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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 3,300.
Status: Revision of a current
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Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as
amended.
Dated: June 13, 2007.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act
Officer,Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Information Collection Sent to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for Approval; OMB Control
Number 1018–0123; International
Conservation Grant Programs
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife
Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for
review and approval. The ICR, which is
summarized below, describes the nature
of the collection and the estimated
burden and cost. This ICR is scheduled
to expire on June 30, 2007. We 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.
However, under OMB regulations, we
may continue to conduct or sponsor this
information collection while it is
pending at OMB.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before July 20, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
suggestions on this ICR to the Desk
Officer for the Department of the
Interior at OMB-OIRA at (202) 395–6566
(fax) or OIRA_DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov
(e-mail). Please provide a copy of your
comments to Hope Grey, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS 222–ARLSQ, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203 (mail); (703) 358–2269 (fax); or
hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail, fax,
or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by
telephone at (703) 358–2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 1018–0123.
Title: International Conservation
Grant Programs.
Service Form Number(s): 3–2338.
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Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Affected Public: Domestic and
nondomestic Federal, State, and local
governments; nonprofit,
nongovernmental organizations; public
and private institutions of higher
education; and any other organization or
individual with demonstrated
experience deemed necessary to carry
out the proposed project.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 605 (489 applications; 116
reports).
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
721 (489 applications; 232 reports).
Estimated Time per Response: 12
hours per application; 30 hours per
report.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 12,828 (5,868 for applications;
6,960 for reports).
Abstract: The Division of
International Conservation awards
grants funded under the:
(1) African Elephant Conservation Act
(16 U.S.C. 4201–4245).
(2) Asian Elephant Conservation Act
of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261).
(3) Great Ape Conservation Act of
2000 (Pub. L. 106–411).
(4) Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation
Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5306).
(5) Marine Turtle Conservation Act
(Pub. L. 108–266).
(6) Wildlife Without Borders
Programs - Mexico, Latin America and
the Caribbean, and Russia.
The information that we collect for
grants awarded under the Marine Turtle
Conservation Act is approved under
OMB Control No. 1018–0128, which
expires March 31, 2009. We are
proposing to include that information
collection with the others in this
approval request, all under OMB
Control Number 1018–0123.
Applicants submit proposals for
funding in response to Notices of
Funding Availability that we publish on
Grants.gov. We collect the following
information under each Notice of
Funding Availability:
(1) Cover page with basic project
details (FWS Form 3–2338). This is a
new form that we propose to replace the
six forms currently approved under
OMB Control No. 1018–0123.
(2) Project summary and narrative.
(3) Letter of appropriate government
endorsement.
(4) Brief curricula vitae for key project
personnel.
(5) Complete Standard Forms 424,
424a and 424b (nondomestic applicants
do not submit the standard forms).
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Proposals may also include, as
appropriate, a copy of the organization’s
Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement
(NIRCA) and any additional
documentation supporting the proposed
project.
The project summary and narrative is
the basis for this information collection
request for approval. A panel of
technical experts reviews each proposal
to assess how well the project addresses
the priorities identified by each
program’s authorizing legislation. As all
of the on-the-ground projects funded by
these programs are conducted outside
the United States, the letter of
appropriate government endorsement
ensures that the proposed activities will
not meet with local resistance or work
in opposition to locally identified
priorities and needs. Brief curricula
vitae for key project personnel allow the
review panel to assess the qualifications
of project staff to effectively carry out
the project goals and objectives. As all
Federal entities must honor the indirect
cost rates an organization has negotiated
with its cognizant agency, we require all
organizations with a NICRA to submit
the agreement paperwork with their
proposals to verify how their rate is
applied in their proposed budget.
Applicants may provide any additional
documentation that they believe best
supports their proposal.
Comments: On March 16, 2007, we
published in the Federal Register (72
FR 12630) a notice of our intent to
request that OMB renew authority for
this information collection. We solicited
comments for 60 days, ending on May
15, 2007. We received one comment.
The commenter did not address the
information collection requirements, but
did express a general concern as to
whether appropriated funds were
reaching the intended species. We have
not made any changes to our
information collection as a result of the
comment.
We again invite comments concerning
this information collection on:
(1) whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
(3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, e-mail address,
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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 OMB in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Dated: June 12, 2007.
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Proposed Desert Rock Energy
Project and the Navajo Mine Extension
Project, San Juan County, NM
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
as lead agency, with the Navajo Nation,
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), Office of Surface Mining,
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM),
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
and Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
as cooperating agencies, intends to file
a Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) with the EPA for the proposed
Desert Rock Energy and Navajo Mine
Extension projects. The purpose of the
proposed action is to help meet the
economic development needs of the
Navajo Nation. This notice also
announces a series of public hearings to
receive comments on the DEIS.
