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Dated: January 19, 2007.
Kim Kendrick,
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and
Equal Opportunity.
[FR Doc. E7–1178 Filed 1–24–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection
Office of the Secretary, Take
Pride in America Program.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: A proposal to extend the
collection of information listed below
(OMB Control Number 1093–0004) has
been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35). Public comments on this
submission are solicited.
DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to
approve or disapprove the information
collection, but may respond after 30
days. Therefore, public comments
should be submitted to OMB by
February 26, 2007, in order to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send your written
comments to the Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention,
Department of the Interior Desk Officer,
by fax to 202–395–6566, or by e-mail to
oira_docket@omb.eop.gov. Please send a
copy of your written comments to the
Office of the Secretary, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Sue Ellen
Sloca, 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
MS 120 SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or
via e-mail to sue_ellen_sloca@nbc.gov.
Individuals providing comments should
reference OMB Control Number 1093–
0004, ‘‘Take Pride in America National
Awards Application/Nomination
Process.’’
To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instrument, please
write to the above address, or call Sue
Ellen Sloca, on 202–208–6045, or e-mail
her on sue_ellen_sloca@nbc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
I. Abstract
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
implement the Paperwork Reduction
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Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), require
that interested members of the public
and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
(see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)). This notice
identifies an existing information
collection activity that the Office of the
Secretary has submitted to OMB for
extension.
Under the Take Pride in American
Program Act (the ACT), 16 U.S.C. Sec
46–01–4608, the Secretary of the
Interior is to: (1) ‘‘conduct a national
awards program to honor those
individuals and entities which, in the
opinion of the Secretary * * * have
distinguished themselves in activities’’
under the purposes of the Act; and also
to (2) ‘‘establish and maintain a public
awareness campaign in cooperation
with public and private organizations
and individuals—(A) to install in the
public the importance of the appropriate
use of, and appreciation for Federal,
State and local lands, facilities, and
natural and cultural resources; (B) to
encourage an attitude of stewardship
and responsibility towards these lands,
facilities, and resources; and (C) to
promote participation by individuals,
organizations, and communities of a
conservation ethic in caring for these
lands, facilities, and resources.’’ The Act
states that ‘‘[t]he Secretary is authorized
* * * generally to do any and all lawful
acts necessary or appropriate to further
the purposes of the TPIA Program.’’
If this information were not collected
from the public, Take Pride in America
(TPIA) awards would be limited to
individuals and organizations
nominated by Federal agencies based on
projects within their sphere of
influence. This would effectively block
many worthy individuals and
organizations from being considered for
these awards. The TPIA program was reactivated on December 10, 2001 with
the stated intent of honoring the best in
the nation, without restriction. It would
reflect poorly on the Department and on
the President if only volunteers to
Federal agencies could be honored for
their service to America.
II. Data
(1) Title: Take Pride in America
National Awards, Application/
Nomination Process.
OMB Control Number: 1093–0004.
Current Expiration Date: 01/31/2007.
Type of Review: Information
Collection: Renewal.
Affected Entities: Individuals or
households, businesses and other for
profit institutions, not-for-profit
institutions, State, Local, and Tribal
Governments.
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Estimated annual number of public
respondents: 74.
Frequency of response: Annual.
(2) Annual reporting and record
keeping burden.
Estimated number of public responses
annually: 174.
Estimated burden per response: 1
hour.
Total annual reporting: 174 hours.
(3) Description of the need and use of
the information: The statutorilyrequired information is needed to
provide the Office of the Secretary with
a vehicle to collect the information
needed to include individuals and
organizations nominated by the public
in applicant pools for TPIA National
Awards and to recognize them for the
valuable contributions that they make in
support of the stewardship of America’s
lands, facilities, and cultural and
natural resources.
III. Request for Comments
An initial opportunity for the public
to comment on the Office of the
Secretary’s proposal to extend this
information collection was announced
in the Federal Register on August 8,
2006. The Office of the Secretary
received no comments in response to its
60-day notice and request for comments.
The public now has a second
opportunity to comment on this
proposal.
