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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 181 / Monday, September 21, 2009 / Notices
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202–637–4777.

collection request submission from
Terry Parks, telephone: (202) 513–7625.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dated: September 16, 2009.
Kimberly Marsho,
Director, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. E9–22678 Filed 9–18–09; 8:45 am]

I. Abstract
Representatives of the BIA and IHS
seek renewal of the approvals for
information collections conducted
under their joint rule, 25 CFR part 900,
implementing the Indian SelfDetermination and Education
Assistance Act, as amended (25 U.S.C.
450 et seq.). The Act required the joint
rule to govern how contracts and grants
are awarded to Indian tribes, thereby
avoiding the unnecessary burden or
confusion associated with two sets of
rules and information collection
requirements. See 25 U.S.C.
450k(a)(2)(A)(ii). There is no change to
the approved burden hours for this
information collection.
The information requirements for this
joint rule represent significant
differences from other agencies in
several respects. Both the BIA and IHS
let contracts for multiple programs
whereas other agencies usually award
single grants to tribes. Under the Act,
tribes are entitled to contract and may
renew contracts annually, whereas other
agencies provide grants on a
discretionary or competitive basis.
The BIA and IHS use the information
collected to determine applicant
eligibility, evaluate applicant
capabilities, protect the service
population, safeguard Federal funds and
other resources, and permit the Federal
agencies to administer and evaluate
contract programs. Tribal governments
or tribal organizations provide the
information by submitting Public Law
93–638 contract or grant proposals to
the appropriate Federal agency. No third
party notification or public disclosure
burden is associated with this
collection. Approval for the collection
expires on February 28, 2010.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Proposed Renewal of Agency
Information Collection for Indian SelfDetermination and Education
Assistance Contracts

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AGENCIES: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior and Indian Health Services,
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) and Indian Health Service (IHS)
are proposing to submit the information
collection, titled ‘‘Indian SelfDetermination and Education
Assistance Act Programs, 25 CFR 900’’
to the Office of Management and Budget
for renewal. The current approval,
designated by OMB Control Number
1076–0136, expires on February 28,
2010. The information is collected to
process contracts, grants, or cooperative
agreements for award by the BIA and
the IHS, as authorized by the Indian
Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act. The Department of the
Interior and the Department of Health
and Human Services invite you to
submit comments on the proposed
renewal, as described below.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to the
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior, by facsimile at (202) 395–5806
or you may send an e-mail to:
[email protected].
Please send copy of comments to
Terry Parks, Office of Indian Services,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of
the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail
Stop 4520, Washington, DC 20240,
Facsimile: (202) 208–5113.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may request further information or
obtain copies of the information

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II. Request for Comments
The BIA and IHS request that you
send your comments on this collection
to the locations listed in the ADDRESSES
section. Your comments should address:
(a) The necessity of the information
collection for the proper performance of
the agencies, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agencies’
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,

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such as through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Please note that an agency may not
sponsor or conduct, 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
during the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday
except for legal holidays. 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.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0136.
Title: Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Contracts, 25 CFR
900.
Brief Description of Collection: An
Indian tribe or tribal organization may
be required to respond from 1 to 12
times per year, depending upon the
number of programs they contract from
the BIA and IHS. Each response may
vary in its length. In addition, each
subpart of 25 CFR part 900 concerns
different parts of the contracting
process. For example, Subpart C relates
to provisions of the contents for the
initial contract proposal. The burden
associated with this would not be used
when contracts are renewed. Subpart F
describes minimum standards for the
management systems used by Indian
tribes or tribal organizations under these
contracts. Subpart G addresses the
negotiability of all reporting and data
requirements in the contract.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Respondents: Federally recognized
Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
Number of Respondents: 550.
Total Number of Responses: 5,267.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies
from 10 to 50 hours, with an average of
45 hours per response.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents:
219,792 hours.

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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 181 / Monday, September 21, 2009 / Notices

Dated: August 19, 2009.
Alvin Foster,
Chief Information Officer, Bureau of Indian
Affairs.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Dated: September 9, 2009.
Randy Grinnell,
Deputy Director of Indian Health Services.
[FR Doc. E9–22629 Filed 9–18–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–4J–P

Bureau of Land Management
[LLOROR957000–L62510000–PM000:
HAG09–0356]

Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/
Washington
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.

Notice.

