80 FR 79355 - Notice of Deadline for Submitting Completed Applications To Begin Participation in the Tribal Self-Governance Program in Fiscal Year 2017 or Calendar Year 2017
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 244 (December 21, 2015)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 244 (December 21, 2015)
| Page Range | 79355-79356 | |
| FR Document | 2015-31891 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 244 (Monday, December 21, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 79355-79356] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-31891] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs [167 A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900] Notice of Deadline for Submitting Completed Applications To Begin Participation in the Tribal Self-Governance Program in Fiscal Year 2017 or Calendar Year 2017 AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of Self-Governance (OSG) establishes a deadline of March 1, 2016, for Indian tribes/consortia to submit completed applications to begin participation in the tribal self-governance program in Fiscal Year 2017 or Calendar Year 2017. DATES: Completed application packages must be received by the Director, Office of Self-Governance, by March 1, 2016. ADDRESSES: Application packages for inclusion in the applicant pool should be sent to Ms. Sharee M. Freeman, Director, Office of Self- Governance, Department of the Interior, Mail Stop 355-G-SIB, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kenneth D. Reinfeld, Office of Self-Governance, telephone (703) 390-6551. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-413), as amended by the [[Page 79356]] Fiscal Year 1997 Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 104-208), the Director, Office of Self-Governance may select up to 50 additional participating tribes/consortia per year for the tribal self-governance program, and negotiate and enter into a written funding agreement with each participating tribe. The Act mandates that the Secretary submit copies of the funding agreements at least 90 days before the proposed effective date to the appropriate committees of the Congress and to each tribe that is served by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) agency that is serving the tribe that is a party to the funding agreement. Initial negotiations with a tribe/consortium located in a region and/or agency which has not previously been involved with self-governance negotiations, will take approximately two months from start to finish. Agreements for an October 1 to September 30 funding year need to be signed and submitted by July 1. Agreements for a January 1 to December 31 funding year need to be signed and submitted by October 1. Purpose of Notice The regulations at 25 CFRs 1000.10 to 1000.31 will be used to govern the application and selection process for tribes/consortia to begin their participation in the tribal self-governance program in Fiscal Year 2017 and Calendar Year 2017. Applicants should be guided by the requirements in these subparts in preparing their applications. Copies of these subparts may be obtained from the information contact person identified in this notice. Tribes/consortia wishing to be considered for participation in the tribal self-governance program for fiscal year 2017 or calendar year 2017 must respond to this notice, except for those tribes/consortia which are: (1) Currently involved in negotiations with the Department; or (2) one of the 115 tribal entities with signed agreements. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), as implemented by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in 5 CFR 1320, a person is not required to respond to a collection of information by a Federal Agency unless the collection displays a valid OMB control number. The application and reporting requirements related to this program are considered to be a collection of information subject to the requirements of the PRA. These submissions are required to obtain and/ or retain a benefit. The OMB has approved the information collections related to this program and has assigned control number 1076-0143, Tribal Self-Governance Program, which expires January 31, 2016. We estimate the annual burden associated with this collection to average 55 hours per respondent. This includes the time for reviewing instructions and gathering and submitting the information to the Department. Comments regarding this collection may be directed to: Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Regulatory Affairs & Collaborative Action--Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., MS-3642-MIB, Washington, DC 20240. Dated: December 14, 2015. Kevin K. Washburn, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 2015-31891 Filed 12-18-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4337-15-P
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Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, and as specifically looking for published information; (c) ways to enhance the
part of our continuing efforts to reduce studies addressing projected and quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
paperwork and respondent burden, we documented effects of climate change information to be collected; and (d) how
invite the general public and other on wildlife. None of the information to minimize the burden on the
Federal agencies to take this contains personal identifiable respondents, including the use of
opportunity to comment on this IC. information. We plan to store all this automated collection techniques or
DATES: To ensure that your comments information in a virtual bibliography other forms of information technology.
are considered, we must receive them that can be updated by a USGS point of Please note that the comments
on or before February 19, 2016. contact as more studies are published submitted in response to this notice are
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and included in the database. a matter of public record. Before
on this information collection to the Furthermore, some of this information including your personal mailing
Information Collection Clearance may be used to generate external reports address, phone number, email address,
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 (i.e., scientific manuscripts), used in or other personally identifiable
Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, research data input, and in statistical information in your comment, you
VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7197 (fax); analysis. Our information collection should be aware that your entire
or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). request directly aligns to the mission of comment, including your personally
Please reference ‘Information Collection the USGS National Climate Change and identifiable information, may be made
1028–NEW, [Climate Change Effects on Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC). One publicly available at any time. While
Wildlife Virtual Library] in all of NCCWSC’s goals is to deliver you can ask us in your comment to
correspondence. products, information, and tools to withhold your personally identifiable
scientists and stakeholders on climate information from public view, we
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
change and wildlife science, and this cannot guarantee that we will be able to
Abigail Lynch, Research Fish Biologist,
collection would do just that. do so.
at (703) 648–4097 or ajlynch@usgs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: II. Data Shawn Carter,
OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW. Senior Scientist.
