80 FR 11466 - Availability of Funds for Climate Change Adaptation and Coastal Management to Federally Recognized Indian Tribes
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 41 (March 3, 2015)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 41 (March 3, 2015)
| Page Range | 11466-11467 | |
| FR Document | 2015-04306 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 3, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 11466-11467] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-04306] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs [145D0102DR DS5A300000 DR.5A311.IA000514] Availability of Funds for Climate Change Adaptation and Coastal Management to Federally Recognized Indian Tribes AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has funding available for support of tribal climate change adaptation and ocean and coastal management planning. Any federally recognized tribe (or tribal organization whose application is supported by a tribal resolution) may submit an application for these funds. The BIA is mailing application packets to each tribal leader. Funds will be awarded under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA). DATES: Applications must be submitted by April 24, 2015. ADDRESSES: An application packet has been mailed to tribal leaders. Submit your ISDEAA contract proposal in accordance with the directions in the application packet to [email protected] or Ms. Helen Riggs, Deputy Bureau Director, Office of Trust Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C St. NW., MS-4620, Washington, DC 20240. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you do not receive an application packet or if you would like additional information on how to apply, please contact Helen Riggs, BIA Office of Trust Services, at [email protected] or (202) 208-5770. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BIA has up to $8 million in funding available for federally recognized tribes for climate change adaptation and for ocean and coastal management planning. Because limited funding is available, no more than $250,000 is available for any one proposal. The funds are awarded pursuant to ISDEAA, 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq., and are subject to 25 CFR part 900 (for self-determination contracts) or 25 CFR part 1000 (for self-governance funding agreements). Tribes that seek for BIA to perform a project via direct service should contact their BIA Regional Director for additional information. Applicants may request funding for the following: Climate Adaptation PlanningCategory 1. Trainings & Workshops. Design and host tribal training(s) or workshop(s) to support tribal leaders, climate change coordinators, planners, and program managers to build skills and gather information needed to coordinate the tribal adaptation planning process. Category 2. Climate Adaptation Planning. Develop tribal government climate adaptation plans, vulnerability assessments, or data analysis. Category 3. Travel. Provide travel support for tribal leaders and staff to attend training(s) or workshop(s) or to participate in cooperative climate change adaptation efforts (including Landscape Conservation Cooperatives, Climate Science Centers, and other adaptation management forums). Ocean and Coastal Management Planning Category 4. Ocean and Coastal Management Planning. Develop ocean and coastal management planning; build tribal capacity; implement a pilot project for restoration and resilience of coastal resources; perform inventories or vulnerability assessments; identify monitoring protocols and critical indicator species; marine spatial planning; coast climate adaptation [[Page 11467]] analysis; or cooperative marine resource plans. Category 5. Travel. Provide travel support for tribal representatives to attend organizational meetings, working sessions, or official meetings in support of collaborative planning efforts, including meetings of Regional Planning Bodies (RPBs). The application packets mailed to tribal leaders will provide additional information, including tips on preparing a proposal, and information on BIA's review and ranking of proposals. Dated: February 23, 2015. Kevin K. Washburn, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 2015-04306 Filed 3-2-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-W7-P
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Covered Activities; variations in the be submitted in writing at any public your ISDEAA contract proposal in
locations, amount, and type of scoping meeting or through one of the accordance with the directions in the
conservation and land exchange; methods listed in the ADDRESSES section application packet to climate.funding@
variations in permit duration; or a of this notice. bia.gov or Ms. Helen Riggs, Deputy
combination of these elements. The Before including your address, phone Bureau Director, Office of Trust
BLM may address other considerations number, email address, or other Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849
in the SDEIS. In compliance with NEPA, personal identifying information in your C St. NW., MS–4620, Washington, DC
the Service and BLM will be responsible comment, you should be aware that 20240.
for the scope and preparation of the EIS your entire comment—including your FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
component of the joint EIS/EIR. personal identifying information—may you do not receive an application packet
The SDEIS will identify and analyze be made publicly available at any time. or if you would like additional
potentially significant direct, indirect, While you can ask us in your comment information on how to apply, please
and cumulative impacts of the Service’s to withhold your personal identifying
authorization of incidental take (permit contact Helen Riggs, BIA Office of Trust
information from public review, we Services, at helen.riggs@bia.gov or (202)
issuance) and the implementation of the cannot guarantee that we will be able to
proposed Upper Santa Ana River Wash 208–5770.
do so.
