacramento, CA. 4. August 24-26, 1999, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Anchorage, AK. 5. October 5-7, 1999, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Bismarck, ND. 6. November 2-4, 1999, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Phoenix, AZ. 7. February 15-17, 2000, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Washington, DC.
Dated: April 9, 1999. Kevin Gover, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 99-9374 Filed 4-14-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-02-P