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for the purpose of enhancement of the
survival of the species.
Applicant: Kevin D. Smith, Melba, ID,
PRT–176078.
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: George D. Cook Jr.,
Inverness, FL, PRT–178714.
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: Dirk Arthur dba Stage Magic
Inc., Las Vegas, NV, PRT–170807.
The applicant request a permit to
export and re-import ‘‘Bosco’’ a captiveborn male Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris
tigris) to worldwide locations for the
purpose of enhancement of the species
through conservation education. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a threeyear period and the import of any
potential progeny born while overseas.
Marine Mammals
The public is invited to comment on
the following applications for a permit
to conduct certain activities with marine
mammals. The applications were
submitted to satisfy requirements of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and
the regulations governing marine
mammals (50 CFR Part 18). Written
data, comments, or requests for copies
of the complete applications or requests
for a public hearing on these
applications should be submitted to the
Director (address above). Anyone
requesting a hearing should give
specific reasons why a hearing would be
appropriate. The holding of such a
hearing is at the discretion of the
Director.
Applicant: Jeffrey S. Berlew, Angola, IN,
PRT–179904.
The applicant requests a permit to
import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
sport hunted from the Northern Beaufort
Sea polar bear population in Canada for
personal, noncommercial use.
Applicant: Darwin J. Vander Esch,
Riggins, ID, PRT–180222.
The applicant requests a permit to
import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound
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polar bear population in Canada for
personal, noncommercial use.
Applicant: Robert P. Remillard,
Newport, NH, PRT–180229.
The applicant requests a permit to
import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
sport hunted from the Southern
Beaufort Sea polar bear population in
Canada for personal, noncommercial
use.
Dated: April 4, 2008.
Lisa J. Lierheimer,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits,
Division of Management Authority.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Bureau of Indian Education, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces that
the Information Collection Request for
the Adult Education Annual Report
Form, OMB # 1076–0120, requires
renewal. The current Adult Education
Annual Report Form, with no
appreciable changes, will be submitted
after the comment period to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13, 44 U.S.C. 350(c)(2)(A). The
Department of the Interior is soliciting
public comments on the renewal.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before June 23, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Mail comments to Kevin
Skenandore, Acting Director, Bureau of
Indian Education, Department of the
Interior, 1849 C St. NW., Mail Stop
3609–MIB, Washington, DC 20240, or
hand deliver to room 3610 at the above
address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Keith Neves, Bureau of Indian
Education, Department of the Interior,
1849 C Street, NW., MS–3609–MIB,
Washington, DC 20240, 202–208–3601.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Information Collection Abstract
The regulations under 25 CFR part 46,
subpart A contain the program
requirements that govern the Adult
Education Program. The information
collection is necessary to assess the
need for adult education programs in
accordance with 25 CFR 46.20, Program
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Requirements, and section 46.30,
Records and Reporting Requirements.
Information collected from the
contractors will be used for
administrative planning, setting long
and short-term goals, and analyzing and
monitoring the use of funds. This
collection expires June 30, 2008.
Title of the Collection of Information:
Adult Education Program Annual
Report Form.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0120.
Type of Review: Renewal of a
currently approved information
collection.
Brief Description of the Collection of
Information: The collection of
information provides pertinent data
concerning the adult education
programs. Submission of this
information is necessary to assess the
need for adult education programs. The
information is needed for the utilization
and management of program resources
to provide education opportunities for
adult American Indians and Alaska
Natives to complete high school
requirements, and to gain new skills and
knowledge for individual student selfenhancement. The Bureau of Indian
Education and tribally controlled
programs use the information collected
with the annual report for fiscal
accountability and appropriate direct
services documentation. The results of
the data are used for administrative
planning.
Affected Entities: Tribal adult
education administrators.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
70.
Proposed Frequency of Responses:
Annually.
Estimated Time per Response: 4
hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 280
hours (reporting 4 hours per response x
70 respondents = 280 hours).
II. Request for Comments
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 (including the
hours and costs) of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumption 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
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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, or 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 search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
It is our policy to make all comments
available to the public for review at the
location listed in the ADDRESSES section,
room 3610, during the hours of 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., EST, Monday thru 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.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
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.
Dated: April 17, 2008.
Sanjeev ‘‘Sonny’’ Bhagowalia,
Chief Information Officer—Indian Affairs.
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BILLING CODE 4310–6W–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–920–09–1320–EL, WYW176107]
Coal Lease Exploration License, WY
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Invitation for Coal
Exploration License, Antelope Coal Co.,
WYW176107, Wyoming.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 2(b) of the
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as
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amended by section 4 of the Federal
Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976,
90 Stat. 1083, 30 U.S.C. 201(b), and to
the regulations adopted as 43 CFR 3410,
all interested parties are hereby invited
to participate with Antelope Coal Co., a
subsidiary of Rio Tinto Energy America
on a pro rata cost sharing basis in its
program for the exploration of coal
deposits owned by the United States of
America in the following-described land
in Converse and Campbell Counties,
WY:
T. 40 N., R. 71 W., 6th P.M., Converse
County, Wyoming
Sec. 18: Lots 5, 6, 10 through 20;
Sec. 19: Lots 5 through 12;
T. 40 N., R. 72 W., 6th P.M., Converse
County, Wyoming
Sec. 1: Lots 5 through 20;
Sec. 12: Lots 4 through 11;
Sec. 13: Lots 9 through 16;
Sec. 24: Lots 1 through 8;
T. 41 N., R. 71 W., 6th P.M., Campbell
County, Wyoming
Sec. 8: Lots 1, 2, 7, 8, 13 and 14, N1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 9: Lots 1 through 16;
Sec. 10: Lots 3 through 6, 11 through 14;
Sec. 17: Lots 1, 2, 7 through 16;
Sec. 19: Lots 5, 6, 11, and 12;
Sec. 20: Lots 1 through 8;
Sec. 21: Lots 1 through 8;
Sec. 28: Lots 3 through 6.
