Obama emite memorandum para implementar el deber estatal de consulta previa a pueblos indígenas
En un plazo de 90 todas las agencias federales de EUU deberán presentar plan de implementación de procesos de consulta previa, regular y significativa a los pueblos indígenas.
Para el mandatario, la ausencia o mínima consulta del gobierno federal con los pueblos indígenas es la principal razón de los conflictos. "La historia ha demostrado que el fracaso en tomarse en cuenta los planteamientos de las autoridades indígenas para la formulación de políticas que interesen a sus comunidades ha producido resultados frecuentemente indeseables y, en ocasiones, devastadores y trágicos."
"Nosotros sabemos la historia que compartimos. Es una historia de violencia, de enfermedades y privación. Tratados que fueron violados. Promesas rotas", dijo Obama al hablar ante la Conferencia de Naciones Originarias en la Casa Blanca.
Obama firmó un Memorandum para dar cumplimiento al deber de realizar consultas regulares entre el gobierno y los pueblos indígenas en el diseño de políticas que tienen efecto sobre los indígenas.
El mandatario dijo que la Orden Ejecutiva 13175, firmada por el ex presidente William Clinton, ha sido cumplida tan solo por un puñado de agencias de gobierno "y es tiempo de que eso cambie".
El presidente estadunidense Barack Obama se comprometió ante representantes indígenas una nueva relación con el gobierno, que contribuya a superar siglos de trato negligente hacia sus comunidades.
La situación actual en estas comunidades habla de un desempleo de hasta 80 por ciento en algunas comunidades, falta de servicios como electricidad y agua potable.
"Sin una comunicación y consulta real, estamos entrampados año tras año con políticas que no funcionan para ustedes y sobre temas amplios que nos afectan a todos, y ustedes merecen tener una voz ahí", dijo.
Obama reconoció que forjar una mejor relación entre el gobierno y pueblos indígenas no será fácil dado el pasado, "pero quiero que sepan que estoy absolutamente comprometido en avanzar y forjar un nuevo y mejor futuro".
El mandatario dijo a los líderes indígenas que él está de su lado, y refirió las acciones con las que su gobierno ha cumplido algunas de las promesas que ofreció como candidato. Entre éstas destacó el nombramiento de un representante de la nación Cherokee como consejera para la Oficina de Asuntos Indígenas de la Casa Blanca y otra miembro de la nación Sioux como directora de la Oficina de Servicios Médicos dentro del Departamento de Salud.
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TEXTO DEL MEMORANDUM
Memorandum
Para los directivos y directivas de los organismos y agencias del poder ejecutivo
Los Estados Unidos mantienen una relación jurídica y política de carácter singular con los gobiernos comunitarios indígenas, relación establecida y confirmada por la Constitución de los Estados Unidos, así como por tratados, leyes, disposiciones reglamentarias y decisiones judiciales. En reconocimiento de esta relación especial, de conformidad con la Orden Ejecutiva 13.175 del 6 de noviembre de 2000, los organismos y agencias del poder ejecutivo deben asumir el compromiso de actuar mediante consultas regulares y significativas, en colaboración con las autoridades indígenas, para el desarrollo de políticas federales que afecten a sus pueblos, y deben cumplir con la responsabilidad del fortalecimiento de la relación de Gobierno a Gobierno entre los Estados Unidos y los pueblos indígenas.
La historia ha demostrado que el fracaso en tomarse en cuenta los planteamientos de las autoridades indígenas para la formulación de políticas que interesen a sus comunidades ha producido resultados frecuentemente indeseables y, en ocasiones, devastadores y trágicos. Por el contrario, un diálogo significativo entre representantes federales y autoridades indígenas ha conducido a sustanciales mejoras de la política federal hacia los pueblos indígenas. La consulta es un elemento crucial de una relación sana y productiva entre la Federación y los pueblos indígenas.