Plan on biological resources, land uses, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BIA
utilities, air quality, water resources Authority has up to $8 million in funding
(including surface and groundwater We provide this notice under section available for federally recognized tribes
supply and water quality), cultural 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) for climate change adaptation and for
resources, socioeconomics and and by NEPA regulations (40 CFR ocean and coastal management
environmental justice, outdoor 1501.7, 1506.6, and 1508.22). planning. Because limited funding is
recreation, visual resources, induced available, no more than $250,000 is
Dated: February 23, 2015. available for any one proposal. The
growth, climate change and greenhouse
gases, and other environmental issues Alexandra Pitts, funds are awarded pursuant to ISDEAA,
that could occur with implementation of Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Southwest 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq., and are subject to
the proposed action and alternatives. Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 25 CFR part 900 (for self-determination
Sacramento, California. contracts) or 25 CFR part 1000 (for self-
The Service and the BLM will use all
practicable means, consistent with Dated: February 23, 2015. governance funding agreements). Tribes
NEPA and other essential Tom Pogacnik, that seek for BIA to perform a project via
considerations of national policy, to Deputy State Director, Natural Resources, direct service should contact their BIA
avoid or minimize significant effects of California State Office, Bureau of Land Regional Director for additional
their actions upon the quality of the Management, Sacramento, California. information. Applicants may request
human environment. [FR Doc. 2015–04341 Filed 3–2–15; 8:45 am] funding for the following:
The CDFW has requested and agreed BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
Climate Adaptation Planning
to be a State cooperating agency. The
Service, BLM, and CDFW agree that • Category 1. Trainings & Workshops.
establishing a cooperating agency DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Design and host tribal training(s) or
relationship will create a more workshop(s) to support tribal leaders,
Bureau of Indian Affairs climate change coordinators, planners,
streamlined and coordinated approach
in developing this joint EIS/EIR. [145D0102DR DS5A300000 and program managers to build skills
DR.5A311.IA000514] and gather information needed to
Reasonable Accommodation coordinate the tribal adaptation
The Service and BLM are committed Availability of Funds for Climate planning process.
to providing access to these scoping Change Adaptation and Coastal • Category 2. Climate Adaptation
meetings for all participants. Please Management to Federally Recognized Planning. Develop tribal government
direct all requests for sign language Indian Tribes climate adaptation plans, vulnerability
interpreting services, closed captioning, assessments, or data analysis.
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
or other accommodation needs to • Category 3. Travel. Provide travel
Interior.
Kennon Corey at 760–322–2070 support for tribal leaders and staff to
(telephone), ken_corey@fws.gov (email), ACTION: Notice. attend training(s) or workshop(s) or to
or 800–877–8339 (TTY), as soon as participate in cooperative climate
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs
possible. To allow sufficient time to change adaptation efforts (including
(BIA) has funding available for support
process requests, please call no later Landscape Conservation Cooperatives,
of tribal climate change adaptation and
than 1 week before the public meeting. Climate Science Centers, and other
ocean and coastal management
Information regarding this proposed adaptation management forums).
planning. Any federally recognized tribe
action is available in alternative formats (or tribal organization whose Ocean and Coastal Management
upon request. application is supported by a tribal Planning
Public Comments resolution) may submit an application • Category 4. Ocean and Coastal
We invite other government agencies, for these funds. The BIA is mailing Management Planning. Develop ocean
application packets to each tribal leader.
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Native American Tribes, the scientific and coastal management planning; build
community, industry, nongovernmental Funds will be awarded under the Indian tribal capacity; implement a pilot
organizations, and all other interested Self-Determination and Education project for restoration and resilience of
parties to participate in this scoping Assistance Act (ISDEAA). coastal resources; perform inventories or
process and provide comments and DATES: Applications must be submitted vulnerability assessments; identify
information. Comments on issues and by April 24, 2015. monitoring protocols and critical
potential impacts, or suggestions for ADDRESSES: An application packet has indicator species; marine spatial
additional or different alternatives, may been mailed to tribal leaders. Submit planning; coast climate adaptation
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analysis; or cooperative marine resource agreement with each participating tribe. reviewing instructions, gathering, and
plans. The Act mandates that the Secretary of submitting the information to the
• Category 5. Travel. Provide travel the Interior submit copies of the funding Department. Comments regarding the
support for tribal representatives to agreements at least 90 days before the burden or other aspects of this
attend organizational meetings, working proposed effective date to the information collection may be directed
sessions, or official meetings in support appropriate committees of the Congress to: Information Collection Officer, Office
of collaborative planning efforts, and to each tribe that is served by the of Regulatory Affairs & Collaborative
including meetings of Regional Planning Bureau of Indian Affairs’ agency that is Action—Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street
Bodies (RPBs). serving the tribe that is a party to the NW., MS–3642–MIB, Washington, DC
The application packets mailed to funding agreement. Initial negotiations 20240.
tribal leaders will provide additional with a tribe/consortium located in a Dated: February 20, 2015.
information, including tips on preparing region and/or agency which has not Kevin K. Washburn,
a proposal, and information on BIA’s previously been involved with self-
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
review and ranking of proposals. governance negotiations will take
[FR Doc. 2015–04308 Filed 3–2–15; 8:45 am]
Dated: February 23, 2015. approximately 2 months from start to
BILLING CODE 4310–W8–P
Kevin K. Washburn, finish. Agreements for an October 1 to
September 30 funding year need to be
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
signed and submitted by July 1.
