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under the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552) and implementing
regulations (43 CFR Part 2), and under
regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data
and information to be made available to
the public or for limited inspection.’’
Responses are voluntary. No questions
of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are asked.
Affected Public: Individual and
household residents.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One-time
collection.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: 1000 private well owners
in East Central Massachusetts.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 800.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
Approximately 133 hours.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: In the
August 27, 2008 FR Notice (73 FR
50641) we estimated that the time to
take the survey and collect the water
sample would be 30 minutes. Based on
peer-reviewer comments we have
revised the estimated burden for this
collection to be approximately 5
minutes to take the survey and 5
minutes to locate and collect the water
needed for the sample. The total
estimate is now 10 minutes per
response.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’
burdens associated with this collection
of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor and
you are not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obligated to respond.
Comments: We are soliciting
comments as to: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information;
(c) how to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) how
to minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
USGS Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Phadrea D. Ponds
970–226–9445.

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Dated: December 3, 2008.
Peter K. Weiskel,
Associate Director, USGS MassachusettsRhode Island Water Science Center.
[FR Doc. E9–180 Filed 1–8–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Notice of Renewal of Information
Collection for Tribal Self-Governance,
25 CFR Part 1000
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed renewal of
information collection.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) is seeking comments from the
public on a renewal of an information
collection from Indian tribes
participating in and Indian tribes
seeking to participate in the Tribal SelfGovernance, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act. The
information collected under OMB
Clearance Number, 1076–0143, will be
used to meet reporting requirements of
the Tribal Self-Governance Act and
implement requirements for entry into a
pool of qualified applicants to be
selected to begin participation in Tribal
Self-Governance. The information
collection requirements are periodically
reviewed because the number of Indian
tribes participating in Tribal SelfGovernance increases over time and the
number of Indian tribes requesting to be
selected to begin participation in Tribal
Self-Governance may vary over time.
This action is being taken to make sure
that the requirements are not
burdensome.
DATE: Submit comments on or before
March 10, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sharee
M. Freeman, Director, Office of SelfGovernance, Department of the Interior,
Mail Stop 355–G–SIB, 1951 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may request further information or
obtain copies of the proposed
information collection request from Dr.
Kenneth D. Reinfeld, Office of SelfGovernance, Telephone 202–208–5734.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
collection is required by 25 U.S.C.
458dd, which requires the Secretary of
the Interior to submit a written report to
Congress regarding the administration of
Title IV, Tribal Self-Governance, under
Public Law 93–638, as amended. The
report is required to: (1) Identify the
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Governance; (2) identify, with
particularity, all funds that are
specifically or functionally related to
the provision by the Secretary of
services and benefits to Self-Governance
tribes and their members; (3) identify
the funds transferred to each SelfGovernance tribe and the corresponding
reduction in the Federal bureaucracy;
(4) include the separate views of the
tribes; and (5) include the funding
formula for individual tribal shares of
Central Office funds, together with the
comments of affected Indian tribes.
Respondents are asked to respond to the
annual request for information in 90
days.
In addition, the collection is required
for tribes who request to be placed in a
pool of qualified applicants and selected
to participate in Tribal Self-Governance
under 25 U.S.C. 458bb. The Act
authorizes the Director, Office of SelfGovernance to select up to 50 new tribes
per year from an applicant pool to
participate in Tribal Self-Governance.
The qualified applicant pool consists of
each tribe that: (1) Successfully
completes a planning phase; (2) has
requested participation in Tribal SelfGovernance by resolution or other
official action by the tribal governing
body; and (3) has demonstrated, for the
previous three fiscal years, financial
stability and financial management
capability as evidenced by the tribe
having no material audit exceptions in
the required annual audit of the selfdetermination contracts of the tribe.
Request for Comments: The Bureau of
Indian Affairs 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 355–G, during the hours of 9 a.m.–
5 p.m., EST Monday through Friday

