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Authority
We publish this notice under section
10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
John Tirpak,
Deputy Assistant Regional Director,
Ecological Services.
[FR Doc. 2020–11994 Filed 6–2–20; 8:45 am]
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2719(a) on gaming on lands acquired in
trust after October 17, 1988.
The Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs, on behalf of the Secretary of the
Interior, will immediately acquire title
to the Park City Parcel, in the name of
the United States of America in Trust
for the Wyandotte Nation, upon
fulfillment of Departmental
requirements. The 10.24 acres, more or
less, are described as follows:
Legal Description of Property

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Deed Description

Bureau of Indian Affairs

A tract of land in Coliseum Center, an
Addition to Park City, Sedgwick
County, Kansas described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the South line
and 50 feet West of the Southeast corner
of Lot 3, Block 1, in said Coliseum
Center Addition; thence along the South
line of said Lot 3 bearing North
89°39′26″ West, a distance of 250.00 feet
to the Southwest corner of said Lot 3;
thence bearing North 90°00′00″ West
across Athens Court, a distance of 70.00
feet to the Southeast corner of Lot 1 in
said Block 1; thence along the South
line of said Lot 1 bearing North
89°40′18″ West, a distance of 180.00
feet; thence bearing South 0°00′00″ East,
a distance of 917.75 feet to a point in the
South line of Lot 6 in said Block 1;
thence along said South line bearing
South 89°42′56″ East, a distance of
500.00 feet; thence bearing North
0°00′00″ East, a distance of 917.70 feet
to the point of beginning EXCEPT that
portion of Athens Court (cul-desac)
within the above described tract of land.

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Land Acquisitions; Wyandotte Nation
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs made a final agency
determination to acquire 10.24 acres,
more or less, of land in trust for the
Wyandotte Nation, for gaming and other
purposes on May 20, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian
Gaming, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS–
3657 MIB, 1849 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 202240, telephone
(202) 219–4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published in the exercise of
authority delegated by the Secretary of
the Interior to the Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs by 209 Departmental
Manual 8.1, and is published to comply
with the requirements of 25 CFR
151.12(c)(2)(ii) that notice of the
decision to acquire land in trust be
promptly provided in the Federal
Register.
On May 20, 2020 the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs made a final
agency determination to accept
approximately approximately 10.24
acres of land in Park City, Sedgwick
County, Kansas (Park City Parcel), into
trust for the Wyandotte Nation,
pursuant to Section 105(b)(1) of Public
Law 98–602, An Act To Provide For The
Use And Distribution Of Certain Funds
Awarded The Wyandotte Tribe Of
Oklahoma . . ., Public Law 98–602, 98
Stat. 3151 (1984). The Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs also
determined that the Tribe’s request also
meets the requirements of the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act’s ‘‘settlement of
a land claim’’ exception, 25 U.S.C.
2719(b)(1)(A)(i), to the general
prohibition contained in 25 U.S.C.

