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through a variety of mechanisms,
including public meetings, electronic
communication, and creation of a
Trustee-wide public Web site and
database to share information and
receive public project submissions. The
Trustees are considering a broad array of
potential early restoration projects.
Their key objective in pursuing early
restoration is to secure tangible recovery
of natural resources and natural
resource services for the public’s benefit
while the longer-term process of fully
assessing injury and damages is still
underway. As the first step in this
accelerated process, the Trustees are
first proposing eight projects as set forth
in this Phase I Draft Early Restoration
Plan/Environmental Assessment (DERP/
EA) in accordance with OPA and NEPA.
The projects proposed in this plan are
not intended to, and do not fully,
address all injuries caused by the spill
or provide the extent of restoration
needed to satisfy claims against BP.
In keeping with the Framework
Agreement, the DERP/EA includes an
estimate of the gains anticipated to
result from each project, referred to as
‘‘Natural Resource Damage Offsets’’
(NRD Offsets). These NRD Offsets were
identified consistent with the terms of
the Framework Agreement. If these
projects are approved, at the end of the
NRDA process, the Trustees would
credit these NRD Offsets generated by
these early restoration projects towards
the total restoration credits required
based on the completed injury
assessment. Further comprehensive
restoration will still be required to fully
compensate the public for natural
resource losses from the oil spill.
Overview of the Phase 1 DERP/EA

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Draft Early Restoration Plan
Alternatives, Including Proposed
Alternative
The DERP/EA describes two early
restoration alternatives: No Action—
Natural Recovery (required for
consideration by OPA) and Proposed
Action—Proposed Early Restoration
Projects. Under the No Action
alternative, the trustees would not
implement early restoration projects as
described in this DERP/EA. Rather, the
trustees would rely, for the time being,
solely on natural recovery processes to
restore natural resources to their prespill conditions and would undertake
no early actions to accelerate recovery
or to help address interim resource
losses.
Under the Proposed Action, the
Trustees are considering eight projects
that meet the selection criteria as
described in the DERP/EA.

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Proposed Action—Proposed Early
Restoration Projects
The proposed projects are intended to
provide services that will benefit
injured marshes, coastal dune habitats,
nearshore sediments, oysters, and
human uses (on water recreation). Each
of these projects provides benefits to
natural resources and their services
injured by the Deepwater Horizon oil
spill. The proposed projects are: (1)
Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation,
Louisiana; (2) Louisiana Oyster Cultch
Project; (3) Mississippi Oyster Cultch
Restoration; (4) Mississippi Artificial
Reef Habitat; (5) Marsh Island
(Portersville Bay, Alabama) Marsh
Creation; (6) Alabama Dune Restoration
Cooperative Project; (7) Florida Boat
Ramp Enhancement Cooperative
Project; (8) Florida Dune Restoration.
Next Step
After the public comment period
ends, we will analyze and address the
comments. After close of the public
comment period, the Trustees will
consider all input received before a
Phase I Early Restoration Plan is
finalized. As described above, a series of
public meetings are scheduled to
facilitate the public review and
comment process. Upon completion of
the Phase I Early Restoration Plan,
negotiations with BP will be completed
and approved projects will proceed to
implementation, pending compliance
with all applicable state and federal
laws.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment including your
personal identifying information, may
be 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.
Administrative Record
The documents comprising the
Administrative Record can be viewed
electronically at the following location:
http://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon.
Author
The primary author of this notice is
Nanciann Regalado.
Authority
The authority of this action is the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et
seq.), the implementing Natural
Resource Damage Assessment

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regulations found at 15 CFR Part 990,
and the Framework Agreement for
Addressing Injuries Resulting from the
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
DOI Authorized Official.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for the Bureau of Indian
Education Adult Education Program;
Request for Comments
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.
AGENCIES:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is
submitting to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal
for the collection of information for the
Adult Education Program. The
information collection is currently
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0120, which expires December 31,
2011.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
17, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to the
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior at the Office of Management and
Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395–5806
or you may send an email to: OIRA_
[email protected]. Please send a
copy of your comments to Brandi Sweet,
Bureau of Indian Education, 1849 C
Street NW., MS–4141, Washington, DC
20240, fax (202) 208–3312; email:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brandi Sweet, Bureau of Indian
Education, at (202) 208–5504. You may
review the ICR online at http://www.
reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to
review Department of the Interior
collections under review by OMB.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)
is seeking renewal of the approval for
the information collection conducted
under 25 CFR part 46 to manage
program resources and for fiscal
accountability and appropriate direct
services documentation. Approval for
this collection expires on December 31,
2011. This information includes an

