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the FPA. This provision required that
the Departments of Agriculture, the
Interior and Commerce collect the
information covered by 1094–0001.
Under FPA section 33, the Secretary
of the Department involved must accept
the proposed alternative if the Secretary
determines, based on substantial
evidence provided by a party to the
license proceeding or otherwise
available to the Secretary, (a) that the
alternative condition provides for the
adequate protection and utilization of
the reservation, or that the alternative
prescription will be no less protective
than the fishway initially proposed by
the Secretary, and (b) that the
alternative will either cost significantly
less to implement or result in improved
operation of the project works for
electricity production.
In order to make this determination,
the regulations require that all of the
following information be collected: (1)
A description of the alternative, in an
equivalent level of detail to the
Department’s preliminary condition or
prescription; (2) an explanation of how
the alternative: (i) If a condition, will
provide for the adequate protection and
utilization of the reservation; or (ii) if a
prescription, will be no less protective
than the fishway prescribed by the
bureau; (3) an explanation of how the
alternative, as compared to the
preliminary condition or prescription,
will: (i) Cost significantly less to
implement; or (ii) result in improved
operation of the project works for
electricity production; (4) an
explanation of how the alternative or
revised alternative will affect: (i) Energy
supply, distribution, cost, and use; (ii)
flood control; (iii) navigation; (iv) water
supply; (v) air quality; and (vi) other
aspects of environmental quality; and
(5) specific citations to any scientific
studies, literature, and other
documented information relied on to
support the proposal.
This notice of proposed renewal of an
existing information collection is being
published by the Office of
Environmental Policy and Compliance,
Department of the Interior, on behalf of
all three Departments, and the data
provided below covers anticipated
responses (alternative conditions/
prescriptions and associated
information) for all three Departments.
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II. Data
(1) Title: 7 CFR Part 1; 43 CFR Part 45;
50 CFR Part 221; the Alternatives
Process in Hydropower Licensing.
OMB Control Number: 1094–0001.
Current Expiration Date: June 30,
2009.
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Type of Review: Information
Collection Renewal.
Affected Entities: Business or forprofit entities.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 5.
Frequency of responses: Once per
alternative proposed.
(2) Annual reporting and
recordkeeping burden:
Total annual reporting per response:
500 hours.
Total number of estimated responses:
5.
Total annual reporting: 2,500 hours.
(3) Description of the need and use of
the information: The purpose of this
information collection is to provide an
opportunity for license parties to
propose an alternative condition or
prescription to that imposed by the
Federal Government in the hydropower
licensing process.
As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a
Federal Register notice soliciting
comments on the collection of
information was published on April 10,
2009 (74 FR 16416). No comments were
received. This notice provides the
public with an additional 30 days in
which to comment on the proposed
information collection activity.
III. Request for Comments
The Departments invite comments on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agencies, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the agencies’
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 techniques.
‘‘Burden’’ means the total time, effort,
and 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
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
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the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
All written comments, with names
and addresses, will be available for
public inspection. If you wish us to
withhold your personal information,
you must prominently state at the
beginning of your comment what
personal information you want us to
withhold. We will honor your request to
the extent allowable by law. If you wish
to view any comments received, you
may do so by scheduling an
appointment with the Office of
Environmental Policy and Compliance
by calling (202) 208–3891. A valid
picture identification is required for
entry into the Department of the
Interior.
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.
Mary Josie Blanchard,
Deputy Director, Office of Environmental
Policy and Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Notice of Tribal Consultation Meetings
AGENCY: Office of the Special Trustee for
American Indians, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Tribal Consultation
Meetings.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of oneday Tribal Consultation Sessions to be
held between the Department of the
Interior, Office of the Special Trustee for
American Indians (DOI/OST) and tribal
governments interested in, or currently
operating the real estate appraisal
services program. The purpose of these
consultation sessions is to discuss ideas
in developing new tribal share
allocation formulas (TSAFs) to be used
to apportion funds to tribes that perform
the appraisal program pursuant to
Public Law 93–638 (the Indian SelfDetermination and Education
Assistance Act of 1975, as amended) [25
U.S.C. 450j–1(a)].
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Debbie Meisner, Director Administrative
Operations, Office of Appraisal Services
at (505) 816–1318 or
Debbie_Meisner@ost.doi.gov. Detailed
information on the project background,
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schedule and locations will be posted
on the DOI/OST Web site at https://
www.ost.doi.gov.
ACTION: Notice of a new information
collection.
The
Department of the Interior, Office of the
Special Trustee for American Indians
(DOI/OST) invites tribal government
leaders to participate in a series of tribal
consultation sessions.
Dates and Locations: The tribal
consultation sessions will be held on
the following dates and in the following
locations:
(1) June 30, 2009 in Oklahoma City,
OK.
(2) July 14, 2009 in Rapid City, SD.
(3) July 29, 2009 in Portland, OR.
(4) August 4, 2009 in Billings, MT.
(5) August 18, 2009 in Albuquerque,
NM.
The purpose of the consultation
sessions is to discuss ideas in
developing new tribal share allocation
formulas that will be used to apportion
funds for tribes performing, or
interested in performing, the appraisal
program pursuant to Public Law 93–638
contracts and compacts. These formulas
will ensure uniformity and transparency
in determining tribal shares and funding
residual for the inherent federal
functions.