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Surveyed Description
A tract of land in government Lots 1
and 2 of the NE-1⁄4 of Section 4,
Township 26 South, Range 1 East of the
Sixth Principal Base and Meridian and
being a part of Lot 6, Block 1 of
Coliseum Center Addition in Park City,
Sedgwick County, Kansas, being more
fully described as follows:
Commencing at the Northeast comer
of said Section 4; thence S 00°12′40″ E
along the East line thereof, 1319.11 feet
to the Northeast corner of the S-1⁄2 of the
NE-1⁄4 of said Section 4 from which an
iron pin bears N 89°54′04″W, 60.00 feet;
thence N 89°54′04″ W along the North
line of said S-1⁄2 of the NE-1⁄4, a distance
of 1015.07 feet to a found pin with cap
on the South line of said Lot 6, Block
1, the Point Of Beginning; thence N
00°11′12″ W, 917. 70 feet to an existing
iron pin on the North line of said Lot
6, Block 1, from which the Southeast
corner of Lot 3, Block l of Coliseum
Center Addition bears S 89°51′52″E,
50.00 feet; thence N 89°51′52″ W along
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of 250.00 (250.04 meas.) feet to the
intersection with Athens Court cul-desac right-of-way; thence following said
right-of-way along a non-tangent curve
to the right having a radius of 65.00 feet
and a central angle of 294°49′42″, an arc
distance of 334.49 (334.47 meas.) feet
(chord = S 89°47′52″ W, 70.00 feet) to
an existing pin on the North line of said
Lot 6; thence N 89°52′05″ W along the
North line of Lot 6, a distance of 180.00
feet to an existing pin; thence S
00°11′46″ E, 917.75 (917.69 meas.) feet
to an existing pin on the South line of
said Lot 6; thence S 89°54′46″ E along
said South line, 500.00 (499.92 meas.)
feet; to the Point Of Beginning.
Survey performed Allgeier, Martin
and Associates under direct supervision
of Monnie Sears, LS–1284, Licensed
Kansas Land Surveyor, dated August 5,
2015.
Containing 10.24 acres, (446,052
Square Feet) more or less.
Basis of Bearings: Geodetic (True)
North.
Less and except title to all the coal,
lignite, oil, gas and other minerals in,
under and that may be produced from
the land, together with all rights,
privileges and immunities relating
thereto.
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020–11976 Filed 6–2–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Tribal Energy Development Capacity
(TEDC) Grant; Solicitation of Proposals
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary), through the Division of
Energy and Mineral Development
(DEMD), Office of Indian Energy and
Economic Development (IEED), is
soliciting grant proposals from federally
recognized Indian Tribes to build Tribal
capacity for energy resource regulation
and management under the Tribal
Energy Development Capacity (TEDC)
grant program.
DATES: Applications will be accepted
until 11:59 p.m. EST on September 1,
2020.
SUMMARY:

Email applications to
[email protected] in accordance with
the directions at Step 4 of this notice.

ADDRESSES:

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Mr.
Payton Batliner, Economic Development
Specialist, Division of Energy and
Mineral Development, 13922 Denver
West Pkwy., Suite 200, Lakewood, CO
80401; telephone: (720) 999–1414;
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

I. General Information
II. Number of Projects Funded
III. Background
IV. Eligibility for Funding
V. Who May Perform Feasibility Studies
Funded by TEDC Grants
VI. Applicant Procurement Procedures
VII. Limitations
VIII. TEDC Application Guidance
IX. Review and Selection Process
X. Evaluation Criteria
XI. Transfer of Funds
XII. Reporting Requirements for Award
Recipients
XIII. Conflicts of Interest
