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vary from 2.5 burden hours to 12.0
burden hours for one item.
Frequency of Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours on Respondents: 26.5.
Estimated Total Non-hour Cost
Burden: $14,846,686.
Title: Issuance of Certificates of SelfRegulation to Tribes for Class II Gaming.
OMB Control Number: 3141–0008.
Brief Description of Collection: The
Act allows any Indian tribe that has
conducted Class II gaming for at least
three years to petition the Commission
for a certificate of self-regulation for its
Class II gaming operation(s). The
Commission will issue the certificate if
it determines that the tribe has
conducted its gaming activities in a
manner that has: resulted in an effective
and honest accounting of all revenues;
a reputation for safe, fair, and honest
operation of the gaming activities; and
an enterprise free of evidence of
criminal or dishonest activity. The tribe
must also have adopted and
implemented proper accounting,
licensing, and enforcement systems, and
conducted the gaming operation on a
fiscally or economically sound basis.
Commission regulations require a tribe
interested in receiving a certificate to
file with the Commission a petition
generally describing the tribe’s gaming
operations, its regulatory process, its
uses of net gaming revenue, and its
accounting and recordkeeping systems.
The tribe must also provide copies of
various documents in support of the
petition. Tribes who have been issued a
certificate of self-regulation are required
to submit to the Commission certain
information on an annual basis,
including information that establishes
that the tribe continuously meets the
regulatory eligibility and approval
requirements and supporting
documentation that explains how tribal
gaming revenues were used in
accordance with the requirements in 25
U.S.C. 2710(b)(2)(B). Submission of the
petition and supporting documentation
is voluntary. The Commission will use
the information submitted by the tribe
in determining whether to issue the
certificate of self-regulation. Once a
certificate of self-regulation has been
issued, the submission of certain other
information is mandatory.
Respondents: Tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 8.
Estimated Annual Responses: 8.
Estimated Time per Response:
Depending on the information
collection, the range of time can vary
from 0.75 burden hour to 1,940 burden
hours for one item.
Frequency of Responses: Varies.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours on Respondents: 4,088.
Estimated Total Non-hour Cost
Burden: $172,450.
Dated: May 24, 2016.
Shannon O’Loughlin,
Chief of Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–MWR–ISRO–20587; PPMWMWROW3/
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Amended Notice of Intent To Prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement To
Address the Presence of Wolves at Isle
Royale National Park
National Park Service, Interior.
Amended Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Park Service
(NPS) is amending its July 10, 2015,
Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
and Management Plan for Moose,
Wolves, and Vegetation for Isle Royale
National Park, Michigan (Isle Royale).
The NPS is revising the scope of the EIS
to focus on the question of whether to
bring wolves to Isle Royale in the near
term, and if so, how to do so. This
amended NOI describes a range of
alternatives for bringing wolves to the
Island.
SUMMARY:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321–4347; 40 CFR
parts 1500–1508; 43 CFR part 46.
The public scoping comment
period will conclude 30 days following
the date this NOI is published in the
Federal Register. All comments must be
postmarked or transmitted by this date.
ADDRESSES: Information, including a
copy of the new public scoping
brochure, is available for public review
online at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/
ISROwolves. Limited copies of the
brochure will also be available at Isle
Royale National Park, 800 East
Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, Michigan
and by request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent Phyllis Green, Isle
Royale National Park, ISRO Wolves, 800
East Lakeshore Drive, Houghton,
Michigan 49931–1896, or by telephone
at (906) 482–0984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Although
wolves have not always been part of the
Isle Royale ecosystem, they have been
present for more than 65 years, and have
played a key role in the ecosystem,
affecting the moose population and
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other species during that time. The
average wolf population on the island
over the past 65 years has been about
22, but there have been as many as 50
wolves on the Island and as few as
three. Over the past five years the
population has declined steeply, which
has given rise to the need to determine
whether the NPS should bring
additional wolves to the island. There
were three wolves documented on the
Island as of March 2015 and only two
wolves have been confirmed as of
February 2016. At this time, natural
recovery of the population is unlikely.