The Department of the Interior invites
comments on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary 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 of the collection
and the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Burden means the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons
to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop,
acquire, install and utilize technology
and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
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personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
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
Office of Management and Budget
control number.
Dated: January 19, 2007.
Gary Smith,
Director of External/Intergovernmental
Affairs, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–1063 Filed 1–24–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Request for Comments on Information
Collection for Leases and Permits
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed renewal of
an information collection.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) is seeking comments on the
proposed renewal of the information
collection, Leases and Permits, 1076–
0155. This action is required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
March 26, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Ben
Burshia, Chief, Division of Real Estate
Services, Office of the Deputy Bureau
Director, Trust Services, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., Mail
Stop 4639–MIB, Washington, DC 20240.
Submissions by facsimile should be sent
to (202) 219–1065. Electronic
submission of comments is not available
at this time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may request further information or
obtain copies of the proposed
information collection request from Ben
Burshia at (202) 219–1195.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
collection of information is being
renewed with substantially no change.
No changes have been made to Subparts
B, C, D or F. We are also adding the
filing fee which was omitted during the
last clearance.
Request for Comments
The Bureau of Indian Affairs requests
your comments on this collection
concerning:
(a) The necessity of this information
collection for the proper performance of
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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, such as
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that an agency may not
sponsor or request and an individual
need not respond to, a collection of
information unless it has 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,
room 4641, during the hours of 7 a.m.
to 4 p.m., EST Monday through Friday
except for legal holidays. If you wish to
have your name and/or address
withheld, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your
comments. We will honor your request
according to the requirements of the
law. All comments from organizations
or representatives will be available for
review. We may withhold comments
from review for other reasons.
Information Collection Abstract
OMB Control Number: 1076–0155.
Type of review: Renewal.
Title: Leases and Permits, 25 CFR 162.
Brief Description of collection:
Generally trust and restricted land may
be leased by Indian land owners, with
the approval of the Secretary of the
Interior, except when specified by a
specific statute. The Secretary requests
information on the documentation
collection initiated when processing a
lease on land held in trust or restricted
status by an individual Indian or tribe.
The Secretary requires the information
necessary to satisfy 25 CFR 162, the
information used to determine approval
of a lease, amendment, assignment,
sublease, mortgage or related document.
No specific form is used; however, in
order to satisfy the Federal law,
regulation and policy the respondents
supply information and data, in
accordance with 25 CFR 162.
Respondents: Possible respondents
include: Land owners of trust or
restricted Indian land, both tribal and
individual, wanting to lease their land
or someone wanting to lease trust or
restricted Indian land.
Number of Respondents: 14,500.
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Estimated Time per Response: The
time per response varies from 15
minutes to 4 hours.
Frequency of Response: This is a onetime collection per lease approval.
Total Annual Responses: 121,140.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents:
106,065.
Total Annual Fees from Respondents:
BIA collects fees for processing
submitted documents, as set forth in
sections 162.241 or 162.616. The
minimum administrative fee is $10.00
and the maximum administrative fee is
$500.00. The average total
administrative fees collected is $250.00,
which is collected approximately 7,500
times, totaling $1,813,000.
Dated: January 22, 2007.
Michael D. Olsen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK–964–1410–KC–P; F–14844–A]
Alaska Native Claims Selection
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of decision approving
lands for conveyance.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR
2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an
appealable decision approving the
surface and subsurface estates in certain
lands for conveyance pursuant to the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
will be issued to Ahtna, Incorporated,
successor in interest to Cantwell
Yedatene-Na Corporation.
The lands are in the vicinity of
Cantwell, Alaska, and are located in:
U.S. Survey No. 3229, Alaska.
Containing 5.00 acres.
Notice of the decision will also be
published four times in the Fairbanks
Daily News-Miner.
DATES: The time limits for filing an
appeal are:
1. Any party claiming a property
interest which is adversely affected by
the decision shall have until
February 26, 2007 to file an appeal.
2. Parties receiving notice of the
decision by certified mail shall have 30
days from the date of receipt to file an
appeal.
