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submission with #1028–0095. Please
also submit a copy of your comments to
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807
National Center, Reston, VA 20192
(mail); or smbaloch@usgs.gov (email).
Please reference Information Collection
1028–0095.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Earl
Greene, Acting Chief Office of External
Research, U.S. Geological Survey, 5522
Research Park Drive, MS 436, Baltimore,
Maryland 21228 (mail) at (443) 498–
5505 (Phone); or eagreene@usgs.gov
(email). You may find additional
information about this information
collection at www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Institutes for Water
Resources (NIWR) USGS Competitive
Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 1028–0095.
Abstract: The NIWR–USGS National
Competitive Grant Program issues an
annual call for proposals to support
research on water problems and issues
of a regional or interstate nature beyond
those of concern only to a single state
and which relate to specific program
priorities identified jointly by the USGS
and the state water resources research
institutes authorized by the Water
Resources Research Act of 1984, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.). The
program is conducted in conjunction
with the State Water Resources Research
Institutes. The NIWR cooperates with
the USGS in establishing total
programmatic direction, reporting on
the activities of the Institutes,
coordinating and facilitating regional
research and information and
technology transfer, and in operating the
NIWR–USGS Student Internship
Program. Any investigator at an
accredited institution of higher learning
in the United States is eligible to apply
for a grant through a water research
institute or center established under the
provisions of the Act. Proposals
involving substantial collaboration
between the USGS and university
scientists are encouraged. Proposals
may be for projects of 1 to 3 years in
duration and may request up to
$250,000 in federal funds. Successful
applicants must match each dollar of
the federal grant with one dollar from
nonfederal sources. An annual progress
and final technical report for all projects
is required at the end of the project
period. This program is authorized by
the Water Resources Research Act of
1984, as amended (42 U.S.C. 10303(g)).
No questions of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature
are asked.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
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Affected Public: Research
investigators at accredited institutions
of higher education.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary
(necessary to receive benefits).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
We expect to receive approximately 65
applications and award 7 grants per
year.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: We
estimate the annual reporting burden to
be 3,984 hours. This includes 60 hours
per applicant to prepare and submit the
application; and 12 hours (total) per
grantee to complete the interim and
final technical reports.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’: We
have not identified any ‘‘non-hour cost’’
burdens associated with this collection
of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor and
you are not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Comments: To comply with the
public consultation process, on August
28, 2012, we published a Federal
Register notice (77 FR 52052)
announcing that we would submit this
ICR to OMB for approval. The notice
provided the required 60-day public
comment period, which ended October
29, 2012. In response to our Federal
Register Notice, we received one
comment, which consisted of a general
invective about the U.S. Government
and did not pertain to this information
collection. We are again soliciting
comments as to: (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) how to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) how
to minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Please note that the comments
submitted in response to this notice are
a matter of public record. 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 OMB in your
comment to withhold your personal
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identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that it will
be done.
Dated: December 27, 2012.
Earl Greene,
Acting Chief, Office of External Research, U.S.
Geological Survey.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
[GX13EN05ESB0500]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of
currently approved information
Collection, 1028–0096, Department of
the Interior Climate Science Centers
(DOI CSCs).
AGENCY:
We (the U.S. Geological
Survey) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve the information collection (IC)
described below. To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
and as part of our continuing efforts to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, we invite the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on this IC. This
collection is scheduled to expire on
April 30, 2013.
DATES: Submit written comments by
March 12, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this information collection to the
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston,
VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7199 (fax);
or smbaloch@usgs.gov (email). Please
Reference Information 1028–0096 in the
subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nadine Hartke by mail at U. S.
Geological Survey, MS 400 National
Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
Reston, VA 20192, or by telephone at
703–648–4607.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract:
The name of this information collection
has been updated from ‘‘Department of
the Interior Regional Climate Science
Centers’’ to ‘‘Department of the Interior
Climate Science Centers (DOI CSCs).’’
The primary objective of the National
Climate Change and Wildlife Science
Center (NCCWSC) is to complete
science projects on the effects of climate
and global change on fish, wildlife and
SUMMARY:
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their habitats. Additionally, the
NCCWSC has the responsibility to
manage DOI Climate Science Centers
that are co-located at cooperating
organizations at non-USGS facilities.
The DOI CSCs include USGS staff that
report to a national USGS office. The
NCCWSC works in close partnership
with the climate change science and
natural and cultural resource
management communities to
understand high priority science needs
and to develop science information
tools that can help resource managers
develop strategies for responding to
climate change. This program provides
funding for researchers through
cooperative agreements that involve
climate change science as a major
component.
OMB Control Number: 1028–0096.
Title: Department of the Interior
Climate Science Centers.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Upon release
of Program Announcements.
Estimated Annual Number of and
Description of Respondents: An
estimated 40 institutions of higher
education and other non-profit
organizations may respond.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 40.
Estimated Completion Time: 20 hours
per response.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 800
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, budget sheets, 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.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor and
you are not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Comments: We are soliciting
comments as to: (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) how to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) how
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to minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Please note that the comments
submitted in response to this notice are
a matter of public record. 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 we will be able to do
so.