[FR Doc. 2015–04306 Filed 3–2–15; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Agreements for a January 1 to December
BILLING CODE 4310–W7–P 31 funding year need to be signed and National Indian Gaming Commission
submitted by October 1.
Purpose of Notice 2015 Preliminary Fee Rate and
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fingerprint Fees
The regulations at 25 CFR 1000.10 to
Bureau of Indian Affairs 1000.31 will be used to govern the AGENCY: National Indian Gaming
[DR5B211IA000715] application and selection process for Commission, Department of the Interior.
tribes/consortia to begin their ACTION: Notice.
Notice of Deadline for Submitting participation in the tribal self-
Completed Applications To Begin governance program in Fiscal Year 2016 SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
Participation in the Tribal Self- and Calendar Year 2016. Applicants pursuant to 25 CFR 514.2, that the
Governance Program in Fiscal Year should be guided by the requirements in National Indian Gaming Commission
2016 or Calendar Year 2016 these subparts in preparing their has adopted its 2015 preliminary annual
applications. Copies of these subparts fee rates of 0.00% for tier 1 and 0.065%
AGENCY: Office of Self-Governance, (.00065) for tier 2. These rates shall
Interior. may be obtained from the information
contact person identified in this notice. apply to all assessable gross revenues
ACTION: Notice of application deadline. Tribes/consortia wishing to be from each gaming operation under the
considered for participation in the tribal jurisdiction of the Commission. If a tribe
SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of has a certificate of self-regulation under
Self-Governance (OSG) establishes a self-governance program in fiscal year
2016 or calendar year 2016 must 25 CFR part 518, the 2015 preliminary
March 20, 2015, deadline for Indian fee rate on Class II revenues shall be
tribes/consortia to submit completed respond to this notice, except for those
tribes/consortia which are: (1) Currently 0.0325% (.000325) which is one-half of
applications to begin participation in the annual fee rate. The preliminary fee
the tribal self-governance program in involved in negotiations with the
Department of the Interior (Interior); or rates being adopted here are effective
Fiscal Year 2016 or Calendar Year 2016. March 1, 2015 and will remain in effect
DATES: Completed application packages
(2) one of the 114 tribal entities with
signed agreements. until new rates are adopted.
must be received by the Director, Office Pursuant to 25 CFR 514.16, the
of Self-Governance, by March 20, 2015. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement National Indian Gaming Commission
ADDRESSES: Application packages for Under the Paperwork Reduction Act has also adopted its fingerprint
inclusion in the applicant pool should of 1995 (PRA), as implemented by the processing fees of $21 per card effective
be sent to Sharee M. Freeman, Director, Office of Management and Budget March 1, 2015.
Office of Self-Governance, Department (OMB) in 5 CFR 1320, a person is not FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
of the Interior, Mail Stop 355–G–SIB, required to respond to a collection of Yvonne Lee, National Indian Gaming
1951 Constitution Avenue NW., information by a Federal agency unless Commission, C/O Department of the
Washington, DC 20240. the collection displays a valid OMB Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. control number. The application and #1621, Washington, DC 20240;
Kenneth D. Reinfeld, Office of Self- reporting requirements related to this telephone (202) 632–7003; fax (202)
Governance, telephone (703) 390–6551. program are considered to be a 632–7066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the collection of information subject to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 requirements of the PRA. These Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA)
(Pub. L. 103–413) (Act), as amended by submissions are required to obtain and/ established the National Indian Gaming
the Fiscal Year 1997 Omnibus or retain a benefit. OMB has approved Commission, which is charged with
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Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 104–208) the information collections related to regulating gaming on Indian lands.
and section 1000.15(a) of Title 25 of the this program and has assigned control Commission regulations (25 CFR 514)
Code of Federal Regulations, the number 1076–0143, Tribal Self- provide for a system of fee assessment
Director, Office of Self-Governance may Governance Program, which expires and payment that is self-administered
select up to 50 additional participating January 31, 2016. We estimate the by gaming operations. Pursuant to those
tribes/consortia per year for the tribal annual burden associated with this regulations, the Commission is required
self-governance program and negotiate collection to average 55 hours per to adopt and communicate assessment
and enter into a written funding respondent. This includes the time for rates and the gaming operations are
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| Dates | Applications must be submitted by April 24, 2015. | |
| Contact | If you do not receive an application packet or if you would like additional information on how to apply, please contact Helen Riggs, BIA Office of Trust Services, at [email protected] or (202) 208-5770. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 11466 |
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