83 FR 23296 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Trust Evaluation System
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 97 (May 18, 2018)
Office of the Secretary
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 97 (May 18, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-10596 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 97 (Friday, May 18, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 23296-23298] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-10596] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary [18XD0120AF/DT11100000/DST000000.54AB00; OMB Control Number 1035--New] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Trust Evaluation System AGENCY: Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, Interior. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST, we), are proposing a new information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 18, 2018. ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior by email at [[Page 23297]] [email protected]; or via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments to Ronald L. Hunt, Federal Information Resources Director, Department of the Interior, Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, Office of Information Resources, 4400 Masthead Street NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109; or by email to [email protected], or by telephone at (505) 816-1258. Please reference OMB Control Number 1035-OST in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this ICR, contact Cecilia Smith, Management & Program Analyst, OST, Program Management, by email at [email protected], or by telephone at (505) 816-1259. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on May 25, 2015 (80 FR 30485). No comments were received in response to that notice. We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper functions of the OST; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the OST enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the OST minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying 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. Abstract: The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) is responsible for overseeing the implementation of trust reforms, trust accounting and coordination of trust policies intra- bureau-wide related to the management of Indian trust funds and assets; see 25 U.S.C. 4041. The OST, Office of Trust Review and Audit (OTRA) is responsible for performing trust examinations, evaluations and assessments of Indian trust programs and functions, pursuant to executive direction by the Secretary of the Interior. In addition, OTRA has a congressional mandate to conduct Annual Tribal Trust Evaluations for Tribes that compact trust programs, functions, services, and/or activities under Public Law 93-638 Self-Governance Compacts on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior. This authority is in 25 U.S.C. 5363(d)(1) & (2) and the enabling regulations in 25 CFR 1000.350. OTRA currently collects Indian trust data and documentation from Tribes and Agencies in fulfillment of performing the Indian trust examinations on Federal Agencies and Tribal trust evaluations for compacted Tribes. This collection is enabled by performing desk reviews (via email electronic questionnaires), and on-site visits to Tribes and Federal agencies (although Federal agencies are exempt from the provisions of the PRA). Under 25 CFR 1000.355, the Secretary's designated representative will conduct trust evaluations for each self-governance tribe that has an annual funding agreement. The end result is the issuance of a report, which is required by 25 CFR 1000.365. Currently, Department of the Interior, OST-OTRA, conducts an on-site review of trust operations where a tribe has compacted a trust program. During that review, under current methodology, interviews are conducted and documents are requested on-site. Information collected is then brought back to the Albuquerque office and analyzed. A draft report is written and provided to the tribe for comment where applicable, comments received back are incorporated into the report, and a final report is issued to the tribe. OTRA is changing the method of collecting information from an on- site manual audit data collection method to a web-based automated audit data collection and audit management tool, called the Trust Evaluation System (TES). Currently OTRA travels to the audit location and uses a Thomas Reuters audit software solution called Auto Audit to manage the data collected in the field and the audit. TES, a web-based tool, will be cloud hosted and will be interactive with the Auditor, Tribes and Agencies throughout the evaluation process in conducting the trust examinations, tribal trust evaluations, and trust records assessments, via the web, as desktop reviews. OST will be collecting the same data it currently collects manually, but will utilize electronic questionnaires and document uploads from Tribes and Federal agencies, via the web in TES, to complete the evaluations and examinations it currently conducts. This method will be implemented to replace the desktop reviews and/or traveling to each location to conduct these audits. Some audits will be still be conducted on-site, but only for high-risk locations. OTRA's audit universe consists of up to 300 audits on 3-5 year audit cycle for OST and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) offices throughout the greater United States and Alaska. Title of Collection: Trust Evaluation System. OMB Control Number: 1035-New. Form Number: None. Type of Review: Existing collection in use without OMB approval. Respondents/Affected Public: Tribes that have an annual funding agreement in place to compact Indian trust programs. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 80 Tribes. Federal agencies are exempt from the PRA and are not included in the total annual respondents/responses/burden hours estimates. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,280. Estimated Completion Time per Response: 2 hours for reporting and 1 hour for recordkeeping. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,840. Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory. Frequency of Collection: Once per fiscal or calendar year (year the respective tribe operates under). Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: None. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. [[Page 23298]] The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Jerold Gidner, Principal Deputy Special Trustee, Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians. [FR Doc. 2018-10596 Filed 5-17-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4334-63-P
