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location listed in the ADDRESSES section
during the hours of 9 a.m.–5 p.m.,
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday
except for legal holidays. Before
including your address, phone number,
e-mail address or other personally
identifiable information, be advised that
your entire comment—including your
personally identifiable information—
may be made public at any time. While
you may request that we withhold your
personally identifiable information, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0162.
Title: Navajo Partitioned Lands
Grazing Regulations Permits, 25 CFR
161.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of this information is
required for Navajo Nation
representatives, members, and
authorized tribal organizations to
obtain, modify or assign a grazing
permit on Navajo partitioned lands.
Response is required to obtain a benefit.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Tribes, tribal
organizations, and individual Indians.
Number of Respondents: 700.
Total Number of Responses: 3,200.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies,
from 0.25 hour to 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,227 hours.
Dated: January 21, 2010.
Alvin Foster,
Chief Information Officer—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Geological Survey
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Department of the Interior
Regional Climate Science Centers
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AGENCY: United States Geological
Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological
Survey) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. The ICR which is
summarized below describes the nature
of this collection, the estimate burden,
and cost. 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.
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DATES: You must submit comments on
or before February 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior at OMB–
OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or
OIRA_DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail).
Please provide a copy of your comments
to Phadrea Ponds, USGS Information
Collection Clearance Officer, 2150–C
Center Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525
(mail); (970) 226–9230 (fax); or
pondsp@usgs.gov (e-mail). Please
reference Information Collection 1028–
NEW, NCCWSC in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nadine Hartke at U.S. Geological
Survey, MS 300 National Center, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192
(mail); 703–648–4607 (telephone); or
nhartke@usgs.gov (e-mail). You can also
go to reginfo.gov if you are interested in
retrieving a copy of this ICR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The USGS NCCWSC will offer
financial support through a cooperative
agreement to organizations that
maintain the physical facility,
professional science researchers and
super-computing capacity to host one of
these regional centers. The purpose of
this Program Announcement is to
identify organizations that are willing to
host a Regional Center, and to determine
if their science and partnership
capabilities are sufficient to serve as a
Host organization. Host organizations
must be able to contribute climate
science capabilities that complement
and enhance USGS and DOI scientific
and computational capacity, and those
of other science partners. Information
from this collection will be used to
evaluate proposals submitted for
consideration by the NCCWSC.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW.
This is a new collection.
Title: Department of the Interior
Regional Climate Science Centers.
Type of Request: New.
Respondent Obligation: Required to
obtain benefits.
Frequency of Collection: Annually, or
upon release of Program
Announcement.
Estimated Annual Number of and
Description of Respondents: An
estimated 80 institutions of higher
education and other non-profit
organizations may respond.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 80.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 20 hours.
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Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
1,600 hours.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: We
estimate the public reporting will
average 20 hours per response. This
includes time to develop a technical
proposal, perform internal proposal
reviews, secure support letters, and
submit the proposal through Grants.gov.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost:’’ There
are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
associated with this collection of
information.
III. Request for Comments
On November 19, 2009, we published
a Federal Register notice (74 FR 59989)
soliciting comments announcing that we
would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. We solicited comments for a
period of 60 days, ending on January 19,
2010. We received one comment
concerning that FEDERAL REGISTER
notice and we responded to the
following comment in a timely manner.
Comment: Fort Collins—where deer
diseases started. Your site is hardly a
favorable site for sound science since
Fort Collins is where they diseased deer.
Many state agencies and colleges are
poor choices for this kind of site since
they have hired people with
preordained minds and closed minds.
They practice junk science. I would
nominate the NJ Div Fish & Game
Division of NJDEP and Rutgers
Agribusiness division, both of which
seem to have hired biased individuals
who don’t even practice scientific
principles or methods. In my opinion,
these divisions seem to hire people with
their minds made up who blacklist
those who have conflicting views. It is
not an open place or site where methods
and processes can be discussed. You
need to be careful in aligning yourself
with the state agencies that ‘‘manage’’
wildlife. They all seem to be stocked by
card carrying members of the gun clubs
who believe in guns and killing. That
kind of closed mind is certainly not
environmental in the least. You need to
be very careful that you are getting the
best science for this kind of project. If
you can’t get the best science, you might
as well not spend the taxpayer dollars
because the taxpayers are already
paying for a lot of inaccurate, unfactual
junk science.