Parties who do not file an appeal in
accordance with the requirements of 43
CFR Part 4, Subpart E, shall be deemed
to have waived their rights.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Proposed Information Collection
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Take Pride in America Program.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: A proposal to extend the collection of information listed
below (OMB Control Number 1093-0004) has been submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Public comments on this
submission are solicited.
DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information
collection, but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments
should be submitted to OMB by February 26, 2007, in order to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send your written comments to the Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention,
Department of the Interior Desk Officer, by fax to 202-395-6566, or by
e-mail to oira_docket@omb.eop.gov. Please send a copy of your written
comments to the Office of the Secretary, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Sue Ellen Sloca, 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW., MS
120 SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or via e-mail to sue_ellen_
sloca@nbc.gov. Individuals providing comments should reference OMB
Control Number 1093-0004, ``Take Pride in America National Awards
Application/Nomination Process.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instrument, please write to the above address, or
call Sue Ellen Sloca, on 202-208-6045, or e-mail her on sue_ellen_
sloca@nbc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR 1320,
which implement the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13),
require that interested members of the public and affected agencies
have an opportunity to comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)). This notice identifies
an existing information collection activity that the Office of the
Secretary has submitted to OMB for extension.
Under the Take Pride in American Program Act (the ACT), 16 U.S.C.
Sec 46-01-4608, the Secretary of the Interior is to: (1) ``conduct a
national awards program to honor those individuals and entities which,
in the opinion of the Secretary * * * have distinguished themselves in
activities'' under the purposes of the Act; and also to (2) ``establish
and maintain a public awareness campaign in cooperation with public and
private organizations and individuals--(A) to install in the public the
importance of the appropriate use of, and appreciation for Federal,
State and local lands, facilities, and natural and cultural resources;
(B) to encourage an attitude of stewardship and responsibility towards
these lands, facilities, and resources; and (C) to promote
participation by individuals, organizations, and communities of a
conservation ethic in caring for these lands, facilities, and
resources.'' The Act states that ``[t]he Secretary is authorized * * *
generally to do any and all lawful acts necessary or appropriate to
further the purposes of the TPIA Program.''
If this information were not collected from the public, Take Pride
in America (TPIA) awards would be limited to individuals and
organizations nominated by Federal agencies based on projects within
their sphere of influence. This would effectively block many worthy
individuals and organizations from being considered for these awards.
The TPIA program was re-activated on December 10, 2001 with the stated
intent of honoring the best in the nation, without restriction. It
would reflect poorly on the Department and on the President if only
volunteers to Federal agencies could be honored for their service to
America.
II. Data
(1) Title: Take Pride in America National Awards, Application/
Nomination Process.
OMB Control Number: 1093-0004.
Current Expiration Date: 01/31/2007.
Type of Review: Information Collection: Renewal.
Affected Entities: Individuals or households, businesses and other
for profit institutions, not-for-profit institutions, State, Local, and
Tribal Governments.
Estimated annual number of public respondents: 74.
Frequency of response: Annual.
(2) Annual reporting and record keeping burden.
Estimated number of public responses annually: 174.
Estimated burden per response: 1 hour.
Total annual reporting: 174 hours.
(3) Description of the need and use of the information: The
statutorily-required information is needed to provide the Office of the
Secretary with a vehicle to collect the information needed to include
individuals and organizations nominated by the public in applicant
pools for TPIA National Awards and to recognize them for the valuable
contributions that they make in support of the stewardship of America's
lands, facilities, and cultural and natural resources.
III. Request for Comments
An initial opportunity for the public to comment on the Office of
the Secretary's proposal to extend this information collection was
announced in the Federal Register on August 8, 2006. The Office of the
Secretary received no comments in response to its 60-day notice and
request for comments. The public now has a second opportunity to
comment on this proposal.
The Department of the Interior invites comments on:
(a) Whether the collection of information is necessary 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 of the
collection and the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide
information to or for a federal agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; to train
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personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information, to
search data sources, to complete and review the collection of
information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
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 Office of Management and Budget control number.
Dated: January 19, 2007.
Gary Smith,
Director of External/Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-1063 Filed 1-24-07; 8:45 am]
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