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organizations, 18 from mining critical minerals, such as high import critical mineral resources above ground
companies, ten from consultants and reliance and limited domestic capability and below ground, and to examine
other businesses, six from non- for production of refined metals and Federal leasing and permitting
governmental environmental processed alloys, extend beyond what is processes to expedite access to these
organizations, five from government described here and will be addressed potential resources. Because the critical
agencies, and three from elected within the Department of Commerce minerals on the final list are
officials). The comments included 147 report to be submitted to the President administered under existing mineral
requests to add a total of 13 minerals to as required by Executive Order 13817. disposal laws and regulations, any
the list, with seven minerals (copper, The Department of the Interior also recommendations to improve permitting
silver, nickel, gold zinc, molybdenum recognizes that many public comments processes for those critical minerals will
and lead) each receiving over 10 addressed issues not directly associated improve permitting processes for all
requests for addition to the list. There with the development of the critical minerals administered under the same
were 183 requests to delete one mineral minerals list. Instead, they addressed laws and regulations by the Bureau of
(uranium) from the list. regulatory and policy issues more Land Management and other Federal
After considering all comments appropriately considered as part of the land management agencies.
received, the Department of the Interior Department of Commerce report. The Department of the Interior
believes that the methodology described Those comments will be available to recognizes that many commodities are
in USGS Open-File Report 2018–1021 help inform the development of the not mined directly, but are instead
remains valid. Therefore, the Commerce report. recovered during the processing,
Department of the Interior is hereby Finally, the Department of the Interior smelting, or refining of a host material
finalizing the draft list of 35 critical recognizes that a significant number of and are, therefore, deemed
minerals as the final list. This list of comments requested the removal of ‘‘byproducts.’’ Of the 35 minerals
critical minerals, while ‘‘final,’’ is not a uranium from the list. As noted above deemed critical, 12 are byproducts.
permanent list, but will be dynamic and and in USGS Open-File Report 2018– Therefore, strategies to increase the
updated periodically to reflect current 1021, input from other agencies domestic supply of these commodities
data on supply, demand, and represented on the NSTC Subcommittee must necessarily consider the mining
concentration of production, as well as on Critical and Strategic Mineral Supply and processing of the host materials
current policy priorities. This final list Chains emphasized that uranium, while because enhanced recovery of
will serve as the initial focus for the primarily known as a fuel mineral, also byproducts alone may be insufficient to
Department of Commerce report, has important non-fuel uses, and meet U.S. consumption.
currently in development pursuant to otherwise meets the criteria for
Executive Order 13817. inclusion. Authority: E.O. 13817, 82 FR 60835
The NSTC Mineral Criticality (December 26, 2017).
This final list is based on the
definition of a ‘‘critical mineral’’ Screening Tool was designed as an early Timothy R. Petty,
provided in Executive Order 13817. The warning screening tool that identifies Assistant Secretary for Water and Science.
U.S. Government and other potentially critical minerals using [FR Doc. 2018–10667 Filed 5–17–18; 8:45 am]
organizations may also use other regularly-reported and publicly-
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definitions and rely on other criteria to available data. The screening tool was
identify a material or mineral as designed so that potential mineral
‘‘critical’’ or otherwise important. This criticality could be evaluated in a DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
final list is not intended to replace those repeatable and transparent manner, on
related terms and definitions for an ongoing basis. This tool is updated Office of the Secretary
minerals or materials that are deemed annually by the USGS on behalf of the
NSTC Subcommittee when USGS [18XD0120AF/DT11100000/
strategic, critical or otherwise important
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(e.g., National Defense Stockpile). The releases a new year of mineral
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Department of the Interior recognizes production and price data. This
the economic significance and systematic, annual collection, analysis, Agency Information Collection
indispensable nature of other minerals and publication of mineral information Activities; Submission to the Office of
that are produced domestically in large is the foundation for the analysis of Management and Budget for Review
quantities such as copper, zinc, present-day security of supply for and Approval; Trust Evaluation System
molybdenum, gold, silver, and minerals and mineral materials and of
industrial minerals such as phosphate, changes in the security of supply over AGENCY: Office of the Special Trustee for
sand, gravel, and aggregate. Given time. With this basis, the finalized list American Indians, Interior.
