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tribe’s BIA Agency office. Two printed
and two digital copies will then reside
with DEMD. These copies should be
forwarded to the DEMD offices in
Lakewood, Colorado, to the attention of
the Energy and Mineral Development
Program.
All products generated by EMDP
studies may be subject to release under
FOIA, as noted above. Products include
all reports and technical data obtained
during the study such as geophysical
data, geochemical analyses, core data,
lithologic logs, assay data of samples
tested, results of special tests, maps and
cross sections, status reports and the
final report.
J. Requests for Technical Assistance
The DEMD staff may provide
technical consultation (i.e., work
directly with tribal staff on a proposed
project), provide support documentation
and data, provide written language on
specialized sections of the proposal and
suggest ways a tribe may obtain other
assistance, such as from a company or
consultant specializing in a particular
area of expertise. However, the tribe is
responsible for preparing the executive
summary, justification and scope of
work for their proposal.
The tribe must notify DEMD in
writing that they require assistance, and
DEMD will then appoint staff to provide
the requested assistance. The tribe’s
request must clearly specify the type of
technical assistance desired.
Requests for technical assistance
should be submitted by the deadline
stated in the DATES section for such
requests to allow DEMD time to provide
the appropriate assistance. Tribes not
seeking technical assistance should
attempt to submit their EMDP proposals
well in advance of the deadline to allow
DEMD time to review the proposals for
possible deficiencies and allow ample
time to contact the tribe with requests
for revisions to the initial submission.
Dated: March 10, 2009.
George T. Skibine,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Economic Development.
[FR Doc. E9–6545 Filed 3–24–09; 8:45 am]

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Information Collection; Conveyance of
Federally-owned Mineral Interests
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and Request for
Comments.

Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Bureau of Land Management

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Indian Gaming
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Approved Tribal-State
Class III Gaming Amendments.

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Dated: March 6, 2009.
George T. Skibine,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Economic Development.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes
approval of amendments to 13 Class III
Tribal-State Gaming Compacts
(Amendments). The 13 Class III Gaming
Compacts are between the State of
Arizona and each of the following
Indian tribes, respectively: Ak-Chin
Indian Community, Colorado River
Indian Tribes, Cocopah Indian Tribe,
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Fort
Mojave Indian Tribe, Havasupai Indian
Tribe, Hualapai Indian Tribe, KaibabPaiute Indian Tribe, Navajo Nation,
Tohono O’odham Nation, White
Mountain Apache Tribe, YavapaiApache Tribe, and Zuni Tribe.
DATES: Effective Date: March 25, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paula L. Hart, Acting Director, Office of
Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy
Assistant Secretary—Policy and
Economic Development, Washington,
DC 20240. Telephone: (202) 219–4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
section 11 of the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public
Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the
Secretary of the Interior shall publish in
the Federal Register notice of approved
Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of
engaging in Class III gaming activities
on Indian lands. The approved
Amendments are substantially identical.
Generally, the Amendments consist of
clarifications and minor changes to
various sections of each tribe’s current
compact (which are also substantially
identical). The Amendments change the
destination and frequency of the tribes’
payments from quarterly to yearly,
based upon the individual gaming
facility’s fiscal year.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has submitted an
information collection request to the
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(OMB) for a 3-year extension of OMB
Control Number 1004–0153 under the
Paperwork Reduction Act. The Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) needs to
collect the information in order to
determine if surface-estate owners are
eligible to receive title to the Federallyowned minerals lying beneath their
land.
DATES: The OMB is required to respond
to this information collection request
within 60 days but may respond after 30
days. Therefore, written comments
should be received on or before April
24, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB #
1004–0153), Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, by fax 202–395–
7245, or by electronic mail at
[email protected].
In addition, please mail or hand-carry
a copy of your comments to BLM
Information Collection Clearance Officer
(WO–630), Department of the Interior,
1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 401
LSWashington, DC 20240; or send a
copy of your comments by electronic
mail to [email protected], ‘‘Attn:
1004–0153’’.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alzata Ransom, Division of Lands,
Realty and Cadastral Survey, at 202–
452–7772 (Commercial or FTS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
60-Day Notice: On September 23,
2008, the BLM published a 60-day
notice (73 FR 54849) requesting
comments on the proposed information
collection. The comment period ended
November 24, 2008. No comments were
received.
Title: Conveyance of Federally-owned
Mineral Interests (43 CFR Part 2720).
OMB Number: 1004–0153.
Form Numbers: Nonform information.
Abstract: The information that is
supplied allows the BLM to determine
if private surface estate owners are
eligible to receive title to the Federallyowned minerals lying beneath their
land.
Current Action: This proposal is being
submitted to extend the expiration date
of March 31, 2009.
Type of Review: 3-year extension.
Affected Public: Surface-estate owners
who apply for title to Federally-owned
minerals lying beneath their land.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Application Fee per Response: $50.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 21.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 210 hours.
The BLM requests comments on the
following subjects: (1) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper functioning of the BLM,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) The accuracy
of the BLM’s estimate of the burden of
the information collection, including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) The quality,
utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and (4) How to minimize the
information collection burden on those
who are to respond, including the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other forms of
information technology.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware 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 your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Dated: March 20, 2009.
Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Acting
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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Notice of Realty Action—Proposed
Disposal of Public Land; and Notice of
Intent To Prepare a Management
Framework Plan Amendment and
Associated Environmental Impact
Statement for the Shoshone Field
Office, Idaho