XIV. Questions and Requests for IEED
Assistance
XV. Separate Document(s)
XVI. Paperwork Reduction Act
XVII. Authority

I. General Information
Award Ceiling: 1,000,000.
Award Floor: 10,000.
CFDA Number: 15.148.
Cost Sharing or Matching
Requirement: No.
Number of Awards: 15.
Category: Energy and Minerals.

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II. Number of Projects Funded
DEMD anticipates award of
approximately fifteen (15) grants under
this announcement ranging in value
from approximately $10,000 to
$1,000,000. The program can fund
projects only one year at a time. DEMD
will use a competitive evaluation
process based on criteria described in
section X of this notice.
III. Background
DEMD administers the TEDC grant
program. This solicitation seeks
proposals for increasing the technical
capacity of federally recognized Tribes
to manage and regulate their energy
resources. The energy project(s) for
which the applicant seeks to build
Tribal capacity can be existing or
planned, Tribally owned or privately
owned.
Capacity developing activities
include, but are not limited to:
• Establishment of organizational
structure(s) and/or business entity
structure(s) capable of engaging in
commercial energy development or
management activities, including
leasing property, meeting lending
requirements, entering into standard
business contracts, and forming joint
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• Establishing Tribal business
charters under Federal law; corporations
formed under Federal, State or Tribal
incorporation codes; and Tribal utility
authorities under Federal, State or
Tribal codes;
• Development or enhancement of
Tribal policies; enactment of Tribal
regulations for leasing of surface land
for energy development pursuant to the
HEARTH Act; establishment of legal
infrastructure for business formation;
enactment of ordinances to regulate or
develop energy resources; and adoption
of a secured transactions code or a
memorandum of understanding,
compact, or letter of intent with the
State to register liens attached pursuant
to such a code.
The funding periods and amounts
referenced in this solicitation are subject
to the availability of funds at the time
of award, as well as the Department of
the Interior (DOI) and Indian Affairs
priorities at the time of the award.
Neither DOI nor Indian Affairs will be
held responsible for proposal or
application preparation costs.
Publication of this solicitation does not
obligate DOI or Indian Affairs to award
any specific grant or to obligate all or
any part of available funds. Future
funding is subject to the availability of
appropriations and cannot be
guaranteed. DOI or Indian Affairs may
cancel or withdraw this solicitation at
any time.
IV. Eligibility for Funding
Only Indian Tribes, as defined at 25
U.S.C. 5304(e), are eligible to receive
TEDC grants. Under that statutory
definition, eligible entities include any
Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other
organized group or community,
including any Alaska Native village or
regional or village corporation as
defined in or established pursuant to the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43
U.S.C. 1601 et seq., which is recognized
as eligible for the special programs and
services provided by the United States
to Indians because of their status as
Indians. Indian Tribes are referred to
using the term ‘‘Tribe’’ throughout this
notice.
V. Who May Perform Studies Funded
by TEDC Grants
The applicant determines who will
conduct its study. An applicant has
several choices, including but not
limited to:
• Universities and colleges;
• Private consulting firms; or
• Non-academic, non-profit entities.

