80 FR 15629 - Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Tribal Energy Resource Agreements

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 56 (March 24, 2015)

Page Range		15629-15629
FR Document		2015-06670

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for approval for the collection of information titled ``25 CFR 224, Tribal Energy Resource Agreements'' (TERAs) under the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development Office (IEED). This information collection is currently authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0167, which expires March 31, 2015.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[DR.5B811.IA000913]


Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Tribal Energy 
Resource Agreements

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs is submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for approval for the collection 
of information titled ``25 CFR 224, Tribal Energy Resource Agreements'' 
(TERAs) under the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development 
Office (IEED). This information collection is currently authorized by 
OMB Control Number 1076-0167, which expires March 31, 2015.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 23, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to the 
Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at the Office of 
Management and Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395-5806 or you may send 
an email to: [email protected]. Please send a copy of your 
comments to Mr. Stephen Manydeeds, Chief, Division of Energy and 
Mineral Development, 13922 Denver West Parkway, Suite 200, Lakewood, CO 
80401; facsimile: (303) 969-5273; email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Manydeeds, telephone: 
(720) 407-0600. You may review the information collection request 
online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review 
Department of the Interior collections under review by OMB.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Energy Policy Act of 2005, 25 U.S.C. 3504 authorizes the 
Secretary of the Interior to approve individual Tribal Energy Resource 
Agreements (TERAs). The intent of these agreements is to promote tribal 
oversight and management of energy resource development on tribal lands 
and further the goal of Indian self-determination. A TERA offers a 
tribe an alternative for developing energy-related business agreements 
and awarding leases and granting rights-of-way for energy facilities 
without having to obtain further approval from the Secretary.
    This information collection conducted under TERA regulations at 25 
CFR 224 will allow IEED to determine the capacity of tribes to manage 
the development of energy resources on tribal lands. This information 
collection:
     Enables IEED to engage in a consultation process with 
tribes that is designed to foster optimal pre-planning of development 
proposals and speed up the review and approval process for TERA 
agreements;
     Provides wide public notice and opportunity for review of 
TERA agreements by the public, industry, and government agencies;
     Ensures that the public has an avenue for review of the 
performance of tribes in implementing a TERA;
     Creates a process for preventing damage to sensitive 
resources as well as ensuring that the public has fully communicated 
with the tribe in the petition process;
     Ensures that a tribe is fully aware of any attempt by the 
Department of the Interior to resume management authority over energy 
resources on tribal lands; and
     Ensures that the tribal government fully endorses any 
relinquishment of a TERA.

II. Request for Comments

    On January 13, 2015, the BIA published a notice announcing the 
renewal of this information collection and provided a 60-day comment 
period in the Federal Register (80 FR 1662). There were no comments 
received in response to this notice.
    The BIA requests your comments on this collection concerning: (a) 
The necessity of this information collection for the proper performance 
of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden (hours and cost) of the collection of information, including 
the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Ways we could 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (d) Ways we could minimize the burden of the collection 
of the information on the respondents.
    Please note that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and an 
individual need not respond to, a collection of information unless it 
displays a valid OMB Control Number.
    It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for 
review at the location listed in the ADDRESSES section. Before 
including your address, phone number, email address or other personally 
identifiable information in your comment, you should be aware that your 
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1076-0167.
    Title: 25 CFR 224, Tribal Energy Resource Agreements.
    Brief Description of Collection: Submission of this information is 
required for Indian tribes to apply for, implement, reassume, or 
rescind a TERA that has been entered into in accordance with the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 and 25 CFR 224. This collection also requires the 
tribe to notify the public of certain actions. A response is required 
to obtain a benefit.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents: Federally recognized Indian tribes.
    Number of Respondents: 14.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Time per Response: Ranges from 32 hours to 1,080 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 10,752 hours.
    Estimated Total Non-hour Cost Burden: $48,200.