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AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Realty Action and
Notice of Intent.
SUMMARY: A parcel of public land
totaling 2480 acres in Blaine County,
Idaho, is being considered for disposal
out of Federal ownership, either through
sale at no less than the appraised fair
market value or through a land
exchange proposal, to include the State
of Idaho, under the provisions of the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (FLPMA). Disposal of this
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require amendment of the 1980 Bennett
Hills/Timmerman Hills Management
Framework Plan (MFP) prior to the
disposal action.
DATES: The scoping period will
commence on March 25, 2009. In order
to ensure consideration in the
environmental analysis of the proposed
disposal, comments must be received by
May 11, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Since the FAA is the lead
agency for the EIS process, comments
regarding the notice of realty action and
proposed plan amendment should be
addressed to Ms. Cayla Morgan, Federal
Aviation Administration, Seattle
Airports District Office, 1601 Lind
Avenue, SW., Suite 250, Renton,
Washington 98057–3356 with a copy
sent to Ms. Lori A. Armstrong, Field
Manager, Bureau of Land Management,
400 West F Street, Shoshone, Idaho
83352.
For
information regarding the potential
disposal action please contact Ms. Tara
Hagen, Realty Specialist, Bureau of
Land Management, 400 West F Street,
Shoshone, Idaho 83352. For information
regarding the environmental analysis
and replacement airport project please
contact Ms. Cayla Morgan, Federal
Aviation Administration, at the above
address or telephone (425) 227–2653.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the FLPMA (43 U.S.C.
1701), as amended; the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321), as amended;
and the Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) regulations (40 CFR parts
1500–1508); the Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), in cooperation with the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) intends
to prepare a MFP amendment and
associated environmental impact
statement (EIS), to consider the location
and construction of a replacement
airport for the Friedman Memorial
Airport (SUN) and potential disposal of
public land in Blaine County, Idaho.
The FAA has been identified as the lead
agency with the BLM as a cooperating
agency; one of the alternative sites
occurs wholly on public land
administered by the BLM. The EIS will
analyze the potential environmental
impacts of the construction and
operation of an airport facility,
associated utility and access rights-ofway, protection of easement interests, as
well as the consideration of the
potential disposal of a parcel of public
land totaling 2480 acres either by sale or
land exchange. This notice initiates the
public scoping process regarding the
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notice of realty action and the proposed
MFP amendment.
The sponsor of the project, Friedman
Memorial Airport Authority (Airport
Authority), has requested funding and
approval from the FAA to construct and
operate a replacement airport for the
Friedman Memorial Airport in Blaine
County, Idaho. The FAA published a
Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS for a
Replacement Airport near Hailey, Idaho,
in the Federal Register on November 1,
2007 (Vol. 72, No. 211, page 61945) in
response to the Airport Authority’s
application. As a result of initial studies
by the FAA the Airport Authority has
now submitted a proposal to the BLM to
acquire approximately 2480 acres of
public land by either sale or inclusion
of the public land within a land
exchange, which would include the
State of Idaho as a party, if the
alternative site located wholly of public
land in conjunction with the
aforementioned project is determined by
the EIS to be the preferred location for
the replacement airport.
The following described public land
in Blaine County, Idaho, is being
considered for disposal out of Federal
ownership in conjunction with the
FAA’s replacement airport project under
the authority of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (90 Stat.
2750, 43 U.S.C. 1713):
Boise Meridian
T. 2 S., R. 18 E.,
Sec. 25: Entire Section;
Sec. 26: Entire Section;
Sec. 27: Entire Section;
Sec. 34: N2N2; and
Sec. 35: N2NW, E2.
The area described contains 2480 acres in
Blaine County.

Pursuant to the MFP (as amended),
sites associated with disposal of public
land for airport facilities not currently
identified for disposal out of Federal
ownership in the MFP will be
considered through the MFP
amendment process.
Subject to limitations prescribed by
law and regulation, prior to patent
issuance, a Holder of any right-of-way
within the public land may be given the
opportunity to amend the right-of-way
for conversion to a new term, including
perpetuity, if applicable, or to an
easement. Conveyance of any mineral
interests pursuant to either Section 206
or Section 209 of the FLPMA will be
analyzed during processing of the
proposed disposal action.
On March 25, 2009, the abovedescribed land will be segregated from
appropriation under the public land
laws, including the mining laws, except
the sale and exchange provisions of the

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