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MARINE MAMMALS
Permit No.

Applicant

Receipt of application Federal
Register notice

10941B ...........................................

Northwest Fisheries Science Center Forensics Laboratory.

79 FR 15768; March 21, 2014 .....

Availability of Documents
Documents and other information
submitted with these applications are
available for review, subject to the
requirements of the Privacy Act and
Freedom of Information Act, by any
party who submits a written request for
a copy of such documents to: U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Division of
Management Authority, Branch of
Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike,
Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358–
2281.
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch
of Permits, Division of Management
Authority.
[FR Doc. 2014–24794 Filed 10–17–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[145A2100DD/A0T501010.999900/
AAK3000000]

Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Certificate of Degree of
Indian or Alaska Native Blood (CDIB)
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 Affairs (BIA) is
submitting to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal
for the collection of information,
‘‘Request for Certificate of Degree of
Indian or Alaska Native Blood (CDIB).’’
The information collection is currently
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0153, which expires October 31,
2014.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 19, 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: Ms. Laurel
Iron Cloud, Chief, Division of Tribal

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Government Services, Office of Indian
Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849
C Street NW., Mail Stop 4513 MIB,
Washington, DC 20240; facsimile: (202)
208–5113; email: laurel.ironcloud@
bia.gov.
Ms.
Laurel Iron Cloud, telephone (202) 513–
7641. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
BIA is seeking renewal of the
approval for the information collection
conducted under the numerous laws
authorizing BIA to administer program
services to Indians, provided that the
individual possess a minimum degree of
Indian or Alaska Native blood. When
applying for program services
authorized by these laws, an applicant
must provide acceptable documentation
to prove that he or she meets the
minimum required degree of Indian or
Alaska Native blood. Currently, the BIA
certifies an individual’s degree of Indian
or Alaska Native blood if the individual
can provide sufficient information to
prove his or her identity and prove his
or her descent from an Indian
ancestor(s) listed on historic documents
approved by the Secretary of the Interior
that include blood degree information.
To obtain the CDIB, the applicant must
fill out an application form and provide
supporting documents. No changes are
being made to the form or the approved
burden hours for this information
collection.
II. Request for Comments
On July 18, 2014, BIA published a
notice announcing the renewal of this
information collection and provided a
60-day comment period in the Federal
Register (79 FR 42032). There were no
comments received in response to this
notice.
The BIA requests your comments on
this collection concerning: (a) The
necessity of the information collection
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agencies, including
whether the information will have

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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
sponsor or conduct, and an individual
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
during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through
Friday except for legal holidays. 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
personally identifiable information—
may be made publicly available at any
time. While you can ask us in your
comment to withhold your personally
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0153.
Title: Request for Certificate of Degree
of Indian or Alaska Native Blood.
Brief description of collection:
Submission of this information allows
BIA to verify the applicant’s Indian
ancestry and to determine the
applicant’s degree of Indian blood. The
applicant will provide information,
such as birth certificates, death
certificates, and probates to document
the applicant’s descent from an Indian
ancestor(s). BIA uses historic roll(s) or
other documents that list the ancestors’
name, gender, date of birth, date of
death, blood degree and other
identifying information to verify the
applicant’s descent. After the
information and supporting
documentation has been verified, BIA
will issue a CDIB to the applicant. The
applicant may use the CDIB to help
document their eligibility for BIA
programs and services. Other agencies
may also rely on a CDIB as proof of

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eligibility for certain programs and
services. CDIBs do not establish
membership in an Indian tribe. A CDIB
is not an enrollment document. The
collection of this information is
voluntary. Response is required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Individuals.
Number of Respondents: 154,980 per
year, on average.
Number of Responses: 154,980 per
year, on average.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
232,470 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Dollar Cost: $6,199,200.
Dated: October 10, 2014.
Phillip L. Brinkley,
Senior Advisor for Information Resources—
Indian Affairs (Interim).
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BILLING CODE 4310–4J–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNV920000 L13300000 EP0000; MO
4500067809]

Mount Diablo Meridian

Call for Expressions of Competitive
Interest; Possible Sale of Federal
Minerals, Esmeralda County, NV

45 Pond Pile Located on Rockwood Private
Lands & BLM Land
T. 2 S., R. 39 E.,
Sec. 13, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4.
Sec. 13, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4 (BLM land)

Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Nevada State Office
is seeking expressions of interest for a
possible competitive mineral materials
sale of three stockpiles containing
potassium and sodium salts,
constructed by the layering of salt
mechanically scraped from the
evaporative ponds belonging to
Rockwood Lithium (Rockwood),
formerly doing business as Chemetall
Foote Corporation/Cyprus Foote
Mineral Company. The stockpiles are a
byproduct of lithium carbonate
processing of Rockwood’s lithium brine
operations and are stockpiled on
approximately 340 acres of private land
owned by Rockwood Lithium in Clayton
Valley, Esmeralda County, Nevada at
Silver Peak.
DATES: Parties interested in participating
in a competitive sale for the materials
described in this notice should notify
BLM at the address below by December
19, 2014.
SUMMARY:

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Submissions expressing
interest in participating in a competitive
sale for the Federal Mineral Salt
Stockpiles should be sent to the Bureau
of Land Management, Nevada State
Office, Attention: Gary Johnson, Deputy
State Director, Minerals Management,
1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T.
Scott Murrellwright, by telephone at
775–881–6581; or by email at tmurrell@
blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–775–861–6511
to contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 3
stockpiles are located approximately 50
miles southwest of Tonopah, Nevada.
The nearest major roads accessing the
Rockwood operations area are U.S. 95 S.
and Silver Peak Road. The stockpiles are
located on the north and south side of
Silver Peak Road approximately 2 miles
west of Silver Peak. The subject
stockpiles are located on Rockwood
private lands and a portion of BLM
lands described approximately as:
ADDRESSES:

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10 Pond Pile Located on Rockwood Private
Lands
T. 2 S., R 40 E.,
Sec. 18, lots 10, 11 and 12, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 19, lots 5 and 8, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4,
SE1⁄4NW1⁄4.
R3 Pond Pile Located on Rockwood Private
Lands
T. 2 S., R. 39 E.,
Sec. 24, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4.
T. 2 S., R. 40 E.,
Sec. 18, lot 12;
Sec, 19, lots 5 and 6.
The combined volume of the 3 stockpiles
is approximately 5,500,000 metric tons.

Map Location Link: https://
maps.google.com/maps?q=silver+
peak+nevada&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=
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0xff5564b360df52de,Silver+
Peak,+NV+89047&gl=us&ei=DOqNU6q_
HMyIogTC7YDgCA&sqi=2&ved=
0CI8BEPIBMA4.
Map Stockpiles Link: http://
www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/prog/minerals/
saleable_minerals.html.
The material in these stockpiles is
composed of semi-crystalline

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heterogeneous salt, composed of
approximately 70 percent Sodium
Chloride (NaCl) and 19 percent
Potassium Chloride (KCl). The NaCl and
KCl may be marketable, but in its
present form, the salt(s) cannot be used.
The salts must first be processed to a
higher percentage of sodium and/or
potassium in order to be marketable.
The stockpiles also contain lithium
(Li) at approximately 1⁄2 percent of the
total volume. The lithium in the
stockpiles is the property of Rockwood
(see 1991 Settlement Agreement below).
Rockwood or its predecessor-ininterest has been operating a lithium
brine solution mining operation on
lands in Clayton Valley, Esmeralda
County, Nevada near the town of Silver
Peak since the 1970’s, first on Federal
public domain lands, and then on
private lands after the Federal lands
were patented to Rockwood’s
predecessor, Chemetall Foote
Corporation, subject to a reservation of
Mineral Leasing Act minerals within the
patented lands. The lithium solution
mine pumps lithium-containing brine
from ancient aquifers into large solar
evaporative ponds for the purpose of
precipitating and concentrating salts
before they are processed into lithium
carbonate for use in lithium ion
batteries and other industrial
applications. As part of this process,
Rockwood has created stockpiles over
the years when harvesting lithium that
contain lithium, potassium and sodium
salts. These salts are being stockpiled on
Rockwood’s patented land within the
operational boundary of the solution
mine.
A 1991 Settlement Agreement to
resolve litigation between the United
States and Rockwood’s predecessor
allows for shared rights to the minerals
in these stockpiles. The settlement
agreement provides that Rockwood
maintains first rights to any remaining
lithium in the salt stockpiles. It further
provides that the United States
maintains the rights to the potassium
and sodium in the stockpiles, but may
not dispose of those minerals until the
stockpiles no longer contain lithium in
economic quantities. A copy of the June
1991 Settlement Agreement between the
Cyprus Foote Mineral Company and the
United States of America/Department of
Justice can be accessed at, http://
www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/prog/minerals/
saleable_minerals.html.
The settlement agreement provides
that special terms would need to be
negotiated with Rockwood before any
third party could gain access to the
stockpiles. Any negotiated access
agreement would need to ensure that
the activities of such third party would

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