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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R6–R–2011–N212; FF06R06000–
FXRS1265066CCP0S2–123]
Establishment of Dakota Grassland
Conservation Area, North Dakota and
South Dakota
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice advises the public
that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service) has established the Dakota
Grassland Conservation Area, the 554th
unit of the National Wildlife Refuge
System. The Service established the
Dakota Grassland Conservation Area on
September 21, 2011, with the purchase
of a 318.18-acre grassland easement in
Walworth County, South Dakota.
ADDRESSES: A map depicting the
approved Refuge boundary and other
information regarding the Refuge is
available on the Internet at https://
www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/
planning/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick
Kaczor, Planning Team Leader, Division
of Refuge Planning, USFWS, P.O. Box
25486, DFC, Denver, CO 80225. https://
www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/
planning/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Service established the Dakota
Grassland Conservation Area in the
eastern parts of North Dakota and South
Dakota, which cover all counties north
and east of the Missouri River except
those in the existing Dakota Tallgrass
Prairie Wildlife Management Area. The
Service will continue to conserve
wetland and grassland resources in the
conservation area, primarily through the
purchase of perpetual easements from
willing sellers. These wetland and
grassland easements will connect and
expand existing lands under
conservation protection.
The area’s strong and vibrant rural
lifestyle, of which agriculture is the
dominant land use, is one of the key
components to ensuring habitat integrity
and wildlife resource protection. Based
on anticipated levels of landowner
participation, objectives for the
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conservation area are to protect 240,000
acres of wetland and 1.7 million acres
of critical grassland habitat. The
conservation area is a landscape-scale
effort to conserve populations of priority
species in a highly diverse and
endangered ecosystem over an area of
approximately 29.6 million acres.
Therefore, it is important to incorporate
the elements of strategic habitat
conservation (SHC) to ensure effective
conservation. SHC entails strategic
biological planning and conservation
design, integrated conservation delivery,
monitoring, and research at ecoregional
scales.
This conservation area allows the
Service to purchase critical wetland and
grassland easements, using the
acquisition authority of the Fish and
Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a–j).
In response to comments received
during the public review of the draft
environmental assessment (EA) and
land protection plan (LPP), the Service
included the authority of the Migratory
Bird Conservation Act of 1929 (16
U.S.C. 715–715d, 715e, 715f–r). The
Federal money used to acquire
conservation easements is from the
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act
of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l–4
through 11; funds received under this
act are derived primarily from oil and
gas leases on the Outer Continental
Shelf, motorboat fuel taxes, and the sale
of surplus Federal property), and the
sale of Federal Duck Stamps [Migratory
Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp
Act (16 U.S.C. 718–718j, 48 Stat. 452)].
Additional funding to acquire lands,
water, or interests for fish and wildlife
conservation purposes could be
identified by Congress or donated by
nonprofit organizations. The purchase
of easements from willing sellers will be
subject to available money.
The Service has involved the public,
agencies, partners, and legislators
throughout the planning process for the
easement program. At the beginning of
the planning process, the Service
initiated public involvement for the
proposal to protect habitats primarily
through acquisition of wetland and
grassland conservation easements for
management as part of the Refuge
System. The Service spent time
discussing the proposed project with
landowners; conservation organizations;
Federal, State and county governments;
tribes and other interested groups and
individuals. The Service held three
open-house meetings on December 14,
15, and 16, 2010, at Minot, North
Dakota; Jamestown, North Dakota; and
Huron, South Dakota; respectively.
These open houses were announced in
local media.
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In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321), the Service prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) that
evaluated two alternatives and their
potential impacts on the project area.
The Service released the draft
environmental assessment (EA) and LPP
on June 20, 2011, for a 30-day public
review period. The draft documents
were made available to Federal elected
officials and agencies, State elected
officials and agencies, 32 Native
American tribes with aboriginal or tribal
interests, local media, and other
members of the public that were
identified during the scoping process.
In addition, two public meetings were
held, in Bismarck, North Dakota, and in
Miller, South Dakota, on June 28 and 29,
2011, respectively. These meetings were
announced in advance in local media.
Approximately 50 landowners, citizens,
and elected representatives attended the
meetings. The Service received 10
letters from agencies, organizations, and
other entities, and 347 general public
comments. After all comments were
received, they were reviewed, added to
the administrative record, and
incorporated into the environmental
assessment (EA) if substantial.