I. Abstract
Title: Climate Change Effects on [FR Doc. 2015–31984 Filed 12–18–15; 8:45 am]
Wildlife is an essential recreational,
Wildlife Virtual Library. BILLING CODE 4338–11–P
commercial, and cultural resource to
Type of Request: New information
communities worldwide, while also
collection.
being vital to ecosystem health and Affected Public: English-speaking DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
function. For our purposes, the term wildlife research scientists.
wildlife encompasses mammals, fish, Respondent’s Obligation: None. Bureau of Indian Affairs
amphibians, reptiles and birds. As Participation is strictly voluntary. [167 A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.
climate change and other anthropogenic Frequency of Collection: One time to 999900]
activities continue to threaten wildlife occasionally. Scientists have the option
at a global scale, continued research and to submit papers one time after the Notice of Deadline for Submitting
increased understanding of the effects of initial request and then periodically as Completed Applications To Begin
climate change on organisms is they publish additional relevant papers. Participation in the Tribal Self-
imperative for future wildlife Estimated Annual Number of Governance Program in Fiscal Year
management and conservation. Respondents: 500. Breakdown: 2017 or Calendar Year 2017
Researchers have been studying and Approximately 350 will be from
speculating on the effects of climate AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
academic institutions and 150 will be Interior.
change on wildlife for decades; thus, from state or federal agencies.
there is a large body of climate change ACTION: Notice.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
and wildlife literature available. Responses: 500. SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of
Traditional search engines provide large Estimated Time per Response: 5 Self-Governance (OSG) establishes a
outputs of studies and reports that must minutes per response. deadline of March 1, 2016, for Indian
be individually screened for relevance Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 41.7 tribes/consortia to submit completed
when searching for climate change hours. applications to begin participation in
effects on specific taxonomic groups. Estimated Reporting and the tribal self-governance program in
This large output can be burdensome Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ Fiscal Year 2017 or Calendar Year 2017.
and could result in the exclusion of Burden: None.
DATES: Completed application packages
some studies in analyses. Our goal is to Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
streamline this process for researchers must be received by the Director, Office
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
and the public by having a virtual of Self-Governance, by March 1, 2016.
agency may not conduct or sponsor and
collection of studies highlighting ADDRESSES: Application packages for
you are not required to respond to a
climate change effects (both projected collection of information unless it inclusion in the applicant pool should
and documented) on wildlife at a global displays a currently valid OMB control be sent to Ms. Sharee M. Freeman,
scale. This collection would provide number and current expiration date. Director, Office of Self-Governance,
researchers with quicker and easier Department of the Interior, Mail Stop
III. Request for Comments 355–G–SIB, 1951 Constitution Avenue
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access to get the information they need
in less time and with less effort. We are soliciting comments as to: (a) NW., Washington, DC 20240.
We plan to query research scientists Whether the proposed collection of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
belonging to professional societies and information is necessary for the agency Kenneth D. Reinfeld, Office of Self-
list servers via electronic to perform its duties, including whether Governance, telephone (703) 390–6551.
correspondence and request a list of the information is useful; (b) the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
their already published references to accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994
include in the collection. We are burden of the proposed collection of (Pub. L. 103–413), as amended by the
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Fiscal Year 1997 Omnibus control number 1076–0143, Tribal Self- Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 104–208), Governance Program, which expires to contact the above individual during
the Director, Office of Self-Governance January 31, 2016. We estimate the normal business hours. The FIRS is
may select up to 50 additional annual burden associated with this available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
participating tribes/consortia per year collection to average 55 hours per to leave a message or question with the
for the tribal self-governance program, respondent. This includes the time for above individual. You will receive a
and negotiate and enter into a written reviewing instructions and gathering reply during normal business hours.
funding agreement with each and submitting the information to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
participating tribe. The Act mandates Department. Comments regarding this Approved RMP provides a
that the Secretary submit copies of the collection may be directed to: comprehensive management plan for
funding agreements at least 90 days Information Collection Clearance the long-term protection and
before the proposed effective date to the Officer, Office of Regulatory Affairs & management of the Monument, totaling
appropriate committees of the Congress Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs, 5,255 acres of surface estate in southern
and to each tribe that is served by the 1849 C Street NW., MS–3642–MIB, New Mexico. The RMP prescribes
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) agency Washington, DC 20240. appropriate uses and management of the
that is serving the tribe that is a party Dated: December 14, 2015. Monument, consistent with the
to the funding agreement. Initial provisions of its designating legislation
Kevin K. Washburn,
negotiations with a tribe/consortium (Omnibus Public Land Management Act
located in a region and/or agency which Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015–31891 Filed 12–18–15; 8:45 am]
of 2009), and replaces the 1993 Mimbres
has not previously been involved with RMP within the Monument boundaries.
