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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[210A2100DD/AAKC001030/
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Request for Nominations of Members
to Serve on the Bureau of Indian
Education Advisory Board for
Exceptional Children
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for
nominations.
AGENCY:

Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act and the
Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act of 2004 (IDEA), the Bureau of Indian
Education (BIE) requests nominations of
individuals to serve on the Advisory
Board for Exceptional Children
(Advisory Board). There will be seven
positions available. Board members
serve a staggered term of two or three
years from the date of their
appointment. The BIE will consider
nominations received in response to this
request for nominations, as well as other
sources. This notice provides committee
and membership criteria.
DATES: Please submit nominations by
October 30, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations
to Ms. Jennifer Davis, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), Bureau of Indian
Education, Division of Performance and
Accountability, 2600 N Central Ave.,
Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85004, or Fax to
(602) 265–0293 or email to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Davis, DFO, at Telephone (202)
860–7845; or email jennifer.davis@
indianaffairs.gov.
SUMMARY:

The
Advisory Board was established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Public Law 92–463. The
following provides information about
the Committee, the membership and the
nomination process.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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1. Objective and Duties
(a) Members of the Advisory Board
will provide guidance, advice, and
recommendations with respect to
special education and related services
for children with disabilities in BIEfunded schools in accordance with the
requirements of IDEA;
(b) The Advisory Board will: (1)
Provide advice and recommendations

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for the coordination of services within
the BIE and with other local, State and
Federal agencies; (2) Provide advice and
recommendations on a broad range of
policy issues dealing with the provision
of educational services to American
Indian children with disabilities; (3)
Serve as advocates for American Indian
students with special education needs
by providing advice and
recommendations regarding best
practices, effective program
coordination strategies, and
recommendations for improved
educational programming; (4) Provide
advice and recommendations for the
preparation of information required to
be submitted to the Secretary of
Education under 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(2);
(5) Provide advice and recommend
policies concerning effective inter/intra
agency collaboration, including
modifications to regulations, and the
elimination of barriers to inter- and
intra-agency programs and activities;
and (6) Report and direct all
correspondence to the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs through the
Director, BIE with a courtesy copy to the
Designated Federal Officer (DFO).
2. Membership
(a) Pursuant to 20 U.S.C.1411(h)(6),
the Advisory Board will be composed of
up to 15 individuals involved in, or
concerned with, the education and
provision of services to American
Indian infants, toddlers, children, and
youth with disabilities. The Advisory
Board composition will reflect a broad
range of viewpoints and will include at
least one member representing each of
the following interests: American
Indians with disabilities; teachers of
children with disabilities; American
Indian parents or guardians of children
with disabilities; service providers;
State education officials; local education
officials; State interagency coordinating
councils (for States having Indian
reservations); Tribal representatives or
Tribal organization representatives; and
other members representing the various
divisions and entities of the BIE.
(b) The Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs may provide the Secretary of the
Interior recommendations for the
chairperson; however, the chairperson
and other Advisory Board members will
be appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior. Advisory Board members serve
staggered terms of two years or three
years from the date of their
appointment.
3. Miscellaneous
(a) Members of the Advisory Board
will not receive compensation, but will
be reimbursed for travel, including

