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            <NAME>Bureau of Indian Affairs</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of the Interior</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Preference in Employment</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[The Bureau of Indian Affairs is proposing to revise the preference in employment regulations by clarifying the application of Indian preference within the Bureau of Indian Affairs and other organizations within the Department of the Interior.  This revision will be consistent with the regulation for the application of Indian preference for the Indian Health Service found at 43 CFR 136.41.]]></ABSTRACT>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 USC 8336</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_DATE>To Be Determined</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Bettie</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Rushing</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Office of Regulatory Management</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1076</CODE>
                    <NAME>Bureau of Indian Affairs</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>BIA</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>505 563-3805</PHONE>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Suite 312, 1001 Indian School Road NW.,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Albuquerque</CITY>
                    <STATE>NM</STATE>
                    <ZIP>87104</ZIP>
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