A report of each consultation session
will be prepared and made available
within 90 days of the consultation to all
tribal governments that currently
compact or contract the appraisal
program. Tribes wishing to submit
written testimony for the consultation
report should send it to Debbie Meisner,
Director Administrative Operations,
Office of Appraisal Services at
Debbie_Meisner@ost.doi.gov, either
prior to the consultation session or by
September 18, 2009. Please note that
only written testimony submitted to
DOI/OST will be included in the report,
as an appendix. Testimony and
comments made orally will be
summarized in the report without
attribution, along with topics of concern
and recommendations.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: June 10, 2009.
Margaret Williams,
Deputy Special Trustee/Trust Accountability.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Pompeys Pillar Visitor
Survey
AGENCY:
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
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SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we have submitted to OMB a new
information collection request (ICR) for
approval of the paperwork requirements
for an on-site visitor survey to be
conducted at Pompeys Pillar National
Monument in Billings, Montana. This
notice provides the public an
opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of this project.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before July 16, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Please submit written
comments on this information
collection directly to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior via e-mail
[OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov]; or fax
202–395–5806; and identify your
submission as 1028–NEW. Please also
submit a copy of your written comments
to Phadrea Ponds, USGS Information
Collection Clearance Officer, 2150–C
Center Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525
(mail); (970) 226–9230 (fax); or
pponds@usgs.gov (e-mail). Please
reference Information Collection 1028–
NEW, Pompeys Pillar in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynne Koontz by mail at U.S. Geological
Survey, 2150–C Center Avenue, Fort
Collins, CO 80526, or by telephone at
(970) 226–9384.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The USGS is working with the BLM
Montana State office to conduct a
survey of visitors to Pompeys Pillar
National Monument. The information
collected will be used by BLM to
understand the spending trends of
PPNM visitors in the surrounding local
communities. This information will also
be used to calculate the regional
employment and income effects of
PPNM visitor spending for the BLM
Resource Management Plan analysis.
Collection of these data is necessary for
a rigorous and objective economic
analysis that meets the ‘‘hard look’’
doctrine that has emerged from case law
related to NEPA and to meet internal
guidelines for credible economic
analysis. The USGS will conduct an onsite survey of visitors to PPNM during
the summer and fall visitation season
(mid July–September).
II. Data
OMB Control Number: None. This is
a new collection.
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Title: Pompeys Pillar Visitor Survey.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: This is a onetime collection.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Visitors of Pompeys Pillar
National Monument.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 630.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 91
hours. We will contact 750 people
exiting the recreation area. We
anticipate an 80% response rate. We
estimate each intercept survey will
average 9 minutes per response (600
visitors). We also estimate that it will
take 2 minutes per response to respond
to three questions of a sample of 30
visitors who decline to take the written
survey. These times includes the time
for receiving instructions and
completing the survey.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’
burdens associated with this collection
of information.
III. Request for Comments
On February 6, 2009, we published a
Federal Register notice (74 FR 6305)
soliciting comments announcing that we
would submit this information to OMB
for approval. The comment period
closed on April 7, 2009. We did not
receive any comments in response to
that notice.
We again invite comments concerning
this ICR on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the agency to perform its duties,
including whether the information is
useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden on the respondents, including
the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, e-mail 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Notice of Tribal Consultation Meetings
AGENCY: Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Tribal Consultation Meetings.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of one-day Tribal Consultation Sessions
to be held between the Department of the Interior, Office of the
Special Trustee for American Indians (DOI/OST) and tribal governments
interested in, or currently operating the real estate appraisal
services program. The purpose of these consultation sessions is to
discuss ideas in developing new tribal share allocation formulas
(TSAFs) to be used to apportion funds to tribes that perform the
appraisal program pursuant to Public Law 93-638 (the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975, as amended) [25
U.S.C. 450j-1(a)].
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debbie Meisner, Director
Administrative Operations, Office of Appraisal Services at (505) 816-
1318 or Debbie_Meisner@ost.doi.gov. Detailed information on the
project background,
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schedule and locations will be posted on the DOI/OST Web site at http:/
/ www.ost.doi.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Interior, Office of
the Special Trustee for American Indians (DOI/OST) invites tribal
government leaders to participate in a series of tribal consultation
sessions.
Dates and Locations: The tribal consultation sessions will be held
on the following dates and in the following locations:
(1) June 30, 2009 in Oklahoma City, OK.
(2) July 14, 2009 in Rapid City, SD.
(3) July 29, 2009 in Portland, OR.
(4) August 4, 2009 in Billings, MT.
(5) August 18, 2009 in Albuquerque, NM.
The purpose of the consultation sessions is to discuss ideas in
developing new tribal share allocation formulas that will be used to
apportion funds for tribes performing, or interested in performing, the
appraisal program pursuant to Public Law 93-638 contracts and compacts.
These formulas will ensure uniformity and transparency in determining
tribal shares and funding residual for the inherent federal functions.
A report of each consultation session will be prepared and made
available within 90 days of the consultation to all tribal governments
that currently compact or contract the appraisal program. Tribes
wishing to submit written testimony for the consultation report should
send it to Debbie Meisner, Director Administrative Operations, Office
of Appraisal Services at Debbie_Meisner@ost.doi.gov, either prior to
the consultation session or by September 18, 2009. Please note that
only written testimony submitted to DOI/OST will be included in the
report, as an appendix. Testimony and comments made orally will be
summarized in the report without attribution, along with topics of
concern and recommendations.
Dated: June 10, 2009.
Margaret Williams,
Deputy Special Trustee/Trust Accountability.
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