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Authority

I. Abstract

The authority for this action is section
4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16
U.S.C. 1533 (f).

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
owns, operates, and maintains three
electric power utilities that provide a
service to the end user. The BIA also
owns, operates, and maintains 15
irrigation projects that provide a service
to the end user. To be able to properly
bill for the services provided, the BIA
must collect customer information to
identify the individual responsible for
repaying the government the costs of
delivering the service, and billing for
those costs. Additional information
necessary for providing the service is
the location of the service delivery. The
Debt Collection Improvement Act of
1996 (DCIA) requires that certain
information be collected from
individuals and businesses doing
business with the government. This
information includes the taxpayer
identification number for possible
future use to recover delinquent debt.
To implement the DCIA requirement to
collect customer information, the BIA
has included a section concerning the
collection of information in its
regulations governing its electrical
power utilities (25 CFR 175) and in its
regulations governing its irrigation
projects (25 CFR 171).

Dated: March 14, 2016.
Kenneth D. Elowe,
Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2016–07227 Filed 3–30–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[167 A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.
999900]

Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Water Delivery and
Electric Service Data for the Operation
of Irrigation and Power Projects and
Systems
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) has
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal
of the collection of information for
Electrical Service Application,
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0021 and Water Request,
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0141. These information
collections expire March 31, 2016.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 2,
2016.
SUMMARY:

You may submit comments
on the information collections 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 David Fisher,
P.E., Branch Chief Irrigation and Power,
Office of Trust Services, Division of
Water and Power, Denver West Office
Park Building 54, 13922 Denver West
Parkway, Suite 300, Lakewood,
Colorado 80401, email: david.fisher@
bia.gov.

ADDRESSES:

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Fisher, 303–231–5225. You may
review the information collection
requests online at http://
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to review Department of the
Interior collections under review by
OMB.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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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 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

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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0021.
Title: Electrical Service Application,
25 CFR 175.
Brief Description of Collection: In
order for electric power consumers to be
served, information is needed by the
BIA to operate and maintain its electric
power utilities and fulfill reporting
requirements.
Section 175.6 and 175.22 of 25 CFR
part 175, Indian electric power utilities,
specifies the information collection
requirement. Power consumers must
apply for electric service. The
information to be collected includes:
Name; electric service location; and
other operational information identified
in the local administrative manuals. All
information is collected from each
electric power consumer.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents: BIA electric power
consumers—individuals.
Number of Respondents: 1,300 per
year.
Frequency of Response: The
information is collected once, unless the
respondent requests new electrical
service elsewhere or if it has been
disconnected for failure to pay their
electric bill.
Obligation to Respond: Responses are
required to receive or maintain a
benefit.
Estimated Time per Response: 1⁄2
hour.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
650 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Dollar Cost: $0.
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OMB Control Number: 1076–0141.
Title: Water Request, 25 CFR 171.
Brief Description of Collection: In
order for irrigators to receive water
deliveries, information is needed by the
BIA to operate and maintain its
irrigation projects and fulfill reporting
requirements. Section 171.140 and other
sections cited in section 171.40 of 25
CFR 171, [Irrigation] Operation and
Maintenance, specifies the information
collection requirement. Water users
must apply for water delivery and for a
number of other associated services,
such as, subsidizing a farm unit,
requesting leaching service, requesting
water for domestic or stock purposes,
building structures or fences in BIA
rights-of-way, requesting payment plans
on bills, establishing a carriage
agreement with a third-party,
negotiating irrigation incentives leases,
and requesting an assessment waiver.

