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9th Street, NW., 7th Floor, Washington,
DC 20229–1177, at 202–325–0265.
CBP
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13;
44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)). The comments
should address: (a) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimates of the burden of the
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; (d)
ways to minimize the burden including
the use of automated collection
techniques or the use of other forms of
information technology; and (e) the
annual costs burden to respondents or
record keepers from the collection of
information (a total capital/startup costs
and operations and maintenance costs).
The comments that are submitted will
be summarized and included in the CBP
request for Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval. All comments
will become a matter of public record.
In this document CBP is soliciting
comments concerning the following
information collection:
Title: Application to Establish
Centralized Examination Station.
OMB Number: 1651–0061.
Form Number: None.
Abstract: If a port director decides his
or her port needs a Centralized
Examination Station (CES), the port
director announces this need to the
public and solicits applications to
operate a CES. The information
contained in the application will be
used to determine the suitability of the
applicant’s facility, the fairness of his
fee structure, his knowledge of cargo
handling operations and his knowledge
of CBP procedures.
Current Actions: There are no changes
to the information collection. This
submission is being made to extend the
expiration date.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
50.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 100.

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Dated: September 16, 2009.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, Customs and
Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of an
information collection (1028–0051).
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we will submit to OMB an information
collection request (ICR) to renew
approval of the paperwork requirements
for respondents to submit proposals to
support research in earthquake hazard
assessments and earthquake occurrence
under the Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Act of 1977, as amended,
Public Law 95–124, 42 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq. To submit a proposal three standard
OMB forms and a project narrative must
be completed and submitted via
Grants.gov. This notice provides the
public an opportunity to comment on
the paperwork burden of these forms.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before November 23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection directly to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk
Officer for the Department of the
Interior via OMB e-mail:
([email protected]); or by
fax (202) 395–6566; and identify your
submission with Information Collection
Number 1028–0051 in the subject line.
Please submit a copy of your comments
to Phadrea Ponds, Information
Collections, U.S. Geological Survey,
2150–C Center Avenue, Fort Collins, CO
80525 (mail); (970) 226–9230 (fax); or
FAX: [email protected] (e-mail). Use
Information Collection Number 1028–
0051 in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, Elizabeth Lemersal, Earthquake
Hazards Program, (703) 648–6716.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Earthquake Hazards Program
Research and Monitoring.
OMB Control Number: 1028–0051.
Type of Request: Extension of a
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Abstract: Research and monitoring
findings are essential to fulfilling
USGS’s responsibility under the
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act to
develop earthquake hazard assessments
and recording and reporting earthquake
activity nationwide. Residents,
emergency responders, and engineers
rely on the USGS for this accurate and
scientifically sound information.
Respondents to Program
Announcements submit proposals to
support research and monitoring related
to earthquake hazard assessments,
earthquake causes and effects, and
earthquake monitoring. This
information is used as the basis for
selection and award of projects meeting
the USGS’s Earthquake Hazards
Program objectives. Final reports of
research and monitoring findings are
required for each funded proposal;
annual progress reports are required for
awards of a two- to five-year duration.
Final reports are made available to the
public at the Web site http://
earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/.
We will protect information from
respondents considered proprietary
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: Research scientists,
engineers, and the general public.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary;
necessary to receive benefits.
Frequency of Collection: Annually
and once every three to five years.
Estimated Annual Number of and
Description of Respondents: 250
Educational institutions, and profit and
non-profit organizations.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses: 370 (250 applications and
narratives and 120 annual and final
report).
Estimated Completion Time: 45 hours
per application response and 9 hours
per final report.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
12,330 (11,250 hours per application
and 1,080 hours per annual and final
report).
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: We
estimate the public reporting burden
will average 45 hours per application
response. This includes time to develop
project goals, write the statement of
work, perform internal proposal
reviews, and submit the proposal
through grants.gov. We estimate the
public reporting burden will average 9
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response. This includes summarizing
accomplishments for the past year’s
funded efforts. The currently approved
‘‘hour’’ burden for this collection is
12,300 hours. We do not expect the total
burden for this process to change as a
result of this request.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have not identified any
‘‘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.
Please note that the comments
submitted in response to this notice are
a matter of public record. 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 OMB in your
comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that it will
be done. To comply with the public
process, we publish this Federal
Register notice announcing that we will
submit this ICR to OMB for approval.
The notice provided the required 60 day
public comment period.
USGS Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Phadrea Ponds 970–
226–9445.
Dated: September 16, 2009.
William S. Leith,
Associate Program Coordinator.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Information Collection for Energy and
Mineral Development Program Grants;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information
collection.
SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act, the Office of Indian
Energy and Economic Development
(IEED), in the Office of the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs, is seeking
comments on a proposed information
collection related to grants provided
under the Energy and Mineral
Development Program (EMDP). Indian
tribes whose lands are held in trust or
restricted status may be considered for
grants for energy and mineral
development projects under the EMDP
if they provide certain information as
part of an application. Once an
application is accepted, the Indian tribe
must then submit reports regarding the
progress of their project. This notice
requests comments on the information
collection associated with the
application and progress reports.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
November 23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Mail or hand-carry
comments to Darryl Francois,
Department of the Interior, Office of
Indian Energy and Economic
Development, Room 20—South Interior
Building, 1951 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20245, fax (202)
208–4564; e-mail:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Darryl Francois, Department of the
Interior, Office of Indian Energy and
Economic Development. Telephone
(202) 219–0740.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
The Energy Policy Act of 2005
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
to provide grants to Indian tribes for
energy development. See 25 U.S.C.
3502. IEED administers and manages the
EMDP. Congress appropriates funds to
EMDP on a year-to-year basis. When
funding is available, IEED may solicit
proposals for energy and mineral
development projects from Indian tribes
whose lands are held in trust or
restricted fee by the Federal
government. Tribes may use the
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adjustments to their funding from the
Office of Self-Governance. See 25 U.S.C.
450 et seq. The projects may be in the
areas of exploration, assessment,
development, feasibility, or market
studies. Indian tribes that would like to
apply for an EMDP grant must submit
an application that includes certain
information, and must assist IEED by
providing information in support of any
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) analyses. A complete
application must contain the following
elements.
• A current, signed tribal resolution
that: (1) Authorizes the energy and
mineral development project for the
appropriate fiscal year; (2) describes the
commodity or commodities to be
studied; (3) states that the tribe is
willing to consider developing any
potential energy or mineral resources
discovered; (4) describes how the tribe
prefers to have the energy or mineral
program conducted (i.e., through the
sole utilization of IEED in-house
professional staff, in conjunction with
professional tribal staff, through private
contractors, or through other
appropriate means); and (5) states that
the tribe will consider public release of
information obtained from the energy
and mineral development study upon
request from IEED.
• A proposal describing the planned
activities and deliverable products that
will be accomplished within the fiscal
year for which funding is requested,
including:
Æ Overview, including the elements
of the proposed study, reasons why the
proposed study is needed, total
requested funding, responsible parties
for technical exaction and
administration, and tribal point of
contact for the project;
Æ Technical summary of the project,
including whether the request will
begin a new study or continue a study
and the duration of the study, a
description of any known energy and/or
mineral deposit, reference to any
existing mineral exploration
information, and a description of any
environmental or cultural sensitive
areas;
Æ Project objective, goals and scope of
work;
Æ Deliverable products, such as
technical data and maps; and
Æ Resumes of key personnel.
• A detailed budget estimate,
including contracted personnel costs,
travel estimates, data collection and
analysis costs, and other expenses.
IEED requires this information to
ensure that it provides funding only to
those projects that meet the goals of the

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