Based on the documentation
contained in the environmental
assessment (EA), a Finding of No
Significant Impact was signed on
September 1, 2011, for the
establishment of the Dakota Grassland
Conservation Area.
Dated: December 2, 2011.
Matt Hogan,
Acting, Deputy Regional Director, MountainPrairie Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–3650 Filed 2–15–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Indian Gaming Commission
Submission of Information Collection
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act;
Reinstatement
The National Indian Gaming
Commission (‘‘NIGC’’ or
‘‘Commission’’), in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, is seeking
reinstatement of the approval for
collection of information for the
following activities: (1) Compliance and
enforcement under the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act (‘‘IGRA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’);
(2) approval of Class II background
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I. Request for Comments
You are invited to comment on the
following items:
(a) Whether the collections of
information are 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 burdens (including the
hours and cost) of the proposed
collections of information, including the
validity of the methodologies and
assumptions used;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(d) Ways to minimize the burdens of
the collections of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
collection techniques or forms of
information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
become a matter of public record.
II. Data
National Indian Gaming
Commission, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
investigation and tribal licenses;
(3) management contract regulations;
(4) National Environmental Policy Act
procedures; (5) annual fees payable by
Indian gaming operations; (6) issuance
of certificates of self regulation to tribes
for Class II gaming; (7) minimum
internal control standards; and
(8) facility license review. These
information collections have expired.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
April 16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments can be mailed,
faxed, or emailed to the attention of
Michael Hoenig, National Indian
Gaming Commission, 1441 L Street
NW., Washington, DC 20005. Comments
may be faxed to (202) 632–7066 (not a
toll-free number). Comments may be
sent electronically to info@nigc.gov,
subject: PRA reinstatements.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Hoenig at (202) 632–7003; fax
(202) 632–7066 (not toll-free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Compliance and Enforcement.
OMB Control Number: 3141–0001.
Background: IGRA governs the
regulation of gaming on Indian lands.
Although IGRA places primary
responsibility with the tribes for
regulating their gaming activity,
§ 2706(b) directs the NIGC to monitor
Class II gaming conducted on Indian
lands on a continuing basis. IGRA
authorizes the NIGC to access and
inspect all papers, books and records
relating to gross revenues of Class II
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gaming conducted on Indian lands and
any other matters necessary to carry out
the duties of the Commission. IGRA also
requires tribes to provide NIGC with
annual independent audits of gaming,
including contracts in excess of
$25,000.00. 25 U.S.C. 2710(b)(2)(c), (d);
25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(1)(A)(ii). In
accordance with these statutory
responsibilities, NIGC regulations, 25
CFR 571.7, requires Indian gaming
operations to keep permanent financial
records. NIGC regulations, 25 CFR
571.12 and 571.13, require tribes to
annually submit an independent audit
of their gaming operations to NIGC. The
NIGC uses this information to fulfill its
statutory responsibilities under IGRA.
Additionally, IGRA, 25 U.S.C. 2713,
authorizes the NIGC Chair to issue
notices of violation, civil fine
assessments, and closure orders for
violations of the Act or the
Commission’s regulations. This
authority is implemented through 25
CFR part 575. The full Commission
reviews these matters on appeal under
25 CFR part 577.
Brief Description of Collection: This
collection is mandatory and allows the
NIGC to conduct its statutory duty to
regulate Indian gaming. No additional
burden is imposed by the requirements
to maintain customary business records
and to allow NIGC personnel access to
those records.
Respondents: Indian tribal gaming
operations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
422.
Estimated Annual Responses: 1,395.
Estimated Time per Response: The
range of time can vary from no
additional burden hours to 50 burden
hours for one item.
Frequency of Responses: Varies.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 6,752.
Title: Approval of Class II and Class
III Ordinances, Background
Investigations, and Gaming Licenses.
OMB Control Number: 3141–0003.
Background: The Act sets standards
for the regulation of gaming, including
requirements for approval or
disapproval of tribal gaming ordinances.
IGRA, § 2705(a)(3), requires the NIGC
Chair to review all class II and class III
tribal gaming ordinances.
