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Public Meeting
A public open house meeting will be
held on May 8, 2007, at 7:30 p.m. at the
Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, 6010
Hidden Valley Road, Carlsbad, CA
92001, to provide information on a CCP
and RMP, and receive public comments.
Opportunities for additional public
input will be announced throughout the
planning process.
Dated: April 17, 2007.
David J. Wesley,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,
Oregon.
[FR Doc. E7–8756 Filed 5–4–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.
Notice; call for applications.

ACTION:

The Director of the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service announces the
opportunity for State fish and wildlife
agencies to apply to participate in a 3year pilot program to issue electronic
Federal Migratory Hunting and
Conservation Stamps. The program is
expected to enhance the ability of the
public to obtain required Federal Duck
Stamps through the use of electronic
technology, enhancing public
participation and increasing the number
of stamps sold.
DATES: The deadline for submittal of
applications is close of business, June 8,
2007. The project period for the pilot
program will be from September 1,
2007, through September 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Please submit your
application and supplemental
information in Word or text format via
e-mail to: [email protected].
Alternatively, you may hand deliver or
mail a hard copy of the application and
supplemental information to Laurie
Shaffer, Federal Duck Stamp Office,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, MS–70, Arlington,
VA 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laurie Shaffer, Federal Duck Stamp
Office, 4501 North Fairfax Drive,
Arlington, VA 22203; 703–358–2002
(phone). If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), you may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and
Conservation Stamps, commonly known
as ‘‘Duck Stamps,’’ are pictorial stamps
produced by the U.S. Postal Service for
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Not
valid for postage, the stamps originated
in 1934 as the Federal license required
for all hunters over 16 years of age who
wished to hunt migratory birds. (For the
history of the Federal Duck Stamp
Program, please see 71 FR 18697, April
12, 2006). Federal Duck Stamps have a
much larger purpose today, however.
Federal Duck Stamps are a vital tool for
wetland conservation. Ninety-eight
cents out of every dollar generated by
the sales of Federal Duck Stamps goes
directly to purchase or lease wetland
habitat for protection in the National
Wildlife Refuge System.
Action in This Notice

Three-Year Pilot Program; Electronic
Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and
Conservation Stamps
AGENCY:

Federal Duck Stamp Office Mission

The Director takes this action under
the Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2005
(Pub. L. 109–266), which requires that
the Secretary of the Interior conduct a
3-year pilot program, under which up to
15 States authorized by the Secretary
may issue electronic Federal Duck
Stamps. The number of participating
State agencies accepted under this
program will depend upon the number
of compliant applications received.
The Government Paperwork
Elimination Act (GPEA) of 1998 (Pub.
L.105–277) encourages us to undertake
initiatives to improve our application
processes. Enhancing the ability of
individuals and entities to conduct
business with us electronically is a
major part of our response to these laws.
Therefore, we are taking steps to adopt
the Internet as our chief means of
conducting transactions in order to
improve services to our customers and
to simplify and expedite our business
processes.
Eligible Applicants
There are currently 40 States that
provide for sales of State hunting and
fishing licenses by internet, point of
sale, or telephone. The application
process will lead to the selection of up
to 15 eligible participants for this pilot
program.
Eligible applicants are State fish and
wildlife agencies that have an
automated licensing system authorized
under State law and are deemed by the
Secretary as meeting the requirements of
this application process. The proposed
system for issuing the electronic Federal
Duck Stamp must be compatible with
the hunting licensing system of the State
and described in the State application
approved by the Secretary.

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Requests for Applications and Other
Information
The application and the procedures
and requirements for completing it are
available through the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service’s Federal Duck Stamp
Office web page at http://www.fws.gov/
duckstamps.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Individuals with disabilities
may obtain a copy of this request for
applications in an alternative format by
contacting that person.
Fiscal Information
Congress did not enact an
appropriation for this program. The
Service is inviting applications for this
pilot program with this understanding.
Randall B. Luthi,
Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. E7–8692 Filed 5–4–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Proposed Information Collection Under
the Paperwork Reduction Act;
Comment Request
Bureau of Indian Education,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed renewal of
information collection.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian
Education (BIE), in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, is planning
to renew the No Child Left Behind
Regulations, 25 CFR parts 36 and 47,
OMB Control Number 1076–0164.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
July 6, 2007 for best consideration.
ADDRESSES: Please send comments to
Mr. Thomas M. Dowd, Director, Bureau
of Indian Education, 1849 C Street, NW.,
Mail Stop 3609–MIB, Washington, DC
20240, facsimile number (202) 208–
3312.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
James Martin, Chief, Division of
Planning and Research, Bureau of
Indian Education, 1849 C Street, NW.,
Mail Stop 3609–MIB, Washington, DC
20240, Telephone: (202) 208–6123,
Facsimile: (202) 208–3312 or by e-mail
at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
Law 107–110, the No Child Left Behind