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VI. Applicant Procurement Procedures
The applicant is subject to the
procurement standards in 2 CFR
200.318 through 200.326. In accordance
with 2 CFR 200.318, an applicant must
use its own documented procurement
procedures which reflect Tribal laws
and regulations, provided that the
procurements conform to applicable
Federal law and standards identified in
Part 2 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
VII. Limitations
TEDC grant funding must be
expended in accordance with applicable
statutory and regulatory requirements,
including 2 CFR part 200. As part of the
grant application review process, DEMD
may conduct a review of an applicant’s
prior DEMD grant award(s).
Applicants that are currently under
BIA sanction Level 2 or higher resulting
from non-compliance with the Single
Audit Act are ineligible for a TEDC
award. Applicants at Sanction Level 1
will be considered for funding.
DEMD will not usually consider
funding new TEDC proposals where the
applicant has open TEDC projects,
granted under any previous funding
cycle. The DEMD does, however,
understand that delays beyond the
control of the applicant sometimes
occur. The DEMD will consider any
explanation provided in conjunction
with the new TEDC grant proposal. The
explanation should describe the reasons
why the previous project is delayed and
successfully justify or demonstrate that
the delay is at no fault of the applicant.
DEMD will accept multi-project
proposals. Multi-project proposals must
be submitted as one application. Multiproject proposals may contain proposals
to develop and enhance both business
and regulatory infrastructure.
Applicants may also submit multiproject proposals in just one area, such
as two separate purposes, with each
proposing to develop or enhance the
regulatory structure for two separate
purposes. For instance, an applicant
may submit a proposal for funding to
form a Tribal utility authority and a
separate and distinct proposal to
develop a Tribal secured transactions
code.
Each project in the application
requires its own stand-alone proposal,
budget, and designated Tribal project
lead. Multi-project proposals require
that the applicant submit a Tribal
resolution that identifies and describes
each project being proposed authorizing
the Tribe to submit the proposal for a
TEDC grant. Each proposal in the
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its own merits as a stand-alone project.
The DEMD will evaluate each
individual project proposal using the
same standards as those evaluated as a
single-project proposal.
The purpose of TEDC grants is to
increase Tribal technical capacity to
manage and regulate energy resources
only. TEDC awards may not be used for:
• Establishing or operating a Tribal
office;
• Indirect costs or administrative
costs as defined by the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR);
• Training;
• Purchase of equipment that is used
to develop the feasibility studies, such
as computers, vehicles, field gear, etc.
(however, leasing of this type of
equipment for the purpose of
developing feasibility studies is
allowed);
• Purchase of software;
• Purchase of resource assessment
data;
• Legal fees;
• Application fees associated with
permitting;
• Training;
• Contract negotiation fees;
• Academic research projects;
• Strategic energy plan formulation;
• Weatherization activities;
• Research and development of
speculative or unproven technologies;
• Payment of fees or procurement of
any services associated with energy
assessment or exploration or
development activity;
• Payment of Tribal salaries for
employees not directly involved in
conducting project specific activities
and payment of salaries beyond the oneyear project;
• Purchase or lease of project
equipment such as computers, vehicles,
field gear, etc.;
• Attending conventions or travel to
foreign countries;
• Conducting studies related to
meeting environmental requirements for
a project development;
• Feasibility studies to identify,
develop, or market energy or mineral
resources; establish or expand
broadband projects; evaluate economic
development projects, businesses, or
technologies that are addressed by
IEED’s Energy and Mineral
Development Program (EMDP), National
Tribal Broadband Grant (NTBG), and
Native American Business Development
Institute (NABDI) annual grant
programs; and
• Any other activities not authorized
by the grant award letter.
VIII. TEDC Application Guidance
All TEDC applicants must use the
standard forms Application for Federal

