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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 16 / Thursday, January 25, 2007 / Notices

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.
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: January 19, 2007.
Gary Smith,
Director of External/Intergovernmental
Affairs, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–1063 Filed 1–24–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–RK–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Request for Comments on Information
Collection for Leases and Permits
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed renewal of
an information collection.
AGENCY:

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) is seeking comments on the
proposed renewal of the information
collection, Leases and Permits, 1076–
0155. This action is required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
March 26, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Ben
Burshia, Chief, Division of Real Estate
Services, Office of the Deputy Bureau
Director, Trust Services, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., Mail
Stop 4639–MIB, Washington, DC 20240.
Submissions by facsimile should be sent
to (202) 219–1065. Electronic
submission of comments is not available
at this time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may request further information or
obtain copies of the proposed
information collection request from Ben
Burshia at (202) 219–1195.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
collection of information is being
renewed with substantially no change.
No changes have been made to Subparts
B, C, D or F. We are also adding the
filing fee which was omitted during the
last clearance.

Request for Comments
The Bureau of Indian Affairs requests
your comments on this collection
concerning:
(a) The necessity of this information
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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, 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.
It is our policy to make all comments
available to the public for review at the
location listed in the ADDRESSES section,
room 4641, during the hours of 7 a.m.
to 4 p.m., EST Monday through Friday
except for legal holidays. If you wish to
have your name and/or address
withheld, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your
comments. We will honor your request
according to the requirements of the
law. All comments from organizations
or representatives will be available for
review. We may withhold comments
from review for other reasons.
Information Collection Abstract
OMB Control Number: 1076–0155.
Type of review: Renewal.
Title: Leases and Permits, 25 CFR 162.
Brief Description of collection:
Generally trust and restricted land may
be leased by Indian land owners, with
the approval of the Secretary of the
Interior, except when specified by a
specific statute. The Secretary requests
information on the documentation
collection initiated when processing a
lease on land held in trust or restricted
status by an individual Indian or tribe.
The Secretary requires the information
necessary to satisfy 25 CFR 162, the
information used to determine approval
of a lease, amendment, assignment,
sublease, mortgage or related document.
No specific form is used; however, in
order to satisfy the Federal law,
regulation and policy the respondents
supply information and data, in
accordance with 25 CFR 162.
Respondents: Possible respondents
include: Land owners of trust or
restricted Indian land, both tribal and
individual, wanting to lease their land
or someone wanting to lease trust or
restricted Indian land.
Number of Respondents: 14,500.

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Estimated Time per Response: The
time per response varies from 15
minutes to 4 hours.
Frequency of Response: This is a onetime collection per lease approval.
Total Annual Responses: 121,140.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents:
106,065.
Total Annual Fees from Respondents:
BIA collects fees for processing
submitted documents, as set forth in
sections 162.241 or 162.616. The
minimum administrative fee is $10.00
and the maximum administrative fee is
$500.00. The average total
administrative fees collected is $250.00,
which is collected approximately 7,500
times, totaling $1,813,000.
Dated: January 22, 2007.
Michael D. Olsen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7–1117 Filed 1–24–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–W7–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK–964–1410–KC–P; F–14844–A]

Alaska Native Claims Selection
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of decision approving
lands for conveyance.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR
2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an
appealable decision approving the
surface and subsurface estates in certain
lands for conveyance pursuant to the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
will be issued to Ahtna, Incorporated,
successor in interest to Cantwell
Yedatene-Na Corporation.
The lands are in the vicinity of
Cantwell, Alaska, and are located in:
U.S. Survey No. 3229, Alaska.
Containing 5.00 acres.
Notice of the decision will also be
published four times in the Fairbanks
Daily News-Miner.
DATES: The time limits for filing an
appeal are:
1. Any party claiming a property
interest which is adversely affected by
the decision shall have until
February 26, 2007 to file an appeal.
2. Parties receiving notice of the
decision by certified mail shall have 30
days from the date of receipt to file an
appeal.
Parties who do not file an appeal in
accordance with the requirements of 43
CFR Part 4, Subpart E, shall be deemed
to have waived their rights.

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