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Equalization Program (ISEP) and
Student Transportation funding
formulas to inform formal tribal
consultation planned for the summer.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before June 30, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice for information on
dates and locations of listening sessions.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to:
[email protected], or by mail to:
Bureau of Indian Education, Emmalani
Longenecker, Indian School Rd. NW,
Building 2—Suite 352 Albuquerque,
NM 87104.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emmalani Longenecker, Special
Assistant to the Deputy Bureau Director
of School Operations, Bureau of Indian
Education; phone (505) 563–5368 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the listening sessions is to
provide Indian Tribes, school boards,
parents, Indian organizations, and other
interested parties with an opportunity to
comment on the current Transportation
and ISEP formulas and the respective
distribution methodologies. After the
listening sessions, the BIE will schedule
formal Tribal consultation to discuss
specific recommendations for updating
the ISEP and transportation regulations,
including the formula and funding
distribution methodology. The sessions/
meetings will be held:
• Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 2 p.m.–5
p.m. Eastern Time
• Thursday, April 22, 2021, 2 p.m.–5
p.m. Eastern Time
Please register in advance using this
link: https://www.zoomgov.com/
meeting/register/vJItcOCtrDss
HoGT0RoUDpgQJstNrNZnhZM.
Once registered, you will receive a
confirmation email containing
information about joining the meeting.

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Public Comment Availability
Written comments, including names,
street addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the
location listed under the ADDRESSES
section of this notice, during regular
business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. Before including your address,
telephone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information
in your comment, 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 identifiable
information from public view, we

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cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Bryan Newland,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
[212D0102DM DS61100000
DLSN00000.000000 DX61101; OMB Control
Number 1094–0001]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; The Alternatives Process in
Hydropower Licensing
Office of the Secretary, Office
of Environmental Policy and
Compliance, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the
Office of the Secretary, Office of
Environmental Policy and Compliance,
Department of the Interior (we) are
proposing to renew an information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 4,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to Dr. Shawn Alam, Office of
Environmental Policy and Compliance,
U.S. Department of the Interior, MS
2629–MIB, 1849 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 20240; or by email to
[email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1094–
0001 in the subject line of your
comments.
DATES:

To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Dr. Shawn Alam by
email at [email protected], or by
telephone at (202) 208–5465.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1),
all information collections require
approval. We 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.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other
Federal agencies to comment on new,
proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps us
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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.
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
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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.
Abstract: The OMB regulations at 5
CFR part 1320, which implement the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq., require that
interested members of the public and
affected agencies have an opportunity to
comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8 (d)).
On November 23, 2016, the
Departments of Agriculture, the Interior,
and Commerce published a final rule on
the March 31, 2015 revised interim final
rule to the interim rule originally
published in November 2005 at 7 CFR
part 1, 43 CFR part 45, and 50 CFR part
221, to implement section 241 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EP Act),
Public Law 109–58, enacted on August
8, 2005. Section 241 of the EP Act added
a new section 33 to the Federal Power
Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 823d, that allowed

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the license applicant or any other party
to the license proceeding to propose an
alternative to a condition or prescription
that one or more of the Departments
develop for inclusion in a hydropower
license issued by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) under
the FPA. This provision required that
the Department of Agriculture, the
Department of the Interior, and the
Department of Commerce collect the
information covered by 1094–0001.
Under FPA section 33, the Secretary
of the Department involved must accept
the proposed alternative if the Secretary
determines, based on substantial
evidence provided by a party to the
license proceeding or otherwise
available to the Secretary, (a) that the
alternative condition provides for the
adequate protection and utilization of
the reservation, or that the alternative
prescription will be no less protective
than the fishway initially proposed by
the Secretary, and (b) that the
alternative will either cost significantly
less to implement or result in improved
operation of the project works for
electricity production.
In order to make this determination,
the regulations require that all of the
following information be collected: (1)
A description of the alternative, in an
equivalent level of detail to the
Department’s preliminary condition or
prescription; (2) an explanation of how
the alternative: (i) If a condition, will
provide for the adequate protection and
utilization of the reservation; or (ii) if a
prescription, will be no less protective
than the fishway prescribed by the
bureau; (3) an explanation of how the
alternative, as compared to the
preliminary condition or prescription,
will: (i) Cost significantly less to
implement; or (ii) result in improved
operation of the project works for
electricity production; (4) an
explanation of how the alternative or
revised alternative will affect: (i) Energy
supply, distribution, cost, and use; (ii)
flood control; (iii) navigation; (iv) water
supply; (v) air quality; and (vi) other
aspects of environmental quality; and
(5) specific citations to any scientific
studies, literature, and other
documented information relied on to
support the proposal.
This notice of proposed renewal of an
existing information collection is being
published by the Office of
Environmental Policy and Compliance,
Department of the Interior, on behalf of
all three Departments, and the data
provided below covers anticipated
responses (alternative conditions/
prescriptions and associated
information) for all three Departments.

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Title of Collection: 7 CFR part 1; 43
CFR part 45; 50 CFR part 221; The
Alternatives Process in Hydropower
Licensing.
OMB Control Number: 1094–0001.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Business or for-profit entities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 5.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 5.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 500 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,500 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Once per
alternative proposed.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Stephen G. Tryon,
Director, Office of Environmental Policy and
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[212 LLHQ640000L18200000.XP0000; OMB
Control No. 1004–0204]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Bureau of Land
Management Resource Advisory
Council Application
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is
proposing to renew an information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 4,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Send your written
comments on this information
collection request (ICR) by mail to
Darrin King, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land
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Management, Attention PRA Office, 440
W 200 S #500, Salt Lake City, UT 84101;
or by email to BLM_HQ_PRA_
[email protected]. Please reference
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Control Number 1004–0204 in
the subject line of your comments.
Please note that due to COVID–19, the
electronic submission of comments is
recommended.
To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Carrie M. Richardson,
BLM National Advisory Council
Coordinator, by email at crichardson@
blm.gov. Individuals who are hearing or
speech impaired may call the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 for
TTY assistance. You may also view the
ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all
information collections require approval
under the PRA. We 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.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other
Federal agencies 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.
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
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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