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Alternative would permanently disturb
120 acres of desert tortoise habitat that
occurs adjacent to an existing raceway
and is bounded on the south by a
highway. To minimize and mitigate for
these effects, the applicant proposes to
implement the conservation measures
described above and in the applicant’s
HCP.

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National Environmental Policy Act
As described in our EAS, we have
made the preliminary determination
that approval of the proposed HCP and
issuance of the permit would qualify as
a categorical exclusion under NEPA (42
U.S.C. 4321–4347 et seq.), as provided
by NEPA implementing regulations in
the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR
1500,5(k), 1507.3(b)(2), 1508.4), by
Department of Interior regulations (43
CFR 46.205, 46.210, 46.215), and by the
Department of the Interior Manual (516
DM 3 and 516 DM 8). Our EAS
determined that the proposed HCP
qualifies as a ‘‘low-effect’’ habitat
conservation plan, as defined by our
Habitat Conservation Planning
Handbook (November 1996).
Determination of low-effect habitat
conservation plans is based on the
following three criteria: (1)
Implementation of the proposed HCP
would result in minor or negligible
effects on federally listed, proposed, and
candidate species and their habitats; (2)
implementation of the proposed HCP
would result in minor or negligible
effects on other environmental values or
resources; and (3) impacts of the HCP,
considered together with the impacts of
other past, present, and reasonably
foreseeable similarly situated projects,
would not result, over time, in
cumulative effects to environmental
values or resources that would be
considered significant. Based upon the
preliminary determinations in the EAS,
we do not intend to prepare further
NEPA documentation. We will consider
public comments when making the final
determination on whether to prepare an
additional NEPA document on the
proposed action.
Public Comments
We request data, comments, new
information, or suggestions from the
public, other concerned governmental
agencies, the scientific community,
Tribes, industry, or any other interested
party on this notice. If you wish to
comment on the permit application,
EAS, or proposed HCP, you may submit
your comments to the address listed in
the ADDRESSES section of this document.
If we determine that the requirements
are met, we will issue an incidental take
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Act to the applicant for take of the
desert tortoise, incidental to otherwise
lawful activities in accordance with the
terms of the permit. We will make the
final permit decision no sooner than 30
days after the date of this notice, and
will fully consider all comments we
receive during the comment period.
Authority
We provide this notice pursuant to
section 10(c) of the Act and the NEPA
public-involvement regulations (40 CFR
1500.1(b), 1500.2(d), and 1506.6).
Dated: November 20, 2012.
Edward D. Koch,
State Supervisor, Nevada Fish and Wildlife
Office, Reno, Nevada.
[FR Doc. 2012–28843 Filed 11–27–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX13C00BM6P2BB]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of an
information collection (1028–0082).
AGENCY:

To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) is inviting comments on an
information collection request (ICR) that
we have sent to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. The ICR concerns
the paperwork requirements for the
‘‘Bird Banding and Recovery Reports.’’
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, and as
part of our continuing efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden, we
invite the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on this ICR.
This Information Collection is
scheduled to expire on November 30,
2012.

SUMMARY:

Submit written comments by
December 28, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Please submit 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 email:
([email protected]); or
by fax (202) 395–5806; and identify your
submission with #1028–0082. Please
also submit a copy of your comments to
DATES:

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Information Collection Clearance
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807
National Center, Reston, VA 20192
(mail); or [email protected] (email).
Please reference Information Collection
1028–0082.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Bruce Peterjohn, (301)
497–5646 (phone) or
[email protected] (email). You may
also view additional information about
this activity at: www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Bird
Banding and Recovery Reports.
OMB Control Number: 1028–0082.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The USGS Bird Banding
Laboratory is responsible for monitoring
the trapping and marking of wild
migratory birds by persons holding
Federal permits. The Bird Banding
laboratory collects information using
three forms: (1) The Application for
Federal Bird Marking and Salvage
Permit, (2) The Bird Banding Permit
Renewal Form, (3) The Bird Banding
Recovery Report, and one electronic
database, Bandit.
We will protect information from
respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552) and its 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.’’ No
questions of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are
asked.
Affected Public: General Public.
Respondent Obligation: The recovery
report is voluntary. Reporting of
banding information is required using
the BANDIT software. The Permit
application and renewal form are
required to obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: 94,700 individuals
encountering a banded bird and
volunteer bird banders.
Annual Burden Hours: 21,068 hours
(50 hours for permit applications, 19
hours for renewal applications, 2,999
hours for banding recovery reports, and
18,000 hours for the Bandit software).
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: We
estimate the time to complete each form
is: 30 minutes for the Permit
Application form, 2 minutes for Bird
Banding Permit renewal form, 2 minutes
for Recovery Report form, and 4.5 hours
for the Bandit software.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have not identified any

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‘‘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.
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,
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 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.
Dated: November 20, 2012.
Bruce Peterjohn,
Chief, Bird Banding Lab, USGS.
[FR Doc. 2012–28812 Filed 11–27–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Tribal Self-Governance
Program
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs is
submitting to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal
for the collection of information for
Tribal Self-Governance Program. The
information collection is currently
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0143, which expires November
30, 2012.

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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 28, 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:
[email protected]. Please
send a copy of your comments to Ken
Reinfeld, Office of Self-Governance,
1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Mail
Stop 355–G SIB, Washington, DC 20240;
email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken
Reinfeld, Senior Policy Analyst, (202)
208–5734. You may review the
information collection request online at
http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to review Department of the
Interior collections under review by
OMB.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATE:

I. Abstract
The Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs is seeking comments on the
information collection entitled ‘‘Tribal
Self-Governance Program, 25 CFR
1000,’’ as we prepare to renew this
collection as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The information
collected will be used to establish
requirements for entry into the pool of
qualified applicants for Self-Governance
and to meet reporting requirements of
the Tribal Self-Governance Act.
II. Request for Comments
The BIA 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.
Please note that an agency may not
conduct or sponsor, 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, email address or other
personally identifiable information in
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that your entire comment—including
your personal identifying information—
may 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.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0143.
Title: Tribal Self-Governance
program, 25 CFR 1000.
Brief Description of Collection: The
Self-Governance program is authorized
by the Tribal Self-Governance Act of
1994, Public Law 103–413 (the Act), as
amended. Indian tribes interested in
entering into Self-Governance must
submit certain information as required
by the Act. In addition, those tribes and
tribal consortia that have entered into
Self-Governance funding agreements
will be requested to submit certain
information as described in 25 CFR
1000. This information will be used to
justify a budget request submission on
their behalf and to comport with section
405 of the Act that calls for the
Secretary to submit an annual report to
the Congress. Responses are required to
obtain or retain a benefit or are
voluntary, depending upon the part of
the program being addressed.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Federally recognized
Indian tribes and tribal consortia
participating or wishing to enter into
Tribal Self-Governance.
Number of Respondents: 85.
Number of Responses: 94.
Estimated Time per Response:
Completion times vary from 15 minutes
to 400 hours, with an average of
approximately 55 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
or annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
4,662 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden:
$10,500 is the estimated total annual
cost burden for tribes and tribal
consortia first entering the SelfGovernance program; this includes
capital and start-up costs to obtain
equipment and materials necessary to
assume the program and activities for
which they are entering the SelfGovernance program.
Dated: November 21, 2012.
John T. Ashley,
Acting Assistant Director for Information
Resources.
[FR Doc. 2012–28805 Filed 11–27–12; 8:45 am]
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