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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 57 / Tuesday, March 25, 2014 / Notices
We (the U.S. Geological
Survey) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve the information collection (IC)
described below. 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 IC.
DATES: To ensure that your comments
are considered, we must receive them
on or before May 27, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this information collection to the
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston,
VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7197 (fax);
or [email protected] (email). Please
reference ‘Information Collection 1028–
NEW, Assessment of the Business
Requirements and Benefits of Enhanced
Geospatial Water Data’ in all
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Aichele, Geographer, at (517) 887–
8918 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey National
Geospatial Program (NGP) is the Federal
agency tasked by the Office of
Management and Budget Circular A–16
with coordination of the hydrography
(surface-water features) geospatial data
theme. The purpose of this study is to
ensure that the NGP’s management of
hydrography data theme is optimized to
fully support the potential of geospatial
data and information use in water
science and mapping.
This one-time, voluntary information
collection will engage professional users
of hydrography information, including
scientists, planners, and managers from
Federal, state, and local government as
well as academia and the private sector.
The process will be guided by an
interagency management team led by
USGS with support from a professional
services contractor. The information
collection will include an online survey
as well as interviews and focus group
using a standardized template. The
information collection will focus on (1)
respondent’s current use of hydrography
data, (2) desired improvements to
hydrography data, and (3) benefits
accrued to the respondent’s mission if
enhanced hydrography data were
available. Personally Identifiable
Information (PII) will not be sought. The
results of the information collection will
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program changes for USGS hydrography
data. A summary of the results will be
published in a USGS publication.
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’’.
All information will be stored according
to established USGS security and
information access protocols.
II. Data

III. Request for 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) ways 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 personal mailing
address, phone number, email address,

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or other personally identifiable
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment, including your personally
identifiable information, may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personally identifiable
information from public view, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Mark Demulder,
Chief, National Geospatial Program.
[FR Doc. 2014–06456 Filed 3–24–14; 8:45 am]
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OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW.
Title: Assessment of the Business
Requirements and Benefits of Enhanced
Geospatial Water Data.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Affected Public: States, U.S.
Territories, Tribes, and selected private
natural resource development
companies.
Respondent’s Obligation: None.
Participation is voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 300.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 300.
Estimated Time per Response: 4
hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
1200.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’
burdens associated with this IC.
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 and current expiration date.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[DR.5B814.IA001213]

Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Native American
Business Development Institute
(NABDI) Funding Solicitations and
Reporting
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs is
seeking comments on the renewal of
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for the collection of
information for the Native American
Business Development Institute
(NABDI) Funding Solicitation and
Reporting authorized by OMB Control
Number 1076–0178. This information
collection expires July 31, 2014.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
May 27, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to Jack
Stevens, Division Chief, Office of Indian
Energy and Economic Development,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs,
1951 Constitution Avenue NW., MS–20
SIB, Washington, DC 20240; facsimile:
(202) 208–4564; email: Jack.Stevens@
bia.gov.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jack

Stevens, (202) 208–6764.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
The Division of Economic
Development (DED), within the Office of
Indian Energy and Economic
Development (IEED), established the
Native American Business Development
Institute (NABDI) to provide technical
assistance funding to federally

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recognized American Indian tribes
seeking to retain universities and
colleges, private consulting firms, nonacademic/non-profit entities, or others
to prepare studies of economic
development opportunities or plans.
These studies and plans will empower
American Indian tribes and tribal
businesses to make informed decisions
regarding their economic futures.
Studies may concern the viability of an
economic development project or
business or the practicality of a
technology a tribe may choose to
pursue. The DED will specifically
exclude from consideration proposals
for research and development projects,
requests for funding of salaries for tribal
government personnel, funding to pay
legal fees, and requests for funding for
the purchase or lease of structures,
machinery, hardware or other capital
items. Plans may encompass future
periods of five years or mo and include
one or more economic development
factors including but not limited to land
and retail use, industrial development,
tourism, energy, resource development
and transportation.
This is an annual program whose
primary objective is to create jobs and
foster economic activity within tribal
communities. The DED will administer
the program within IEED; and studies
and plans as described herein will be
sole discretionary projects DED will
consider or fund absent a competitive
bidding process. When funding is
available, DED will solicit proposals for
studies and plans. To receive these
funds, tribes may use the contracting
mechanism established by Public Law
93–638, the Indian Self-Determination
Act or may obtain adjustments to their
funding from the Office of SelfGovernance. See 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.
Interested applicants must submit a
tribal resolution requesting funding, a
statement of work describing the project
for which the study is requested or the
scope of the plan envisioned, the
identity of the academic institution or
other entity the applicant wishes to
retain (if known) and a budget
indicating the funding amount
requested and how it will be spent. The
DED expressly retains the authority to
reduce or otherwise modify proposed
budgets and funding amounts.
Applications for funding will be
juried and evaluated on the basis of a
proposed project’s potential to generate
jobs and economic activity on the
reservation.
II. Request for Comments
The IEED requests your comments on
this collection concerning: (a) The
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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 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 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: 1076–0178.
Title: Native American Business
Development Institute (NABDI) Funding
Solicitations and Reporting.
Brief Description of Collection: Indian
tribes that would like to apply for
NABDI funding must submit an
application that includes certain
information. A complete application
must contain:
• A duly-enacted, signed resolution
of the governing body of the tribe;
• A proposal describing the planned
activities and deliverables products; and
• The identity (if known) of the
academic institution, private consultant,
non-profit/non-academic entity, or other
entity the tribe has chosen to perform
the study or prepare the plan; and
• A detailed budget estimate,
including contracted personnel costs,
travel estimates, data collection and
analysis costs, and other expenses,
through DED reserves authority to
reduce or otherwise modify this budget.
The DED requires this information to
ensure that it provides funding only to
those projects that meet the economic
development and job creation goals for
which NABDI was established.
Applications will be evaluated on the
basis of the proposed project’s potential
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the funded project, a tribe must then
submit a final report summarizing
events, accomplishments, problems
and/or results in executing the project.
A response is required to obtain a
benefit.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Indian tribes with trust
or restricted land.
Number of Respondents: 20
applicants per year; 20 project
participants each year, on average.
Frequency of Response: Once per year
for applications and final report.
Estimated Time per Response: 40
hours per application; 1.5 hours per
report.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
830 hours (800 for applications and 30
for final reports).
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Dollar Cost: $0.
Dated: March 19, 2014.
John Ashley,
Acting Assistant Director for Information
Resources.
[FR Doc. 2014–06554 Filed 3–24–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[145A2100DD.AADD001000.A0E501010.
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Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for No Child Left Behind Act
Implementation
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 Education (BIE) is
seeking comments on the renewal of
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for the collection of
information for the No Child Left
Behind Act authorized by OMB Control
Number 1076–0163. This information
collection expires March 31, 2014.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 24,
2014.
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 Jeffrey
Hamley, Bureau of Indian Education,
Division of Performance and
SUMMARY:

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