Mi Gobierno ha asumido el compromiso de consular a las autoridades indígenas y colaborar con ellas para la adopción de decisiones políticas que afecten a sus pueblos, incluyendo, como paso inicial, la aplicación completa y sistemática de la Orden Ejecutiva 13.175. En consecuencia, directamente ordeno a los directivos o directivas de todas y cada una de las agencias que presenten al Director de la Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto (OMB), en el plazo de 90 días a partir de la fecha de este memorando, un plan detallado de acción que la agencia habrá de adoptar para la puesta en práctica de las políticas y las directrices de la Orden Ejecutiva 13.175. Este plan se elaborará previa consulta de la agencia con los pueblos indígenas y sus autoridades conforme se especifica en la misma Orden Ejecutiva 13.175. También ordeno a cada directivo o directiva de agencia que presenten al Director de la OMB en un plazo de 270 días a partir de la fecha de este memorando, y luego anualmente, un informe sobre el progreso y el estado de cada acción prevista por el respectivo plan junto con las propuestas que convengan para su actualización.
El plan y los subsiguientes informes de cada agencia designarán a un funcionario competente para coordinar la aplicación del plan y la preparación de los informes de evaluación previstos en el presente Memorandum. El Asistente del Presidente en Política Interior y el Director de la OMB deberán supervisar los planes de las agencias y los informes consecutivos a fin de verificar su coherencia con las políticas y directrices de la Orden Ejecutiva 13.175.
Además, el Director de la OMB, en coordinación con el Asistente del Presidente en Política Interior, deberá presentarme, en el plazo de un año a partir de la fecha de este Memorandum, un informe sobre la aplicación de la Orden Ejecutiva 13.175 por todas las dependencias del poder ejecutivo de la Federación, informe basado en la supervisión de los planes de las agencias y de los respectivos informes de evaluación. Recomendaciones, de haberlas, para mejorar los planes y conseguir un proceso más eficaz de consulta indígena habrán de incluirse en tal informe.
Los términos “pueblos indígenas” ("Indian Tribe"), “autoridades indígenas” ("tribal oficials”), y “políticas que afectan a los pueblos indígenas” (“policies that have tribal implications”) son utilizadas en el presente Memorandum tal como se definen en la Orden Ejecutiva 13.175.
El Director de la OMB queda investido de la autoridad y sujeto a la obligación de publicar este Memorandum en el Diario Federal.
Este memorándum no pretende crear ni crea derecho o beneficio alguno, sustantivo o procesal, exigible en derecho o en equidad, para parte alguna frente a los Estados Unidos, sus organismos, agencias, funcionarios o funcionarias, empleados o empleados, agentes o cualesquier otras personas. Las dependencias y las agencias del poder ejecutivo deberán llevar a la práctica las disposiciones de este Memorandum en la medida que lo permita el derecho y de conformidad con las respectivas competencias legales y reglamentarias y mediante los procedimientos de mecanismos de aplicación igualmente legales y reglamentarios.
President Barack Obama
Washington, D.C
(Traducción de Victor Toledo y Bartolomé Clavero)
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ANEXO
Executive Order 13175 - Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments
[Federal Register: November 9, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 218)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 67249-67252]
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to establish regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration with tribal officials in the development of Federal policies that have tribal implications, to strengthen the United States government-to-government relationships with Indian tribes, and to reduce the imposition of unfunded mandates upon Indian tribes; it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. For purposes of this order:
(a) ``Policies that have tribal implications'' refers to regulations, legislative comments or proposed legislation, and other policy statements or actions that have substantial direct effects on one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.
(b) ``Indian tribe'' means an Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994,m25 U.S.C. 479a.
(c) ``Agency'' means any authority of the United States that is an ``agency'' under 44 U.S.C. 3502(1), other than those considered to be independent regulatory agencies, as defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(5).
(d) ``Tribal officials'' means elected or duly appointed officials of Indian tribal governments or authorized intertribal organizations.
Sec. 2. Fundamental Principles. In formulating or implementing policies that have tribal implications, agencies shall be guided by the following fundamental principles:
(a) The United States has a unique legal relationship with Indian tribal governments as set forth in the Constitution of the United States, treaties, statutes, Executive Orders, and court decisions. Since the formation of the Union, the United States has recognized Indian tribes as domestic dependent nations under its protection. The Federal Government has enacted numerous statutes and promulgated numerous regulations that establish and define a trust relationship with Indian tribes.
