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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
contracting mechanism established by
the Indian Self-Determination Act or
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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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EMDP and the purposes for which
Congress provides the appropriations.
Once a tribe has been accepted into
the EMDP, the tribe must also submit
quarterly reports, which are one- or twopage documents summarizing events,
accomplishments, problems and/or
results in executing the project. Each
report is due two weeks after the end of
the fiscal quarter.
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
provides an opportunity for interested
parties to comment on proposed
information collection requests. IEED is
proceeding with this public comment
period as the first step in obtaining an
information collection clearance from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Each clearance request contains
(1) Type of review, (2) title, (3) summary
of the collection, (4) respondents, (5)
frequency of collection, (6) reporting
and record keeping requirements.
II. Request for Comments
IEED 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.
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: 1076–0XXX.
Type of Review: New.
Title: Energy and Mineral
Development Program Grant
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Brief Description of Collection: Indian
tribes that would like to apply for an
EMDP grant must submit an application
that includes certain information. A
complete application must contain a
current, signed tribal resolution that
provides sufficient information to
authorize the project and comply with
the terms of the grant; a proposal
describing the planned activities and
deliverable products; and a detailed
budget estimate. IEED requires this
information to ensure that it provides
funding only to those projects that meet
the goals of the EMDP and purposes for
which Congress provides the
appropriation. Upon acceptance of an
application, a tribe must then submit
one- to two-page quarterly progress
reports summarizing events,
accomplishments, problems and/or
results in executing the project.
Approximately 55 tribes apply each
year, but IEED accepts approximately 18
of those applications each year.
Respondents: Indian tribes with trust
or restricted land.
Number of Respondents: 55
applicants per year; 18 project
participants each year.
Estimated Time per Response: 40
hours per application; 1.5 hours per
progress report.
Frequency of Response: Once per year
for applications; 4 times per year for
progress reports.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents:
2,308 hours (2,200 for applications and
108 for progress reports).
Dated: September 16, 2009.
Alvin Foster,
Acting Chief Information Officer—Indian
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request for the
USGS Mine, Development, and Mineral
Exploration Supplement
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of an
information collection (1028–0060).
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we have submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) an
information collection request (ICR) for
the extension of the currently approved
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Mine, Development, and Mineral
Exploration Supplement. This
collection consists of one form and this
notice provides the public an
opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of this form. We may
not conduct or sponsor, and a person is
not required to respond to, a collection
of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before October 22, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Please submit written
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 e-mail to
[email protected] or fax at
202–395–5806; and identify your
submission as 1028–1060. Please also
submit a copy of your written comments
to Phadrea Ponds, USGS Information
Collection Clearance Officer, 2150–C
Centre Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526–
8118 (mail); 970–226–9230 (fax); or
[email protected] (e-mail). Use OMB
Control Number 1028–0060 in the
subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shonta E. Osborne at 703–648–7960 or
by mail at U.S. Geological Survey, 985
National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley
Drive, Reston, VA 20192.
I. Supplementary Information
Abstract: Respondents supply the U.S.
Geological Survey with domestic
production, exploration, and mine
development data for nonfuel mineral
commodities. The data obtained from
this canvass are used by Government
agencies, Congressional offices,
educational institutions, research
organizations, financial institutions,
consulting firms, industry, and the
public. They provide essential mining,
exploration, and development
information to make domestic ore
resource analyses. Tabulations of
volumetric data concerning domestic
mining operations’ use of land can be
used to compare the total volume of
earth disturbed with the actual crude
ore mined and the resulting marketable
product. These data are an indicator of
the future mining outlook. This
information will be published as an
Annual Report for use by Government
agencies, industry, academia, and the
general public.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028–0060.
Title: Mine, Development, and
Mineral Exploration Supplement.

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