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purposes to develop and prioritize
management goals and objectives within
the National Wildlife Refuge System
mission, and to guide which public uses
will occur on these WMDs. The
planning process is a way for the
Service and the public to evaluate
management goals and objectives for the
best possible conservation efforts of this
important wildlife habitat, while
providing for wildlife-dependent
recreation opportunities that are
compatible with each WMD and the
mission of the National Wildlife Refuge
System.
The Service will conduct a
comprehensive conservation planning
process that will provide opportunity
for Tribal, State, and local governments;
agencies; organizations; and the public
to participate in issue scoping and
public comment. We request input for
issues, concerns, ideas, and suggestions
for the future management of these
WMDs in North Dakota. We invite
anyone interested to respond to the
following two questions.
(1) What problems or issues do you
want to see addressed in the CCP?
(2) What improvements would you
recommend for these nine (9) WMDs?
We have provided the above
questions for your optional use; you are
not required to provide information to
us. The planning team developed these
questions to gather information about
individual issues and ideas concerning
these WMDs. Our planning team will
use the comments it receives as part of
the planning process; however, we will
not reference individual comments in
our reports or directly respond to them.
We will also give the public an
opportunity to provide input at an open
house to scope issues and concerns. You
can obtain the schedule from the
Planning Team Leaders (see
ADDRESSES). You may also submit
comments anytime during the planning
process by writing to the above
addresses. All information provided
voluntarily by mail, phone, or at public
meetings becomes part of our official
public record (i.e., names, addresses,
letters of comment, input recorded
during meetings). If a private citizen or
organization requests this information
under the Freedom of Information Act,
we may provide informational copies.
The Service will conduct the
environmental review of this project in
accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.); NEPA Regulations (40 CFR parts
1500–1508); other appropriate Federal
laws and regulations; and our policies
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receive from individuals on our
environmental assessments and
environmental impact statements
become part of the official public
record. We will handle requests for such
comments in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act, NEPA (40
CFR 1506.6(f)), and other Departmental
and Service policies and procedures.
When we receive a request, we generally
will provide comment letters with the
names and addresses of the individuals
who wrote the comments. However, to
the extent permissible by law, we will
not provide the telephone number of the
commenting individual in response to
such requests.
North Dakota WMDs
These nine (9) WMDs were
established for the protection of critical
migratory waterfowl habitat within the
State of North Dakota. Through these
WMDs, the Service manages a complex
of wetlands in 34 counties within North
Dakota. The wetlands range from
seasonal shallow basins to deeper, more
permanent ponds that provide resting
and feeding areas for millions of birds
during Spring and Fall migration.
Dated: January 30, 2007.
James J. Slack,
Deputy Regional Director, Region 6, Denver,
Colorado.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Loan Guaranty, Insurance and Interest
Subsidy Program
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Submission of
Information Collection to the Office of
Management and Budget.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is
submitting the information collection,
titled 25 CFR 103, Loan Guaranty,
Insurance, and Interest Subsidy
Program, OMB Control Number 1076–
0020 for renewal.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
March 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to the
Desk Officer for Department of the
Interior, by facsimile at (202) 395–6566
or you may send an e-mail to:
OIRA_DOCKET@ omb.eop.gov.
Please send a copy of your comments
to David Johnson, Acting Director,
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Division of Capital Investment, Office of
Indian Energy and Economic
Development, Department of the
Interior, 1951 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Mail Stop 20–SIB, Washington, DC
20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may request further information or
obtain copies of the information
collection request submission from
Woodrow B. Sneed, Financial Analyst,
Division of Capital Investment, 1951
Constitution Avenue, NW., Mail Stop
20–SIB, Washington, DC 20240 or by
telefacsimile at (202) 208–6512.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the Loan Guaranty,
Insurance, and Interest Subsidy
Program, 25 U.S.C. 1481 et seq. and 25
U.S.C. 1511 et seq., is to encourage
private lending to individual Indians
and organizations of Indians, by
providing lenders with loan guaranties
or loan insurance to reduce their
potential risk. Lenders, borrowers, and
the loan purpose all must qualify under
Program terms. In addition, the
Secretary of the Interior must be
satisfied that there is a reasonable
prospect that the loan will be repaid.
BIA collects information under the
regulations, 25 CFR 103, to assure
compliance with Program requirements.
BIA forms concerned with this
regulation include: 5–4753 Loan
Guaranty Agreement, 5–4754 Loan
Insurance Agreement, 5–4754a Notice of
Insured Loan, 5–4755 Request to BIA for
Loan Guaranty, Loan Insurance, and/or
Interest Subsidy, 5–4749 BIA Interest
Subsidy Report, 5–4759 Assignment of
Loan Documents and Related Rights, 5–
4760a Notice of Default, and 5–4760b
Claim for Loss. A request for comments
on this information collection request
appeared in the Federal Register on
November 24, 2006 (71 FR 67895). No
comments were received.
Request for Comments
The Office of Indian Energy and
Economic Development requests you to
send your comments on this collection
to the two locations listed in the
ADDRESSES section. Your comments
should address: (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