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Assistance SF–424 and the Project
Narrative Attachment Form. These
forms can be found at www.grants.gov.
A complete proposal must contain the
five mandatory components as
described below.
Step 1. Complete the Application for
Federal Assistance SF–424
Instructions to Download the
Application for Federal Assistance SF–
424
1. Go to www.grants.gov.
2. Select the ‘‘forms’’ tab. This will
open a page with a table titled ‘‘SF–424
FAMILY FORMS.’’
3. Under the column ‘‘Agency
Owner,’’ third row down, is listed,
Grants.gov—Application for Federal
Assistance SF–424.
4. Click on the blue PDF letters to
download the three-page document.
Application for Federal Assistance SF–
424 (Mandatory Component 1)
Within the Application for Federal
Assistance SF–424, please complete the
following sections:
• Item 8a. Applicant Information—
Legal Name.
• Item 8b.
• Item 8c.
• Item 8d. Address.
• Item 8f. Name and contact
information of person to be contacted on
matters involving this application.
• Item 9. Select I: Indian/Native
American Tribal Government (Federally
Recognized).
• Item 11. CFDA Title box-Type in
the numbers: 15.148.
• Item 12. Title box-Type in: Tribal
Energy Development Capacity.
• Item 15. Descriptive Title of
Applicant’s Project. Type in short
description of proposal.
• Item 21. Read certification
statement. Check ‘‘agree’’ box.
• Authorized Representative section:
Complete all boxes except ‘‘signature of
authorized representative.’’ Be sure to
type in the Tribal leader’s information.
Be sure to include the Tribal leader’s
preferred title (e.g., Governor, President,
Chairman).
Save the Application for Federal
Assistance SF–424 and name the file
using the following format: Tribal Name
TEDC Grant Application SF–424.
Example for naming the SF–424
Application for Federal Assistance file:
Pueblo of Laguna TEDC Grant
Application SF–424.

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Step 2. Prepare the Project Narrative,
Budget, Critical Information Documents,
and Obtain a Tribal Resolution
Project Narrative (Mandatory
Component 2)
The Project Narrative must not exceed
20 pages. At a minimum, it should
include:
a. An Executive Summary that is an
overview and technical summary of the
project, no longer than one page, that
has a description of the elements of the
proposed project, reasons for the
project, description of the objectives and
anticipated outcomes that will result if
the project were to be funded, total
funding amount requested, and a
designated Tribal project lead
authorized to make decisions on the
day-to-day grant activities.
b. The Project Objective, Technical
Description, and Scope of Work.
Describe the Tribe’s current business
and/or regulatory capacity for energy
development, including regulations and
other measures already in place and the
extent to which they are being
implemented. If the proposal is related
to establishing organizational business
entity structures, describe the extent to
which the Tribe is capable of engaging
in development or management
activities, and to what extent the
proposed project will increase the
Tribe’s capacity to manage and/or
regulate its energy resources. Describe
which business and/or regulatory
capacities need enhancement, such as:
Tribal code development, regulation or
ordinance development, commercial
code development, financial and
revenue management, land lease
management (including evaluation,
negotiation, and enforcement of terms),
and regulatory monitoring (Federal,
State, and Tribal environmental and
safety regulations). Describe how the
project would assist the Tribe in
developing the capacity needed to
maximize the economic impact of
energy or mineral resource development
on Indian land, and to what extent that
would affect the overall economy of the
Tribe. List all previous or ongoing
energy or mineral resource development
capacity-building projects involving the
Tribe. Describe the Tribe’s motivation to
implement the business or regulatory
framework that would be developed or
enhanced through TEDC funding.
Describe project goals and objectives.
Include a detailed scope of work
describing the project phases and
timeline, method of measurement of
meeting objectives of the proposed
project, and expected outcomes.
Describe how and why the particular

