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involved in protecting this unique
ecosystem.
Alternative C: This alternative
proposes to establish and maintain the
ecological integrity of natural
communities on the refuge and
surrounding landscape without specific
emphasis or concern for any particular
species or species groups. As in
Alternative B, funding and staffing
would increase to support the program
expansions we propose, and we would
construct a new administrative
headquarters and visitor contact facility.
Our biological program would build off
the passive habitat management in
Alternative A to include some habitat
manipulations to create or hasten the
development of mature forest structural
conditions shaped by natural
disturbances. Much of that would
include upland forest management to
diversify the age and structure of the
young, even-aged stands created by past
commercial uses of refuge forestland.
We would offer the same variety of
programs as in Alternative B. However,
we would promote more dispersed, lowdensity, undeveloped backcountry
experiences. The only new
infrastructure developments would be
located at the new administrative
facility. If necessary in order to promote
a back-country experience in our
hunting and fishing programs, we
would develop a permit system, limit
access, and designate hunting and
fishing areas. We would continue to
allow snowmobiling and remote lake
camping as in Alternative B. However,
we would place additional restrictions
on the activities allowed at campsites to
promote low-density management.
Alternative C would also include the
LMRD program and furbearer
management. It also builds off the
proposal in Alternative A to include a
refuge expansion of 76,304 acres,
acquired in fee simple from willing
sellers. We designed this proposal to
protect and conserve large, contiguous
blocks of habitat exceeding 25,000 acres
and connect them to other conserved
lands in the Upper Androscoggin River
watershed. As in Alternative B, those
expansion lands consist of high-quality,
important wildlife habitat; occur in an
amount and distribution that provide us
the management flexibility to achieve
refuge habitat goals and objectives; and,
fully complement and enhance the land
management of adjacent conservation
partners.
After we evaluate and respond to
public comments on this Draft CCP/EIS,
we will prepare a Final CCP/EIS and
announce its availability in the Federal
Register for a 30-day review period.
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Record of Decision (ROD), which is the
decision document that certifies that the
selected alternative meets all agency
compliance requirements and achieves
refuge purposes and the NWRS mission.
The Regional Director signs the final
CCP and ROD, which, if approved by
the Director, will include the decision to
expand the refuge as detailed in the
Land Protection Plan.
Dated: July 18, 2006.
Richard O. Bennett,
Acting Regional Director, Region 5, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Hadley, Massachusetts.
This document was received at the Office
of the Federal Register on June 26, 2007.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Job Placement and Training (Adult
Vocational Training and Direct
Employment)
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed renewal of
information collection document.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Office of the Assistant
Secretary-Indian Affairs is seeking
comments on the renewal of the Job
Placement and Training (Adult
Vocational Training and Direct
Employment) Information Collection.
This action is being taken due to the
impending expiration of the existing
data collection. This action will allow
the Department on-going collection of
data required by statute, regulation and
policy.
DATE: Submit comments on or before
September 4, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
Robert W. Middleton, Ph.D., Director,
Office of Indian Energy and Economic
Development, either by facsimile at
(202) 208–4564, or by mail to 1951
Constitution Avenue, NW., Mailstop
20–SIB, Washington, DC 20245.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may request further information or
obtain copies of the proposed
information collection request from
Lynn Forcia, Chief, Division of
Workforce Development, telephone
(202) 219–5270 or Jody Garrison,
Manpower Development Specialist on
(202) 208–2685.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
information collection is necessary to be
in compliance with 25 CFR parts 26 and
27 and 25 U.S.C. 309 (Pub. L. 84–959 of
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determinations of eligibility for services
provided by the Department’s Job
Placement and Training Program (Adult
Vocational Training Program). Data
collection allows us to ensure
uniformity of services, and to ensure
current, accurate records, comply with
the Government Performance Results
Act (GPRA) and provide sufficient data
for Performance Assessment Rating Tool
(PART) evaluations. All information
collected is retained in an individual
case record and is used for case
management/case planning purposes by
the service provider. Data collected will
be retained for three years.
Request for Comments: The
Department of the Interior 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
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 18, South Interior Building, during
the hours of 8 a.m. 5 p.m., EST Monday
through Friday except for legal holidays.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, be advised 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 from public review your
personal identifying information, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. All comments from organizations
or representatives will be available for
review. We may withhold comments
from review for other reasons.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0062.
Type of review: Renewal.
Title: 25 CFR parts 26 and 27.
Brief Description of Collection: Data
Collection using this form is submitted

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voluntarily to obtain or retain a benefit;
namely, vocational training.
Respondents: Individuals seeking
financial assistance for Adult vocational
training, job placement and related
supportive services in accordance with
25 CFR part 26 and part 27 complete
this data collection instrument.
Number of Respondents: 4,900.
Estimated Time per Response: We
estimate one-half hour to complete the
form for each applicant.