    Dated: March 18, 2015.
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action--Indian 
Affairs.
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Commission, and to permit the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: information, including the validity of
Department to contact a potential the methodology and assumptions used;
I. Abstract
member. (c) Ways we could enhance the quality,
Meetings may take place at such times The Energy Policy Act of 2005, 25 utility, and clarity of the information to
as designated by the DFO. Members are U.S.C. 3504 authorizes the Secretary of be collected; and (d) Ways we could
expected to make every effort to attend the Interior to approve individual Tribal minimize the burden of the collection of
all meetings. Members may not appoint Energy Resource Agreements (TERAs). the information on the respondents.
deputies or alternates. The intent of these agreements is to
promote tribal oversight and Please note that an agency may not
Dated: February 20, 2015. conduct or sponsor, and an individual
management of energy resource
Alma Ripps, need not respond to, a collection of
development on tribal lands and further
Chief, Office of Policy. the goal of Indian self-determination. A information unless it displays a valid
[FR Doc. 2015–06666 Filed 3–23–15; 8:45 am] TERA offers a tribe an alternative for OMB Control Number.
BILLING CODE 4310–EE–P developing energy-related business It is our policy to make all comments
agreements and awarding leases and available to the public for review at the
granting rights-of-way for energy location listed in the ADDRESSES section.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR facilities without having to obtain Before including your address, phone
further approval from the Secretary. number, email address or other
Bureau of Indian Affairs This information collection
personally identifiable information in
[DR.5B811.IA000913] conducted under TERA regulations at
your comment, you should be aware
25 CFR 224 will allow IEED to
Renewal of Agency Information that your entire comment—including
determine the capacity of tribes to
Collection for Tribal Energy Resource manage the development of energy your personal identifying information—
Agreements resources on tribal lands. This may be made publicly available at any
information collection: time. While you can ask us in your
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, • Enables IEED to engage in a comment to withhold your personal
Interior. consultation process with tribes that is identifying information from public
ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB. designed to foster optimal pre-planning review, we cannot guarantee that we
of development proposals and speed up will be able to do so.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
the review and approval process for
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the III. Data
TERA agreements;
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs is
• Provides wide public notice and OMB Control Number: 1076–0167.
submitting to the Office of Management
opportunity for review of TERA
and Budget (OMB) a request for Title: 25 CFR 224, Tribal Energy
agreements by the public, industry, and
approval for the collection of Resource Agreements.
government agencies;
information titled ‘‘25 CFR 224, Tribal • Ensures that the public has an Brief Description of Collection:
Energy Resource Agreements’’ (TERAs) avenue for review of the performance of Submission of this information is
under the Office of Indian Energy and tribes in implementing a TERA; required for Indian tribes to apply for,
Economic Development Office (IEED). • Creates a process for preventing implement, reassume, or rescind a
This information collection is currently damage to sensitive resources as well as TERA that has been entered into in
authorized by OMB Control Number ensuring that the public has fully
1076–0167, which expires March 31, accordance with the Energy Policy Act
communicated with the tribe in the of 2005 and 25 CFR 224. This collection
2015. petition process; also requires the tribe to notify the
DATES: Interested persons are invited to • Ensures that a tribe is fully aware of public of certain actions. A response is
submit comments on or before April 23, any attempt by the Department of the
required to obtain a benefit.
2015. Interior to resume management
authority over energy resources on tribal Type of Review: Extension without
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
lands; and change of currently approved collection.
on the information collection to the
Desk Officer for the Department of the • Ensures that the tribal government Respondents: Federally recognized
Interior at the Office of Management and fully endorses any relinquishment of a Indian tribes.
Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395–5806 TERA.
Number of Respondents: 14.
or you may send an email to: II. Request for Comments Frequency of Response: On occasion.
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Please
On January 13, 2015, the BIA Estimated Time per Response: Ranges
send a copy of your comments to Mr.
published a notice announcing the from 32 hours to 1,080 hours.
Stephen Manydeeds, Chief, Division of
renewal of this information collection
Energy and Mineral Development, Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
and provided a 60-day comment period
13922 Denver West Parkway, Suite 200, 10,752 hours.
in the Federal Register (80 FR 1662).
Lakewood, CO 80401; facsimile: (303)
There were no comments received in Estimated Total Non-hour Cost
969–5273; email:
response to this notice. Burden: $48,200.
Stephen.Manydeeds@bia.gov. The BIA requests your comments on
Dated: March 18, 2015.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. this collection concerning: (a) The
Stephen Manydeeds, telephone: (720) necessity of this information collection Elizabeth K. Appel,
407–0600. You may review the for the proper performance of the Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
information collection request online at functions of the agency, including Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.
http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the whether the information will have [FR Doc. 2015–06670 Filed 3–23–15; 8:45 am]
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Interior collections under review by agency’s estimate of the burden (hours
OMB. and cost) of the collection of

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of submission to OMB.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 23, 2015.
Contact		Mr. Stephen Manydeeds, telephone: (720) 407-0600. You may review the information collection request online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the Interior collections under review by OMB.
FR Citation		80 FR 15629

80 FR 15629 - Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Tribal Energy Resource Agreements

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBureau of Indian Affairs

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 56 (March 24, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs