Request for Public Comment on the Proposed Adoption of Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Program Policies and Procedures

Pursuant to Section 814 of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (NAPA), as amended, the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) is required to provide members of the public an opportunity to comment on proposed changes in interpretive rules, general statements of policy, and rules of agency procedure or practice, and to give notice of the final adoption of such changes at least 30 days before the changes become effective. In accordance with notice requirements of NAPA, ANA herein describes its proposed interpretive rules, general statements of policy, and rules of agency procedure or practice as they relate to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) for the following programs: Social and Economic Development Strategies (SEDS), Social and Economic Development Strategies--Tribal Governance (SEDS--TG), Social and Economic Development Strategies-- Assets for Independence (SEDS--AFI), Native Language Preservation and Maintenance (Language P&M), Native Language Preservation and Maintenance--Esther Martinez Initiative (Language--EMI), and Environmental Regulatory Enhancement (ERE). This notice also provides additional information about ANA's plan for administering the programs.