(b) Our Nation, under the law of the United States, in accordance with treaties, statutes, Executive Orders, and judicial decisions, has recognized the right of Indian tribes to self-government. As domestic dependent nations, Indian tribes exercise inherent sovereign powers over their members and territory. The United States continues to work with Indian tribes on a government-to-government basis to address issues concerning Indian tribal self-government, tribal trust resources, and Indian tribal treaty and other rights.
(c) The United States recognizes the right of Indian tribes to self-government and supports tribal sovereignty and self-determination.
Sec. 3. Policymaking Criteria. In addition to adhering to the fundamental principles set forth in section 2, agencies shall adhere, to the extent permitted by law, to the following criteria when formulating and implementing policies that have tribal implications:
(a) Agencies shall respect Indian tribal self- government and sovereignty, honor tribal treaty and other rights, and strive to meet the responsibilities that arise from the unique legal relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribal governments.
(b) With respect to Federal statutes and regulations administered by Indian tribal governments, the Federal Government shall grant Indian tribal governments the maximum administrative discretion possible.
(c) When undertaking to formulate and implement policies that have tribal implications, agencies shall:
(1) encourage Indian tribes to develop their own policies to achieve program objectives;
(2) where possible, defer to Indian tribes to establish standards; and
(3) in determining whether to establish Federal standards, consult with tribal officials as to the need for Federal standards and any alternatives that would limit the scope of Federal standards or otherwise preserve the prerogatives and authority of Indian
tribes.
Sec. 4. Special Requirements for Legislative Proposals.
Agencies shall not submit to the Congress legislation that would be inconsistent with the policymaking criteria in Section 3.
Sec. 5. Consultation.
(a) Each agency shall have an accountable process to ensure meaningful and timely input by tribal officials in the development of regulatory policies that have tribal implications.
Within 30 days after the effective date of this order, the head of each agency shall designate an official with principal responsibility for the agency's implementation of this order. Within 60 days of the effective date of this order, the designated official shall submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a description of the agency's consultation process.
(b) To the extent practicable and permitted by law, no agency shall promulgate any regulation that has tribal implications, that imposes substantial direct compliance costs on Indian tribal governments, and that is not required by statute, unless:
(1) funds necessary to pay the direct costs incurred by the Indian tribal government or the tribe in complying with the regulation are provided by the Federal Government; or
(2) the agency, prior to the formal promulgation of the regulation,
(A) consulted with tribal officials early in the process of developing the proposed regulation;
(B) in a separately identified portion of the preamble to the regulation as it is to be issued in the Federal Register, provides to the Director of OMB a tribal summary impact statement, which consists of a description of the extent of the agency's prior consultation with tribal officials, a summary of the nature of their concerns and the agency's position supporting the need to issue the regulation, and a statement of the extent to which the concerns of tribal officials have been met; and
(C) makes available to the Director of OMB any written communications submitted to the agency by tribal officials.
(c) To the extent practicable and permitted by law, no agency shall promulgate any regulation that has tribal implications and that preempts tribal law unless the agency, prior to the formal promulgation of the regulation,
(1) consulted with tribal officials early in the process of developing the proposed regulation;
(2) in a separately identified portion of the preamble to the regulation as it is to be issued in the Federal Register, provides to the Director of OMB a tribal summary impact statement, which consists of a description of the extent of the agency's prior consultation with tribal officials, a summary of the nature of their concerns and the agency's position supporting the need to issue the regulation, and a statement of the extent to which the concerns of tribal officials have been met; and
(3) makes available to the Director of OMB any written communications submitted to the agency by tribal officials.
(d) On issues relating to tribal self-government, tribal trust resources, or Indian tribal treaty and other rights, each agency should explore and, where appropriate, use consensual mechanisms for developing regulations, including negotiated rulemaking.
Sec. 6. Increasing Flexibility for Indian Tribal Waivers.
(a) Agencies shall review the processes under which Indian tribes apply for waivers of statutory and regulatory requirements and take appropriate steps to streamline those processes.