The potential absence of wolves raises
concerns about possible effects to Isle
Royale’s current ecosystem, including
effects to both the moose population
and Isle Royale’s forest/vegetation
communities.
The NPS published a NOI to prepare
an EIS and Management Plan for Moose,
Wolves, and Vegetation for Isle Royale
National Park on July 10, 2015, (80 FR
39796), and held scoping meetings July
27–30, 2015. However, based on the
public comments we received and
additional internal deliberations, the
NPS has determined that it will revise
and narrow the scope of this EIS to
focus on the question of whether to
bring wolves to Isle Royale in the near
term, and if so, how to do so.
The revised purpose of the plan is to
determine whether and how to bring
wolves to Isle Royale to function as the
apex predator in the near term within a
changing and dynamic island
ecosystem. The NPS will evaluate
alternative approaches for bringing
wolves to Isle Royale, as well as the
alternative of not bringing wolves to Isle
Royale (the no-action alternative),
which remains a viable option.
Following this evaluation and
additional input from you on the EIS, an
alternative will be selected for
implementation and documented in a
record of decision. Based on the revised
purpose statement, the NPS is now
considering the following alternatives.
Under Alternative A, the no-action
alternative, the NPS would not
intervene and would continue current
management. Wolves may come and go
through natural migration, although the
current population of wolves may die
out. Under Alternative B, the NPS
would bring wolves to Isle Royale as a
one-time event within a defined period
of time (e.g., over a 36 month period) to
increase the longevity of the wolf
population on the island. This action
would occur as soon as possible
following a signed record of decision.
Under Alternative C, the NPS would
bring wolves to Isle Royale as often as
needed in order to maintain a
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population of wolves on the island for
at least the next 20 years, which is the
anticipated life of the plan. The wolf
population range and number of
breeding pairs to be maintained on the
island would be determined based on
best available science and professional
judgement. This action would occur as
soon as possible following a signed
record of decision. Under Alternative D,
the NPS would not take immediate
action and would continue current
management, allowing natural processes
to continue. One or more resource
indicators and thresholds would be
developed to evaluate the condition of
key resources, which could include
moose or vegetation-based parameters. If
a threshold is met, wolves would be
brought to Isle Royale as a one-time
event (per alternative B) or through
multiple introductions (per alternative
C). The NPS will not select an
alternative for implementation until
after a final EIS is completed.
Given the revised scope of the EIS,
actions to manage moose, such as
culling or translocation of moose, as
well as actions to manage vegetation,
such as fire, direct restoration, or other
tools, will not be considered in this EIS.
After a decision is made regarding
whether and how to bring wolves to Isle
Royale, the NPS will monitor conditions
on the island, and will initiate
additional planning processes to
address other aspects of the island
ecosystem, such as the moose
population and forest community, if
such planning processes are deemed
necessary.
All comments received during the
scoping period that was announced in
the July 2015 NOI are available online
at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/
ISROwolves and will be considered. If
you would like to provide additional
comments regarding the revised scope
of the plan, you may do so through the
following methods.
The preferred method for submitting
comments is on the NPS PEPC Web site
at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/
ISROwolves. You may also mail or
hand-deliver your comments to
Superintendent Phyllis Green, Isle
Royale National Park, ISRO Wolves, 800
East Lakeshore Drive, Houghton,
Michigan 49931–1896. The NPS will
consider all additional comments
received or postmarked no later than 30days from the date this NOI is published
in the Federal Register. Comments
submitted after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Comments will not be accepted by
fax, email, or any other way than those
specified above. Bulk comments in any
format (hard copy or electronic)
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submitted on behalf of others will not be
accepted. 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.
Cameron H. Sholly,
Regional Director, Midwest Region.
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2. Email comments to Mr. Luis
Aguilar, Regulatory Specialist, at
luis.aguilar@onrr.gov.
