1. Office of Self Governance Update – April 2019

2. Personnel Changes Jason Freihage
Appointed to Deputy Assistant Secretary – Management (DAS-M) effective March 17, 2019
Mr. Freihage had been serving as the Acting DAS-M since October 9, 2018.
Prior to appointment to DAS-M, Mr. Freihage served at the Chief, Division of Budget and Program Review in the Office of Budget for the Department and previously was the Budget Officer and Planning Officer for the U.S. Geological Survey.

3. Personnel Changes Richard (Rich) Myers
Appointed to the position of Chief of Staff for the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs
Prior to appointment, Mr. Myers served in the Office of the Solicitor as an Attorney Advisor and previously as a Regional Solicitor for Alaska.

4. Office of Self Governance
Director
Sharee Freeman
Program Analyst
Vickie Hanvey
Administrative Specialist
Emma Phillips
Financial Manager
(Vacant)
Senior Policy Analyst
Ken Reinfeld
NW Field Office Manager
Matt Kallappa
Financial Specialist
Rufina Villicana
Compact Negotiator
Gordon Smith
Financial Specialist
Celeste Engles
Program Assistant
Maureen Marcellay
Compact Negotiator
(Vacant)
Financial Specialist
Lance Fisher
Financial Specialist
Miles Reader
Financial Specialist
Thomas Gubatayao

5. Number of SG Tribes (285) by Region (10)
Alaska – 190 Tribes
31 Funding Agreements
10 Consortium Funding Agreements
Northwest – 26 Tribes
Pacific – 22 Tribes
Rocky Mountain – 1 Tribe
Western – 7 Tribes
Eastern – 2 Tribes
Eastern Oklahoma – 12 Tribes
Midwest – 12 Tribes
Southern Plains – 8 Tribes
Southwest – 5 Tribes

6. New Self Governance Tribes for 2019
Chickaloon Native Village Traditional Council (Alaska)
The Klamath Tribes (Northwest)
Samish Indian Nation (Northwest)
Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewards Point Rancheria (Pacific)
Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria (Pacific)

7. Office of Self Governance – Finance
To date, OSG has received and obligated approximately $311,758,613 in FY 2019 funding for distribution.

8. OSG Finance - FY 2019 Child Care Development Fund Discretionary
Program
Description
Amount
Child Care Development Fund
Discretionary
50,809,314
Community Services Block Grant
119,604
Mandatory
9,705,673
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families/Native Employment Works
8,361,539
Operation of Indian Programs
2-year
198,706,420 ​

9. OSG Finance - FY 2019 Program Description Amount
Operations of Indian Programs – Reimbursables
Great Lakes Restorations
410,000
Contract Support Costs
32,451,127
Department of the Interior
Wildland Fire
2,271,989
Operation of Indian Programs /Construction/Settlement/Damage Assessment
Annual, No-Year
315,686
Construction
Safety of Dams
1,260,000
Department of Transportation
Construction and Planning
7,347,261 ​

10. Contract Support Cost (CSC) 2019 Distributions
FY 2019 paid to date: $32,376,790
Included C.R.’s 1 – 3
Final allocation totaling $53,443,862 received April 16, 2019
Total funding allocated: $85,894,989
Anticipate shortfall of ~$25,000,000
Additional funding will have to be requested by OIS from Administration

11. Contract Support Cost (CSC) 2018 Update
FY 2018 total need: ~$108,797,302
Lump Sum Negotiation Requested by One Tribe In March 2019
FY 2018 total paid: $106,505,612
Additional $2,346,814 requested to cover shortfall
FY 2018 Overpayments:
$55,124 (2 Tribes)

12. Self Governance Database Upgrade
OSG is preparing the SGDB System Upgrade Plan
operational for more than 23 years
has not been upgraded in more than 10 years
OSG Finance staff has engaged in brainstorming sessions
options for more user-friendly updates
update from old FFS to FBMS structure
automate processes currently performed manually
update for current reporting requirements

13. Self Governance Database Upgrade
Requesting Tribal input from SGAC and from the Funding Matrix Report Update Workgroup
Changing the funding process for SGDB from funding agreement to a procurement contract

14. Draft 2020 Self Governance Negotiation for Guidance for BIA Programs
Accepting comments to OSG Director and Ken Reinfeld until April 28, 2019
Guidance is posted on the SGDB

15. Minimum Data Collection Report
Work Group of Self-Governance Tribes developed a form to facilitate the collection and submission of data by Self-Governance Tribes.
This form was modified with recommendations of the SGAC
Form is almost 30 years old
Requested feedback of SGAC
Review of data collected on form
Instructions and definitions
Hardcopy form to electronic collection/submission

16. OMB- Collection of Information
The OSG is submitting this information collection request to extend approval for the information collection requirements of the Tribal Self‑Governance Act of 1994, Pub. L. 103‑413 as amended .
On February 13, 2019 published Federal Register was a 60-day notice soliciting comments
No comments were received by April 15, 2019
On Friday, April 19, 2019 published in a Federal Register 30-day notice
Comments due May 19, 2019

17. Self Governance Application Deadline Extension
The deadline for new tribes to apply for Self Governance has been extended to April 30, 2019.

18. Contract Support Cost (CSC) Workgroup
CSC Workgroup meeting is going to be rescheduled due to a scheduling conflict with the 477 Conference held during the week of April 15th.

19. BIA Budget Priority Meetings
OSG has reached out to the Northwest, Southwest, and Western BIA Regional Offices to share the Self Governance tribes’ contact information for the Regional Budget meetings.
Any other regions?

20. Taos Pueblo has been invited to attend and present at the 2019 World Community Development Conference in Dundee, Scotland

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