(b) Each agency shall, to the extent practicable and permitted by law, consider any application by an Indian tribe for a waiver of statutory or regulatory requirements in connection with any program administered by the agency with a general view toward increasing opportunities for utilizing flexible policy approaches at the Indian tribal level in cases in which the proposed waiver is consistent with the applicable Federal policy objectives and is otherwise appropriate.
(c) Each agency shall, to the extent practicable and permitted by law, render a decision upon a complete application for a waiver within 120 days of receipt of such application by the agency, or as otherwise provided by law or regulation. If the application for waiver is not granted, the agency shall provide the applicant with timely written notice of the decision and the reasons therefor.
(d) This section applies only to statutory or regulatory requirements that are discretionary and subject to waiver by the agency.
Sec. 7. Accountability.
(a) In transmitting any draft final regulation that has tribal implications to OMB pursuant to Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993, each agency shall include a certification from the official designated to ensure compliance with this order stating that the requirements of this order have been met in a meaningful and timely manner.
(b) In transmitting proposed legislation that has tribal implications to OMB, each agency shall include a certification from the official designated to ensure compliance with this order that all relevant requirements of this order have been met.
(c) Within 180 days after the effective date of this order the Director of OMB and the Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs shall confer with tribal officials to ensure that this order is being properly and effectively implemented.
Sec. 8. Independent Agencies. Independent regulatory agencies are encouraged to comply with the provisions of this order.
Sec. 9. General Provisions.
(a) This order shall supplement but not supersede the requirements contained in Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review), Executive Order 12988 (Civil Justice Reform), OMB Circular A-19, and the Executive Memorandum of April 29, 1994, on Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal Governments.
(b) This order shall complement the consultation and waiver provisions in sections 6 and 7 of Executive Order 13132 (Federalism).
(c) Executive Order 13084 (Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments) is revoked at the time this order takes effect.
(d) This order shall be effective 60 days after the date of this order.
Sec. 10. Judicial Review.
This order is intended only to improve the internal management of the executive branch, and is not intended to create any right, benefit, or trust responsibility, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a party against the United States, its agencies, or any person.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
November 6, 2000.
Para el mandatario, la ausencia o mínima consulta del gobierno federal con los pueblos indígenas es la principal razón de los conflictos. "La historia ha demostrado que el fracaso en tomarse en cuenta los planteamientos de las autoridades indígenas para la formulación de políticas que interesen a sus comunidades ha producido resultados frecuentemente indeseables y, en ocasiones, devastadores y trágicos."
"Nosotros sabemos la historia que compartimos. Es una historia de violencia, de enfermedades y privación. Tratados que fueron violados. Promesas rotas", dijo Obama al hablar ante la Conferencia de Naciones Originarias en la Casa Blanca.
Obama firmó un Memorandum para dar cumplimiento al deber de realizar consultas regulares entre el gobierno y los pueblos indígenas en el diseño de políticas que tienen efecto sobre los indígenas.
El mandatario dijo que la Orden Ejecutiva 13175, firmada por el ex presidente William Clinton, ha sido cumplida tan solo por un puñado de agencias de gobierno "y es tiempo de que eso cambie".
El presidente estadunidense Barack Obama se comprometió ante representantes indígenas una nueva relación con el gobierno, que contribuya a superar siglos de trato negligente hacia sus comunidades.
La situación actual en estas comunidades habla de un desempleo de hasta 80 por ciento en algunas comunidades, falta de servicios como electricidad y agua potable.
"Sin una comunicación y consulta real, estamos entrampados año tras año con políticas que no funcionan para ustedes y sobre temas amplios que nos afectan a todos, y ustedes merecen tener una voz ahí", dijo.
Obama reconoció que forjar una mejor relación entre el gobierno y pueblos indígenas no será fácil dado el pasado, "pero quiero que sepan que estoy absolutamente comprometido en avanzar y forjar un nuevo y mejor futuro".