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of the collection of the information on
the respondents, such as through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that an agency may not
sponsor or request, and an individual
need not respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a valid
OMB Control Number.
Once this notice is published in the
Federal Register, OMB has up to 60
days to make a decision on approving
this collection but may decide after 30
days; therefore, your comments will
receive maximum attention if sent
within the 30 day period.
OMB Approval Number: 1076–0020.
Title: 25 CFR 103, Loan Guaranty,
Insurance, and Interest Subsidy
Program.
Brief Description of Collection: The
Loan Guaranty, Insurance, and Interest
Subsidy Program (Program) was
established by the Act of April 12, 1974,
as amended, 88 Stat. 79, 25 U.S.C. 1481
et seq. and 25 U.S.C. 1511 et seq. The
Program has existed since 1974 and the
regulations implementing it have
existed since 1975, with significant
revision in 2001. It is necessary to
collect information from users of this
program in order to determine eligibility
and credit worthiness of Indian
applicants for loans. Submission of this
information is mandatory for
respondent to receive or maintain a
benefit.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Respondents: Commercial banks.
Number of Respondents: 612.
Number of Responses: 1,527.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
hours.
Frequency of Response: As needed.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents:
3,054.
Dated: February 23, 2007.
Debbie L. Clark,
Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs
(Management).
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Submission of Information Collection
to the Office of Management and
Budget for Review Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act
AGENCY:

Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.
Notice.

ACTION:

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Management and Budget (OMB) the
information collection, titled Grazing
Permits, 25 CFR 166, OMB Control
Number 1076–0157, for renewal. The
purpose of this data collection is to
collect information for 25 CFR 166
General Grazing Regulations as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
March 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to the
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior, by facsimile at (202) 395–6566
or you may send an e-mail to:
[email protected].
Please send a copy of your comments
to James R. Orwin, BIA, Office of Trust
Services, Division of Natural Resources,
Mail Stop 4655–MIB, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, or by Fax
at (202) 219–0006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may request further information or
obtain copies of the information
collection request submission from
James R. Orwin at (202) 208–6464 at the
BIA Central Office in Washington, DC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
collection of information is authorized
under Public Law 103–177, the
‘‘American Indian Agricultural Resource
Management Act,’’ as amended. Tribes,
tribal organizations, individual Indians,
and those entering into permits with
tribes or individual Indians submit
information required by the regulation.
The information is used by the Bureau
of Indian Affairs to determine:
(a) Whether or not a permit for grazing
may be approved or granted;
(b) The value of each permit;
(c) The appropriate compensation to
landowners; and
(d) Provisions for violations of permit
and trespass.
A request for comments on this
information collection request appeared
in the Federal Register on October 30,
2006 (71 FR 63346). No comments were
received. An administrative fee of up to
3 percent of the annual grazing rental is
collected to reimburse the BIA for
administration of the grazing permit
program. In recent years, administrative
fees have generated approximately
$175,000 per year.
Request for Comments
The Bureau of Indian Affairs requests
you to send your comments on this
collection to the locations listed in the
ADDRESSES section. Your comments
should address:
(a) The necessity of this information
collection for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
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(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, such as
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that an agency may not
sponsor or request, and an individual
need not respond to, a collection of
information unless it has a valid OMB
Control Number.
OMB has up to 60 days to make a
decision on the submission for renewal,
but may make the decision after 30
days. Therefore, to receive the best
consideration of your comments, you
should submit them closer to 30 days
than 60 days.
Information Collection Abstract
OMB Control Number: 1076–0157.
Type of review: Renewal.
Title: Grazing Permits, 25 CFR 166.
Brief Description of Collection:
Information is collected through a
grazing permit application. Respondent
supplies all information needed to
prepare a grazing permit, including:
name, address, range unit requested,
number of livestock, season of use,
livestock owner’s brand, kind of
livestock, mortgage holder information,
ownership of livestock, and requested
term of permit. Response is mandatory
for respondents to supply the above
information in order to obtain a grazing
permit.
Respondents: Possible respondents
include: individual tribal members,
individual non-Indians, and tribal
governments. Response is mandatory for
respondents who wish to obtain a
grazing permit.
Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 20
minutes (1⁄3 hour).
Frequency of Response: Annually and
as needed.
Total Annual Responses: 2,570.
Total Annual Hourly Burden to
Respondents: 856 hours.
Total Filing/Administrative Fees:
$175,000 per year.
Dated: February 22, 2007.
Grayford Payne,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs.
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