Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, 5207-5208 [E8-1478]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 19 / Tuesday, January 29, 2008 / Notices (Eulemur fulvus albifrons), Mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz), Black lemur (Eulemur macaco flavifrons), Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), Red-ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata rubera), and Black & white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata variegata); and re-export tissue sample from cadaver of wild caught Verreaux’s sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) to the University of Adelaide Department of Anatomical Sciences for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species through scientific research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a fiveyear period. Applicant: Zoological Society of San Diego/San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park, Escondido, CA, PRT–170588 The applicant requests a permit to export two captive-hatched Andean condors (Vultur gryphus) to the CORPOBOYACA, Boyaca, Columbia, for reintroduction into the wild to enhance the survival of the species. Applicant: National Zoological Park, Washington, DC, PRT–172290 The applicant requests a permit to import 10 live cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) from the Cheetah Conservation Fund, Otjiwarongo, Namibia for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. Applicant: The White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, FL, PRT– 172374 Applicant: Robert A. Dobson, III, Greenville, SC, PRT–171427 The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled from a captive herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. Applicant: Kenneth B. Bishop, Victoria, TX, PRT–171618 The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled from a captive herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. Applicant: James L. Holzhauer, Columbus, MS, PRT–172526 The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled from a captive herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. Applicant: Drew Castleberry, Denizon, TX, PRT–172527 Applicant: Benjamin H. Leforce, Pond Creek, OK, PRT–170351 Applicant: Charles F. Elzer III, Brandenton, FL, PRT–168884 The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled from a captive herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled from a captive herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. Applicant: Scott J. Poole, Raleigh, NC, PRT–166590 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES The applicant requests a permit to import 4 live cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) from the Cheetah Conservation Fund, Otjiwarongo, Namibia for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled from a captive herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. Dated: January 11, 2008. Michael L. Carpenter, Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority. [FR Doc. E8–1491 Filed 1–28–08; 8:45 am] The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled from a captive herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. VerDate Aug<31>2005 22:52 Jan 28, 2008 Jkt 214001 BILLING CODE 4310–55–P PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 5207 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice of request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is seeking comments from the public on a renewal of an information collection, Verification of Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and the Indian Health Service (IHS), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The BIA is now seeking comments from interested parties to renew the clearance. DATES: Submit comments on or before March 31, 2008. ADDRESSES: Written comments can be sent to Daisy West, Chief, Division of Tribal Government Services, Office of Indian Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 4513–MIB, Washington, DC 20240. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Colliflower, Tribal Relations Specialist, Division of Tribal Government Services, (202) 513–7627. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Indian Preference Form is to encourage qualified Indians to seek preference in employment with the BIA and the IHS. BIA collects information under the proposed regulations to ensure compliance with Indian preference hiring requirements. Request for Comments The Department of the Interior invites comments on: (a) The accuracy of the burden hours, including the validity of the methodology used and assumptions made; (b) The necessity of the information for proper performance of the bureau functions, including its practical utility; (c) The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Suggestions to reduce the burden including use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology. The public is advised that 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 OM clearance number. For example, this collection is listed by OMB as Control No. 1076– 0160, and it expires October 5, 2008. The response is voluntary to obtain or retain a benefit. E:\FR\FM\29JAN1.SGM 29JAN1 5208 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 19 / Tuesday, January 29, 2008 / Notices Please submit your comments to the person listed in the ADDRESSES section. Please note that comments, names and addresses of commentators, are open for public review during the hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., EST, Monday through Friday except for legal holidays. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised 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 from public review your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Information Collection Abstract The information collection relates only to individuals applying for employment with the BIA and the IHS. The tribe’s involvement is limited to verifying membership information submitted by the applicant. OMB control number: 1076–0160. Type of review: Renewal. Brief description of collection: The information will be used to establish that certain persons who are of Indian descent receive preference when appointments are made to vacancies in positions with the BIA and IHS as well as in any unit that has been transferred intact from the BIA to a Bureau or office within the Department of the Interior or the Department of Health and Human Services and that continues to perform the functions formerly performed as part of the BIA and IHS. You are eligible for preference if (a) you are a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe; (b) you are a descendant of a member and you were residing within the present boundaries of any Indian reservation on June 1, 1934; (c) you are an Alaska Native; or (d) you possess one-half degree Indian blood derived from tribes that are indigenous to the United States. The information is submitted in order to retain a benefit, namely, preference in employment with the BIA and IHS. Affected entities: Qualified Indian applicants and the tribe’s involvement in verifying membership information submitted by the applicant. Estimated number of respondents: 5,000. Estimated time per response: 30 minutes. Number of annual responses: 5,000. Total annual burden hours: 2,500 hours. VerDate Aug<31>2005 22:52 Jan 28, 2008 Jkt 214001 Dated: January 22, 2008. Carl J. Artman, Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. E8–1478 Filed 1–28–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–4J–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [WO–310–1310–08–24–1A–PP] Extension of Approved Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, OMB Control Number 1004–0196 Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted the proposed collection of information listed below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On September 18, 2007, the BLM published a notice in the Federal Register (72 FR 53261) requesting comments on the collection. The comment period closed on November 19, 2007. The BLM received no comments. You may obtain copies of the proposed collection of information and related explanatory material by contacting the BLM Information Collection Clearance Officer at the telephone number listed below. DATES: OMB is required to respond to this request within 60 days but may respond after 30 days. For maximum consideration, please send your comments and suggestions on the requirements to the BLM at the address below on or before February 28, 2008. ADDRESSES: You may send comments to the Office of Management and Budget, Interior Department Desk Officer (1004– 0196), at OMB–OIRA via facsimile to (202) 395–6566 or e-mail to oira_docket@omb.eop.gov. Please provide a copy of your comments to the BLM Information Collection Clearance Officer (WO–630), Bureau of Land Management via Internet and include your name, address, and ATTN: 1004– 0196 in your Internet message to comments_washington@blm.gov or via mail to: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Mail Stop 401LS, 1849 C Street, NW., ATTN: Bureau Information Collection Clearance Officer (WO–630), Washington, DC 20240. PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 You may contact Barbara Gamble, Division of Fluid Minerals, on (202) 452–0338 (Commercial or FTS). Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) on 1–800–877–8339, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to leave message or question with the above individual. For questions regarding the information collection process, you may contact Alexandra Ritchie, Bureau Information Collection Clearance Officer (WO–630) by phone on (202) 452–0388, fax (202) 653–5287, or e-mail at Alexandra_Ritchie@blm.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 1004–0196. Title: Oil and Gas Leasing: National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska (43 CFR subparts 3130, 3133, 3135, 3137, and 3138). BLM Form Numbers: None. Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information collection. Affected Public: Private sector. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. Frequency of Collection: On occasion; nonrecurring. Estimated Total Annual Respondents: 20 Estimated Total Annual Responses: 20 (1 per type of information requirement) Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 1/4 hour to 80 hours, depending on which information requirement respondent is addressing. Specifically: 43 CFR 3133.4 Royalty reduction (16 hours), 43 CFR 3135.3 Suspension of operations (4 hours), 43 CFR 3135.6 Notification of operations (1/4 hour), 43 CFR 3137.23 Unit designation (80 hours), 43 CFR 3137.25 Notification of unit approval (1 hour), 43 CFR 3137.52 Certification for modification (4 hours), 43 CFR 3137.60 Acceptable bonding (1/2 hour), 43 CFR 3137.61 Change of unit operator (.75 hours), 43 CFR 3137.70 Certification of unit obligation (2 hours), 43 CFR 3137.71 Certification of continuing development (2 hours), 43 CFR 3137.84 Productivity for a PA (12 hours), 43 CFR 3137.87 Unleased tracts (3 hours), 43 CFR 3137.88 Notification of productivity (1/2 hour), 43 CFR 3137.91 Notification of productivity for non-unit well (1/2 hour), 43 CFR 3137.92 Production information (1 hours), 43 CFR 3137.111 Lease extension (3 hours), 43 CFR 3137.112 Inability to conduct operations activities (2 hours), 43 CFR 3137.130 Unit termination (1 hour), 43 CFR 3137.135 Impact mitigation (4 hours) and 43 CFR 3138.11 Storage agreement (80 hours). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E:\FR\FM\29JAN1.SGM 29JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5207-5208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1478]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is seeking comments from the 
public on a renewal of an information collection, Verification of 
Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and the Indian Health 
Service (IHS), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The BIA is 
now seeking comments from interested parties to renew the clearance.

