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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 22, 2012 / Notices

Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
have renewed the Wildlife and Hunting
Heritage Conservation Council (Council)
charter for 2 years.
DATES: The charter will be filed with the
Senate and House of Representatives
and the Library of Congress on March 8,
2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joshua Winchell, Council Coordinator,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (703)
358–2639.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council will conduct its operations in
accordance with the provisions of the
FACA. It will report to the Secretary of
the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture through the Fish and
Wildlife Service. The Council will
function solely as an advisory body. The
Council’s duties will consist of, but are
not limited to, providing
recommendations for:
(a) Implementing the Recreational
Hunting and Wildlife Resource
Conservation Plan—A Ten-Year Plan for
Implementation;
(b) Increasing public awareness of and
support for the Wildlife Restoration
Program;
(c) Fostering wildlife and habitat
conservation and ethics in hunting and
shooting sports recreation;
(d) Stimulating sportsmen and
women’s participation in conservation
and management of wildlife and habitat
resources through outreach and
education;
(e) Fostering communication and
coordination among State, tribal, and
Federal governments; industry;
sportsmen and women who hunt and
shoot; wildlife and habitat conservation
and management organizations; and the
public;
(f) Providing appropriate access to
Federal lands for recreational shooting
and hunting;
(g) Providing recommendations to
improve implementation of Federal
conservation programs that benefit
wildlife, hunting, and outdoor
recreation on private lands; and
(h) When requested by the Designated
Federal Officer in consultation with the
Council Chairman, performing a variety
of assessments or reviews of policies,
programs, and efforts through the
Council’s designated subcommittees or
workgroups.
The Council will consist of no more
than 18 discretionary and 7 ex officio
members. The Secretary of the Interior
and the Secretary of Agriculture will
appoint discretionary members for 3year terms.
(a) Ex officio members:
(1) Director, Fish and Wildlife
Service, or designated representative;

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(2) Director, Bureau of Land
Management, or designated
representative;
(3) Director, National Park Service, or
designated representative;
(4) Chief, U.S. Forest Service, or
designated representative;
(5) Chief, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, or designated
representative;
(6) Administrator, Farm Service
Agency, or designated representative;
and
(7) Executive Director, Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
(b) The remaining (discretionary)
members will be selected from among
the national interest groups listed
below. These members must be seniorlevel representatives of their
organizations and/or have the ability to
represent their designated constituency.
(1) State fish and wildlife resource
management agencies;
(2) Wildlife and habitat conservation/
management organizations;
(3) Game bird hunting organizations;
(4) Waterfowl hunting organizations;
(5) Big game hunting organizations;
(6) Sportsmen and women community
at large;
(7) Archery, hunting, and/or shooting
sports industry;
(8) Hunting and shooting sports
outreach and education organizations;
(9) Tourism, outfitter, and/or guide
industries related to hunting and/or
shooting sports;
(10) Tribal resource management
organizations.
The Council will function solely as an
advisory body and in compliance with
provisions of the FACA (5 U.S.C.
Appendix 2). This notice is published in
accordance with section 9a(2) of the
FACA. The certification of renewal is
published below.
Certification: I hereby certify that the
Wildlife and Hunting Heritage
Conservation Council is necessary and
is in the public interest in connection
with the performance of duties imposed
on the Department of the Interior and
the Department of Agriculture in
furtherance of the provisions of the Fish
and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C.
742a), the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1701), the National Wildlife Refuge
System Improvement Act of 1997 (16
U.S.C. 668dd), and Executive Order
13443, ‘‘Facilitation of Hunting Heritage
and Wildlife Conservation.’’

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[USGS–GX12LR000F60100]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request for the
Nonferrous Metals Surveys (30 Forms)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a revision of a
currently approved information
collection (1028–0053).
AGENCY:

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 revision of the currently approved
paperwork requirements for the
Nonferrous Metals Surveys. This
collection consists of 30 forms. The
revision includes adding the following
form: USGS Form 9–4128–A; and
removing the following forms: USGS
Form 9–4054–M and USGS Form 9–
4061–A. This notice provides the public
and other Federal agencies an
opportunity to comment on the nature
of this collection which is scheduled to
expire on March 31, 2012.
DATES: Please submit your comments on
or before March 23, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Please submit written
comments on this ICR to the OMB
Office of Regulatory Affairs, Attention:
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior via email to
[email protected] or fax at 202–
395–5806; and reference Information
Collection 1028–0053 in the subject
line. Please also submit a copy of your
comments to Shari Baloch, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley
Drive, Mail Stop 807, Reston, VA 20192
(mail); 703–648–7174 (telephone); 703–
648–7199 (fax); or [email protected]
(email); and reference Information
Collection 1028–0053 in the subject
line.
SUMMARY:

[FR Doc. 2012–4028 Filed 2–21–12; 8:45 am]

To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Carleen Kostick at 703–
648–7940 (telephone);
[email protected] (email); or by mail at
U.S. Geological Survey, 985 National
Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
Reston, VA 20192. To see a copy of the
entire ICR submitted to OMB, go to
http://www.reginfo.gov (Information
Collection Review, Currently under
Review).