self-governance negotiations, will take BILLING CODE 4337–15–P
Major issues associated with the
approximately two months from start to Monument include Paleontological
finish. Agreements for an October 1 to Research and Protection, Interpretation
September 30 funding year need to be DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
and Education, Trails and Travel
signed and submitted by July 1. Management, Recreation and Visitor
Agreements for a January 1 to December Bureau of Land Management
Services, Wildlife, Livestock,
31 funding year need to be signed and [LLNML0000 L16100000.DR0000
Vegetation, wilderness characteristics,
submitted by October 1. 15XL1109AF]
recreational target shooting closures,
Purpose of Notice Notice of Availability of the Record of Visual Resources, and Socioeconomics.
The regulations at 25 CFRs 1000.10 to Decision for the Prehistoric Trackways The Approved RMP is very similar to
1000.31 will be used to govern the National Monument Resource the one set forth in the Preferred
application and selection process for Management Plan Alternative for the Prehistoric
tribes/consortia to begin their Trackways National Monument
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Proposed RMP/Final Environmental
participation in the tribal self-
Interior. (EIS) published in December 2014.
governance program in Fiscal Year 2017
and Calendar Year 2017. Applicants ACTION: Notice of availability. Modifications to the proposed plan
should be guided by the requirements in corrected errors that were noted during
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land review of the Proposed RMP/Final EIS
these subparts in preparing their Management (BLM) announces the
applications. Copies of these subparts and provide further clarification for
availability of the Record of Decision decisions in travel management
may be obtained from the information (ROD) for the Approved Resource
contact person identified in this notice. planning and visitor services.
Management Plan (RMP) for the The RMP process began with a Notice
Tribes/consortia wishing to be Prehistoric Trackways National
considered for participation in the tribal of Intent (NOI) published in the Federal
Monument (Monument) located in Register on January 5, 2010. This
self-governance program for fiscal year southern New Mexico. The New Mexico
2017 or calendar year 2017 must announced a 30-day public comment
Acting State Director signed the ROD on period. During that time, a public
respond to this notice, except for those November 5, 2015, which constitutes
tribes/consortia which are: (1) Currently meeting was held in Las Cruces in order
the final decision of the BLM and makes to introduce the planning process to the
involved in negotiations with the the Approved RMP effective
Department; or (2) one of the 115 tribal public and solicit comments. On
immediately. September 22, 2010, a public workshop
entities with signed agreements.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/ was held to re-engage the public for the
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement Approved RMP are available upon RMP and to verify that the BLM had a
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act request from the District Manager, Las sufficient range of alternatives.
of 1995 (PRA), as implemented by the Cruces District Office, Bureau of Land Availability of the Draft RMP/EIS was
Office of Management and Budget Management, 1800 Marquess Street, Las published July 20, 2012, in the Federal
(OMB) in 5 CFR 1320, a person is not Cruces, NM 88005 or via http:// Register (77 FR 42758) to announce a
required to respond to a collection of www.blm.gov/nm/trackwaysrmp. Copies 90-day public review and comment
information by a Federal Agency unless of the ROD/Approved RMP are available period of the draft document. During
the collection displays a valid OMB for public inspection at the Las Cruces this period, the BLM held one public
control number. The application and District Office. open-house meeting in Las Cruces for
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reporting requirements related to this FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the purpose of assisting the public in
program are considered to be a Jennifer Montoya, Planning and their review and to solicit their
collection of information subject to the Environmental Specialist, telephone comments. The Draft RMP/EIS was sent
requirements of the PRA. These 575–525–4316; address 1800 Marquess to multiple Federal, tribal, State, and
submissions are required to obtain and/ Street, Las Cruces, NM 88005; email local government agencies and
or retain a benefit. The OMB has jamontoy@blm.gov. Persons who use a interested parties and was made
approved the information collections telecommunications device for the deaf available for viewing at the Las Cruces
related to this program and has assigned (TDD) may call the Federal Information District Office, the New Mexico State
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| Dates | Completed application packages must be received by the Director, Office of Self-Governance, by March 1, 2016. | |
| Contact | Dr. Kenneth D. Reinfeld, Office of Self-Governance, telephone (703) 390-6551. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 79355 |
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