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subsistence, and other necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of
their duties in the same manner as
persons employed intermittently in
Government Service under 5 U.S.C.
5703.
(b) The Advisory Board meets at least
twice a year, budget permitting, but
additional meetings may be held as
deemed necessary by the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs or the DFO.
(c) All Advisory Board meetings are
open to the public in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
regulations.
4. Nomination Information
(a) Nominations are requested from
individuals, organizations, and federally
recognized Tribes, as well as from State
Directors of Special Education (within
the 23 states in which BIE-funded
schools are located) concerned with the
education of Indian children with
disabilities as described above.
(b) Nominees should have expertise
and knowledge of the issues and/or
needs of American Indian children with
disabilities. Such knowledge and
expertise are needed to provide advice
and recommendations to the BIE
regarding the needs of American Indian
children with disabilities.
(c) A summary of the candidates’
qualifications (resume or curriculum
vitae) must be included with a
completed nomination application form,
which is located on the Bureau of
Indian Education website (see Section 6
of this notice, below). Nominees must
have the ability to attend Advisory
Board meetings, carry out Advisory
Board assignments, participate in
teleconference calls, and work in
groups.
(d) The Department of the Interior is
committed to equal opportunities in the
workplace and seeks diverse Committee
membership, which is bound by Indian
Preference Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 472).
5. Basis for Nominations
If you wish to nominate someone for
appointment to the Advisory Board,
please do not make the nomination until
the person has agreed to have his or her
name submitted to the BIE for this
purpose. A person can also selfnominate.
6. Nomination Application
Please submit a complete application
form and a copy of the nominee’s
resume or curriculum vitae to the DFO
by October 30, 2020. The nomination
application form can be found on the
BIE website at https://www.bie.edu/
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7. Information Collection
This collection of information is
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0179, ‘‘Solicitation of
Nominations for the Advisory Board for
Exceptional Children,’’ which expires
02/28/2021.
(Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2; 20 U.S.C.
1400 et seq.).
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR02054000, 20XR0687NA,
RX.18527901.3000000]

Central Valley Project Improvement
Act Water Management Plans
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:

The Bureau of Reclamation
has made available to the public the
Water Management Plans for 13 entities.
For the purpose of this announcement,
Water Management Plans (Plans) are
considered the same as Water
Conservation Plans. Reclamation is
publishing this notice in order to allow
the public an opportunity to review the
Plans and comment on the preliminary
determinations.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
preliminary determinations on or before
October 21, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Ms. Charlene Stemen, Bureau of
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, CGB–
400, Sacramento, CA 95825; or via email
at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
be placed on a mailing list for any
subsequent information, please contact
Ms. Charlene Stemen at cstemen@
usbr.gov, or at (916) 978–5218 (TDD
978–5608).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3405(e) of the Central Valley Project
Improvement Act (Title 34 Pub. L. 102–
575), requires the Secretary of the
Interior to, amongst other things,
‘‘develop criteria for evaluating the
adequacy of all water conservation
plans’’ developed by certain contractors.
According to Section 3405(e)(1), these
criteria must promote, ‘‘the highest level
of water use efficiency reasonably
achievable by project contractors using
best available cost-effective technology
and best management practices.’’ In

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SUMMARY:

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accordance with this legislative
mandate, the Bureau of Reclamation
developed and published the Criteria for
Evaluating Water Management Plans
(Criteria). Each of the 13 entities listed
below developed a Plan that
Reclamation evaluated and
preliminarily determined meets the
requirements of the Criteria. The
following Plans are available for review:
• City of Fairfield
• City of Vacaville
• City of Vallejo
• City of West Sacramento
• Feather Water District
• Maine Prairie Water District
• Montectio Water District
• Orland-Artois Water District
• Sacramento County Water Agency
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District
• Solano Irrigation District
• Stockton East Water District
• Suisun-Solano Water Authority
We invite the public to comment on
our preliminary (i.e., draft)
determination of Plan adequacy.
A copy of these Plans will be
available for review at Reclamation’s
California Great Basin Regional Office,
2800 Cottage Way, CGB–410,
Sacramento, CA 95825. If you wish to
review a copy of these Plans or to
receive an electronic copy via email,
please contact Ms. Stemen listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
S. Looper,
Acting Regional Resources Manager, CGB
Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
201S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
SX064A000 20XS501520; OMB Control
Number 1029–0118]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Federal Inspections and
Monitoring
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
are proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
21, 2020.
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Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Please provide a copy
of your comments to Mark Gehlhar,
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement, 1849 C. Street NW,
Room 4556–MIB, Washington, DC
20240; or by email to mgehlhar@
osmre.gov. Please reference OMB
Control Number 1029–0118 in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Mark Gehlhar by email
at [email protected], or by telephone
at (202) 208–2716. You may also view
the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general
public and other Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on new,
proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand our
information collection requirements and
provide the requested data in the
desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on June 16,
2020 (85 FR 36418). No comments were
received.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
ADDRESSES:

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