Response: Hello, and thank you for
your comment on Federal Register
document, FR Doc. E9–27780. This
response acknowledges our receipt of
your comment. We would like to assure
you that the USGS mission and goal is
to provide the best unbiased science
that we can. This is the reason we are
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soliciting proposals in this case.
Responding to national priorities and
global trends is our highest priority and
requires science that not only builds on
our existing strengths and partnerships
but also demands the innovation made
possible by integrating the full breadth
and depth of our capabilities with other
strong science partners which includes
other government agencies, academic
institutions, non-government
organizations and private industries.
The USGS chooses to go forward at this
time because the science issues that will
be addressed will represent major
challenges for our Nation’s natural
resources. We would like to assure you,
that as with all our efforts, we will be
fair and unbiased in selecting the future
sites and ever mindful concerning the
advancement of our scientific integrity.
We are thankful for your response and
concern in this matter.
As the commenter did not address
this specific information collection, we
have not made any changes as a result
of the comment.
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 on 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
publically 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.
Dated: January 20, 2010.
Susan D. Haseltine,
Associate Director for Biology, U.S. Geological
Survey.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLES956000–L14200000–BJ0000]
Eastern States: Filing of Plats of
Survey
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plats of
Survey; Arkansas and Illinois.
stay the filing pending our
consideration of the protest.
We will not officially file a plat until
the day after we have accepted or
dismissed all protests and they have
become final, including decisions on
appeals.
Dated: January 19, 2010.
Dominica Van Koten,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor.
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The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) will file the plats of
survey of the lands described below in
the BLM–Eastern States office in
Springfield, Virginia, 30 calendar days
from the date of publication in the
Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management-Eastern
States, 7450 Boston Boulevard,
Springfield, Virginia 22153. Attn:
Cadastral Survey.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
survey in the State of Arkansas was
requested by the U.S. Forest Service.
The survey in the State of Illinois was
requested by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
The lands surveyed are:
SUMMARY:
Fifth Principal Meridian, Arkansas
T. 13 N., R. 25 W.
The plat of survey represents the
dependent resurvey of portions of the
south boundary (Standard Parallel
North), Township 14 North, Range 25
West; east boundary, Township 13
North, Range 26 West, east boundary, a
portion of the south boundary, a portion
of the subdivisional lines, the
subdivision of certain sections, the
survey of certain Forest Service tracts,
and exceptions to certain Forest Service
tracts of Township 13 North, Range 25
West, of the Fifth Principal Meridian, in
the State of Arkansas, and was accepted
September 28, 2009.
Fourth Principal Meridian, Illinois
T. 6 S., R 6 W.
The plat of survey represents the
dependent resurvey of the fractional
township boundary, the subdivisional
lines, and the resurvey of the lock and
dam no. 24 acquisition boundary, of
Township 6 South, Range 6 West, of the
Fourth Principal Meridian, in the State
of Illinois, and was accepted September
29, 2009.
We will place copies of the plats we
described in the open files. They will be
available to the public as a matter of
information.
If BLM receives a protest against a
survey, as shown on the plat, prior to
the date of the official filing, we will
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLES956000–L14200000–BJ0000–
LXSITRST0000]
Eastern States: Filing of Plat of Survey
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of
survey; Minnesota and Wisconsin.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) will file the plat of
survey of the lands described below in
the BLM–Eastern States office in
Springfield, Virginia, 30 calendar days
from the date of publication in the
Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management-Eastern
States, 7450 Boston Boulevard,
Springfield, Virginia 22153. Attn:
Cadastral Survey.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These
surveys were requested by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs.
The lands surveyed are:
Fifth Principal Meridian, Minnesota
T. 143 N., R. 41 W.
The plat of survey represents the
dependent resurvey of a portion of the west
boundary and a portion of the subdivisional
lines and the dependent resurvey and survey
of the subdivision of section 30, of Township
143 North, Range 41 West, of the Fifth
Principal Meridian, in the State of
Minnesota, and was accepted October 14,
2009.
Fourth Principal Meridian, Minnesota
T. 48 N., R. 17 W.
The plat of survey represents the
dependent resurvey of a portion of the north
boundary and the subdivisional lines and the
survey of the subdivision of section 4,
Township 48 North, Range 17 West, of the
Fourth Principal Meridian, in the State of
Minnesota, and was accepted December 23,
2009.
Fourth Principal Meridian, Wisconsin
T. 47 N., R 2 W.
The plat of survey represents the
dependent resurvey of portions of the south,
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[FR Doc No: 2010-1686]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Geological Survey
Agency Information Collection Activities: Department of the
Interior Regional Climate Science Centers
AGENCY: United States Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval. The ICR which is summarized below describes
the nature of this collection, the estimate burden, and cost. 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.