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except for legal holidays. Please note
that all comments received will be
available for public review for 2 weeks
after comment period closes. Before
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 organizations
or representatives will be available for
review. We may withhold comments
from review for other reasons.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0143.
Type of review: Renewal.
Title: Tribal Self-Governance
Program, 25 CFR Part 1000.
Brief Description of Collection: The
collection involves a voluntary
submission by respondents and is
intended to inform Congress of activities
undertaken under Tribal SelfGovernance. It also involves a
mandatory submission by respondents
who request to be selected to begin
participation in Tribal Self-Governance.
Respondents: Tribes and tribal
consortia wishing to enter into a selfgovernance compact and funding
agreement.
Number of Respondents: 106.
Estimated Time per Response: 42
Hours.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents:
11,202.
Dated: December 17, 2008.
Sanjeev ‘‘Sonny’’ Bhagowalia,
Chief Information Officer—Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9–169 Filed 1–8–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–XN–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Notice of Deadline for Submitting
Completed Applications To Begin
Participation in the Tribal SelfGovernance Program in Fiscal Year
2010 or Calendar Year 2010

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AGENCY: Office of Self-Governance,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of application deadline.
SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of
Self-Governance (OSG) establishes a
March 2, 2009, deadline for Indian
tribes/consortia to submit completed
applications to begin participation in
the tribal self-governance program in
fiscal year 2010 or calendar year 2010.

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DATES: Completed application packages
must be received by the Director, Office
of Self-Governance, by March 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Application packages for
inclusion in the applicant pool should
be sent to Sharee M. Freeman, Director,
Office of Self-Governance, Department
of the Interior, Mail Stop 355–G–SIB,
1951 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Kenneth D. Reinfeld, Office of SelfGovernance, Telephone 202–208–5734.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994
(Pub. L. 103–413), as amended by the
Fiscal Year 1997 Omnibus
Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 104–208),
the Director, Office of Self-Governance
may select up to 50 additional
participating tribes/consortia per year
for the tribal self-governance program,
and negotiate and enter into a written
funding agreement with each
participating tribe. The Act mandates
that the Secretary submit copies of the
funding agreements at least 90 days
before the proposed effective date to the
appropriate committees of the Congress
and to each tribe that is served by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) agency
that is serving the tribe that is a party
to the funding agreement. Initial
negotiations with a tribe/consortium
located in a region and/or agency which
has not previously been involved with
self-governance negotiations, will take
approximately 2 months from start to
finish. Agreements for an October 1 to
September 30 funding year need to be
signed and submitted by July 1.
Agreements for a January 1 to December
31 funding year need to be signed and
submitted by October 1.

Purpose of Notice
25 CFR parts 1000.10 to 1000.31 will
be used to govern the application and
selection process for tribes/consortia to
begin their participation in the tribal
self-governance program in fiscal year
2010 and calendar year 2010.
Applicants should be guided by the
requirements in these subparts in
preparing their applications. Copies of
these subparts may be obtained from the
information contact person identified in
this notice.
Tribes/consortia wishing to be
considered for participation in the tribal
self-governance program in fiscal year
2010 or calendar year 2010 must
respond to this notice, except for those
tribes/consortia which are: (1) Currently
involved in negotiations with the
Department; (2) one of the 96 tribal
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included in the applicant pool as of the
date of this notice.
Dated: December 24, 2008.
George T. Skibine,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
and Economic Development—Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9–194 Filed 1–8–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–W8–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Land Acquisitions; Muckleshoot Indian
Tribe, Washington
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Final Agency
Determination to take land into trust
under 25 CFR Part 151.
SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Policy and Economic
Development made a final agency
determination to acquire approximately
22.00 acres of land into trust for the
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Washington
on December 12, 2008. This notice is
published in the exercise of authority
delegated by the Secretary of the Interior
to the Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs by 209 Departmental Manual 8.1.
The duties of the Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs were delegated to the
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Policy and Economic Development on
May 23, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paula L. Hart, Acting Director, Office of
Indian Gaming, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, MS–3657 MIB, 1849 C Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20240; Telephone
(202) 219–4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published to comply with the
requirements of 25 CFR 151.12(b) that
notice be given to the public of the
Secretary’s decision to acquire land in
trust at least 30 days prior to signatory
acceptance of the land into trust. The
purpose of the 30-day waiting period in
25 CFR 151.12(b) is to afford interested
parties the opportunity to seek judicial
review of final administrative decisions
to take land in trust for Indian tribes and
individual Indians before transfer of
title to the property occurs. On
December 12, 2008, the Acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Economic Development decided to
accept approximately 22.00 acres of
land into trust for the Muckleshoot
Indian Tribe, Washington under the
authority of the Indian Reorganization
Act of 1934, 25 U.S.C. 465. The 22.00
acres are located within the exterior
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