82 FR 4405 - Reservation Proclamations
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 9 (January 13, 2017)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 9 (January 13, 2017)
| Page Range | 4405-4406 | |
| FR Document | 2017-00703 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 4405-4406] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-00703] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs [178A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G] Reservation Proclamations AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of procedural guidance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 4406]] SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has updated its Fee-to- Trust Handbook to include procedural guidance for its employees on processing reservation proclamations, including simultaneous requests for trust acquisition and reservation proclamations. ADDRESSES: The updated Fee-to-Trust Handbook is available at the following link: http://www.bia.gov/WhatWeDo/Knowledge/Directives/Handbooks/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sharlene Round Face, Office of Trust Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, (202) 208-3615, [email protected], or Ms. Tana Fitzpatrick, Counselor, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, (202) 208-7163, [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BIA has updated its Fee-to Trust Handbook to establish procedures for BIA to process simultaneous requests for trust land acquisitions under 25 CFR part 151 and reservation proclamations under the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984; 25 U.S.C. 467). This Handbook revision will provide flexibility for Tribes who wish to submit their requests simultaneously. BIA has also updated the Handbook to include guidance for processing reservation proclamations where the land has already been acquired in trust. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2; 25 U.S.C. 9; 25 U.S.C. 467. Dated: December 30, 2016. Lawrence S. Roberts, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 2017-00703 Filed 1-12-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4337-15-P
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Helena, MT 59601; telephone 406–449– areas as critical habitat may increase population size or trends, biology or
5225; or facsimile 406–449–5339. threats to the species or its habitat; ecology of the species, effects of current
Persons who use a telecommunications (b) Habitat selection and use, and any land management on population
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the changes or trends in the amount and distribution and abundance, current
Federal Relay Service at 800–877–8339. distribution of habitat for the northern condition of habitat, and conservation
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Rocky Mountain DPS of the fisher; measures that have been implemented
(c) Habitat requirements for feeding, to benefit the species. We also request
Request for Information breeding, and sheltering, including information on the current distribution
This document solicits biological or particular physical or biological features of populations and threats to the species
other data or information on the status that are essential to the conservation of in relation to the five listing factors (as
of, and potential threats to, the northern the species and where such physical or defined in section 4(a)(1) of the Act).
Rocky Mountain DPS of the fisher, a biological features are found; Comments merely stating support for
medium-sized mammal of the mustelid (d) Whether any of these features may or opposition to a particular action
family. This information, along with require special management without providing supporting data may
other sources of data, will be used to considerations or protection; not meet the standard of information
determine if the northern Rocky (e) What areas that are currently required by section 4(b)(1)(A) of the Act,
Mountain DPS of the fisher warrants occupied and contain the physical or which directs that determinations as to
listing as an endangered or a threatened biological features essential to the whether any species is an endangered or
species under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et conservation of the species should be a threatened species must be made
seq.). We request any new information included in the critical habitat ‘‘solely on the basis of the best scientific
concerning the status of the northern designation and why; and commercial data available.’’
Rocky Mountain DPS of the fisher. (f) What areas not currently occupied You may submit your comments and
Information submitted since the 2011 at the time of listing are essential for the materials concerning this proposed rule
status review (which culminated in our conservation of the species and why; by one of the methods listed in
12-month finding published on June 30, and ADDRESSES. We request that you send
2011, at 76 FR 38504) and the 2016 90- (g) The possible benefits and impacts comments only by the methods
day petition finding (81 FR 1368; (including probable economic impacts) described in ADDRESSES.
January 12, 2016) will be considered of a possible critical habitat designation If you submit information via http://
and need not be resubmitted. We will for the northern Rocky Mountain DPS of www.regulations.gov, your entire
base our status review on the best the fisher. submission—including any personal
scientific and commercial information (4) Biological, commercial trade, or identifying information—will be posted
available, including all information other relevant data concerning any on the Web site. If your submission is
received as a result of this publication. threats (or lack thereof) to this species made via a hardcopy that includes
We are soliciting information and and regulations that may be addressing personal identifying information, you
supporting data on the northern Rocky those threats. may request at the top of your document
(5) Any information on the biological that we withhold this information from
Mountain DPS of the fisher; we
or ecological requirements of the species public review. However, we cannot
specifically seek information on the
and ongoing conservation measures for guarantee that we will be able to do so.
following:
(1) Information regarding the species’ the species and its habitat. We will post all hardcopy submissions
(6) Information on land use on http://www.regulations.gov.
historical and current population status,
designations and current or planned
distribution, abundance, and trends; Authors
activities in the areas occupied by the
biology and ecology; and habitat
northern Rocky Mountain DPS of the The primary authors of this document
selection.
(2) Information on the effects of fisher or areas that may be important for are staff of the Montana Ecological
potential threat factors that are the basis its conservation, and possible impacts of Services Field Office.
for a species’ listing determination these activities on this species and these
Authority: The authority for this action is
under section 4(a)(1) of the Act (16 areas. the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
(7) Information on the projected and amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
U.S.C. 1533(a)(1)), which are:
(a) The present or threatened reasonably likely impacts of climate
change on the northern Rocky Mountain Dated: January 5, 2017.
destruction, modification, or Stephen Guertin,
curtailment of the species’ habitat or DPS of the fisher and its habitat.
(8) Information on any foreseeable Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
range; Service.
(b) Overutilization for commercial, economic, national security, or other
recreational, scientific, or educational relevant impacts that may result if we [FR Doc. 2017–00656 Filed 1–12–17; 8:45 am]
purposes; designate any area as critical habitat. We BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
(c) Disease or predation; are particularly interested in any
(d) Inadequacy of existing regulatory potential impacts on small entities, and
mechanisms; and the benefits of including or excluding DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
(e) Other natural or manmade factors areas from any possible future proposed
designation that are subject to these Bureau of Indian Affairs
affecting its continued existence.