DATES: You must submit comments on or before February 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at
OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or OIRA_DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail).
Please provide a copy of your comments to Phadrea Ponds, USGS
Information Collection Clearance Officer, 2150-C Center Avenue, Fort
Collins, CO 80525 (mail); (970) 226-9230 (fax); or pondsp@usgs.gov (e-
mail). Please reference Information Collection 1028-NEW, NCCWSC in the
subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nadine Hartke at U.S. Geological
Survey, MS 300 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA
20192 (mail); 703-648-4607 (telephone); or nhartke@usgs.gov (e-mail).
You can also go to reginfo.gov if you are interested in retrieving a
copy of this ICR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The USGS NCCWSC will offer financial support through a cooperative
agreement to organizations that maintain the physical facility,
professional science researchers and super-computing capacity to host
one of these regional centers. The purpose of this Program Announcement
is to identify organizations that are willing to host a Regional
Center, and to determine if their science and partnership capabilities
are sufficient to serve as a Host organization. Host organizations must
be able to contribute climate science capabilities that complement and
enhance USGS and DOI scientific and computational capacity, and those
of other science partners. Information from this collection will be
used to evaluate proposals submitted for consideration by the NCCWSC.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW. This is a new collection.
Title: Department of the Interior Regional Climate Science Centers.
Type of Request: New.
Respondent Obligation: Required to obtain benefits.
Frequency of Collection: Annually, or upon release of Program
Announcement.
Estimated Annual Number of and Description of Respondents: An
estimated 80 institutions of higher education and other non-profit
organizations may respond.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 80.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 20 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,600 hours.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: We
estimate the public reporting will average 20 hours per response. This
includes time to develop a technical proposal, perform internal
proposal reviews, secure support letters, and submit the proposal
through Grants.gov.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost:''
There are no ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this collection
of information.
III. Request for Comments
On November 19, 2009, we published a Federal Register notice (74 FR
59989) soliciting comments announcing that we would submit this ICR to
OMB for approval. We solicited comments for a period of 60 days, ending
on January 19, 2010. We received one comment concerning that Federal
Register notice and we responded to the following comment in a timely
manner.
Comment: Fort Collins--where deer diseases started. Your site is
hardly a favorable site for sound science since Fort Collins is where
they diseased deer. Many state agencies and colleges are poor choices
for this kind of site since they have hired people with preordained
minds and closed minds. They practice junk science. I would nominate
the NJ Div Fish & Game Division of NJDEP and Rutgers Agribusiness
division, both of which seem to have hired biased individuals who don't
even practice scientific principles or methods. In my opinion, these
divisions seem to hire people with their minds made up who blacklist
those who have conflicting views. It is not an open place or site where
methods and processes can be discussed. You need to be careful in
aligning yourself with the state agencies that ``manage'' wildlife.
They all seem to be stocked by card carrying members of the gun clubs
who believe in guns and killing. That kind of closed mind is certainly
not environmental in the least. You need to be very careful that you
are getting the best science for this kind of project. If you can't get
the best science, you might as well not spend the taxpayer dollars
because the taxpayers are already paying for a lot of inaccurate,
unfactual junk science.
Response: Hello, and thank you for your comment on Federal Register
document, FR Doc. E9-27780. This response acknowledges our receipt of
your comment. We would like to assure you that the USGS mission and
goal is to provide the best unbiased science that we can. This is the
reason we are
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soliciting proposals in this case. Responding to national priorities
and global trends is our highest priority and requires science that not
only builds on our existing strengths and partnerships but also demands
the innovation made possible by integrating the full breadth and depth
of our capabilities with other strong science partners which includes
other government agencies, academic institutions, non-government
organizations and private industries. The USGS chooses to go forward at
this time because the science issues that will be addressed will
represent major challenges for our Nation's natural resources. We would
like to assure you, that as with all our efforts, we will be fair and
unbiased in selecting the future sites and ever mindful concerning the
advancement of our scientific integrity. We are thankful for your
response and concern in this matter.
As the commenter did not address this specific information
collection, we have not made any changes as a result of the comment.
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 on 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 publically 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.
Dated: January 20, 2010.
Susan D. Haseltine,
Associate Director for Biology, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2010-1686 Filed 1-26-10; 8:45 am]
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