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The North Kenai Spur Highway would
provide primary access to the metering
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Public Input
Special mailings, newspaper
advertisements, and other media
announcements informed the public of
opportunities to meet with project staff
at public meetings and how to provide
written comments. Public meetings
were held in Kenai on January 16, 2013,
and in Anchorage on January 17, 2013.
The EIS and information pertaining to
the right-of-way application for the
project are and have been available for
viewing and downloading at http://
alaska.fws.gov/nwr/planning/nepa.htm.
Refuge Information
The Refuge covers approximately 2
million acres on the Kenai Peninsula in
south-central Alaska. It is readily
accessible by road from the city of
Anchorage, which is home to 41.5
percent of Alaska’s population. The
Refuge consists of the western slopes of
the Kenai Mountains and forested
lowlands bordering Cook Inlet. The
Kenai Mountains, with their glaciers,
rise to more than 6,500 feet. Treeless
alpine and subalpine habitats are home
to mountain goats, Dall sheep, caribou,
wolverine, marmots, and ptarmigan.
Boreal forests extend from sea level to
1,800 feet and are composed of spruce
and birch forests, which on the Refuge
are intermingled with hundreds of
lakes. Boreal forests are home to moose,
wolves, black and brown bears, lynx,
snowshoe hares, and numerous species
of Neotropical birds, such as olive-sided
flycatchers, myrtle warblers, and ruby
crowned kinglets. At sea level, the
Refuge encompasses the last remaining
pristine major saltwater estuary on the
Kenai Peninsula, the Chickaloon River
Flats. The Flats provide a major
migratory staging area and nesting
habitat for shorebirds and waterfowl
throughout the spring, summer, and fall.
The Flats are also used as a haul-out
area by harbor seals. Thousands of
salmon migrate up the Chickaloon River
system each year to spawn.
While the United States owns the
land surface within the Refuge, portions
of the subsurface estate, consisting of
the oil, gas, and coal are owned by Cook
Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI). CIRI is an
Alaska Native regional corporation
established under the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA;
43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). CIRI received
the subsurface oil, gas, and coal estate
to nearly 200,000 acres within the
Refuge as part of ANCSA and the
subsequent Cook Inlet Land Exchange
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1976). The State of Alaska also owns
lands adjacent to the Refuge (Captain
Cook State Recreation Area). ANILCA
Section 1110(b) requires that the Service
provide adequate and feasible access to
the CIRI-owned subsurface estate. CIRI
has previously leased other portions of
its subsurface estate within the Refuge.
Oil and gas are currently being
produced under Federal leases from
other production units within the
Refuge.
The Alaska National Interests Land
Conservation Act of 1980 (Section
303[4]) established the Refuge from the
Kenai Moose Range and other lands,
and set forth the following major
purposes for which the Refuge was to be
managed:
(i) To conserve fish and wildlife
populations and habitats in their natural
diversity, including, but not limited to,
moose, bear, mountain goats, Dall
sheep, wolves, and other furbearers;
salmonoids and other fish; waterfowl
and other migratory and non-migratory
birds;
(ii) To fulfill the international treaty
obligations of the United States with
respect to fish and wildlife and their
habitats;
(iii) To ensure, to the maximum
extent practicable and in a manner
consistent with the purposes set forth in
paragraph (i), water quality and
necessary water quantity within the
Refuge;
(iv) To provide in a manner consistent
with subparagraphs (i) and (ii),
opportunities for scientific research,
interpretation, environmental
education, and land management
training; and
(v) To provide, in a manner
compatible with these purposes,
opportunities for fish and wildlifeoriented recreation.
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 made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us to withhold it
from public view, we cannot guarantee
we will be able to do so.
Dated: May 17, 2013.
Geoffrey L. Haskett,
Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Anchorage, Alaska.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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A0T501010.000000]

Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Indian SelfDetermination and Education
Assistance Contracts
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.
AGENCIES:

In compliance with Section
3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of
Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for renewal for the
collection of information titled, ‘‘Indian
Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Contracts, 25 CFR part 900,’’
OMB Control Number 1076–0136. This
information collection expires May 31,
2013.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 28,
2013.
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 Terrence Parks, Chief, Division of
Self-Determination, BIA Office of Indian
Services, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop
4513, Washington, DC 20240; send via
facsimile to (202) 208–5113; or send via
email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terrence Parks, (202) 513–7625.
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.
SUMMARY:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
The BIA is seeking renewal of the
approval for information collections
conducted under their joint regulations,
25 CFR part 900, implementing the
Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) as
amended (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.). The
Act requires the joint rule to govern how
contracts are awarded to Indian tribes,
thereby avoiding the unnecessary
burden or confusion associated with
two sets of rules and information
collection requirements. See 25 U.S.C.