3. Hand-carry or mail comments,
using an overnight courier service, to
ONRR. Our courier address is Building
85, Room A–614, Denver Federal
Center, West 6th Ave. and Kipling St.,
Denver, Colorado 80225.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
any questions, contact Mr. Luis Aguilar,
telephone (303) 231–3418, or email at
luis.aguilar@onrr.gov. You may also
contact Mr. Aguilar to obtain copies, at
no cost, of (1) the ICR, (2) any associated
forms, and (3) the regulations that
require us to collect the information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I Abstract
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR–2012–0006; DS63642000
DR2PS0000.CH7000 167D0102R2]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Federal Oil and Gas
Valuation; Comment Request
Office of Natural Resources
Revenue (ONRR), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension.
AGENCY:
To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), ONRR is inviting comments on a
collection of information requests that
we will submit to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. This Information
Collection Request (ICR) covers the
paperwork requirements in the
regulations under title 30, Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), parts 1202,
1204, and 1206. This ICR pertains to
Federal oil and gas valuation
regulations, which include
transportation and processing regulatory
allowance limits and accounting and
auditing relief for marginal properties.
Also, there is one form (ONRR–4393)
associated with this information
collection.
DATES: Submit written comments on or
before August 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this ICR to ONRR by using one of the
following three methods (please
reference ‘‘ICR 1012–0005’’ in your
comments):
1. Electronically go to https://
www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled
‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter ‘‘ONRR–
2012–0005’’ and then click ‘‘Search.’’
Follow the instructions to submit public
comments. ONRR will post all
comments.
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The Secretary of the United States
Department of the Interior is responsible
for mineral resource development on
Federal and Indian lands and the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS). The Secretary’s
responsibility, according to various
laws, is to manage mineral resource
production from Federal and Indian
lands and the OCS, collect the royalties
and other mineral revenues due, and
distribute the funds collected under
those laws. We have posted those laws
pertaining to mineral leases on Federal
and Indian lands and the OCS at https://
www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/PubLaws/
default.htm.
The Secretary also has a trust
responsibility to manage Indian lands
and seek advice and information from
Indian beneficiaries. ONRR performs the
minerals revenue management functions
for the Secretary and assists the
Secretary in carrying out the
Department’s trust responsibility for
Indian lands.
You can find the information
collections covered in this ICR at 30
CFR parts:
• 1202, subparts C and D, which
pertain to Federal oil and gas royalties.
• 1204, subpart C, which pertains to
accounting and auditing relief for
marginal properties.
• 1206, subparts C and D, which
pertain to Federal oil and gas product
valuation.
General Information
When a company or an individual
enters into a lease to explore, develop,
produce, and dispose of minerals from
Federal or Indian lands, that company
or individual agrees to pay the lessor a
share in an amount or value of
production from the leased lands. The
mineral lease laws require the lessee, or
his designee, to report various kinds of
information to the lessor relative to the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-MWR-ISRO-20587; PPMWMWROW3/PPMPSPD1Y.YM0000]
Amended Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement To Address the Presence of Wolves at Isle Royale National
Park
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Amended Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) is amending its July 10, 2015,
Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement
(EIS) and Management Plan for Moose, Wolves, and Vegetation for Isle
Royale National Park, Michigan (Isle Royale). The NPS is revising the
scope of the EIS to focus on the question of whether to bring wolves to
Isle Royale in the near term, and if so, how to do so. This amended NOI
describes a range of alternatives for bringing wolves to the Island.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347; 40 CFR parts 1500-1508; 43 CFR
part 46.
DATES: The public scoping comment period will conclude 30 days
following the date this NOI is published in the Federal Register. All
comments must be postmarked or transmitted by this date.
ADDRESSES: Information, including a copy of the new public scoping
brochure, is available for public review online at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/ISROwolves. Limited copies of the brochure will
also be available at Isle Royale National Park, 800 East Lakeshore
Drive, Houghton, Michigan and by request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent Phyllis Green, Isle
Royale National Park, ISRO Wolves, 800 East Lakeshore Drive, Houghton,
Michigan 49931-1896, or by telephone at (906) 482-0984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Although wolves have not always been part of
the Isle Royale ecosystem, they have been present for more than 65
years, and have played a key role in the ecosystem, affecting the moose
population and other species during that time. The average wolf
population on the island over the past 65 years has been about 22, but
there have been as many as 50 wolves on the Island and as few as three.
