Contract Support Costs, 9915-9916 [2014-03720]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 35 / Friday, February 21, 2014 / Notices were collected on forms, associated with this OMB Control Number: IA 7701— Narrative Report, IA 7702—Statistical Report, IA 7703—Financial Report, and IA 7703A—Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Financial Report. This revision reduces the number of forms to two: Narrative and Statistical Report and Financial Expenditure Report. The previous TANF Financial Report and Financial Report have been combined to create the Financial Expenditure Report, allowing tribes to complete and submit the information on one form. Revisions were made to the Narrative Report Instructions and Statistical Report and Instructions to provide clear guidance for completion. These revisions are the result of input by a Federal and Tribal workgroup (‘‘477 Workgroup’’). Consultation Session A consultation session with tribal leaders will be held on Thursday, March 13, 2014 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Westin Washington City Center, 1400 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20005. Copies of the draft forms can be viewed at: https://www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/ASIA/Consultation/index.htm. rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES II. Request for Comments The Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs requests your comments on this collection concerning: (a) The necessity of this information collection 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 (hours and cost) of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Ways we could enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Ways we could minimize the burden of the collection of the information on the respondents. Please note that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and an individual need not respond to, a collection of information unless it has a valid OMB Control Number. It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for review at the location listed in the ADDRESSES section. 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:09 Feb 20, 2014 Jkt 232001 cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. III. Data OMB Control Number: 1076–0135. Title: Reporting System for Public Law 102–477 Demonstration Project. Brief Description of Collection: Public Law 102–477 authorized tribal governments to integrate federallyfunded employment, training and related services programs into a single, coordinated, comprehensive delivery plan. Interior has made available a single universal format for Statistical Reports for tribal governments to report on integrated activities undertaken within their projects, and a single universal format for Financial Reports for tribal governments to report on all project expenditures. Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection. Respondents: Indian tribes participating in Public Law 102–477. Number of Respondents: 62 on average. Number of Responses: 62 on average. Frequency of Response: Each respondent must supply the information for the Financial Status Report and Public Law 102–477 Demonstration Project Statistical Report once. Estimated Time per Response: Ranges from 2 to 40 hours. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,628 hours. Estimated Total Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $310. Dated: February 18, 2014. Elizabeth K. Appel, Director, Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action. [FR Doc. 2014–03721 Filed 2–20–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–G1–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs [DR.5A211.IA000413] Contract Support Costs Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice of tribal consultation. AGENCY: The Assistant Secretary— Indian Affairs, in conjunction with the Acting Director, Indian Health Service (IHS), will conduct a consultation session with Indian tribes to work together to identify long-term solutions concerning contract support costs (CSC) as it relates to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act. DATES: The listening session will be held on March 11, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9915 to noon. Written comments must be received April 22, 2014. ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for the location of the tribal consultation session. Submit comments by email to: consultation@bia.gov or by U.S. mail to: Office of the Assistant Secretary— Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, attn: Sequoyah Simermeyer, Mail Stop 3071 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sequoyah Simermeyer, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Assistant Secretary— Indian Affairs, (202) 208–7163. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, in conjunction with the Acting Director, IHS, will conduct a consultation session on Contract Support Costs (CSC) as part of the National Congress of American Indians Executive Winter Session, Westin Washington DC City Center— Monticello Ballroom, 1400 M Street NW., Washington, DC, from 9:00 a.m. to noon, on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. The FY 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act includes funding to implement the Indian SelfDetermination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 for both the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the IHS. The Act does not specify a limit on the amount of such funds available in FY 2014 for the payment of CSC, nor does it include the proposal put forth in the Administration’s FY 2014 budget request that would place a cap on the CSC amounts available for each tribal contract or compact. Instead, as set forth in the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Act, Congress ‘‘remanded back to the agencies to resolve’’ the determination of CSC amounts to be paid from within the FY 2014 appropriation. Congress further directed the BIA and the IHS to consult with the tribes and work with the House and Senate committees of jurisdiction, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Committees on Appropriations to formulate long-term accounting, budget, and legislative strategies that will yield solutions going forward. Congress indicated that the BIA and the IHS should consider a standardized approach that streamlines the contract negotiation process, provides consistent and clear cost categories, and ensures efficient and timely cost documentation for the agencies and the Tribes. A work plan is due to Congress on May 17, 2014 (120 days from enactment of the appropriations bill) for both the BIA and the IHS, and this consultation will help E:\FR\FM\21FEN1.SGM 21FEN1 9916 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 35 / Friday, February 21, 2014 / Notices inform the development of the work plan. Dated: February 14, 2014. Kevin K. Washburn, Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 2014–03720 Filed 2–20–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–02–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs [AAK6006201 134A2100DD A0R3B3030.999900] Final Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Strategies To Benefit Native Species by Reducing the Abundance of Lake Trout in Flathead Lake, Montana Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) as lead agency, with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) as a cooperating agency, intends to file a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the CSKT proposed management action on Flathead Lake, Montana to benefit native trout by reducing the abundance of lake trout. The notice also announces that the FEIS is now available for public review. DATES: Any decision on the proposed action will be issued on or after 30 days from the date the EPA publishes its Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. Any comments on the FEIS must arrive on or before that date. ADDRESSES: Mail or hand carry written comments to Les Evarts, CSKT Fisheries Program Manager, P.O. Box 278, Pablo, MT 59855. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for directions on submitting comments and the public availability of the FEIS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry Hansen (406) 883–2888. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BIA and CSKT prepared the FEIS to address the potential environmental effects that increasing the harvest of lake trout in Flathead Lake would have on the biology, fishing opportunity and economy of the area. The proposed project aims to increase harvest of lake trout beyond the status quo level by authorizing the use of additional harvest tools, including bounties, trapnetting and gillnetting to achieve the goals of the Flathead Lake rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:09 Feb 20, 2014 Jkt 232001 and River Fisheries Co-Management Plan. Environmental issues addressed in the FEIS include biological resources (lake trout, bull trout, westslope cutthroat trout, lake whitefish, yellow perch, Mysis and algae); fishing opportunity; and fishing economy. Alternative A is the No Action alternative or status quo, and includes general harvest and fishing contests to achieve a reduction in lake trout abundance. The action alternatives increase the harvest tools to include bounties, commercial fishing, trapnetting and gillnetting, and set specific harvest targets. Alternative B identifies a 25 percent reduction of Age 8 and greater lake trout with a harvest target of 84,000 fish, Alternative C identifies a 50 percent reduction of Age 8 and greater lake trout with a harvest target of 113,000 fish, and Alternative D identifies a 75 percent reduction of Age 8 and greater lake trout with a harvest target of 143,000 fish, The BIA and CSKT have afforded other government agencies and the public extensive opportunity to participate in the preparation of this EIS. The CSKT held three public scoping meetings in April 2010 in the Polson, Kalispell and Missoula to initiate an Environmental Assessment (EA). During development of the EA, the decision was made to shift to an EIS and a Notice of Intent to prepare the EIS for the proposed action was published in the Federal Register on June 5, 2012 (77 FR 33230). The Notice of Availability for the draft EIS was published in the Federal Register on June 21, 2013 (78 FR 37568). The draft EIS was available for public comment from June 21, 2013 to August 5, 2013. The CSKT held a public hearing on the draft EIS on August 1, 2013, in Pablo, Montana. Locations where the FEIS is Available for Review: The FEIS is available for public review at the Tribal Fisheries Office, 408 6th Ave. East, Polson, Montana, and an electronic version of the FEIS can also be viewed at the following Web sites: https:// www.mackdays.com and at www.flatheadlakeeis.net. Directions for Submitting Comments: Please include your name, return address, and the caption, ‘‘FEIS Comments, Strategies to Benefit native Species by reducing the Abundance of Lake Trout, Flathead Lake, Montana.’’ on the first page of your written comments and submit comments to the CSKT address listed above in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. To obtain a compact disk copy of the FEIS, please provide your name and address in writing or by voicemail to PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Cindy Benson, at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice, or at the telephone number listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Public Comment Availability: Comments, including the names and addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the CSKT mailing address shown in the ADDRESSES section, during regular business hours, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, except holidays. 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. Authority: This notice is published in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR 1500 et seq.) and the Department of the Interior regulations (43 CFR part 46) implementing the procedural requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.), and is accordance with the exercise of authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs by part 209 of the Departmental Manual. Dated: February 4, 2014. Kevin K Washburn, Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 2014–03722 Filed 2–20–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–W7–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLWY920000.51010000.ER0000. LVRWK09K1000; WYW174597; COC72909; UTU87237] Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Land-Use Plan Amendments for the Energy Gateway South Transmission Project in Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCIES: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Land-Use Plan Amendments for the Energy Gateway South Transmission Project (Project). SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\21FEN1.SGM 21FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9915-9916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03720]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[DR.5A211.IA000413]