current levels of domestic production, of critical minerals provides a starting ACTION: Notice of information collection;
the U.S. is not highly reliant on imports point for developing a new Federal request for comment.
for these minerals and typically has a strategy and a continuing process to
combination of domestic reserves and strengthen supply chains. The finalized SUMMARY: In accordance with the
reliable foreign sources adequate to list does not foreclose later addition of Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
meet foreseeable domestic consumption minerals that become critical in the the Office of the Special Trustee for
requirements. While these minerals do future due to advances in technology, American Indians (OST, we), are
not currently meet the definition of natural disasters, world events, and proposing a new information collection.
critical, they are similar to critical other factors influencing the security of DATES: Interested persons are invited to
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minerals in that they are indispensable supply and demand. submit comments on or before June 18,
to a modern society for the purposes of As part of developing the new Federal 2018.
national security, technology, strategy, Executive Order 13817 and ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
infrastructure, and energy production Secretary’s Order 3359, ‘‘Critical this information collection request (ICR)
(both fossil fuels and renewables). It Mineral Independence and Security’’ to the Office of Management and
should be noted that some potential (December 21, 2017), direct further Budget’s Desk Officer for the
supply chain vulnerabilities relating to efforts to assess potential domestic Department of the Interior by email at
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The authority for this action is the District Office, 22835 Calle San Juan de Proposed CDCA Plan Amendment and
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553. Final EIS on May 13, 2011 (76 FR
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Interested persons may also review the 28064). Before the BLM issued a Record
Final Supplemental EIS and Proposed of Decision (ROD), PSI informed the
Jerold Gidner,
Land Use Plan Amendment on the BLM that it would not construct the
Principal Deputy Special Trustee, Office of internet at https://eplanning.blm.gov/
the Special Trustee for American Indians.
Project due to bankruptcy. As a result,
epl-front-office/eplanning/ the BLM did not issue a ROD, did not
[FR Doc. 2018–10596 Filed 5–17–18; 8:45 am]
planAndProjectSite.do?methodName= amend the CDCA Plan, and did not
BILLING CODE 4334–63–P renderDefaultPlanOrProjectSite& issue a ROW grant for the PSPP. On
projectId=68122. All protests must be in June 21, 2012, the bankruptcy court
writing and mailed to one of the approved the transfer of the application
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
following addresses: from PSI to Palen Solar III, LLC (PSIII).
Bureau of Land Management • Regular Mail: BLM Director (210), BrightSource Energy Inc. (BSE) then
Attention: Protest Coordinator, P.O. Box acquired all rights to PSIII at auction.
[LLCAD06000 L51010000.ER0000 71383, Washington, DC 20024–1383. PSIII submitted a revised ROW
LVRWB17B5480 17X] • Overnight Delivery: BLM Director application to the BLM for the Palen
(210), Attention: Protest Coordinator, 20 Solar Electricity Generating System
Notice of Availability of the Final M Street SE, Room 2134LM,
Supplemental Environmental Impact Project (PSEGS), a 500 MW
Washington, DC 20003. concentrating solar power tower
Statement and Environmental Impact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: technology facility and single-circuit
Report and Proposed Land Use Plan
Amendment to the California Desert Mark DeMaio, BLM Project Manager, 230 kV gen-tie line. On July 27, 2013,
Conservation Area Plan for the Palen telephone (760) 833–7124; address the BLM issued a Draft Supplemental
Solar Project, California Bureau of Land Management, Palm EIS and Plan Amendment to evaluate
Springs-South Coast Field Office, 1201 the potential additional environmental
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Bird Center Drive, Palm Springs, CA impacts caused by PSEGS. As part of the
Interior. 92262; email mdemaio@blm.gov. state permitting process, the California
ACTION: Notice of availability. Persons who use a Energy Commission evaluated the
telecommunications device for the deaf PSEGS under CEQA, and issued
SUMMARY: In accordance with the (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
National Environmental Policy Act of Preliminary and Final Staff Assessments
Service (FRS) at (800) 877–8339 to for the amended project in June and
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the contact the above individual during
Federal Land Policy and Management November of 2013, respectively. The
normal business hours. The FRS is
Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the BLM did not issue a Final Supplemental
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has EIS for the PSEGS Project because BSE
to leave a message or question with the
prepared a Final Supplemental and its partner, Abengoa Solar Inc.,
above individual. You will receive a
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) abandoned the State authorization
reply during normal business hours.
