Commission on Indian Trust Administration & Reform to Hold Public Webinar Meeting

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WASHINGTON – The Secretarial Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform will hold a public webinar meeting on November 7. The objectives of the meeting are to:

Live Webcast

Attendance is open to the public, but limited space is available. Members of the public who wish to attend must RSVP by Nov. 6, by registering here. Instructions for joining the webcast will be emailed after registration occurs. A notice of this meeting was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 22.

The Secretarial Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform was established by Secretary Salazar in 2011 to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the Department's management and administration of nearly $4 billion in American Indian trust assets over two years and to offer recommendations on improvements in the future. Building on progress made with the historic Cobell Settlement, the Commission will help to establish a new era of trust administration: one that stresses responsive, accountable, transparent, and customer-friendly management of these substantial funds and assets.

WHAT:
Public webcast meeting with DOI Secretarial Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform

WHO:
DOI Secretarial Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform Members:
Fawn Sharp, Quinault, Chair
Tex G. Hall, Three Affiliated Tribes, Member
Stacy Leeds, Cherokee Nation, Member
Dr Peterson Zah, Navajo Nation, Member
Robert Anderson, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe-Boise Forte Band, Member
Representing the Department of the Interior:
Lizzie Marsters, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary and Designated Federal Officer for the Commission

WHEN:
Wednesday, November 7, 2:00 - 4:00 pm est

posted November 5, 2012 6:57 am est