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analysis from the preamble to the
surface leasing regulations, 77 FR at
72447–48, as supplemented by the
analysis below.
The strong Federal and Tribal
interests against State and local taxation
of improvements, leaseholds, and
activities on land leased under the
Department’s leasing regulations apply
equally to improvements, leaseholds,
and activities on land leased pursuant to
Tribal leasing regulations approved
under the HEARTH Act. Congress’s
overarching intent was to ‘‘allow Tribes
to exercise greater control over their
own land, support self-determination,
and eliminate bureaucratic delays that
stand in the way of homeownership and
economic development in Tribal
communities.’’ 158 Cong. Rec. H. 2682
(May 15, 2012). The HEARTH Act was
intended to afford Tribes ‘‘flexibility to
adapt lease terms to suit [their] business
and cultural needs’’ and to ‘‘enable
[Tribes] to approve leases quickly and
efficiently.’’ H. Rep. 112–427 at 6
(2012).
Assessment of State and local taxes
would obstruct these express Federal
policies supporting Tribal economic
development and self-determination,
and also threaten substantial Tribal
interests in effective Tribal government,
economic self-sufficiency, and territorial
autonomy. See Michigan v. Bay Mills
Indian Community, 572 U.S. 782, 810
(2014) (Sotomayor, J., concurring)
(determining that ‘‘[a] key goal of the
Federal Government is to render Tribes
more self-sufficient, and better
positioned to fund their own sovereign
functions, rather than relying on Federal
funding’’). The additional costs of State
and local taxation have a chilling effect
on potential lessees, as well as on a
Tribe that, as a result, might refrain from
exercising its own sovereign right to
impose a Tribal tax to support its
infrastructure needs. See id. at 810–11
(finding that State and local taxes
greatly discourage Tribes from raising
tax revenue from the same sources
because the imposition of double
taxation would impede Tribal economic
growth).
Similar to BIA’s surface leasing
regulations, Tribal regulations under the
HEARTH Act pervasively cover all
aspects of leasing. See 25 U.S.C.
415(h)(3)(B)(i) (requiring Tribal
regulations be consistent with BIA
surface leasing regulations).
Furthermore, the Federal Government
remains involved in the Tribal land
leasing process by approving the Tribal
leasing regulations in the first instance
and providing technical assistance,
upon request by a Tribe, for the
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review process. The Secretary also
retains authority to take any necessary
actions to remedy violations of a lease
or of the Tribal regulations, including
terminating the lease or rescinding
approval of the Tribal regulations and
reassuming lease approval
responsibilities. Moreover, the Secretary
continues to review, approve, and
monitor individual Indian land leases
and other types of leases not covered
under the Tribal regulations according
to 25 CFR part 162.
Accordingly, the Federal and Tribal
interests weigh heavily in favor of
preemption of State and local taxes on
lease-related activities and interests,
regardless of whether the lease is
governed by Tribal leasing regulations
or 25 CFR part 162. Improvements,
activities, and leasehold or possessory
interests may be subject to taxation by
the Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin
Island Reservation.
Scott J. Davis,
Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior
Exercising the delegated authority of the
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[256A2100DD/AAKP300000/
A0A501010.000000; OMB Control Number
1076–0183]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Secretarial Elections
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), are
proposing to renew an information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 28,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
and recommendations for the proposed
information collection request (ICR) to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA) through https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/
icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_
nbr=202405-1076-021 or by visiting
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain and selecting ‘‘Currently
under Review—Open for Public
DATES:

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Comments’’ and then scrolling down to
the ‘‘Department of the Interior.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Mullen, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Regulatory
Affairs and Collaborative Action—
Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the
Interior, 1001 Indian School Road NW,
Suite 229, Albuquerque, New Mexico
87104; [email protected]; (202) 924–
2650. Individuals in the United States
who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing,
or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services. You
may also view the ICR at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/Forward?
SearchTarget=PRA&textfield=10760183.
In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) 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 on this
collection of information was published
on June 21, 2024 (89 FR 52076). 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
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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. 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: Under the Indian
Reorganization Act, Tribes have the
right to organize and adopt
constitutions, bylaws, and any
amendments thereto and to ratify
charters of incorporation through
elections called by the Secretary of the
Interior, according to rules prescribed
by the Secretary. See 25 U.S.C. 5123,
5124, 5203. The Secretary’s rules for
conducting these elections, known as
‘‘Secretarial elections,’’ and approving
the results are at 25 CFR part 81.
In most cases, the Tribe requests a
Secretarial election; however, an
individual voting member of a Tribe
may also request a Secretarial election
by petition. These rules also establish
the procedures for an individual to
petition for a Secretarial election. The
BIA requires the Tribe to submit a
formal request for Secretarial election,
including: A Tribal resolution; the
document or language to be voted on in
the election; a list of all Tribal members
who are age 18 or older in the next 120
days (when the election will occur),
including their last known addresses,
voting districts (if any), and dates of
birth, in an electronically sortable
format.
While much of the information the
Tribe prepares for a Secretarial election
(e.g., list of members eligible to vote)
would be required if the Tribe instead
conducted its own Tribal election, the
Secretary’s rules establish specifics on
what a Tribal request or petition for
election must contain. These specifics
are necessary to ensure the integrity of
Secretarial elections and allow the BIA
and Tribal personnel the ability to
consistently administer elections.
Title of Collection: Secretarial
Elections.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0183.
Form Number: Secretarial Election
Voter Registration Form.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Federally recognized Tribes and their
members.