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methods being applied will achieve the
stated goals.
c. If the project is focused on studying
the feasibility of a Tribal Utility
Authority (TUA), or some other electric
utility structure including micro grids,
please provide a brief discussion (one
page or less) that includes the following:
Reason/need for chartering a TUA or
micro grid formation, the relationship
between the Tribe and incumbent
utility, annual expenditure by the Tribe
on electricity, electricity pricing ($/
kWh) and/or power quality issues,
utility policy issues that are hindering
the Tribe from proper management of its
energy assets or hindering the
development of energy projects (i.e. net
metering policies) and how these can
potentially be overcome by a tribally
owned TUA, and any other relevant
information that would highlight the
need for the establishment of a TUA or
micro grid.
d. Describe all deliverable products
that the proposed TEDC project is to
generate, including all regulations,
codes, ordinances or processes and
procedures. Discuss the content of any
planned status reports as well as the
final TEDC project report.
e. Provide the resumes (with areas of
expertise) of key consultants and
personnel to be retained, if available,
and the nature of their involvement,
including their relationship to the
applicant as Tribal staff, consultant,
subcontractor, etc. This information
may be included as an attachment to the
application and will not be counted
towards the 20-page limitation.
Budget SF424a and Budget Narrative
(Mandatory Component 3)
Please complete the SF424a and
provide a budget narrative that clearly
describes all major line item grant
expenditures. High ranking budgets will
provide a budget narrative that
correlates to the project scope of work
and clearly breaks the project down into
defined tasks with an associated budget
line item for each task. Tasks and costs
should include justification in the
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Critical Information Page (Mandatory
Component 4)
Applicants must include a critical
information page that includes:
• A designated Tribal representative,
who is not a consultant, (and their
contact information) to oversee the
project work, make authorized decisions
during the course of the project, and be
responsible for submitting quarterly
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• Verification, by statement, that the
Tribe is registered in SAM.gov (https://
sam.gov/SAM);
• Federal DUNS number;
• An active Automated Standard
Application for Payment (ASAP)
number (must be registered in ASAP
with the same DUNS number—provide
your recipient ID);
• Counties where the project is
located; and
• Congressional District number
where the project is located.
Tribal Resolution Attachment
(Mandatory Component 5)
Applicants must include as an
attachment to their application a Tribal
resolution authorizing the submission of
a FY 2020 TEDC grant application. It
must be signed by authorized Tribal
representative(s). The Tribal resolution
must also include:
• A description of the proposed
project; and
• An explicit reference to the Project
Narrative being submitted.
Tribal Energy Development
Organization applicants are required to
have a Tribal resolution authorizing the
Tribe participating in the organization
to apply for this grant.
Step 3. Prepare the Project Narrative
Attachment Form for Submission
Note: Mandatory components 2–5
must be submitted using the Project
Narrative Attachment Form.
Instructions To download the Project
Narrative Attachment Form:
• Go to www.grants.gov
• Select the ‘‘forms’’ tab. This will
open a page within the table titled ‘‘SF–
424 FAMILY FORMS.’’
• Under the column ‘‘Agency Owner’’
three quarters down the table (52nd
row), is listed, Grants.gov—Project
Narrative Attachment Form.
• Click on the blue PDF letters to
download the one page document.
When the applicant has successfully
downloaded the Project Narrative
Attachment Form, follow the next steps
to upload documents:
• On the Project Narrative
Attachment Form, click on the button
titled ‘‘Add Project Narrative File.’’
• Select the Project Narrative that you
want to upload and click ‘‘open’’ to
upload the file.
• On the same Project Narrative
Attachment Form, you will find a grey
button titled ‘‘Add Optional Project
Narrative File.’’ Use this button to
upload the Budget Narrative, Critical
Information Page, and the Tribal
Resolution as attachments.
When the applicant has completed
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attachments (Budget, Tribal Resolution,
and Critical Information Page) to the
Project Narrative Attachment Form, the
applicant will save and name the file
using the following format: Tribal Name
TEDC Grant Attachments.
Example for naming the Project
Narrative Attachment Form file: Pueblo
of Laguna TEDC Grant Attachments.
Step 4. Submit the Completed TEDC
Grant Proposal
Applicants must submit the
Application for Federal Assistance SF–
424 form and the Project Narrative
Attachment Form in a single email to
the email listed in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice and:
• State ‘‘TEDC APPLICATION
NARRATIVE AND SF–424’’ in the email
subject line; and
• Include ‘‘Attention: Payton Batliner,
Economic Development Specialist’’ in
the first line of the email.
Applications and mandatory
attachments received and date stamped
after the time listed in the DATES section
of this notice will not be considered by
the Awarding Official. DEMD will
accept applications at any time before
the deadline and will send a notification
of receipt to the return email address on
the application package, along with a
determination of whether the
application is complete.
Incomplete Applications.
Applications submitted without one or
more of the five mandatory components
described above will be returned to the
applicant with an explanation. The
applicant will then be allowed to correct
any deficiencies and resubmit the
proposal for consideration on or before
the deadline. This option will not be
available to an applicant once the
deadline has passed.
IX. Review and Selection Process
Upon receiving a TEDC application,
DEMD will determine whether the
application is complete and that the
proposed project does not duplicate or
overlap previous or currently funded
DEMD technical assistance projects.
Any proposal that is received after the
date and time in the DATES section of
this notice will not be reviewed. If an
application is not complete and the
submission deadline has not passed, the
applicant will be notified and given an
opportunity to resubmit its application.
The DEMD Review Committee
(Committee), comprised of DEMD staff,
staff from other Federal agencies, and
subject matter experts, will evaluate the
proposals against the ranking criteria.
Proposals will be evaluated using the
four criteria listed below, with a