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the
following described lands are scheduled
to be officially filed in the Bureau of
Land Management Oregon/Washington
State Office, Portland, Oregon 30 days
from the date of this publication.

Willamette Meridian
Oregon
T. 29 S., R. 10 W., accepted August 13, 2009.
T. 27 S., R. 3 W., accepted September 4,
2009.
T. 25 S., R. 7 W., accepted September 4,
2009.
Washington
T. 28 N., R. 38 E., accepted September 4,
2009.

A copy of the plats may be
obtained from the Land Office at the
Oregon/Washington State Office, Bureau
of Land Management, 333 SW., 1st
Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204, upon
required payment. A person or party
who wishes to protest against a survey
must file a notice that they wish to
protest (at the above address) with the
Oregon/Washington State Director,
Bureau of Land Management, Portland,
Oregon.

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ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chief, Branch of Geographic Sciences,
Bureau of Land Management, 333 SW.,
1st Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204.

Dated: September 11, 2009.
Fred O’Ferrall,
Branch of Lands and Minerals Resources.
[FR Doc. E9–22660 Filed 9–18–09; 8:45 am]
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Proposed Supplementary Rules for
Public Land in Oregon and
Washington
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Proposed Supplementary Rules
on Public Land in Oregon and
Washington.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

ACTION:

[LLWO120900–L10200000–PA0000; HAG–
08–0212]

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Oregon State Office
is proposing supplementary rules for
public lands within the States of Oregon
and Washington. These supplementary
rules revise existing supplementary
rules and will apply to all BLMmanaged lands within the States of
Oregon and Washington. These
revisions are necessary in order to
protect public land natural resources
and provide for the public’s health and
safety, provide needed guidance in the
areas of special forest products and
recreation, allow for the assessment of
penalties that are commensurate with
the magnitude of prohibited acts, and
promote consistency between the BLM
and other natural resource agencies.
DATES: Comments on the proposed
supplementary rules must be received
or postmarked by November 20, 2009, to
be assured consideration. In developing
final supplementary rules, the BLM is
not obligated to consider comments
postmarked or received in person or by
electronic mail after this date.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or handdeliver comments to the Office of Law
Enforcement, BLM, Oregon State Office,
P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208.
You may also comment via the Internet
e-mail address: ORWA_
[email protected]. Include ‘‘Attn: Law
Enforcement’’ in your subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Roop, Office of Law
Enforcement and Security, Oregon State
Office, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon
97208, telephone (503) 808–6410.
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the hearing impaired (TDD)
may contact this individual by calling
the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at (800) 877–8339, 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week. You will receive a
reply during business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Comment Procedures
II. Discussion of the Proposed Supplementary
Rules
III. Procedural Matters

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I. Public Comment Procedures
You may mail or hand-deliver
comments to the Office of Law
Enforcement, BLM, Oregon State Office,
P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208.
You may also comment on this
proposed rule via the Internet mail
address: [email protected].
Please also include your name and
return address in your Internet message,
and include ‘‘Attn: Law Enforcement’’
in your subject line.
Written comments on the proposed
supplementary rules should be specific,
be confined to issues pertinent to the
proposed supplementary rules, and
explain the reason for any
recommended change. Where possible,
comments should reference the specific
section or paragraph of the proposal
which the comment is addressing. The
BLM may not necessarily consider, or
include in the Administrative Record
for the final rule, comments that the
BLM receives after the close of the
comment period (see DATES), unless
they are postmarked or electronically
dated before the deadline, or comments
delivered to an address other than those
listed above (see ADDRESSES).
Comments, including names, street
addresses, and other contact
information of respondents, will be
available for public review at 333 SW.
1st Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204,
during regular business hours (8 a.m. to
4 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
Before including your address,
telephone number, e-mail address, or
other personal indentifying information
in your comment, you should be aware
that your entire comment—including
your personal indentifying
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.
II. Discussion of the Proposed
Supplementary Rules
The BLM Oregon State Office is
proposing supplementary rules for
public lands that it manages within the
States of Oregon and Washington. These
supplementary rules revise existing
supplementary rules. These revisions
are necessary in order to protect public
land natural resources and provide for
the public’s health and safety, provide
needed guidance in the areas of special
forest products and recreation, allow for
the assessment of penalties that are
commensurate with the magnitude of
prohibited acts, and promote
consistency between the BLM and other

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