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dated: January 11, 2012.
Ken Salazar,
Secretary of the Interior.

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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 22, 2012 / Notices
I. Abstract
Respondents use these forms to
supply the USGS with domestic
production and consumption data of
nonferrous and related nonfuel mineral
commodities, some of which are
considered strategic and critical. This
information will be published as
chapters in Minerals Yearbook, monthly
Mineral Industry Surveys, annual
Mineral Commodity Summaries, and
special publications, for use by
Government agencies, industry,
education programs, and the general
public.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028–0053.
Form Number: Various (30 forms).
Title: Nonferrous Metals Surveys.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Private sector: U.S.
nonfuel minerals producers and
consumers of nonferrous and related
metals.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Monthly,
quarterly, and annually.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 4,971.
Annual Burden Hours: 3,683 hours.
We expect to receive 4,971 annual
responses. We estimate an average of 20
minutes to 2 hours per response.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have not identified any
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated
with this collection of information.

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III. Request for Comments
On August 23, 2011, we published a
Federal Register Notice (76 FR 52686)
announcing that we would submit this
ICR to OMB for approval and soliciting
comments. The comment period closed
on October 24, 2011. We did not receive
any comments in response to that
notice.
We again invite comments concerning
this ICR on: (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
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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 made publicly available at anytime.
Although you can ask OMB in your
comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that it will
be done.
USGS Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Shari Baloch 703–
648–7174.
Dated February 15, 2012.
John H. DeYoung, Jr.,
Director, National Minerals Information
Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
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certify and publish in the Federal
Register notice of adopted liquor
ordinances for the purpose of regulating
liquor transactions in Indian country.
The Coushatta Tribal Council adopted
the Ordinance, by Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana Tribal Council Resolution No.
2011–32, on March 30, 2011.
This notice is published in
accordance with the authority delegated
by the Secretary of the Interior to the
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. I
certify that the Tribal Council duly
adopted the Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana Alcoholic Beverage Control
Ordinance on March 30, 2011.
Dated: February 13, 2012.
Larry Echo Hawk,
Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs .

The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
Alcoholic Beverage Control Ordinance
reads as follows:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Section 1. Title

Bureau of Indian Affairs

This Ordinance shall be known as the
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana Alcoholic
Beverage Control Ordinance.

Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana—
Alcoholic Beverage Control Ordinance
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This notice publishes the
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana Alcoholic
Beverage Control Ordinance. The
Ordinance regulates and controls the
possession, sale and consumption of
liquor within the Coushatta Tribe’s
Indian country. This Ordinance will
increase the ability of the tribal
government to control the distribution
and possession of liquor within its
reservation and at the same time will
provide an important source of revenue
and strengthening of the tribal
government and the delivery of tribal
services.

SUMMARY:

Effective Date: This Act is
effective as of February 22, 2012.

DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Chanda M. Joseph, Tribal Relations
Specialist, Eastern Regional Office,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 545 Marriott
Drive, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37214;
Telephone (615) 564–6750; Fax (615)
564–6701; or De Springer, Office of
Indian Services, 1849 C Street NW., MS/
4513/MIB, Washington, DC 20240;
Telephone (202) 513–7626; Fax (202)
208–5113.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Act of August 15, 1953; Public
Law 83–277, 67 Stat. 586, 18 U.S.C.
1161, as interpreted by the Supreme
Court in Rice v. Rehner, 463 U.S. 713
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Section 2. Purpose
The purpose of this Ordinance is to
authorize, regulate and control the
possession, transportation, purchase,
sale and serving of alcoholic beverages
within the Indian Country of the
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana in
accordance with federal law, the laws of
the State of Louisiana and the laws of
the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana.
Section 3. Definitions
As used in this Ordinance, the
following words shall have the
following meanings unless the context
clearly requires otherwise:
(a) ‘‘Alcoholic beverage’’ means any
fluid or any solid capable of being
converted into fluid, suitable for human
consumption, and containing more than
one-half of one percent alcohol by
volume, including malt, vinous,
spirituous, alcoholic or intoxicating
liquors, beer, porter, ale, stout fruit
juices, cider, or wine.
(b) ‘‘Gaming Enterprise’’ includes all
businesses whose employees are subject
to licensing by the Coushatta Gaming
Commission.
(c) ‘‘Indian Country’’ means the
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana’s Indian
country as that term is defined in 18
U.S.C. § 1151.
(d) ‘‘Liquors’’ means all distilled or
rectified alcoholic spirits, brandy,
whiskey, rum, gin, and all similar
distilled alcoholic beverages, including
all dilutions and mixtures of one or
more of the foregoing, such as liquors,
cordials, and similar compounds.

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