Notice of Proposed Renewal of Information Collection: Application To Withdraw Tribal Funds From Trust Status, 67666-67667 [2012-27521]

Download as PDF 67666 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 219 / Tuesday, November 13, 2012 / Notices Notice of intent and scoping meeting. ACTION: The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation proposes to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed 20-year extension (March 1, 2015 through February 28, 2034) of the existing 2005 Mendota Pool 10-year Exchange Agreements. The Mendota Pool 10-year Exchange Agreements that are currently in place span the years 2005 to 2014, and an extension of the agreements is necessary for Mendota Pool Group farmers to continue this exchange after 2014. The proposed extension would allow Mendota Pool Group farmers in the Mendota Pool area to continue to pump up to 26,250 acrefeet per year of groundwater of suitable quality into the Mendota Pool for exchange of up to 25,000 acre-feet per year Central Valley Project water delivered to the San Luis Canal for use by Mendota Pool Group farmers in the San Luis Canal service area of San Luis Water District and Westlands Water District when the existing agreements expire. DATES: Written comments on the scope of the EIS should be mailed to Ms. Rain Healer at the address below by December 14, 2012. A public scoping meeting will be held on November 27, 4:00–7:00 p.m., in Fresno, California. ADDRESSES: Written comments on the scope of the EIS should be sent to Ms. Rain Healer, Bureau of Reclamation, 1243 N Street, SCC–431, Fresno, California 93720, or via email to rhealer@usbr.gov. The public scoping meeting will be held at the Bureau of Reclamation’s South-Central California Area Office, 1243 N Street, Fresno, California. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Rain Healer, Natural Resources Specialist, Bureau of Reclamation at the above address, via email at rhealer@usbr.gov or at 559–487–5196. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mendota Pool Group (MPG) is comprised of an unincorporated association of farmers that own approximately 50,000 acres of historically irrigated farmland in Westlands Water District and San Luis Water District. The MPG members have wells located near the Mendota Pool and in Farmers Water District. In 2004, Reclamation and the MPG completed a Final EIS for the 10-year program, and a Record of Decision (ROD) was issued March 30, 2005. The 2004 Final EIS evaluated impacts to groundwater levels, land subsidence, groundwater srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:08 Nov 09, 2012 Jkt 229001 quality, surface water quality, sediment quality, biological resources, Central Valley Project operations, archeological and cultural resources, land use and traffic, air quality, noise, environmental justice, and socioeconomics. The primary adverse effect of the action was to increase the cumulative rate of groundwater degradation in wells west of the Mendota Pool, primarily MPG wells. Mitigation actions that addressed potential impacts of the exchange program were included in the EIS and incorporated into the exchange agreement. These mitigation actions include a baseline pumping program, design constraints, a monitoring program, and adaptive management, all of which would be continued or expanded upon with the proposed 20year extension. The objective of the proposed 20-year extension is to enable the MPG to maintain production on historically irrigated lands by obtaining sufficient good quality water at cost-effective prices to offset cutbacks in Central Valley Project deliveries. The action is not intended to increase the amount of water for farming activities but would continue to replace water allocated for other Central Valley Project purposes. This program would enable participants to: • Replace water no longer available due to restrictions on water exports from the Delta. • Deliver water to farms for an average cost that approximates the cost of contract water and does not exceed the costs of supplemental water on the open market. • Maintain production on lands with long-term water supply contracts that have regularly produced agricultural commodities. • Avoid or minimize, through incorporation of design constraints and management practices, impacts to environmental resources such as surface water, groundwater levels, land subsidence, groundwater quality and biological resources including sensitive species. There are no known Indian Trust Asset or environmental justice issues associated with the proposed extension. Special Assistance for Public Meetings If special assistance is required to participate in the scoping meeting, please contact Ms. Rain Healer at 559– 487–5196, or via email at rhealer@usbr.gov. A telephone device for the hearing impaired (TTY) is available at 800–735–2929. PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Public Disclosure Before including your address, phone number, email 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. Dated: September 24, 2012. Anastasia T. Leigh, Regional Environmental Officer, Mid-Pacific Region. [FR Doc. 2012–27556 Filed 11–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Notice of Proposed Renewal of Information Collection: Application To Withdraw Tribal Funds From Trust Status Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, Interior. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the Interior, is announcing its intention to request renewal approval for the collection of information for Application to Withdraw Tribal Funds from Trust Status, OMB Control Number 1035– 0003 . This collection request has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection request (ICR) describes the nature of the information collection and the expected burden and cost. DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information collection request, but may respond after 30 days; therefore, public comments should be submitted to OMB by December 13, 2012, in order to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior (1035–0003), by telefax at (202) 395–5806 or via email to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Also, please send a copy of your SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\13NON1.SGM 13NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 219 / Tuesday, November 13, 2012 / Notices comments to Frank Perniciaro, Management Analyst, Office of the Special Trustee, Office of External Affairs, 4400 Masthead St. NE., Room 323, Albuquerque, NM 87109, or send an email to frank_perniciaro@ost.doi.gov. Additionally, you may telefax your comments to him at (505) 796–3167. Individuals providing comments should reference OMB control number 1035– 0003, Application to Withdraw Tribal Funds from Trust Status. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this information collection or to obtain a copy of the collection instrument, please write or call Frank Perniciaro, (505) 816–1173, Office of the Special Trustee, Office of External Affairs, 4400 Masthead St. NE., Room 323, Albuquerque, NM 87109. You may also send your request by emailing him at frank_perniciaro@ost.doi.gov. To see a copy of the entire ICR submitted to OMB, go to: https://www.reginfo.gov and select Information Collection Review, Currently Under Review. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with I. Abstract Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which implement the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–131), require that interested members of the public and affected parties have an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d). This notice identifies an information collection activity that the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians has submitted to OMB for renewal. Public Law 103–412, The American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (Act), allows Indian tribes on a voluntary basis to take their funds out of trust status within the Department of the Interior (and the Federal Government) in order to manage and invest such funds on their own. 25 CFR Part 1200, subpart B, Sec. 1200.13, ‘‘How does a tribe apply to withdraw funds?’’ describes the requirements for application for withdrawal. The Act covers all tribal trust funds including judgment funds as well as some settlements funds, but excludes funds held in Individual Indian Money accounts. Both the Act and the regulations state that upon withdrawal of the funds, the Department of the Interior (and the Federal Government) have no further liability for such funds. Accompanying their application for withdrawal of trust funds, tribes are required to submit a Management Plan VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:08 Nov 09, 2012 Jkt 229001 for managing the funds being withdrawn, to protect the funds once they are out of trust status. This information collection allows the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians to collect the tribes’ applications for withdrawal of funds held in trust by the Department of the Interior. If this information were not collected, the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians would not be able to comply with the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103–412), and tribes would not be able to withdraw funds held for them in trust by the Department of the Interior. II. Data (1) Title: Application to Withdraw Tribal Funds from Trust Status, 25 CFR 1200. OMB Control Number: 1035–0003. Current Expiration Data: November 30, 2012. Type of Review: Information Collection Renewal. Affected Entities: Tribal Governments. Estimated annual number of respondents: One respondent per year. Frequency of response: Once per tribe per trust fund withdrawal application. (2) Annual reporting and record keeping burden: Total annualized reporting per respondent: 1. Total annualized reporting: 750 hours. (3) Description of the need and use of the information: The statutorilyrequired information is needed to approve tribal applications to withdraw funds from accounts held in trust for tribes by the United States Government, for self-management. (4) As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice soliciting comments on the information collection was published on June 7, 2012 (77 FR 33767). 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 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 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 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 67667 (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, or 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 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 the Special Trustee for American Indians by calling Frank Perniciaro at (505) 816– 1173. A valid picture identification is required for entry into the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, 4400 Masthead Street NE., Albuquerque, NM 87109. 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. Dated: October 16, 2012. James P. Barham, Director, Office of External Affairs, Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians. [FR Doc. 2012–27521 Filed 11–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–2W–P E:\FR\FM\13NON1.SGM 13NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67666-67667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27521]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians


Notice of Proposed Renewal of Information Collection: Application 
To Withdraw Tribal Funds From Trust Status

AGENCY: Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Special Trustee for American 
Indians, Department of the Interior, is announcing its intention to 
request renewal approval for the collection of information for 
Application to Withdraw Tribal Funds from Trust Status, OMB Control 
Number 1035-0003 . This collection request has been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The 
information collection request (ICR) describes the nature of the 
information collection and the expected burden and cost.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collection request, but may respond after 30 days; therefore, public 
comments should be submitted to OMB by December 13, 2012, in order to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for 
the Department of the Interior (1035-0003), by telefax at (202) 395-
5806 or via email to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Also, please send a 
copy of your

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comments to Frank Perniciaro, Management Analyst, Office of the Special 
Trustee, Office of External Affairs, 4400 Masthead St. NE., Room 323, 
Albuquerque, NM 87109, or send an email to frank_perniciaro@ost.doi.gov. Additionally, you may telefax your comments to 
him at (505) 796-3167. Individuals providing comments should reference 
OMB control number 1035-0003, Application to Withdraw Tribal Funds from 
Trust Status.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
information collection or to obtain a copy of the collection 
instrument, please write or call Frank Perniciaro, (505) 816-1173, 
Office of the Special Trustee, Office of External Affairs, 4400 
Masthead St. NE., Room 323, Albuquerque, NM 87109. You may also send 
your request by emailing him at frank_perniciaro@ost.doi.gov. To see a 
copy of the entire ICR submitted to OMB, go to: https://www.reginfo.gov 
and select Information Collection Review, Currently Under Review.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR 1320, 
which implement the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-131), 
require that interested members of the public and affected parties have 
an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping 
activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d). This notice identifies an information 
collection activity that the Office of the Special Trustee for American 
Indians has submitted to OMB for renewal.
    Public Law 103-412, The American Indian Trust Fund Management 
Reform Act of 1994 (Act), allows Indian tribes on a voluntary basis to 
take their funds out of trust status within the Department of the 
Interior (and the Federal Government) in order to manage and invest 
such funds on their own. 25 CFR Part 1200, subpart B, Sec. 1200.13, 
``How does a tribe apply to withdraw funds?'' describes the 
requirements for application for withdrawal. The Act covers all tribal 
trust funds including judgment funds as well as some settlements funds, 
but excludes funds held in Individual Indian Money accounts. Both the 
Act and the regulations state that upon withdrawal of the funds, the 
Department of the Interior (and the Federal Government) have no further 
liability for such funds. Accompanying their application for withdrawal 
of trust funds, tribes are required to submit a Management Plan for 
managing the funds being withdrawn, to protect the funds once they are 
out of trust status.
    This information collection allows the Office of the Special 
Trustee for American Indians to collect the tribes' applications for 
withdrawal of funds held in trust by the Department of the Interior. If 
this information were not collected, the Office of the Special Trustee 
for American Indians would not be able to comply with the American 
Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-412), and 
tribes would not be able to withdraw funds held for them in trust by 
the Department of the Interior.

II. Data

    (1) Title: Application to Withdraw Tribal Funds from Trust Status, 
25 CFR 1200.
    OMB Control Number: 1035-0003.
    Current Expiration Data: November 30, 2012.
    Type of Review: Information Collection Renewal.
    Affected Entities: Tribal Governments.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: One respondent per year.
    Frequency of response: Once per tribe per trust fund withdrawal 
application.
    (2) Annual reporting and record keeping burden:
    Total annualized reporting per respondent: 1.
    Total annualized reporting: 750 hours.
    (3) Description of the need and use of the information: The 
statutorily-required information is needed to approve tribal 
applications to withdraw funds from accounts held in trust for tribes 
by the United States Government, for self-management.
    (4) As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on the information collection was published on June 
7, 2012 (77 FR 33767). 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 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 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, or 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 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 the Special Trustee for American Indians by calling Frank 
Perniciaro at (505) 816-1173. A valid picture identification is 
required for entry into the Office of the Special Trustee for American 
Indians, 4400 Masthead Street NE., Albuquerque, NM 87109.
    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.

    Dated: October 16, 2012.
James P. Barham,
Director, Office of External Affairs, Office of the Special Trustee for 
American Indians.
[FR Doc. 2012-27521 Filed 11-9-12; 8:45 am]
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