DATES: Written comments on the DEIS
must arrive by August 20, 2007. The
dates and times for the public hearings
are as follows:
• July 17, 2007, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• July 18, 2007 (2), 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• July 19, 2007, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• July 20, 2007, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• July 23, 2007 (2), 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• July 24, 2007 (2), 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• July 25, 2007, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand carry
written comments to Harrilene Yazzie,
NEPA Coordinator, Navajo Regional
Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, P.O.
Box 1060, Gallup, New Mexico 87305.
Comments may also be sent by e-mail to
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the project Web site, https://
www.desertrockenergy.com, or to the
BIA contractor’s e-mail account for this
project, DesertrockEIS@urscorp.com.
Please include the caption, ‘‘Desert Rock
Energy Project DEIS Comments’’ at the
top of your letter or in the subject line
of your e-mail message; be specific in
your comments and cite the chapter,
page, paragraph, and sentence to which
they pertain; and include your name
and return address in your letter or
message.
The DEIS is available for review at the
BIA Office, 301 West Hill Street, Gallup,
New Mexico 87305. A limited number
of CD and paper copies of the DEIS are
also available upon request. You may
obtain a CD or paper copy by contacting
Harrilene Yazzie at the BIA mailing
address provided above, at her
telephone number shown below, or by
fax at (505) 863–8324.
The addresses/locations for the public
hearings are as follows:
• July 17, 5 p.m. Farmington Civic
Center, 200 West Arrington,
Farmington, NM.
• July 18, 10 a.m. Ute Mountain
Casino, Towaoc, CO. US 491/160, 11
miles south of Cortez, CO.
• July 18, 5 p.m. Iron Horse Inn,
5800 North Main Avenue, Durango, CO.
• July 19, 1 p.m. Indian Pueblo
Cultural Center, 2401 12th Street, NW.
(1 block north of I–40), Albuquerque,
NM.
• July 20, 1 p.m. Larrazolo
Auditorium, Runnels Building, 1190 St.
Francis Drive, Santa Fe, NM.
• July 23, 10 a.m. Shiprock Chapter
House, Shiprock, NM. US 491, across
from the Catholic Church.
• July 23, 5 p.m. Nenahnezad
Chapter House, Fruitland, NM. From US
64, go south on County Road 6675,
through the stoplight and across the San
Juan River Bridge. Take the first road on
the right past the bridge for
approximately 0.5 miles to the Chapter
House.
• July 24, 10 a.m. Burnham Chapter
House. From US 491 between Shiprock
and Gallup, NM, go east at Burnham
Junction for 12 miles on N–5. The
Chapter House is on the south side of
the road.
• July 24, 5 p.m. Veterans Memorial
Center, Sanostee Chapter Compound,
Road N–34, Sanostee, NM.
• July 25, 10 a.m. Navajo Nation
Museum, Hwy. 264 and Postal Loop
Road, Window Rock, AZ.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Harrilene Yazzie, (505) 863–8287.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background on the Desert Rock Energy
Project
The DEIS discloses probable
environmental effects of the proposed
Desert Rock Energy Project (or referred
to herein as Desert Rock Energy Project
or proposed project/action) and the
Navajo Mine Extension Project (or
referred to herein as the Navajo Mine
Extension Project or Area IV North, Area
IV South and Area V of the BHP Navajo
Coal Company [BNCC] Lease Area).
The applicants, Sithe Global Power,
LLC (Sithe) by and through the Desert
´
Rock Energy Company, LLC, and Dine
Power Authority (DPA), a Navajo Nation
enterprise, are proposing to develop and
construct the Desert Rock Energy
Project. Desert Rock Energy Company,
LLC, entered into an agreement with
DPA to develop and construct a coalfired power plant on the Navajo
Reservation. Desert Rock Energy
Company, LLC, is a privately held,
independent power company and a
limited liability corporation formed
under the laws of the State of Delaware.
DPA was established by the Navajo
Nation Council to develop utility-scale
energy projects on behalf of the Navajo
Nation for the economic benefit of the
Navajo people.
The proposed project involves the
construction and operation of a coalfired electrical power plant that would
generate up to 1,500 megawatts (MW) of
power; the extension of existing surface
coal mining operations at the Navajo
Mine to provide fuel for the power
plant; disposal of coal combustion byproducts (CCBs); and mine reclamation
operations, with associated mine
support facilities and activities. The
proposed project would also include a
water well field with supply pipeline to
the power plant, transmission lines, a
receiving electrical station, other
upgrades and ancillary facilities
required in the production and
transmission of electricity, and new
access roads.
