1094-AA55 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1094 Office of Hearings and Appeals OHA 1000 Department of the Interior DOI Updates to American Indian Probate Regulations
The Department of the Interior has procedures to meet its trust obligation to probate Indian Estates. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) prepares a probate case file for an Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) judge, who makes heirship determinations and orders the Office of the Special Trustee (OST) to distribute property in accordance with the American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004 (AIPRA). The proposed regulatory changes relate to efficiency and streamlining of processes, insuring that the Department meets its trust obligations, and helping achieve the AIPRA/statutory goal of reducing fractionalization of trust property interests. 

 

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Prerule Stage No No Not subject to, not significant 43 CFR Part 30 25 CFR Part 15 212 DM 13 130 DM 7.3(c) 110 DM 26 25 U.S.C. 2206 25 U.S.C. 2201 et seq. ... No ANPRM 10/00/2018 Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined No No No Joshua Epstein Counsel to the Director 1094 Office of Hearings and Appeals OHA 703 235-1313 joshua_epstein@oha.doi.gov 801 N Quincy Street, #400, Arlington VA 22203