and Proposed Land Use Plan proceedings at the California Energy
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EDF Commission. In December 2015, EDF
Amendment to the California Desert Renewable Energy has applied for a
Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan for the Renewable Energy acquired the PSEGS
Right-of-Way (ROW) from the BLM to application. EDF Renewable Energy has
Palen Solar Project, and by this notice construct, operate, maintain, and
is announcing its availability. This submitted a revised ROW application
decommission a 500 megawatt (MW) for the Proposed Project, which is
document is also an Environmental solar photovoltaic facility near Desert
Impact Report (EIR) prepared by analyzed in this Final Supplemental
Center, Riverside County, California. EIS/EIR and Proposed Land Use Plan
Riverside County under the California The ROW application area comprises
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Amendment.
about 4,200 acres, with a proposed
DATES: BLM planning regulations state project footprint of about 3,400 acres. The BLM held public meetings on the
that any person who meets the The proposed project also includes revised ROW application in June and
conditions as described in the construction of a 6.7-mile single circuit August 2016 in Palm Springs,
regulations may protest the BLM’s 230 kilovolt generation interconnection California. On October 27, 2017, the
Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment (gen-tie) transmission line connecting BLM issued the Draft Supplemental EIS/
and Final Supplemental EIS. A person the project to the Southern California EIR and Draft Land Use Plan
who meets the conditions and files a Edison (SCE) Red Bluff Substation. The Amendment, which analyzed the
protest must file the protest within 30 BLM is also considering an amendment impacts of the Proposed Action and two
days of the date that the Environmental to the CDCA Plan that would be action alternatives, in addition to a No
Protection Agency publishes its Notice necessary to authorize the project. This Action Alternative. Alternative 1,
of Availability in the Federal Register. is a joint EIS/EIR for compliance with Reduced Footprint, would be a 500 MW
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final NEPA and CEQA. Riverside County is Photovoltaic (PV) array on about 3,100
Supplemental EIS and Proposed Land the lead agency under CEQA. acres. It avoids the central and largest
Use Plan Amendment have been sent to This Project application was desert wash and incorporates a more
affected Federal, State, local, and tribal originally submitted in 2007 as the efficient use of the land for the solar
government agencies and to other Palen Solar Power Project (PSPP) by array. Alternative 2, Avoidance
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stakeholders. Copies of the Final Palen Solar I, LLC (PSI), a wholly Alternative, would be a solar PV project
Supplemental EIS and Proposed Land owned subsidiary of Solar Millennium. on about 1,620 acres (160 to 230 MW).
Use Plan Amendment are available for The PSPP was proposed as a solar Like the Proposed Action, under each of
public inspection at the BLM-Palm trough project, and was the subject of an these alternatives, the BLM would
Springs South Coast Field Office at 1201 EIS under NEPA. The BLM, pursuant to amend the CDCA Plan to allow the
Bird Center Dr., Palm Springs, CA 92262 its obligations under FLPMA and NEPA, project. Under the No-Action
and at the BLM-California Desert published a Draft EIS, followed by a Alternative, the BLM would deny the
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| Contact | To request additional information about this ICR, contact Cecilia Smith, Management & Program Analyst, OST, Program Management, by email at [email protected], or by telephone at (505) 816-1259. You may also view the ICR at http:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. | |
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