Containing 5121.53 acres, more or less.
Any party electing to participate
in this exploration program must send
written notice to both the Bureau of
Land Management and Antelope Coal
Co. as provided in the ADDRESSES
section below, which must be received
within 30 days after publication of this
Notice of Invitation in the Federal
Register.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the exploration
plan are available for review during
normal business hours in the following
offices (serialized under number
WYW176107): Bureau of Land
Management, Wyoming State Office,
5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828,
Cheyenne, WY 82003; and, Bureau of
Land Management, Casper Field Office,
2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, WY
82604. The written notice should be
sent to the following addresses:
Antelope Coal Co., c/o Rio Tinto Energy
America, Attn: Tom Suchomel, Caller
Box 3009, Gillette, WY 82717, and the
Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming
State Office, Branch of Solid Minerals,
Attn: Julie Weaver, P.O. Box 1828,
Cheyenne, WY 82003.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All of the
coal in the above-described land
consists of unleased Federal coal within
the Powder River Basin Known Coal
Leasing Area. The purpose of the
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exploration program is to obtain
supplemental geotechnical data from
several previous drilling programs and
to assist with the planning of future
expansions of the mine.
This notice of invitation will be
published in Douglas Budget of Douglas,
WY and The News-Record of Gillette,
WY, once each week for two
consecutive weeks beginning the week
of April 28, 2008, and in the Federal
Register.
The foregoing is published in the
Federal Register pursuant to 43 CFR
3410.2–1(c)(1).
Dated: April 16, 2008.
Larry Claypool,
Acting Deputy State Director, Minerals and
Lands.
[FR Doc. E8–8751 Filed 4–22–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent
Decree
In accordance with Departmental
Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby
given that a proposed consent decree in
United States v. Sho-Deen, Inc., and
Sho-Deen Construction Company,
L.L.C., Case No. 07 C 2900, was lodged
with the United States District Court for
the Northern District of Illinois on April
11, 2008. This proposed Consent Decree
concerns a complaint filed by the
United States against the Defendants
pursuant to Section 30 1(a) of the Clean
Water Act (‘‘CWA’’), 33 U.S.C. 1311(a),
to obtain injunctive relief from and
impose civil penalties against the
Defendants for discharging dredged and
fill material into Mill Creek without a
permit. The proposed Consent Decree
requires payment of a civil penalty, and
payment for off-site mitigation.
The Department of Justice will accept
written comments relating to this
proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30)
days from the date of publication of this
notice. Please address comments to Kurt
Lindland, Assistant United States
Attorney, United States Attorney’s
Office, 5th Floor, 219 S. Dearborn Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60604 and refer to
United States v. Sho-Deen, Inc., and
Sho-Deen Construction Company,
L.L.C., Case No. 07 C 2900, including
the USAO # 2007V00571.
The proposed Consent Decree may be
examined at the Clerk’s Office, United
States District Court for the Northern
District of Illinois, 219 S. Dearborn
Street, Chicago, Illinois. In addition, the
proposed Consent Decree may be
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Information Collection Request
for the Adult Education Annual Report Form, OMB 1076-0120,
requires renewal. The current Adult Education Annual Report Form, with
no appreciable changes, will be submitted after the comment period to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C.
350(c)(2)(A). The Department of the Interior is soliciting public
comments on the renewal.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 23, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Mail comments to Kevin Skenandore, Acting Director, Bureau
of Indian Education, Department of the Interior, 1849 C St. NW., Mail
Stop 3609-MIB, Washington, DC 20240, or hand deliver to room 3610 at
the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Neves, Bureau of Indian
Education, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., MS-3609-MIB,
Washington, DC 20240, 202-208-3601.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Information Collection Abstract
The regulations under 25 CFR part 46, subpart A contain the program
requirements that govern the Adult Education Program. The information
collection is necessary to assess the need for adult education programs
in accordance with 25 CFR 46.20, Program Requirements, and section
46.30, Records and Reporting Requirements. Information collected from
the contractors will be used for administrative planning, setting long
and short-term goals, and analyzing and monitoring the use of funds.
This collection expires June 30, 2008.
Title of the Collection of Information: Adult Education Program
Annual Report Form.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0120.
Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Brief Description of the Collection of Information: The collection
of information provides pertinent data concerning the adult education
programs. Submission of this information is necessary to assess the
need for adult education programs. The information is needed for the
utilization and management of program resources to provide education
opportunities for adult American Indians and Alaska Natives to complete
high school requirements, and to gain new skills and knowledge for
individual student self-enhancement. The Bureau of Indian Education and
tribally controlled programs use the information collected with the
annual report for fiscal accountability and appropriate direct services
documentation. The results of the data are used for administrative
planning.
Affected Entities: Tribal adult education administrators.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 70.
Proposed Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 280 hours (reporting 4 hours per
response x 70 respondents = 280 hours).
II. Request for Comments
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 (including
the hours and costs) of the proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the methodology and assumption 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
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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, or 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 search data sources, to
complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or
otherwise disclose the information.
It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for
review at the location listed in the ADDRESSES section, room 3610,
during the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., EST, Monday thru 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.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
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.
Dated: April 17, 2008.
Sanjeev ``Sonny'' Bhagowalia,
Chief Information Officer--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8-8763 Filed 4-22-08; 8:45 am]
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