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dependent recreational opportunities
available to the public, including
opportunities for hunting, fishing,
wildlife observation, wildlife
photography, and environmental
education and interpretation. We will
review and update the CCP at least
every 15 years in accordance with the
Improvement Act.

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Comments
Approximately 100 copies of the Draft
CCP/EA were made available for a 30day public review period as announced
in the Federal Register on March 21,
2008 (73 FR 15186). No comments on
the Draft CCP/EA were received. The
Draft CCP/EA identified and evaluated
three alternatives for managing the
refuge over the next 15 years.
Selected Alternative
After considering the comments we
received and based on the professional
judgment of the planning team, we
selected Alternative B for
implementation.
Biological potential of historical
habitats will be restored and enhanced,
with most management actions
emphasizing natural ecological
processes to foster habitat functions and
wildlife populations. The biological
program will be enhanced with
inventorying and monitoring so that
adaptive management can be
implemented not only for migratory
birds, but for other species of wildlife as
well. A close evaluation of migratory
bird use and nesting success on the
refuge will be evaluated using granting
opportunities and partnerships. To
determine how forest management is
affecting wildlife, partnerships will be
developed to establish scientifically
valid protocols and to collaboratively
work on research projects. Upland forest
management will focus on restoring the
biological integrity of a mixed
hardwood/pine forest by promoting
upland hardwood species and reducing
pine basal area. The Red-cockaded
Woodpecker Habitat Unit will be
managed using a more historic fire
regime while providing red-cockaded
woodpecker habitat as required in the
recovery guidelines. Bottomland
hardwood forest management will be
developed on an inventory defining
current condition that could be
conducted in a logical and feasible
manner. Bottoms will have management
increased to open canopy cover and
increase understory vegetation. Water
control structures and pumping
capability will be improved to enhance
moist-soil and cropland management for
the benefit of wintering waterfowl.
Invasive species will be mapped and

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protocols for control established with
the addition of a forester. Partnerships
will continue to be fostered for several
biological programs, hunting
regulations, law enforcement issues, and
research projects.
Public use will be similar to current
management with a few improvements
based on additional resources. Deer
hunting will be allowed while
monitoring the availability, diversity,
and deer use of understory woody and
herbaceous plants. This will allow
refuge personnel to better understand
the pressure being exerted on the
habitat, enabling better habitat and
harvest recommendations. On Upper
Ouachita Refuge, youth turkey hunting
will be allowed. Fishing events and boat
launch facilities will be improved.
Environmental education, wildlife
observation, and wildlife photography
will be accommodated at present levels,
with minimal disturbance to wildlife
and habitat. An enhanced nature trail,
interpretive panels, and ‘‘check-out
kits’’ for teachers will be developed.
Law enforcement will be increased to
gain better compliance with refuge
regulations. Staffing will increase by
four positions (e.g., biological
technician, forestry technician,
maintenance worker, and law
enforcement officer). This will enable
the refuges to increase biological
inventorying and monitoring, enhance
forest management, increase invasives
control, enhance the public use
program, and provide safe and
compatible wildlife-dependent
recreation.
Authority: This notice is published under
the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge
System Improvement Act of 1997, Public
Law 105–57.
Dated: July 2, 2008.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. E8–20978 Filed 9–9–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Proposed Renewal of Agency
Information Collection Activities;
AGENCY:

Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.
Notice.

ACTION:

SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice
announces that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) is proposing to renew the
information collections for OMB Control
Number 1076–0114, Application for

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Admission to Haskell Indian Nations
University (HINU) and Southwestern
Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI); OMB
Control Number 1076–0134, Student
Transportation Form, Subpart H, 25 CFR
39; and OMB Control Number 1076–
0122, Data Elements for Student
Enrollment in Bureau-funded Schools.
These collections help support the
educational efforts for Native American
students from elementary through postsecondary levels. These collections help
fulfill the trust responsibility of the
Secretary of the Department of the
Interior. We are requesting comments on
these information collections.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before November 10,
2008.
You are requested to send
any comments to Kevin Skenandore,
Acting Director, Bureau of Indian
Education, 1849 C Street NW., MS 3610,
Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Keith Neves, Bureau of Indian
Education, Department of the Interior,
1849 C Street NW., MS 3609 MIB,
Washington, DC 20240; Telephone 202–
208–3601.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published in exercise of
authority delegated to the Assistant
Secretary–Indian Affairs under 25
U.S.C. 2 and 9 and 209 DM 8.
ADDRESSES:

