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DOI/BIA RIN: 1076-AF36 Publication ID: Fall 2017 
Title: Off-Reservation Trust Acquisitions and Action on Trust Acquisition Requests 
Abstract:

This rule revises existing regulations governing off-reservation trust acquisitions to establish new items that must be included in an application and threshold criteria that must be met for off-reservation acquisitions before National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance will be required.  The rule will also reinstate the 30-day delay for taking land into trust following a decision by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary.  

 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt 
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 151.11    25 CFR 151.12   
Legal Authority: R.S. 161: 5 U.S.C. 301    46 Stat. 1106, as amended    46 Stat. 1471, as amended    70 Stat. 290, as amended    70 Stat. 626    75 Stat. 505    77 Stat. 349    78 Stat. 389 and 747    82 Stat. 174, as amended    82 Stat. 884    84 Stat. 120 and 1874    86 Stat. 216, 530 and 744    88 Stat. 78, 81, 1716, 2203, and 2207    25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 409a, 450h, 451, 464 to 465, 487 to 489, 501 to 502, 573 to 574, 576, 608, 608a, 610, 610a, 622, 624, 640d-10, 1466, and 1495    Other authorizing acts    48 Stat. 985, as amended    49 Stat. 1967, as amended    53 Stat. 1129    63 Stat. 605    69 Stat. 392, as amended    ...   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/00/2017 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Elizabeth Appel
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
1849 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone:202 273-4680
Email: elizabeth.appel@bia.gov