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(NCLB) Act of January 8, 2001, requires
all schools, including BIE-funded
boarding/residential schools, to ensure
that all children have a fair, equal, and
significant opportunity to obtain a highquality education and reach, at a
minimum, proficiency on challenging
academic achievement standards and
assessments. In addition, the BIE is
required by NCLB to implement
national standards for home-living
situations in all BIE-funded residential
schools. The BIE is required to assess
each residential school and submit a
plan to the Congress, Tribes and schools
which will bring all BIE-funded
residential schools up to the national
standards. Information from all BIEfunded residential schools must be
collected in order to assess each
school’s progress in meeting the
national standards. Finally, the BIE is
required to monitor programs, gather
data, and complete reports for the U.S.
Department of Education. To achieve
these results, residential schools must
prepare reports, develop curriculum,
prepare financial planning documents,
and establish standards to measure
student progress. The BIE uses the
Annual Report to the Department of
Education and three other information
collections for the BIE to collect data,
measuring each school’s performance.
When there is a lack of progress, the
residential schools must show that they
have developed school improvement,
corrective action, or restructuring plans
to address the problems of all students.
Additional information collection
requirements have been developed to
implement the No Child Left Behind
Act.
Request for Comments
The Bureau of Indian Education
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, such as
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that an agency may not
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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 3609, during
the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST,
Monday through Friday, except 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.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0164.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Title: No Child Left Behind
Regulations, 25 CFR parts 36 and 47.
Brief Description of Collection: This
collection is mandatory according to
statutory regulations, and the benefit to
the respondents is continued
supplementary program funding.
Respondents: Bureau-funded schools
with residential programs, tribal
governing bodies and school boards are
the respondents, and submission is
mandatory.
Number of Respondents: There are 66
schools with residential programs, of
which 28 are Bureau-operated and 38
are tribally operated. Thus, the
collection of information is necessary
from 38 of the 66 residential schools.
Estimated Time per Response: The
range of time can vary from .02 hour to
an average of 20 hours per 1 item.
Frequency of Response: Annually and
sometimes daily.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents:
It is estimated that 20,793 (number of
responses) × 20 (hourly burden per
response) = 415,860 total annual hours
of burden.
Dated: April 27, 2007.
Carl J. Artman,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7–8657 Filed 5–4–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Proposed Information Collection Under
the Paperwork Reduction Act;
Comment Request
Bureau of Indian Education,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed renewal of
information collection.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian
Education (BIE), in accordance with the

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Paperwork Reduction Act, is proposing
to renew the No Child Left Behind Act
Regulations, 25 CFR parts 30, 37, 39, 42,
44 and 47, OMB Control Number 1076–
0163.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
July 6, 2007 for best consideration.
ADDRESSES: Please send comments to
Mr. Thomas M. Dowd, Director, Bureau
of Indian Education, 1849 C Street, NW.,
Mail Stop 3609–MIB, Washington, DC
20240, facsimile number (202) 208–
3312.
Dr.
James Martin, Chief, Division of
Planning and Research, Bureau of
Indian Education, 1849 C Street, NW.,
Mail Stop 3609–MIB, Washington, DC
20240, Telephone: (202) 208–6123,
Facsimile: (202) 208–3312 or by e-mail
at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
Law 107–110, the No Child Left Behind
(NCLB) Act of January 8, 2001, requires
all schools, including Bureau of Indian
Education funded schools, to ensure
that all children have a fair, equal, and
significant opportunity to obtain a highquality education and reach, at a
minimum, proficiency on challenging
academic achievement standards and
assessments. The BIE is required to
monitor programs, gather data, and
complete reports for the U.S.
Department of Education. To achieve
these results, schools must prepare
required documentation such as the
Annual Report, the School Report Card,
Section 1114 Plans, financial budgets,
school improvement plans, compliance
action plans as a result of monitoring,
Title II, Part A reports on highly
qualified staff, Title IV, Part A, Safe and
Drug Free Schools and Communities
reports, competitive sub-grant reports,
Indian School Equalization Programs
(ISEP) reports, the Native American
Student Information System (NASIS)
reports, and transportation reports.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Request for Comments
The Bureau of Indian Education
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

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