(3) Scientific and commercial data to impacts.
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assist in development of any proposed Please support submissions with A0A501010.999900 253G]
critical habitat designation that we may documentation such as maps;
make, including: bibliographic references; methods used Reservation Proclamations
(a) Whether the designation of critical to gather and analyze the data; or copies AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
habitat for the northern Rocky Mountain of pertinent publications, reports, or Interior.
DPS of the fisher would be beneficial to letters by knowledgeable sources. We
ACTION: Notice of availability of
the conservation of the species or request data from systematic surveys,
procedural guidance.
whether the identification of specific studies, or analyses of data regarding
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs this information collection activity, and functioning of the BLM, including
(BIA) has updated its Fee-to-Trust assigned it control number 1004–0042. whether the information will have
Handbook to include procedural DATES: The OMB is required to respond practical utility;
guidance for its employees on to this information collection request 2. The accuracy of the BLM’s estimate
processing reservation proclamations, within 60 days but may respond after 30 of the burden of collecting the
including simultaneous requests for days. For maximum consideration, information, including the validity of
trust acquisition and reservation written comments should be received the methodology and assumptions used;
proclamations. on or before February 13, 2017. 3. The quality, utility and clarity of
ADDRESSES: The updated Fee-to-Trust ADDRESSES: Please submit comments the information to be collected; and
Handbook is available at the following directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB #1004– 4. How to minimize the information
link: http://www.bia.gov/WhatWeDo/ collection burden on those who are to
Knowledge/Directives/Handbooks/. 0042), Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and respond, including the use of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. appropriate automated, electronic,
Sharlene Round Face, Office of Trust Regulatory Affairs, fax 202–395–5806,
or by electronic mail at OIRA_ mechanical, or other forms of
Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, (202) information technology.
208–3615, sharlene.roundface@bia.gov, submission@omb.eop.gov. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the Please send comments as directed
or Ms. Tana Fitzpatrick, Counselor,
BLM. You may do so via mail, fax, or under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs,
electronic mail. refer to OMB control number 1004–0042
(202) 208–7163, tana.fitzpatrick@
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, in your correspondence. Before
bia.gov.
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C including your address, phone number,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BIA Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention: email address, or other personal
has updated its Fee-to Trust Handbook Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240. identifying information in your
to establish procedures for BIA to Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245– comment, you should be aware that
process simultaneous requests for trust 0050. your entire comment—including your
land acquisitions under 25 CFR part 151 Electronic mail: jesonnem@blm.gov. personal identifying information—may
and reservation proclamations under the Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0042’’ be made publicly available at any time.
Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984; 25 regardless of the form of your While you can ask us in your comment
U.S.C. 467). This Handbook revision comments. to withhold your personal identifying
will provide flexibility for Tribes who FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information from public review, we
wish to submit their requests Holle Hooks, at 405–234–1860. Persons cannot guarantee that we will be able to
simultaneously. BIA has also updated who use a telecommunication device for do so.
the Handbook to include guidance for the deaf may call the Federal Relay The following information pertains to
processing reservation proclamations Service at 1–800–877–8339, to leave a this request:
where the land has already been message for Ms. Hooks. You may also
acquired in trust. Title: Protection, Management, and
review the information collection Control of Wild Horses and Burros (43
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2; 25 request online at http:// CFR part 4700).
U.S.C. 9; 25 U.S.C. 467. www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Forms: Form 4710–10, Application for
Dated: December 30, 2016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Adoption of Wild Horse(s) or Burro(s).
Lawrence S. Roberts, Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501–3521) and OMB regulations at 5 OMB Control Number: 1004–0042.
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs. CFR part 1320 provide that an agency Abstract: This notice pertains to the
[FR Doc. 2017–00703 Filed 1–12–17; 8:45 am] may not conduct or sponsor a collection collection of information that enables
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of information unless it displays a the BLM to administer its private
currently valid OMB control number. maintenance (i.e., adoption) program for
Until OMB approves a collection of wild horses and burros. The BLM uses
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR information, you are not obligated to the information to determine if
respond. In order to obtain and renew applicants are qualified to provide
Bureau of Land Management an OMB control number, Federal humane care and proper treatment to
agencies are required to seek public wild horses and burros in compliance
[LLWO260000 L10600000.PC0000]
comment on information collection and with the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and
Renewal of Approved Information recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR Burros Act (16 U.S.C. 1331–1340).
Collection; OMB Control No. 1004– 1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)). Frequency: On occasion.
0042 As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the
BLM published a 60-day notice in the Description of Respondents: Those
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Federal Register on September 20, 2016 who wish to adopt and obtain title to
Interior. (81 FR 64502), and the comment period wild horses and burros.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for ended November 21, 2016. The BLM Estimated Number of Responses
comments. received two non-substantive public Annually: 7,093.
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
comments, which did not address, and Estimated Reporting and
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land were not germane to, this information Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden
Management (BLM) has submitted an collection. Therefore, the BLM has not Annually: 3,545.
information collection request to the changed the collection in responses to
Office of Management and Budget the comments. Estimated Reporting and
(OMB) to continue the collection of The BLM now requests comments on Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
information from those who wish to the following subjects: Burden Annually: $2,400.
adopt and obtain title to wild horses and 1. Whether the collection of The estimated burdens are itemized in
burros. The OMB previously approved information is necessary for the proper the following table:
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of availability of procedural guidance. | |
| Contact | Ms. Sharlene Round Face, Office of Trust Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, (202) 208-3615, [email protected], or Ms. Tana Fitzpatrick, Counselor, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, (202) 208-7163, [email protected] | |
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