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annual report form. Minor changes were
made to the form and instructions to
provide respondents clear and concise
instructions consistent with the annual
report form. No changes are being made
to the approved burden hours for this
information collection. BIE published a
60-day notice in the Federal Register on
August 23, 2011. (76 FR 52687). No
comments were received in response to
that notice.

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II. Request for Comments
The BIE 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. Approval for this
collection expires December 31, 2011.
Response to the information collection
is required to obtain a benefit.
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,
email 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: 1076–0120.
Title: Bureau of Indian Affairs Adult
Education Program Annual Report
Form.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of this information allows
BIE to manage program resources, for
fiscal accountability and appropriate
direct services documentation, and to
prioritize programs. The information

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helps manage the resources available to
provide education opportunities for
adult Indians and Alaska Natives to
complete high school graduation
requirements and gain new skills and
knowledge for self-enhancement.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Individuals (Tribal
Adult Education Program
Administrators).
Number of Respondents: 70 per year,
on average.
Total Number of Responses: 70 per
year, on average.
Estimated Time per Response: 4
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden
to Repondents: $200.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 280.
Dated: December 9, 2011.
Alvin Foster,
Assistant Director for Information Resources.
[FR Doc. 2011–32155 Filed 12–14–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–4J–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for the Bureau of Indian
Education Information Collection
Activities; Request for Comments
AGENCY:

Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.
Notice of request for comments.

ACTION:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is
seeking comments on renewal of Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for the collection of
information for the Application for
Admission to Haskell Indian Nations
University (Haskell) and to
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic
Institute (SIPI), authorized by OMB
Control Number 1076–0114, the Student
Transportation Form, authorized by
OMB Control Number 1076–0134, and
the Data Elements for Student
Enrollment in Bureau-funded Schools,
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0122. These information
collections expire March 30, 2012.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
February 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to Brandi
Sweet, Program Analyst, U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Education, 1849 C Street NW.,
SUMMARY:

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Washington, DC 20240; email:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brandi Sweet, Program Analyst, (202)
208–5504.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
These collections help support the
educational efforts for American Indian
and Alaska Native students from
elementary through post-secondary
levels. The collections help fulfill the
trust responsibility of the Secretary of
the Department of the Interior and the
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, as
delegated under 25 U.S.C. 2 and 9, and
209 DM 8.
Application for Admission to Haskell &
SIPI
The BIE is requesting renewal of OMB
approval for the admission forms for
Haskell and SIPI. These admission
forms are used in determining program
eligibility of American Indian and
Alaska Native students for educational
services. These forms are utilized
pursuant to the Blood Quantum Act,
Public Law 99–228; the Snyder Act,
Chapter 115, Public Law 67–85; and, the
Indian Appropriations of the 48th
Congress, Chapter 180, page 91, For
Support of Schools, July 4, 1884.
Student Transportation Form
The BIE is requesting renewal of OMB
approval for the Student Transportation
Form. The Student Transportation
regulations in 25 CFR part 39, subpart
G, contain the program eligibility and
criteria that govern the allocation of
transportation funds. Information
collected from the schools will be used
to determine the rate per mile. The
information collection provides
transportation mileage for Bureaufunded schools, which determines the
allocation of transportation funds.
Data Elements for Student Enrollment
in Bureau-funded Schools
The BIE is requesting renewal of OMB
approval for the Student Enrollment
Application in Bureau-funded Schools.
School registrars collect information on
this form to determine the student’s
eligibility for enrollment in a Bureaufunded school, and if eligible, is shared
with appropriate school officials to
identify the student’s base and
supplemental educational and/or
residential program needs. The BIE
compiles the information into a national
database to facilitate budget requests
and the allocation of congressionally
appropriated funds.

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