Contract Support Costs

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of tribal consultation.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, in conjunction with 
the Acting Director, Indian Health Service (IHS), will conduct a 
consultation session with Indian tribes to work together to identify 
long-term solutions concerning contract support costs (CSC) as it 
relates to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act.

DATES: The listening session will be held on March 11, 2014, from 9:00 
a.m. to noon. Written comments must be received April 22, 2014.

ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for 
the location of the tribal consultation session. Submit comments by 
email to: consultation@bia.gov or by U.S. mail to: Office of the 
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, 
attn: Sequoyah Simermeyer, Mail Stop 3071 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sequoyah Simermeyer, Deputy Chief of 
Staff, Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, (202) 208-
7163.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, in 
conjunction with the Acting Director, IHS, will conduct a consultation 
session on Contract Support Costs (CSC) as part of the National 
Congress of American Indians Executive Winter Session, Westin 
Washington DC City Center--Monticello Ballroom, 1400 M Street NW., 
Washington, DC, from 9:00 a.m. to noon, on Tuesday, March 11, 2014.
    The FY 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act includes funding to 
implement the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 
1975 for both the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the IHS. The Act 
does not specify a limit on the amount of such funds available in FY 
2014 for the payment of CSC, nor does it include the proposal put forth 
in the Administration's FY 2014 budget request that would place a cap 
on the CSC amounts available for each tribal contract or compact. 
Instead, as set forth in the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying 
the Act, Congress ``remanded back to the agencies to resolve'' the 
determination of CSC amounts to be paid from within the FY 2014 
appropriation.
    Congress further directed the BIA and the IHS to consult with the 
tribes and work with the House and Senate committees of jurisdiction, 
the Office of Management and Budget, and the Committees on 
Appropriations to formulate long-term accounting, budget, and 
legislative strategies that will yield solutions going forward. 
Congress indicated that the BIA and the IHS should consider a 
standardized approach that streamlines the contract negotiation 
process, provides consistent and clear cost categories, and ensures 
efficient and timely cost documentation for the agencies and the 
Tribes. A work plan is due to Congress on May 17, 2014 (120 days from 
enactment of the appropriations bill) for both the BIA and the IHS, and 
this consultation will help

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inform the development of the work plan.

    Dated: February 14, 2014.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-03720 Filed 2-20-14; 8:45 am]
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