DATES: Submit comments on or before March 31, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Written comments can be sent to Daisy West, Chief, Division 
of Tribal Government Services, Office of Indian Services, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail 
Stop 4513-MIB, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Colliflower, Tribal 
Relations Specialist, Division of Tribal Government Services, (202) 
513-7627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Indian Preference Form is 
to encourage qualified Indians to seek preference in employment with 
the BIA and the IHS. BIA collects information under the proposed 
regulations to ensure compliance with Indian preference hiring 
requirements.

Request for Comments

    The Department of the Interior invites comments on:
    (a) The accuracy of the burden hours, including the validity of the 
methodology used and assumptions made;
    (b) The necessity of the information for proper performance of the 
bureau functions, including its practical utility;
    (c) The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
    (d) Suggestions to reduce the burden including use of automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    The public is advised that 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 OM clearance number. For example, 
this collection is listed by OMB as Control No. 1076-0160, and it 
expires October 5, 2008. The response is voluntary to obtain or retain 
a benefit.

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    Please submit your comments to the person listed in the ADDRESSES 
section. Please note that comments, names and addresses of 
commentators, are open for public review during the hours of 8 a.m. to 
3 p.m., EST, Monday through Friday except for legal holidays. Before 
including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, be advised 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 from public review your personal identifying information, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Information Collection Abstract

    The information collection relates only to individuals applying for 
employment with the BIA and the IHS. The tribe's involvement is limited 
to verifying membership information submitted by the applicant.
    OMB control number: 1076-0160.
    Type of review: Renewal.
    Brief description of collection: The information will be used to 
establish that certain persons who are of Indian descent receive 
preference when appointments are made to vacancies in positions with 
the BIA and IHS as well as in any unit that has been transferred intact 
from the BIA to a Bureau or office within the Department of the 
Interior or the Department of Health and Human Services and that 
continues to perform the functions formerly performed as part of the 
BIA and IHS. You are eligible for preference if (a) you are a member of 
a federally recognized Indian tribe; (b) you are a descendant of a 
member and you were residing within the present boundaries of any 
Indian reservation on June 1, 1934; (c) you are an Alaska Native; or 
(d) you possess one-half degree Indian blood derived from tribes that 
are indigenous to the United States. The information is submitted in 
order to retain a benefit, namely, preference in employment with the 
BIA and IHS.
    Affected entities: Qualified Indian applicants and the tribe's 
involvement in verifying membership information submitted by the 
applicant.
    Estimated number of respondents: 5,000.
    Estimated time per response: 30 minutes.
    Number of annual responses: 5,000.
    Total annual burden hours: 2,500 hours.

    Dated: January 22, 2008.
Carl J. Artman,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E8-1478 Filed 1-28-08; 8:45 am]
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