In accordance with this provision,
NIGC regulations, 25 CFR 522.2, require
tribes to submit to the NIGC: (1) A copy
of the gaming ordinance to be approved,
including a copy of the authorizing
resolution by which it was enacted by
the tribal government and a request for
approval of the ordinance or resolution;
(2) a description of procedures the tribe
will employ in conducting background
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[Notices]
[Pages 9260-9261]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R6-R-2011-N212; FF06R06000-FXRS1265066CCP0S2-123]
Establishment of Dakota Grassland Conservation Area, North Dakota
and South Dakota
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) has established the Dakota Grassland Conservation
Area, the 554th unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System. The
Service established the Dakota Grassland Conservation Area on September
21, 2011, with the purchase of a 318.18-acre grassland easement in
Walworth County, South Dakota.
ADDRESSES: A map depicting the approved Refuge boundary and other
information regarding the Refuge is available on the Internet at https://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/planning/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick Kaczor, Planning Team Leader,
Division of Refuge Planning, USFWS, P.O. Box 25486, DFC, Denver, CO
80225. https://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/planning/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Service established the Dakota Grassland
Conservation Area in the eastern parts of North Dakota and South
Dakota, which cover all counties north and east of the Missouri River
except those in the existing Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife
Management Area. The Service will continue to conserve wetland and
grassland resources in the conservation area, primarily through the
purchase of perpetual easements from willing sellers. These wetland and
grassland easements will connect and expand existing lands under
conservation protection.
The area's strong and vibrant rural lifestyle, of which agriculture
is the dominant land use, is one of the key components to ensuring
habitat integrity and wildlife resource protection. Based on
anticipated levels of landowner participation, objectives for the
conservation area are to protect 240,000 acres of wetland and 1.7
million acres of critical grassland habitat. The conservation area is a
landscape-scale effort to conserve populations of priority species in a
highly diverse and endangered ecosystem over an area of approximately
29.6 million acres. Therefore, it is important to incorporate the
elements of strategic habitat conservation (SHC) to ensure effective
conservation. SHC entails strategic biological planning and
conservation design, integrated conservation delivery, monitoring, and
research at ecoregional scales.
This conservation area allows the Service to purchase critical
wetland and grassland easements, using the acquisition authority of the
Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a-j). In response to
comments received during the public review of the draft environmental
assessment (EA) and land protection plan (LPP), the Service included
the authority of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 1929 (16 U.S.C.
715-715d, 715e, 715f-r). The Federal money used to acquire conservation
easements is from the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 through 11; funds received under this act are
derived primarily from oil and gas leases on the Outer Continental
Shelf, motorboat fuel taxes, and the sale of surplus Federal property),
and the sale of Federal Duck Stamps [Migratory Bird Hunting and
Conservation Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718-718j, 48 Stat. 452)]. Additional
funding to acquire lands, water, or interests for fish and wildlife
conservation purposes could be identified by Congress or donated by
nonprofit organizations. The purchase of easements from willing sellers
will be subject to available money.
The Service has involved the public, agencies, partners, and
legislators throughout the planning process for the easement program.
At the beginning of the planning process, the Service initiated public
involvement for the proposal to protect habitats primarily through
acquisition of wetland and grassland conservation easements for
management as part of the Refuge System. The Service spent time
discussing the proposed project with landowners; conservation
organizations; Federal, State and county governments; tribes and other
interested groups and individuals. The Service held three open-house
meetings on December 14, 15, and 16, 2010, at Minot, North Dakota;
Jamestown, North Dakota; and Huron, South Dakota; respectively. These
open houses were announced in local media.
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In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321), the Service prepared an environmental assessment (EA)
that evaluated two alternatives and their potential impacts on the
project area. The Service released the draft environmental assessment
(EA) and LPP on June 20, 2011, for a 30-day public review period. The
draft documents were made available to Federal elected officials and
agencies, State elected officials and agencies, 32 Native American
tribes with aboriginal or tribal interests, local media, and other
members of the public that were identified during the scoping process.
In addition, two public meetings were held, in Bismarck, North
Dakota, and in Miller, South Dakota, on June 28 and 29, 2011,
respectively. These meetings were announced in advance in local media.
Approximately 50 landowners, citizens, and elected representatives
attended the meetings. The Service received 10 letters from agencies,
organizations, and other entities, and 347 general public comments.
After all comments were received, they were reviewed, added to the
administrative record, and incorporated into the environmental
assessment (EA) if substantial.
Based on the documentation contained in the environmental
assessment (EA), a Finding of No Significant Impact was signed on
September 1, 2011, for the establishment of the Dakota Grassland
Conservation Area.
Dated: December 2, 2011.
Matt Hogan,
Acting, Deputy Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-3650 Filed 2-15-12; 8:45 am]
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