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maximum achievable total of 100
points.
Final award selections will be
approved by the Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs and the Associate Deputy
Secretary, U.S. Department of the
Interior. Applicants not selected for
award will be notified in writing.

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X. Evaluation Criteria
Executive Summary: 10 points.
Proposals will be evaluated based on the
clarity of the proposal’s Executive
Summary as discussed in Step 2, part A.
Project Objective, Technical
Description, and Scope of Work: 35
points. This criterion will be evaluated
based on the project objective, technical
description and scope of work as
described in Step 2, part B. The clarity
of the described work and the
appropriateness of the project in terms
of meeting the intent and goals of the
TEDC program will be evaluated.
Deliverable Products: 30 points.
DEMD will rate the extent to which the
expected outcome of the project meets
the applicant’s stated goals, based on
the deliverables described. This section
will be evaluated based on Step 2, part
C.
Key Personnel: 25 points. The
Committee understands that applicants
may intend that the consultant(s) they
retain to prepare the grant proposal will
also conduct the feasibility study if the
grant is awarded. This does not
prejudice an applicant’s chances of
being selected as a grantee. However,
the Committee will view unfavorably
proposals that show little evidence of
communication between the
consultant(s) and the applicant or scant
regard for the applicant community’s
unique circumstances. Facsimile
applications prepared by the same
consultant(s) and submitted by multiple
applicants will receive particular
scrutiny in this regard. DEMD will also
evaluate the extent to which key
personnel have the expertise to perform
the functions under the scope of work,
and produce quality deliverables. See
Step 2, part D for more information.
XI. Transfer of Funds
DEMD’s obligation under this
solicitation is contingent on receipt of
congressionally appropriated funds. No
liability on the part of the U.S.
Government for any payment may arise
until funds are made available to the
awarding officer for this grant and until
the recipient receives notice of such
availability, to be confirmed in writing
by the grant officer.
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recipients are required to have a current
and accurate DUNS number to receive
funds. All payments will be deposited
to the banking information designated
by the applicant in the System for
Award Management (SAM).
XII. Reporting Requirements for Award
Recipients
The applicant must deliver all
products and data required by the
signed Grant Agreement for the
proposed TEDC feasibility study project
to DEMD within 30 days of the end of
each quarter and 90 days after
completion of the project.
DEMD requires that deliverable
products be provided in both digital
format and printed hard copies. Reports
can be provided in either Microsoft
Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
Spreadsheet data can be provided in
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, or
Adobe PDF formats. All vector figures
should be converted to PDF format.
Raster images can be provided in PDF,
JPEG, TIFF, or any of the Windows
metafile formats. The contract between
the grantee and the consultant
conducting the TEDC-funded feasibility
study must include deliverable products
and require that the products be
prepared in the format described above.
The contract should include budget
amounts for all printed and digital
copies to be delivered in accordance
with the grant agreement. In addition,
the contract must specify that all
products generated by a consultant
belong to the grantee and cannot be
released to the public without the
grantee’s written approval. Products
include, but are not limited to, all
reports and technical data obtained,
maps, status reports, and the final
report.
In addition, this funding opportunity
and financial assistance award must
adhere to the following provisions:
XIII. Conflicts of Interest
Applicability
• This section intends to ensure that
non-Federal entities and their
employees take appropriate steps to
avoid conflicts of interest in their
responsibilities under or with respect to
Federal financial assistance agreements.
• In the procurement of supplies,
equipment, construction, and services
by recipients and by sub-recipients, the
conflict of interest provisions in 2 CFR
200.318 apply.
Requirements
• Non-Federal entities must avoid
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interests that could cause a reasonable
person to question the recipient’s ability
to provide impartial, technically sound,
and objective performance under or
with respect to a Federal financial
assistance agreement.
• In addition to any other
prohibitions that may apply with
respect to conflicts of interest, no key
official of an actual or proposed
recipient or sub-recipient, who is
substantially involved in the proposal or
project, may have been a former Federal
employee who, within the last one (1)
year, participated personally and
substantially in the evaluation, award,
or administration of an award with
respect to that recipient or sub-recipient
or in development of the requirement
leading to the funding announcement.
• No actual or prospective recipient
or sub-recipient may solicit, obtain, or
use non-public information regarding
the evaluation, award, administration of
an award to that recipient or subrecipient or the development of a
Federal financial assistance opportunity
that may be of competitive interest to
that recipient or sub-recipient.
Notification
• Non-Federal entities, including
applicants for financial assistance
awards, must disclose in writing any
conflict of interest to the DOI awarding
agency or pass-through entity in
accordance with 2 CFR 200.112,
Conflicts of Interest.
• Recipients must establish internal
controls that include, at a minimum,
procedures to identify, disclose, and
mitigate or eliminate identified conflicts
of interest. The recipient is responsible
for notifying the Financial Assistance
Officer in writing of any conflicts of
interest that may arise during the life of
the award, including those that have
been reported by sub-recipients.
• Restrictions on Lobbying. NonFederal entities are strictly prohibited
from using funds under this grant or
