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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.
Authority
This notice is published under the
authority of the National Wildlife
Refuge System Improvement Act of
1997, Public Law 105–57.
Dated: March 22, 2011.
Mark J. Musaus,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 2011–13214 Filed 5–26–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Verification of Indian
Preference for Employment with BIA
and IHS; Request for Comments
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking
comments on renewal of Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for the collection of
information for Verification of Indian
Preference for Employment, 25 CFR part
5. The information collection is
currently authorized by OMB Control
Number 1076–0160, which expires
August 31, 2011.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before July 26,
2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to Kevin
Bearquiver, Deputy Director—Office of
Indian Services, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, 1849 C Street, NW., MS–3070,
Washington, DC 20240;
[email protected].
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kevin Bearquiver (202) 208–2874.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Abstract
The BIA is seeking renewal of the
approval for the information collection
conducted under the 25 U.S.C. 43, 36
Stat. 472, inter alia, and implementing
regulations, at 25 CFR 5, regarding
verification of Indian preference for
employment. The purpose of Indian
preference is to encourage qualified
Indian persons to seek employment

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with the BIA and Indian Health Service
(IHS) by offering preferential treatment
to qualified candidates of Indian
heritage. BIA collects the information to
ensure compliance with Indian
preference hiring requirements. The
information collection relates only to
individuals applying for employment
with the BIA and the IHS. The tribe’s
involvement is limited to verifying
membership information submitted by
the applicant. The collection of
information allows certain persons who
are of Indian descent to receive
preference when appointments are
made to vacancies in positions with the
BIA and IHS as well as in any unit that
has been transferred intact from the BIA
to a Bureau or office within the
Department of the Interior or the
Department of Health and Human
Services and that continues to perform
functions formerly performed as part of
the BIA and IHS. You are eligible for
preference if (a) you are a member of a
federally recognized Indian tribe; (b)
you are a descendant of a member and
you were residing within the present
boundaries of any Indian reservation on
June 1, 1934; (c) you are an Alaska
Native; or (d) you possess one-half
degree Indian blood derived from tribes
that are indigenous to the United States.
II. Request for Comments
BIA requests that you send your
comments on this collection to the
location 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 our 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 conduct, and an individual
need not respond to, a collection of
information unless it has a valid OMB
Control Number. This information
collection expires August 31, 2011.
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.–5 p.m.,
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday
except for legal holidays. Before
including your address, phone number,
e-mail address or other personally

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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: 1076–0160.
Title: Verification of Indian preference
for Employment in the BIA and IHS, 25
CFR 5.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of this information by
Indian applicants for jobs with BIA and
IHS allows the Personnel Offices of BIA
and IHS to verify that the individual
meets the requirements for Indian
preference in hiring. Response is
required to obtain the benefit of
preferential hiring.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Qualified Indian
persons who are seeking preference in
employment with the BIA and IHS.
Number of Respondents:
Approximately 5,000.
Total Number of Responses:
Approximately 5,000 per year.
Frequency of Response: Four times
per year.
Estimated Time per Response: Onehalf hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
2,500 hours, on average.
Estimated Cost: There are no costs,
except postage and the cost to duplicate
the original verification form.
Dated: May 24, 2011.
John Ashley,
Acting Chief Information Officer—Indian
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011–13263 Filed 5–26–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Certificate of Degree of
Indian or Alaska Native Blood (CDIB);
Request for Comments
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking
comments on renewal of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for the Certificate of Degree of

SUMMARY:

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Indian or Alaska Native Blood (CDIB)
information collection. The information
collection is currently authorized by
OMB Control Number 1076–0153,
which expires July 31, 2011.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before July 26,
2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to Kevin
Bearquiver, Deputy Director—Office of
Indian Services, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, 1849 C Street, NW., MS 4513,
Washington, DC 20240;
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin Bearquiver (202) 208–2874.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Abstract
BIA is seeking renewal of the
approval for the information collection
conducted under the numerous laws
authorizing BIA to administer program
services to Indians, provided that the
individual possess a minimum degree of
Indian or Alaska Native blood. When
applying for program services
authorized by these laws, an applicant
must provide acceptable documentation
to prove that he or she meets the
minimum required degree of Indian or
Alaska Native blood. Currently, the BIA
certifies an individual’s degree of Indian
or Alaska Native blood if the individual
can provide sufficient information to
prove his or her identity and prove his
or her descent from an Indian
ancestor(s) listed on historic documents
approved by the Secretary of the Interior
that include blood degree information.
To obtain the CDIB, the applicant must
fill out an application form and provide
supporting documents. BIA is seeking
renewal of OMB approval to collect the
information necessary to issue CDIBs.
One minor non-substantive change is
being made to the CDIB application
form, to clarify where the applicant
should submit the form.
II. Request for Comments
BIA requests that you send your
comments on this collection to the
location 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 our 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

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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 conduct, and an individual
need not respond to, a collection of
information unless it has a valid OMB
Control Number. OMB approval for this
information collection expires on July
31, 2011.
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.–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: 1076–0153.
Title: Certificate of Degree of Indian or
Alaska Native Blood.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of this information allows
BIA to verify the applicant’s Indian
ancestry and to determine the
applicant’s degree of Indian blood. The
applicant will provide information,
such as birth certificates, death
certificates, and probates to document
the applicant’s descent from an Indian
ancestor(s). Response to the information
collection is voluntary. BIA uses
historic roll(s) or other documents that
list the ancestors’ name, gender, date of
birth, date of death, blood degree and
other identifying information to verify
the applicant’s descent. After the
information and supporting
documentation has been verified, BIA
will issue a CDIB to the applicant. The
applicant may use the CDIB to help
document their eligibility for BIA
programs and services. Other agencies
may also rely on a CDIB as proof of
eligibility for certain programs and
services. CDIBs do not establish
membership in an Indian tribe. A CDIB
is not an enrollment document.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Individuals.
Number of Respondents: 154, 980 per
year, on average.
Total Number of Responses: 154, 980
per year, on average.
Frequency of Response: Once.

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Estimated Time per Response: 1.5
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
232,470 hours.
Dated: May 24, 2011.
John Ashley,
Acting Chief Information Officer—Indian
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011–13261 Filed 5–26–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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ER0000.LVRWJ09J4050; UTU–83067]

Notice of Availability of Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Sigurd to Red Butte No. 2–345
Kilovolt Transmission Line Project,
Utah
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Sigurd to Red Butte No. 2–345
Kilovolt (kV) Transmission Line Project
(Project) and by this notice is
announcing the opening of a 45 day
public comment period.
DATES: The BLM must receive written
comments on the Draft EIS within 45
days following the date the
Environmental Protection Agency
publishes its Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register to ensure the
comments will be considered. The BLM
will host public meetings/hearings in St.
George, Milford, Enterprise, and
Richfield, Utah, to provide an overview
of the Project and take public comments
on the proposed Project and the Draft
EIS. The dates of public meetings/
hearings or other public involvement
activities will be announced at least 15
days in advance through public notices,
media news releases, and/or mailings,
and the BLM Web site at: http://
www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/cedar_city/
planning.html.
SUMMARY:

You may submit comments
on the Draft EIS by any of the following
methods:
• E-mail: [email protected].
• Mail: BLM, Cedar City Field Office,
176 East D.L. Sargent Drive, Cedar City,
Utah, 84721, Attention: Tamara Gertsch.
• Web site: http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/
en/fo/cedar_city/planning.html.

ADDRESSES:

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