Over the past five years the population has declined steeply, which has
given rise to the need to determine whether the NPS should bring
additional wolves to the island. There were three wolves documented on
the Island as of March 2015 and only two wolves have been confirmed as
of February 2016. At this time, natural recovery of the population is
unlikely. The potential absence of wolves raises concerns about
possible effects to Isle Royale's current ecosystem, including effects
to both the moose population and Isle Royale's forest/vegetation
communities.
The NPS published a NOI to prepare an EIS and Management Plan for
Moose, Wolves, and Vegetation for Isle Royale National Park on July 10,
2015, (80 FR 39796), and held scoping meetings July 27-30, 2015.
However, based on the public comments we received and additional
internal deliberations, the NPS has determined that it will revise and
narrow the scope of this EIS to focus on the question of whether to
bring wolves to Isle Royale in the near term, and if so, how to do so.
The revised purpose of the plan is to determine whether and how to
bring wolves to Isle Royale to function as the apex predator in the
near term within a changing and dynamic island ecosystem. The NPS will
evaluate alternative approaches for bringing wolves to Isle Royale, as
well as the alternative of not bringing wolves to Isle Royale (the no-
action alternative), which remains a viable option. Following this
evaluation and additional input from you on the EIS, an alternative
will be selected for implementation and documented in a record of
decision. Based on the revised purpose statement, the NPS is now
considering the following alternatives.
Under Alternative A, the no-action alternative, the NPS would not
intervene and would continue current management. Wolves may come and go
through natural migration, although the current population of wolves
may die out. Under Alternative B, the NPS would bring wolves to Isle
Royale as a one-time event within a defined period of time (e.g., over
a 36 month period) to increase the longevity of the wolf population on
the island. This action would occur as soon as possible following a
signed record of decision. Under Alternative C, the NPS would bring
wolves to Isle Royale as often as needed in order to maintain a
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population of wolves on the island for at least the next 20 years,
which is the anticipated life of the plan. The wolf population range
and number of breeding pairs to be maintained on the island would be
determined based on best available science and professional judgement.
This action would occur as soon as possible following a signed record
of decision. Under Alternative D, the NPS would not take immediate
action and would continue current management, allowing natural
processes to continue. One or more resource indicators and thresholds
would be developed to evaluate the condition of key resources, which
could include moose or vegetation-based parameters. If a threshold is
met, wolves would be brought to Isle Royale as a one-time event (per
alternative B) or through multiple introductions (per alternative C).
The NPS will not select an alternative for implementation until after a
final EIS is completed.
Given the revised scope of the EIS, actions to manage moose, such
as culling or translocation of moose, as well as actions to manage
vegetation, such as fire, direct restoration, or other tools, will not
be considered in this EIS. After a decision is made regarding whether
and how to bring wolves to Isle Royale, the NPS will monitor conditions
on the island, and will initiate additional planning processes to
address other aspects of the island ecosystem, such as the moose
population and forest community, if such planning processes are deemed
necessary.
All comments received during the scoping period that was announced
in the July 2015 NOI are available online at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/ISROwolves and will be considered. If you would
like to provide additional comments regarding the revised scope of the
plan, you may do so through the following methods.
The preferred method for submitting comments is on the NPS PEPC Web
site at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/ISROwolves. You may also mail or
hand-deliver your comments to Superintendent Phyllis Green, Isle Royale
National Park, ISRO Wolves, 800 East Lakeshore Drive, Houghton,
Michigan 49931-1896. The NPS will consider all additional comments
received or postmarked no later than 30-days from the date this NOI is
published in the Federal Register. Comments submitted after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
Comments will not be accepted by fax, email, or any other way than
those specified above. Bulk comments in any format (hard copy or
electronic) submitted on behalf of others will not be accepted. 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.
Cameron H. Sholly,
Regional Director, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2016-13184 Filed 6-3-16; 8:45 am]
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