El mandatario dijo a los líderes indígenas que él está de su lado, y refirió las acciones con las que su gobierno ha cumplido algunas de las promesas que ofreció como candidato. Entre éstas destacó el nombramiento de un representante de la nación Cherokee como consejera para la Oficina de Asuntos Indígenas de la Casa Blanca y otra miembro de la nación Sioux como directora de la Oficina de Servicios Médicos dentro del Departamento de Salud.
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TEXTO DEL MEMORANDUM
Memorandum
Para los directivos y directivas de los organismos y agencias del poder ejecutivo
Los Estados Unidos mantienen una relación jurídica y política de carácter singular con los gobiernos comunitarios indígenas, relación establecida y confirmada por la Constitución de los Estados Unidos, así como por tratados, leyes, disposiciones reglamentarias y decisiones judiciales. En reconocimiento de esta relación especial, de conformidad con la Orden Ejecutiva 13.175 del 6 de noviembre de 2000, los organismos y agencias del poder ejecutivo deben asumir el compromiso de actuar mediante consultas regulares y significativas, en colaboración con las autoridades indígenas, para el desarrollo de políticas federales que afecten a sus pueblos, y deben cumplir con la responsabilidad del fortalecimiento de la relación de Gobierno a Gobierno entre los Estados Unidos y los pueblos indígenas.
La historia ha demostrado que el fracaso en tomarse en cuenta los planteamientos de las autoridades indígenas para la formulación de políticas que interesen a sus comunidades ha producido resultados frecuentemente indeseables y, en ocasiones, devastadores y trágicos. Por el contrario, un diálogo significativo entre representantes federales y autoridades indígenas ha conducido a sustanciales mejoras de la política federal hacia los pueblos indígenas. La consulta es un elemento crucial de una relación sana y productiva entre la Federación y los pueblos indígenas.
Mi Gobierno ha asumido el compromiso de consular a las autoridades indígenas y colaborar con ellas para la adopción de decisiones políticas que afecten a sus pueblos, incluyendo, como paso inicial, la aplicación completa y sistemática de la Orden Ejecutiva 13.175. En consecuencia, directamente ordeno a los directivos o directivas de todas y cada una de las agencias que presenten al Director de la Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto (OMB), en el plazo de 90 días a partir de la fecha de este memorando, un plan detallado de acción que la agencia habrá de adoptar para la puesta en práctica de las políticas y las directrices de la Orden Ejecutiva 13.175. Este plan se elaborará previa consulta de la agencia con los pueblos indígenas y sus autoridades conforme se especifica en la misma Orden Ejecutiva 13.175. También ordeno a cada directivo o directiva de agencia que presenten al Director de la OMB en un plazo de 270 días a partir de la fecha de este memorando, y luego anualmente, un informe sobre el progreso y el estado de cada acción prevista por el respectivo plan junto con las propuestas que convengan para su actualización.
El plan y los subsiguientes informes de cada agencia designarán a un funcionario competente para coordinar la aplicación del plan y la preparación de los informes de evaluación previstos en el presente Memorandum. El Asistente del Presidente en Política Interior y el Director de la OMB deberán supervisar los planes de las agencias y los informes consecutivos a fin de verificar su coherencia con las políticas y directrices de la Orden Ejecutiva 13.175.
Además, el Director de la OMB, en coordinación con el Asistente del Presidente en Política Interior, deberá presentarme, en el plazo de un año a partir de la fecha de este Memorandum, un informe sobre la aplicación de la Orden Ejecutiva 13.175 por todas las dependencias del poder ejecutivo de la Federación, informe basado en la supervisión de los planes de las agencias y de los respectivos informes de evaluación. Recomendaciones, de haberlas, para mejorar los planes y conseguir un proceso más eficaz de consulta indígena habrán de incluirse en tal informe.
Los términos “pueblos indígenas” ("Indian Tribe"), “autoridades indígenas” ("tribal oficials”), y “políticas que afectan a los pueblos indígenas” (“policies that have tribal implications”) son utilizadas en el presente Memorandum tal como se definen en la Orden Ejecutiva 13.175.
El Director de la OMB queda investido de la autoridad y sujeto a la obligación de publicar este Memorandum en el Diario Federal.