cooperative agreement for lobbying
activities and must provide the required
certifications and disclosures pursuant
to 43 CFR part 18 and 31 U.S.C. 1352.
• Review Procedures. The Financial
Assistance Officer will examine each
conflict of interest disclosure on the
basis of its particular facts and the
nature of the proposed grant or
cooperative agreement, and will
determine whether a significant
potential conflict exists and, if it does,
develop an appropriate means for
resolving it.
• Enforcement. Failure to resolve
conflicts of interest in a manner that
satisfies the Government may be cause
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make the required disclosures may
result in any of the remedies described
in 2 CFR 200.338, Remedies for
Noncompliance, including suspension
or debarment (see also 2 CFR part 180).
Data Availability
• Applicability. The Department of
the Interior is committed to basing its
decisions on the best available science
and providing the American people
with enough information to thoughtfully
and substantively evaluate the data,
methodology, and analysis used by the
Department to inform its decisions.
• Use of Data. The regulations at 2
CFR 200.315 apply to data produced
under a Federal award, including the
provision that the Federal Government
has the right to obtain, reproduce,
publish, or otherwise use the data
produced under a Federal award as well
as authorize others to receive,
reproduce, publish, or otherwise use
such data for Federal purposes.
• Availability of Data. The recipient
shall make the data produced under this
award and any subaward(s) available to
the Government for public release,
consistent with applicable law, to allow
meaningful third party evaluation and
reproduction of the following:
o The scientific data relied upon;
o The analysis relied upon; and
o The methodology, including
models, used to gather and analyze data.
XIV. Questions and Requests for DEMD
Assistance
DEMD staff may provide technical
consultation, upon written request by an
applicant. The request must clearly
identify the type of assistance sought.
Technical consultation does not include
funding to prepare a grant proposal,
grant writing assistance, or predeterminations as to the likelihood that
a proposal will be awarded. The
applicant is solely responsible for
preparing its grant proposal. Technical
consultation may include clarifying
application requirements, confirming
whether an applicant previously
submitted the same or similar proposal,
and registration information for SAM or
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XV. Separate Document(s)
• Application for Federal Assistance
SF–424 Form
• Project Narrative Attachment Form
(This form includes the Project
Narrative, Budget, Tribal Resolution,
and Critical Information page)
XVI. Paperwork Reduction Act
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the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction
Act, 44 U.S.C. 3504(h). The OMB
control number is 1076–0177. The
authorization expires on October 31,
2020. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and you are not required to
respond to, any information collection
that does not display a currently valid
OMB Control Number.
XVII. Authority
TEDC grants are funded through nonrecurring appropriations made by the
United States Congress in the Federal
budget. These funds are provided on a
year-to-year basis, and may or may not
be provided in future years. DEMD
implements the Indian Energy Resource
Development Program, under the Energy
Policy Act of 2005, (503(a), Aug. 8,
2005, 119 Stat. 764) to assist Indian
Tribes in the development of energy
resources and to further the goal of
Indian self-determination. The Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (25 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.) requires the Secretary to:
‘‘establish and implement an Indian
energy resource development program
to assist consenting Indian Tribes and
Tribal energy resource development
organizations.’’
It also requires the Secretary to
provide development grants to Indian
Tribes and Tribal energy resource
development organizations for use in
developing or obtaining the managerial
and technical capacity needed to
develop energy resources on Indian
land, and to properly account for
resulting energy production and
revenues; and to:
‘‘provide grants to Indian Tribes and
Tribal energy resource development
organizations for the use in carrying out
projects to promote the integration of
energy resources, and to process, use, or
develop those energy resources on
Indian land . . .’’
Additional authorizing Statutes for
the program include:
• The Snyder Act of November 2, 1921,
as amended (25 U.S.C . 13, 42 Stat.
208, Pub. L. 67–85; 90 Stat. 2233, Pub.
L. 94–482)
• The Indian Reorganization Act of
1934, as amended (25 U.S.C. 461 et
seq., 48 Stat. 984, Pub. L. 73–383;
Pub. L. 103–263)
• The Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act, as
amended (25 U.S.C. 450, 88 Stat.
2203, Pub. L. 93–638, Pub. L. 100–
472; 102 Stat. 2285, Pub. L. 103–413)
• Indian Mineral Development Act of
1982, as amended (25 U.S.C. 2106, 86
Stat. 1940, Pub. L. 97–382)
• Umatilla Basin Project Act (16 U.S.C.
1271 et seq., Pub. L. 100–557)

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• Energy Policy Act of 2005, as
amended (25 U.S.C. 3501, Pub. L.
102–486; Title XXVI—The Energy
Policy Act of 1992, 25 U.S.C. 2601,
106 Stat. 2776, Pub. L. 109–58; title V
§ 503(a), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 764).
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0030268;
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Sam
Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural
History, University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Sam Noble Oklahoma
Museum of Natural History (Museum) at
the University of Oklahoma has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the Museum. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the lineal
descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the Museum at the address in
this notice by July 6, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Marc Levine, Associate
Curator of Archaeology, Sam Noble
Oklahoma Museum of Natural History,
University of Oklahoma, 2401
Chautauqua Avenue, Norman, OK
73072–7029, telephone (405) 325–1994,
email [email protected].
SUMMARY:

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