Dated: January 4, 2013.
T. Douglas Beard, Jr.,
Chief NCCWSC, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2013–00374 Filed 1–10–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for the Proposed Shu’luuk Wind
Project on the Campo Indian
Reservation in San Diego County, CA
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
as lead Federal agency, with the Campo
Band of Mission Indians (Tribe) as a
cooperating agency, intends to file a
DEIS with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) for the
Proposed Shu’luuk Wind Project in San
Diego County, California. This notice
also advises the public that the DEIS is
now available for public review and
provides the date, time, and location of
public meetings.
DATES: Written comments on the DEIS
must arrive 45 days after EPA publishes
its Notice of Availability in the Federal
Register. Two public hearings will be
held, one on January 29, 2013, and the
other on January 30, 2013 from 6 p.m.
to 9 p.m., and the BIA will accept
written comments at the hearings and
throughout the comment period. Oral
comments will also be taken at each
public hearing by a court reporter.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or handdeliver written comments to Robert
Eben, Superintendent, Southern
California Agency, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, 1451 Research Park Drive,
Riverside, CA 92507. The January 29,
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2013 public hearing will be held at the
Alpine Community Center, 1830 Alpine
Boulevard, Alpine, California. The
January 30, 2013 public hearing will be
held at the Campo Indian Reservation
Tribal Hall, 31690 Church Road, Campo,
California. See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice for
instructions on submitting comments
and locations where the DEIS is
available for review.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lenore Lamb, Southern California
Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1451
Research Park Drive, Riverside, CA
92507, telephone (951) 276–6625 (ext.
254).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
review of the DEIS is part of the
administrative process for the BIA
evaluation of the lease between the
Tribe and the developer to enable
construction and operation of the
proposed Shu’luuk Wind Project.
Subsequent to the approval of the lease,
a wind energy project would be
developed on the Campo Indian
Reservation in southeastern San Diego
County, approximately 60 miles east of
San Diego. A Notice of Intent to prepare
the DEIS was published in the Federal
Register on May 20, 2011. The BIA held
public scoping meetings for the project
environmental review on June 21, 2012,
and June 22, 2012, at the Mountain
Empire High School, 3305 Buckman
Springs Road, Pine Valley, California,
and the Campo Indian Reservation
Tribal Hall, 31690 Church Road, Campo,
California, respectively. Pursuant to
Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ) National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) regulations (40 CFR
1506.10), the publication of this Notice
of Availability in the Federal Register
initiates a 45-day public comment
period.
Background: The proposed action
consists of BIA approval of a lease
between the Tribe and Invenergy Wind
California, LLC to construct and operate
a renewable energy facility for up to 35
years on the Campo Indian Reservation.
The purpose of the project is to improve
the economic conditions of the Campo
Band and to provide environmental
benefits for the San Diego region
through the construction and operation
of a renewable energy facility.
The project site is located on the
Campo Indian Reservation in
southeastern San Diego County,
California. The lease area would be up
to 900 acres, based on final project
design, which is dependent upon which
alternative is ultimately selected. The
actual disturbance area would be less
than the lease area. The project would
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
[GX13EN05ESB0500]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of currently approved information
Collection, 1028-0096, Department of the Interior Climate Science
Centers (DOI CSCs).
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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC)
described below. To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC. This
collection is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2013.
DATES: Submit written comments by March 12, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this information collection to
the Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey,
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648-
7199 (fax); or smbaloch@usgs.gov (email). Please Reference Information
1028-0096 in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nadine Hartke by mail at U. S.
Geological Survey, MS 400 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
Reston, VA 20192, or by telephone at 703-648-4607.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract: The name of this information
collection has been updated from ``Department of the Interior Regional
Climate Science Centers'' to ``Department of the Interior Climate
Science Centers (DOI CSCs).'' The primary objective of the National
Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) is to complete
science projects on the effects of climate and global change on fish,
wildlife and
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their habitats. Additionally, the NCCWSC has the responsibility to
manage DOI Climate Science Centers that are co-located at cooperating
organizations at non-USGS facilities. The DOI CSCs include USGS staff
that report to a national USGS office. The NCCWSC works in close
partnership with the climate change science and natural and cultural
resource management communities to understand high priority science
needs and to develop science information tools that can help resource
managers develop strategies for responding to climate change. This
program provides funding for researchers through cooperative agreements
that involve climate change science as a major component.
OMB Control Number: 1028-0096.
Title: Department of the Interior Climate Science Centers.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Upon release of Program Announcements.
Estimated Annual Number of and Description of Respondents: An
estimated 40 institutions of higher education and other non-profit
organizations may respond.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 40.
Estimated Completion Time: 20 hours per response.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 800 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, budget sheets, 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.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor and you are not
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Comments: We are soliciting comments as to: (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) how to enhance the quality, usefulness,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) how to minimize
the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Please
note that the comments submitted in response to this notice are a
matter of public record. 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 we will
be able to do so.
Dated: January 4, 2013.
T. Douglas Beard, Jr.,
Chief NCCWSC, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2013-00374 Filed 1-10-13; 8:45 am]
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