Este memorándum no pretende crear ni crea derecho o beneficio alguno, sustantivo o procesal, exigible en derecho o en equidad, para parte alguna frente a los Estados Unidos, sus organismos, agencias, funcionarios o funcionarias, empleados o empleados, agentes o cualesquier otras personas. Las dependencias y las agencias del poder ejecutivo deberán llevar a la práctica las disposiciones de este Memorandum en la medida que lo permita el derecho y de conformidad con las respectivas competencias legales y reglamentarias y mediante los procedimientos de mecanismos de aplicación igualmente legales y reglamentarios.
President Barack Obama
Washington, D.C
(Traducción de Victor Toledo y Bartolomé Clavero)
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ANEXO
Executive Order 13175 - Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments
[Federal Register: November 9, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 218)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 67249-67252]
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to establish regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration with tribal officials in the development of Federal policies that have tribal implications, to strengthen the United States government-to-government relationships with Indian tribes, and to reduce the imposition of unfunded mandates upon Indian tribes; it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. For purposes of this order:
(a) ``Policies that have tribal implications'' refers to regulations, legislative comments or proposed legislation, and other policy statements or actions that have substantial direct effects on one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.
(b) ``Indian tribe'' means an Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994,m25 U.S.C. 479a.
(c) ``Agency'' means any authority of the United States that is an ``agency'' under 44 U.S.C. 3502(1), other than those considered to be independent regulatory agencies, as defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(5).
(d) ``Tribal officials'' means elected or duly appointed officials of Indian tribal governments or authorized intertribal organizations.
Sec. 2. Fundamental Principles. In formulating or implementing policies that have tribal implications, agencies shall be guided by the following fundamental principles:
(a) The United States has a unique legal relationship with Indian tribal governments as set forth in the Constitution of the United States, treaties, statutes, Executive Orders, and court decisions. Since the formation of the Union, the United States has recognized Indian tribes as domestic dependent nations under its protection. The Federal Government has enacted numerous statutes and promulgated numerous regulations that establish and define a trust relationship with Indian tribes.
(b) Our Nation, under the law of the United States, in accordance with treaties, statutes, Executive Orders, and judicial decisions, has recognized the right of Indian tribes to self-government. As domestic dependent nations, Indian tribes exercise inherent sovereign powers over their members and territory. The United States continues to work with Indian tribes on a government-to-government basis to address issues concerning Indian tribal self-government, tribal trust resources, and Indian tribal treaty and other rights.
(c) The United States recognizes the right of Indian tribes to self-government and supports tribal sovereignty and self-determination.
Sec. 3. Policymaking Criteria. In addition to adhering to the fundamental principles set forth in section 2, agencies shall adhere, to the extent permitted by law, to the following criteria when formulating and implementing policies that have tribal implications:
(a) Agencies shall respect Indian tribal self- government and sovereignty, honor tribal treaty and other rights, and strive to meet the responsibilities that arise from the unique legal relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribal governments.
(b) With respect to Federal statutes and regulations administered by Indian tribal governments, the Federal Government shall grant Indian tribal governments the maximum administrative discretion possible.
(c) When undertaking to formulate and implement policies that have tribal implications, agencies shall:
(1) encourage Indian tribes to develop their own policies to achieve program objectives;
(2) where possible, defer to Indian tribes to establish standards; and
(3) in determining whether to establish Federal standards, consult with tribal officials as to the need for Federal standards and any alternatives that would limit the scope of Federal standards or otherwise preserve the prerogatives and authority of Indian
tribes.
Sec. 4. Special Requirements for Legislative Proposals.
Agencies shall not submit to the Congress legislation that would be inconsistent with the policymaking criteria in Section 3.
Sec. 5. Consultation.
(a) Each agency shall have an accountable process to ensure meaningful and timely input by tribal officials in the development of regulatory policies that have tribal implications.
Within 30 days after the effective date of this order, the head of each agency shall designate an official with principal responsibility for the agency's implementation of this order. Within 60 days of the effective date of this order, the designated official shall submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a description of the agency's consultation process.