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The information to be collected
includes: Full legal name; correct
mailing address; taxpayer identifying
number; water delivery location; if
subdividing a farm unit—a copy of the
recorded plat or map of the subdivision
where water will be delivered; the time
and date of requested water delivery;
duration of water delivery; amount of
water delivered; rate of water flow;
number of acres irrigated; crop statistics;
any other agreements allowed under 25
CFR part 171; and any additional
information required by the local project
office that provides your service.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Water users of BIA
irrigation project—individual and
businesses.
Number of Respondents: 7,500 per
year.
Number of Responses: 34,906 per
year.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
through the irrigation season, averaging
approximately 2 times per year.
Obligation to Respond: The
information water users submit is for
the purpose of obtaining or retaining a
benefit, namely irrigation water.
Estimated Time per Response: A
range of 12 minutes to 16 hours,
depending on the specific service being
requested.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
17,943 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Dollar Cost: $0.
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016–07187 Filed 3–30–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[16X.LLAK930000.L13100000.EI0000.241A]

Bud C. Cribley,
State Director.

Call for Nominations and Comments
for the 2016 National Petroleum
Reserve in Alaska Oil and Gas Lease
Sale

[FR Doc. 2016–07272 Filed 3–30–16; 8:45 am]
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Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Alaska State Office
is issuing a call for nominations and
comments on tracts for the upcoming
2016 National Petroleum Reserve in
Alaska (NPR–A) Oil and Gas Lease Sale.
A map of the NPR–A showing areas
available for leasing is online at
http://www.blm.gov/ak.

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BLM Alaska must receive all
nominations and comments on these
tracts for consideration on or before May
2, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Mail nominations and/or
comments to: State Director, Bureau of
Land Management, Alaska State Office,
222 West 7th Ave., Mailstop 13,
Anchorage, AK 99513–7504. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
nominations and/or 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wayne Svejnoha, BLM Alaska Energy
and Minerals Branch Chief, 907–271–
4407. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
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 BLM
is issuing a call for nominations and
comments on tracts for the upcoming
2016 NPR–A Oil and Gas Lease Sale,
pursuant to 43 CFR 3131.2. When
describing tracts nominated for leasing
or providing comments, please use the
NPR–A maps, legal descriptions of the
tracts, and additional information
available through the BLM Alaska Web
site at http://www.blm.gov/ak. The BLM
also requests comments on tracts which
should receive special consideration or
analysis.
DATES:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWO260000.L10600000.PC0000.
LXSIADVSBD00]

Notice of Wild Horse and Burro
Advisory Board Meeting; Correction
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Correction.
AGENCY:

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This notice corrects two dates
that appear in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of a notice that
published in the Federal Register on
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 (81 FR
15555).
On page 15555, column 3, line 24 of
the notice, which reads ‘‘Wednesday,
April, 13, 2015,’’ is corrected to read,
‘‘Wednesday, April 13, 2016.’’
On page 15555, column 3, line 35 of
the notice, which reads ‘‘Thursday,
September 3, 2015’’ is corrected to read,
‘‘Thursday, April 14, 2016.’’
SUMMARY:

Kristin Bail,
Acting Assistant Director, Resources and
Planning.
[FR Doc. 2016–07273 Filed 3–30–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR08100000, 16XR0680A1,
RY.1541CH20.60IR161]

Announcement of Requirements and
Registration for a Prize Competition
Seeking: Detecting the Movement of
Soils (Internal Erosion) Within Earthen
Dams, Canals, Levees, and their
Foundations
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Bureau of Reclamation,
in collaboration with the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, is seeking new
methods for detecting the movement
(erosion) of soils in earthen structures
and foundations. These methods may
detect internal erosion either directly or
indirectly (detecting properties that
typically indicate internal erosion is
taking place). The goal is to detect soil
movement earlier than occurs by current
visual inspection and instrumentation
methods.
DATES: Listed below are the specific
dates pertaining to this prize
competition:
1. Submission period begins on March
31, 2016.
2. A webinar concerning this prize
competition will be held on April 7,
2016. Instructions for participating in
the webinar are included in the on-line
postings at the addresses shown below.
The webinar will also be recorded and
posted at these same addresses.
3. Submission period ends on May 10,
2016.
4. Judging period ends on July 11,
2016.
5. Winners announced by July 29,
2016.
SUMMARY:

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