I. Abstract
Application for Admission to HINU &
SIPI
The BIA is providing the admission
forms for Haskell Indian Nations
University (HINU) and the
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic
Institute (SIPI) for review. These
admission forms are used in
determining program eligibility of
American Indian and Alaska Native
students for educational services. These
forms are utilized pursuant to Blood
Quantum Act, Public Law 99–228; the
Snyder Act, Chapter 115, Public Law
67–85; and, the Indian Appropriations
of the 48th Congress, Chapter 180, page
91, For Support of Schools, July 4, 1884.
Student Transportation Form
The Student Transportation
regulations in 25 CFR part 39, subpart
H, contain the program eligibility and
criteria which govern the allocation of
transportation funds. Information
collected from the schools will be used
to determine the rate per mile. The
information collection provides
transportation mileage for Bureaufunded schools, which determines the
allocation of transportation funds.

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Data Elements for Students in Bureaufunded Schools
The information is collected by school
registrars to determine the student’s
eligibility for enrollment in a Bureaufunded school, and if eligible, is shared
with appropriate school officials to
identify the student’s base and
supplemental educational and/or
residential program needs. The
information is compiled into a national
database by the Bureau of Indian
Education to facilitate budget requests
and the allocation of Congressionally
appropriated funds.

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II. Request for Comments
The Department of the Interior invites
comments on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the agencies’
estimate of the burden (including the
hours and cost) of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumption used;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Burden means the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons
to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose
or provide information to or for a
Federal agency. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; to
develop, acquire, install and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose
of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection.
They also will become a matter of
public record. All written comments
will be available for public inspection in
Room 3612 of the Main Interior
Building, 1849 C Street, NW.,
Washington, DC, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15
p.m. EST, Monday through Friday,
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including your address, phone number,
e-mail address or other personally
identifiable information, be advised that
your entire comment—including your
personally identifiable information—
may be made public at any time. While
you may request that we withhold your
personally identifiable information, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. All comments from
representatives of businesses or
organizations will be made public in
their entirety.
We will not request nor sponsor a
collection of information, and you need
not respond to such a request, if there
is no valid Office of Management and
Budget Control Number.
III. Data
Title: Applications for Admission to
Haskell Indian Nations University and
to Southwestern Indian Polytechnic
Institute.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0114.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Description: These eligibility
application forms are mandatory in
determining a student’s eligibility for
educational services.
Total Number of Respondents: 2,281.
Total Number of Annual Responses:
3,943.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 30
minutes per application x (number of
HINU applications) and 40 minutes per
application x (number of SIPI
applications) = total burden hours.
Filing fee: $10 per application for
HINU; no fee for SIPI.
Title: Student Transportation Form,
Subpart H, 25 CFR 39.100–103.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0134.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Description: This annual collection
provides pertinent data concerning the
schools’ bus transportation mileage and
related long distance travel mileage to
determine funding levels for school
transportation.
Total Number of Respondents: 121.
Total Number of Annual Responses:
121.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 6 hours
each response = 726 hours.
Title: Data Elements for Student
Enrollment in Bureau-funded Schools.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0122.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Description: This annual collection
provides data about students that
impacts placement, special needs
assessment, and funding for individuals
and assists schools in developing a plan
for the school year.
Total Number of Respondents: 48,000.
Total Number of Annual Responses:
48,000.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 15
minutes for each response = 12,000.

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Dated: September 2, 2008.
Sanjeev ‘‘Sonny’’ Bhagowalia,
Chief Information Officer—Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8–20937 Filed 9–9–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Jicarilla Apache Nation Liquor
Ordinance Number Correction
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs
published a document in the Federal
Register of August 8, 2008, concerning
the amended Jicarilla Apache Nation
Liquor Ordinance. The document
contained an incorrect ordinance
number.
DATES: Effective Date: This correction is
effective as of September 10, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Colliflower, Office of Tribal
Services, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop
4513–MIB, Washington, DC 20240;
Telephone (202) 513–7640; Fax (202)
208–5113.

Correction
In the Federal Register of August 8,
2008, in FR Doc. E8–18287, on page
46326, in the first column, correct the
number of the Ordinance to read:
Ordinance No. 2007–O–525–12.
Dated: September 2, 2008.
George T. Skibine,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
and Economic Development.
[FR Doc. E8–20949 Filed 9–9–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Metlakatla Indian Community Alcohol
Possession Code Correction
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs
published a document in the Federal
Register of August 13, 2008, concerning
the amended Metlakatla Indian
Community Alcohol Possession Code.
The document included a section
deleted in the original.
DATES: Effective Date: This correction is
effective as of September 10, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Colliflower, Office of Tribal

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