(b) To the extent practicable and permitted by law, no agency shall promulgate any regulation that has tribal implications, that imposes substantial direct compliance costs on Indian tribal governments, and that is not required by statute, unless:
(1) funds necessary to pay the direct costs incurred by the Indian tribal government or the tribe in complying with the regulation are provided by the Federal Government; or
(2) the agency, prior to the formal promulgation of the regulation,
(A) consulted with tribal officials early in the process of developing the proposed regulation;
(B) in a separately identified portion of the preamble to the regulation as it is to be issued in the Federal Register, provides to the Director of OMB a tribal summary impact statement, which consists of a description of the extent of the agency's prior consultation with tribal officials, a summary of the nature of their concerns and the agency's position supporting the need to issue the regulation, and a statement of the extent to which the concerns of tribal officials have been met; and
(C) makes available to the Director of OMB any written communications submitted to the agency by tribal officials.
(c) To the extent practicable and permitted by law, no agency shall promulgate any regulation that has tribal implications and that preempts tribal law unless the agency, prior to the formal promulgation of the regulation,
(1) consulted with tribal officials early in the process of developing the proposed regulation;
(2) in a separately identified portion of the preamble to the regulation as it is to be issued in the Federal Register, provides to the Director of OMB a tribal summary impact statement, which consists of a description of the extent of the agency's prior consultation with tribal officials, a summary of the nature of their concerns and the agency's position supporting the need to issue the regulation, and a statement of the extent to which the concerns of tribal officials have been met; and
(3) makes available to the Director of OMB any written communications submitted to the agency by tribal officials.
(d) On issues relating to tribal self-government, tribal trust resources, or Indian tribal treaty and other rights, each agency should explore and, where appropriate, use consensual mechanisms for developing regulations, including negotiated rulemaking.
Sec. 6. Increasing Flexibility for Indian Tribal Waivers.
(a) Agencies shall review the processes under which Indian tribes apply for waivers of statutory and regulatory requirements and take appropriate steps to streamline those processes.
(b) Each agency shall, to the extent practicable and permitted by law, consider any application by an Indian tribe for a waiver of statutory or regulatory requirements in connection with any program administered by the agency with a general view toward increasing opportunities for utilizing flexible policy approaches at the Indian tribal level in cases in which the proposed waiver is consistent with the applicable Federal policy objectives and is otherwise appropriate.
(c) Each agency shall, to the extent practicable and permitted by law, render a decision upon a complete application for a waiver within 120 days of receipt of such application by the agency, or as otherwise provided by law or regulation. If the application for waiver is not granted, the agency shall provide the applicant with timely written notice of the decision and the reasons therefor.
(d) This section applies only to statutory or regulatory requirements that are discretionary and subject to waiver by the agency.
Sec. 7. Accountability.
(a) In transmitting any draft final regulation that has tribal implications to OMB pursuant to Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993, each agency shall include a certification from the official designated to ensure compliance with this order stating that the requirements of this order have been met in a meaningful and timely manner.
(b) In transmitting proposed legislation that has tribal implications to OMB, each agency shall include a certification from the official designated to ensure compliance with this order that all relevant requirements of this order have been met.
(c) Within 180 days after the effective date of this order the Director of OMB and the Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs shall confer with tribal officials to ensure that this order is being properly and effectively implemented.
Sec. 8. Independent Agencies. Independent regulatory agencies are encouraged to comply with the provisions of this order.
Sec. 9. General Provisions.
(a) This order shall supplement but not supersede the requirements contained in Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review), Executive Order 12988 (Civil Justice Reform), OMB Circular A-19, and the Executive Memorandum of April 29, 1994, on Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal Governments.
(b) This order shall complement the consultation and waiver provisions in sections 6 and 7 of Executive Order 13132 (Federalism).
(c) Executive Order 13084 (Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments) is revoked at the time this order takes effect.
(d) This order shall be effective 60 days after the date of this order.
Sec. 10. Judicial Review.
This order is intended only to improve the internal management of the executive branch, and is not intended to create any right, benefit, or trust responsibility, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a party against the United States, its agencies, or any person.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
November 6, 2000.
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