Frequency of Response: Each
applicant will complete the form one
time, upon application for benefits.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents:
We estimate a total of 4,900 applicants
in one year times one-half hour to
complete the form equals total burden
hours per year of 2,450 hours.
Dated: June 26, 2007.
Carl J. Artman,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Building Tribal Energy Development
Capacity
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Grant program to build tribal
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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Energy Policy Act of 2005
authorizes the Secretary to provide
development grants to Indian tribes and
tribal energy resource development
organizations for use in developing or
obtaining the managerial and technical
capacity needed to develop energy
resources on Indian land, and to
properly account for resulting energy
production and revenues. In furtherance
of this goal, the Department of the
Interior’s Office of Indian Energy and
Economic Development is soliciting
proposals from tribes and tribal energy
resource development organizations.
The Department will award several
grants of up to $50,000 each for this
program.
DATES: Submit grant proposals by
August 6, 2007. We will not consider
grant proposals received after this date.
ADDRESSES: You must submit the Tribal
Energy Development Capacity proposal
by mail or hand-carry to the Department
of the Interior, Office of Indian Energy
and Economic Development, Attention:
Tribal Energy Development Capacity
Proposal, Room 20—South Interior
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Darryl Francois, Program Analyst, Office
of Indian Energy and Economic
Development, Room 20—South Interior
Building, 1951 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20245, Telephone
(202) 219–0740 or Fax (202) 208–4564.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title V,
Section 503 of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (Pub. L. 109–58) amends Title
XXVI (Indian Energy) of the Energy
Policy Act of 1992 to require the
Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to
offer Indian tribes the opportunity to
enter into a Tribal Energy Resource
Agreement (TERA) with the Department
of the Interior. The intent of these
agreements is to promote tribal
oversight and management of energy
and mineral resource development on
tribal lands and further the goal of
Indian Self-Determination. A TERA
offers a tribe an entirely new alternative
for entering into energy-related business
agreements and leases and for granting
rights-of-way for pipelines and electric
transmission and distribution lines
without the Secretary’s review and
approval.
The Energy Policy Act of 2005
requires that the Secretary, before
approving a TERA with a tribe, make a
determination of a tribe’s capacity to
manage the full scope of administrative,
regulatory, and energy resource
development that the tribe proposes to
assume under an approved TERA.
Recognizing that a tribe wanting to
enter into a TERA with the Department
may need technical assistance in
building its management capacity, the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 also
authorizes the Secretary to provide
development grants to Indian tribes and
tribal energy resource development
organizations for use in developing or
obtaining the managerial and technical
capacity needed to develop energy
resources on Indian land, and to
properly account for resulting energy
production and revenues. In furtherance
of this goal, the Department of the
Interior’s Office of Indian Energy and
Economic Development (IEED) is
soliciting proposals from tribes and
tribal energy resource development
organizations to achieve the following
goals:
• Evaluate the type and range of
energy development activities that a
tribe may want to assume under a
TERA.
• Determine the current level of
scientific, technical, administrative, or
financial management capacity of the
tribe to assume responsibility for the
identified development activities; and
• Determine which scientific,
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management capacities need
enhancement and what process and/or
procedures the grantee may use to
eliminate these capacity gaps.
A. Items To Consider Before Preparing
an Application for a Tribal Energy
Devlopment Capacity Grant
1. Trust Land Status
Tribal Energy Development Capacity
(TEDC) funding can only be made
available to Tribes whose lands are held
in trust or restricted fee by the Federal
government. Congress has appropriated
these funds to develop tribal capacity to
manage the full scope of administrative,
regulatory, and energy resource
development only on Indian trust or
restricted fee lands.
2. Tribes’ Compliance History
All grant programs are under constant
and close scrutiny by the
Administration and Congress.
Therefore, IEED must monitor all TEDC
grants for statutory and regulatory
compliance to assure that awarded
funds are correctly applied to projects
that the IEED is authorized to support.
Tribes that expend funds on
unapproved functions may forfeit
remaining funds in that project year, as
well as future year TEDC funding.
Consequently, IEED may request a tribe
to provide a summary of any funds they
have received in past years through
award programs administered by IEED,
and IEED may conduct a review of
award expenditures before making a
decision on current year proposals.
3. BIA Sanction List
Tribes who are on the BIA’s list of
sanctioned tribes with a Level 1 rating
will not be considered for an award.
4. Multi-Year Projects
The TEDC program cannot award
multi-year funding for a project.
Funding available for building energy
development capacity is subject to
annual appropriations by Congress and
therefore IEED can only consider singleyear projects. Therefore, Tribal Energy
Development Capacity projects should
be designed to be completed in one
year.
5. What the Tribal Energy Development
Capacity Award Cannot Fund
As stated above, these funds are used
specifically to assist tribes in an
assessment of their ability to manage the
full scope of administrative, regulatory,
and energy resource development work
only. Examples of items that cannot be
funded include, but are not limited to
the following:

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