The proposed project is located
approximately 30 miles southwest of
Farmington in San Juan County, New
Mexico, and is entirely on Indian trust
lands within the exterior boundaries of
the Navajo Nation. The power plant
would be constructed on a 592-acre
parcel immediately adjacent on the west
to Area IV North of the BNCC Lease
Area. The coal fuel supply would be
produced from Areas IV South and V of
the BNCC Lease Area and transported
by conveyor to a proposed coal
preparation facility located in Area IV
North of the BNCC lease area, near the
power plant.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 1018-0123; International
Conservation Grant Programs
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. The ICR, which
is summarized below, describes the nature of the collection and the
estimated burden and cost. This ICR is scheduled to expire on June 30,
2007. We 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. However, under OMB regulations, we may
continue to conduct or sponsor this information collection while it is
pending at OMB.
DATES: You must submit comments on or before July 20, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this ICR to the Desk
Officer for the Department of the Interior at OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-
6566 (fax) or OIRA--DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail). Please provide a copy
of your comments to Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ, 4401 North Fairfax
Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); (703) 358-2269 (fax); or hope_
grey@fws.gov (e-mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail, fax, or e-mail (see
ADDRESSES) or by telephone at (703) 358-2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 1018-0123.
Title: International Conservation Grant Programs.
Service Form Number(s): 3-2338.
Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Domestic and nondomestic Federal, State, and local
governments; nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations; public and
private institutions of higher education; and any other organization or
individual with demonstrated experience deemed necessary to carry out
the proposed project.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 605 (489 applications; 116
reports).
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 721 (489 applications; 232
reports).
Estimated Time per Response: 12 hours per application; 30 hours per
report.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 12,828 (5,868 for
applications; 6,960 for reports).
Abstract: The Division of International Conservation awards grants
funded under the:
(1) African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201-4245).
(2) Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261).
(3) Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-411).
(4) Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5306).
(5) Marine Turtle Conservation Act (Pub. L. 108-266).
(6) Wildlife Without Borders Programs - Mexico, Latin America and
the Caribbean, and Russia.
The information that we collect for grants awarded under the Marine
Turtle Conservation Act is approved under OMB Control No. 1018-0128,
which expires March 31, 2009. We are proposing to include that
information collection with the others in this approval request, all
under OMB Control Number 1018-0123.
Applicants submit proposals for funding in response to Notices of
Funding Availability that we publish on Grants.gov. We collect the
following information under each Notice of Funding Availability:
(1) Cover page with basic project details (FWS Form 3-2338). This
is a new form that we propose to replace the six forms currently
approved under OMB Control No. 1018-0123.
(2) Project summary and narrative.
(3) Letter of appropriate government endorsement.
(4) Brief curricula vitae for key project personnel.
(5) Complete Standard Forms 424, 424a and 424b (nondomestic
applicants do not submit the standard forms).
Proposals may also include, as appropriate, a copy of the
organization's Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NIRCA) and any
additional documentation supporting the proposed project.
The project summary and narrative is the basis for this information
collection request for approval. A panel of technical experts reviews
each proposal to assess how well the project addresses the priorities
identified by each program's authorizing legislation. As all of the on-
the-ground projects funded by these programs are conducted outside the
United States, the letter of appropriate government endorsement ensures
that the proposed activities will not meet with local resistance or
work in opposition to locally identified priorities and needs. Brief
curricula vitae for key project personnel allow the review panel to
assess the qualifications of project staff to effectively carry out the
project goals and objectives. As all Federal entities must honor the
indirect cost rates an organization has negotiated with its cognizant
agency, we require all organizations with a NICRA to submit the
agreement paperwork with their proposals to verify how their rate is
applied in their proposed budget. Applicants may provide any additional
documentation that they believe best supports their proposal.
Comments: On March 16, 2007, we published in the Federal Register
(72 FR 12630) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew
authority for this information collection. We solicited comments for 60
days, ending on May 15, 2007. We received one comment. The commenter
did not address the information collection requirements, but did
express a general concern as to whether appropriated funds were
reaching the intended species. We have not made any changes to our
information collection as a result of the comment.
We again invite comments concerning this information collection on:
(1) whether or not the collection of information is necessary,
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection
of information;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail
address,
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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 OMB in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it will be
done.
Dated: June 12, 2007.
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
FR Doc. E7-11909 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am
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