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Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 252,041.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 252,041.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 40
hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 64,305.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $183,960.
Authority
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.).
Scott J. Davis,
Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior,
Exercising the delegated authority of the
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025–07234 Filed 4–25–25; 8:45 am]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337–TA–1430]

Certain Urine Splash Guards and
Components Thereof; Notice of the
Commission Determination Not To
Review an Initial Determination
Terminating a Respondent Based on
Settlement and an Initial Determination
Amending the Notice of Investigation
and Terminating a Respondent Based
on Settlement
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) has
determined not to review an initial
determination (‘‘ID’’) (Order No. 10) of
the presiding administrative law judge
(‘‘ALJ’’) granting Complainant’s
unopposed motion to terminate the
investigation as to one respondent based
on settlement, and an ID (Order No. 11)
amending the Notice of Investigation
and granting Complainant’s unopposed
motion to terminate the above-captioned
investigation as to another respondent
based on settlement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Link, Esq., Office of the
General Counsel, U.S. International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,
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Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
205–3103. Copies of non-confidential
documents filed in connection with this
investigation may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help
accessing EDIS, please email
[email protected]. General
information concerning the Commission
may also be obtained by accessing its
internet server at https://www.usitc.gov.
Hearing-impaired persons are advised
that information on this matter can be
obtained by contacting the
Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission instituted this investigation
on January 13, 2025, based on a
complaint filed by For Kids By Parents,
Inc. (‘‘Complainant’’) of Potomac,
Maryland. 90 FR 2745 (Jan. 13, 2025).
The complaint alleges violations of
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, in the
importation into the United States, the
sale for importation, or the sale within
the United States after importation of
certain urine splash guards and
components thereof by reason of
infringement of one or more of claims 1
and 2 of U.S. Patent No. 7,870,619 and
claims 1–3 of U.S. Patent No.
11,812,901. Id. The Commission’s notice
of investigation named as respondents
Shenzhenshi Dijiaaotuman Trading Co.,
Ltd. (d/b/a Tigaman) of Guangdong,
China (‘‘Tigaman’’);
Junyaxincaiwuzixunyouxiangongsi (d/
b/a Junyxin) of Fujian, China
(‘‘Junyxin’’);
Hezeyunjiangjixieshebeiyouxiangongsi
(d/b/a Maomaohouse) of Guangdon,
China;
Shenzhenshiranbodianziyouxiangongsi
(d/b/a Eurbus) of Longgang, China
(‘‘Eurbus’’); Hefeiweifengshidaishidaim
aoyiyouxiangongsi (d/b/a HealthSTEC)
of Anhui, China; ShenzhenShi
Julonghui Trading Co., Ltd. (d/b/a
Edermurs) of Guangdong, China;
Shenzhenshi Lishian Keji
Youxiangongsi (d/b/a Lishian) of
Guangdong, China; Shenzhen Paisi
Industrial Co., Ltd. (d/b/a Sunyoka123)
of Guangdong, China (‘‘Sunyoka123’’);
Guangzhou Lesenyu Dianzishangwu
Youxiangongsi (d/b/a Le Sengyu) of
Guangdong, China; and Shenzhen
Sibaite Industrial Co., Ltd. (d/b/a
SeLucky) of Guangdong, China
(‘‘SeLucky’’). Id. The Office of Unfair
Import Investigations (‘‘OUII’’) was also
named as a party in this investigation.
Id.
On April 1, 2025, the Commission
determined not to review three initial
determinations (Order Nos. 5, 6, and 7)

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