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Proposed Action
Our proposed action is to issue an
incidental take permit to the applicant,
who would implement the HCP,
described above. If we approve the
permit, incidental take of covered
species would be authorized for the
applicant’s activities associated with the
construction freeway improvement
projects and Preserve Management,
Restoration, and Monitoring Activities
in Orange County, California.
No Project/No Action Alternative
Under the No Project/No Action
Alternative, the proposed NCCP/HCP,
including implementation of
conservation measures and creation of a
Preserve system, would not be adopted.
Compliance with Act and the California
Endangered Species Act would be
addressed project-by-project for each of
the M2 freeway projects. In contrast to
the comprehensive strategies to avoid,
minimize, or mitigate effects on
sensitive species that would be
implemented under the proposed
action, the No Project/No Action
Alternative would address impacts to
affected listed species with project-byproject conservation and mitigation. The
landscape–scale conservation actions
intended to benefit both listed and nonlisted species under the NCCP/HCP
would not occur under the No Project/
No Action Alternative.

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Reduced Plan Alternative
Under the Reduced Plan Alternative,
only those species that are federally or
State-listed as threatened or endangered
would be proposed for coverage under
the NCCP/HCP. Accordingly, only the
southwestern willow flycatcher, least
Bell’s vireo, and coastal California
gnatcatcher would be covered under the
Reduced Plan Alternative. The amount
of land acquisition and Preserve system
assembled would be identical to that of
the proposed Plan. The amount of
species-specific habitat restoration
required would be less, however,
because the conservation strategy
measures would be focused only on the
three ESA-listed species mentioned
above.
Public Comments
The Service and OCTA invite the
public to comment on the Draft NCCP/
HCP, Draft Implementing Agreement
and DEIR/DEIS during a 90-day public
comment period beginning the date of
this notice. While written comments are
encouraged, we will accept both written
and oral comments at the public
meetings. Please direct written
comments to the Service contact listed
in the ADDRESSES section, and any

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questions to the Service contact listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
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.
Reasonable Accommodation
Individuals who require special
accommodations (American Sign
Language interpreter, accessible seating,
documentation in alternate formats, etc.)
to attend and participate in the public
meetings are requested to contact
Marissa Espino ([email protected],
714–560–5607) at least 14 days prior to
the scheduled public meeting date.
Information regarding this proposed
action is available in alternative formats
upon request.
Next Steps
Issuance of an incidental take permit
is a Federal proposed action subject to
compliance with NEPA. This notice is
provided under section 10(a) of the Act
and Service regulations for
implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (40
CFR 1506.6). We will evaluate the
application, associated documents, and
comments submitted thereon to prepare
a final EIS. A permit decision will be
made no sooner than 30 days after the
publication in the Federal Register of
the notice of availability for final EIS
and completion of the record of
decision.
Dated: October 27, 2014.
Alexandra Pitts,
Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Southwest
Region, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2014–26361 Filed 11–6–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Verification of Indian
Preference for Employment in BIA and
IHS
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.
AGENCY:

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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,
‘‘Verification of Indian Preference for
Employment in BIA and IHS.’’ The
information collection is currently
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0160, which expires November
30, 2014.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 8, 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
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
BIA is seeking renewal of the
approval for the information collection
conducted under 25 U.S.C. 43, 36 Stat.
472, inter alia, and implementing
regulations, at 25 CFR part 5, regarding
verification of Indian preference for
employment. The purpose of Indian
preference is to encourage qualified
Indian persons to seek employment
with the BIA and Indian Health Service
(IHS) by offering preferential treatment
to qualified candidates of Indian
heritage. BIA collects the information to
ensure compliance with Indian
preference hiring requirements. The
information collection relates only to
individuals applying for employment
with the BIA and IHS. The tribe’s
involvement is limited to verifying
membership information submitted by
the applicant. The collection of
information allows certain persons who
are of Indian descent to receive
preference when appointments are
made to vacancies in positions with the
BIA and IHS as well as in any unit that
has been transferred intact from the BIA

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to a Bureau or office within the
Department of the Interior or the
Department of Health and Human
Services and that continues to perform
functions formerly performed as part of
the BIA and IHS. You are eligible for
preference if (a) you are a member of a
federally recognized Indian tribe; (b)
you are a descendent of a member and
you were residing within the present
boundaries of any Indian reservation on
June 1, 1934; (c) you are an Alaska
native; or (d) you possess one-half
degree Indian blood derived from tribes
that are indigenous to the United States.
No changes are being made to the form.
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 42031). 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
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.

Brief description of collection:
Submission of this information by
Indian applicants for jobs with BIA and
IHS allows the Personnel Offices of BIA
and IHS to verify that the individual
meets the requirements for Indian
preference in hiring. Response is
required to obtain the benefit of
preferential hiring. 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: Qualified Indian
persons who are seeking preference in
employment with the BIA and IHS.
Number of Respondents: 5,000 per
year, on average.
Number of Responses: 5,000 per year,
on average.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Time per response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
2,500 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Dollar Cost: $6,920 (postage and
copying costs). This reflects an increase
to the non-hour cost burden by $400
(from $6,520 to $6,920) to reflect the
increase in postage costs.
Dated: November 4, 2014.
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014–26539 Filed 11–6–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[145A2100DD.AADD001000.A0E501010.
999900]

Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Sovereignty in Indian
Education Grant Program
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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 Sovereignty in
Indian Education Grant Program
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0182. This information collection
expires January 31, 2015.
III. Data
DATES: Submit comments on or before
January 6, 2015.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0160.
Title: Verification of Indian preference ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
for Employment in the BIA and IHS.
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Wendy Greyeyes, Bureau of Indian
Education, 1849 C Street NW., MS–
4655–MIB, Washington, DC 20240;
Email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Wendy Greyeyes, telephone: (202) 208–
5810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
In 2013, the Secretary of the Interior
and the Secretary of Education
convened an American Indian
Education Study Group to diagnose the
systemic challenges facing the Bureau of
Indian Education (BIE) and to propose
a comprehensive plan for reform to
ensure that all students attending BIEfunded schools receive a world-class
education.
The Study Group drafted a framework
for reform based on several listening
sessions last fall with tribal leaders,
Indian educators and others throughout
Indian Country on how to facilitate
tribal sovereignty in American Indian
education and how to improve
educational outcomes for students at
BIE-funded schools. The Study Group
incorporated feedback it received from
tribal leaders and other BIE stakeholders
into the final ‘‘Blueprint for Reform,’’
released on June 13, 2014.
Acting on the recommendations in the
Blueprint, BIE will award competitive
grants to tribes and their tribal
education agencies to promote tribal
control and operation of BIE-funded
schools on their Indian reservations.
The purpose of the grants is to support
the tribe’s capacity to manage and
operate tribally controlled schools as
defined in the Tribally Controlled
Schools Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–297).
These funds will (a) support
development of a school-reform plan to
improve educational outcomes for
students and (b) improve efficiencies
and effectiveness in the operation of
BIE-funded schools within a
reservation.
The grants will provide funds for the
tribe to:
• Develop an implementation plan
that will reform a tribe’s current
organizational structure towards an
expert and independent tribal education
agency that will support schools and
students; and
• Cover the execution of the
implementation plan with identified
staffing, projected timelines, proposed
budgets, and activities.
Each proposal must include a project
narrative, a budget narrative, a work
plan outline, and a Project Director to
manage the execution of the grant. The
Project Directors will participate in

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