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450k(a)(2)(A)(ii). The joint regulations at
25 CFR part 900 was developed through
negotiated rulemaking with tribes in
1996 and governs, among other things,
what must be included in a tribe’s
initial ISDEAA contract proposal to the
BIA. A response is required to obtain
and retain a benefit.
The information requirements for this
joint rule represent significant
differences from other agencies in
several respects. Under the Act, the
Secretaries of Health and Human
Services and the Interior are directed to
enter into self-determination contracts
with tribes upon request, unless specific
declination criteria apply, and,
generally, tribes may renew these
contracts annually, whereas other
agencies provide grants on a
discretionary or competitive basis. Both
the BIA and IHS award contracts for
multiple programs whereas other
agencies usually award single grants to
tribes. This information collection
addresses only the information that BIA
collects under the joint rule.
The BIA uses the information
collected to determine applicant
eligibility, evaluate applicant
capabilities, protect the service
population, safeguard Federal funds and
other resources, and permit the Federal
agencies to administer and evaluate
contract programs. Tribal governments
or tribal organizations provide the
information by submitting contract
proposals, and related information, to
the appropriate Federal agency, as
required under the ISDEAA. No third
party notification or public disclosure
burden is associated with this
collection. IHS estimates are not
included in this submission as they will
provide their estimates to OMB at a later
date. The revisions included in this
renewal include two information
collection items that were not
previously included.
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
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need not respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays 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
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 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: 1076–0136.
Title: Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Contracts, 25 CFR
part 900.
Brief Description of Collection: An
Indian tribe or tribal organization is
required to submit this information each
time that it proposes to contract with
BIA under the ISDEAA. Each response
may vary in its length. In addition, each
subpart of 25 CFR part 900 concerns
different parts of the contracting
process. For example, Subpart C relates
to provisions of the contents for the
initial contract proposal. The
respondents do not incur the burden
associated with Subpart C when
contracts are renewed. Subpart F
describes minimum standards for
management systems used by Indian
tribes or tribal organizations under these
contracts. Subpart G addresses the
negotiability of all reporting and data
requirements in the contracts.
Responses are required to obtain or
retain a benefit. IHS estimates are not
included in this notice, but will be
submitted to OMB at a later date by IHS.
Type of Review: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Respondents: Federally recognized
Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
Number of Respondents: 533.
Estimated Number of Responses:
7,063.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies
from 4 to 122 hours, with an average of
38 hours per response.
Frequency of Response: Each time
programs, functions, services, or
activities are contracted from the BIA
under the ISDEAA.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
127,127.

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Dated: May 23, 2013.
Christine Cho,
Acting Assistant Director for Information
Resources.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Navajo Partitioned
Lands Grazing Permits
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking
comments on the renewal of Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for the collection of
information for Navajo Partitioned
Lands Grazing Permits authorized by
OMB Control Number 1076–0162. This
information collection expires May 31,
2013.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 28,
2013.
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 David
Edington, Office of Trust Services, 1849
C Street NW., Mail Stop 4637,
Washington, DC 20240; facsimile: (202)
219–0006; email:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Edington, (202) 513–0886. 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:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
BIA is seeking renewal of the
approval for the information collection
conducted under 25 CFR 161,
implementing the Navajo-Hopi Indian
Relocation Amendments Act of 1980, 94
Stat. 929, and the Federal court
decisions of Healing v. Jones, 174 F.
Supp. 211 (D. Ariz. 1959) (Healing I),
Healing v. Jones, 210 F. Supp. 126 (D.

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