Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 191 / Monday, October 4, 2004 / Notices 59265

For Further Information Contact: To 

obtain copies of the survey, contact the 

Bureau clearance officer, U.S. 

Geological Survey, 807 National Center, 

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, 

Virginia, 20192, telephone (703) 648–

7313.

Dated: September 22, 2004. 

Susan Haseltine, 

Associate Director for Biology.

[FR Doc. 04–22180 Filed 10–1–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–Y7–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Information Collection Submitted to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

for Review Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has 

submitted the proposed renewal of the 

information collection request for the 

Housing Assistance Application, to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for approval under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 3, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Your comments and 

suggestions on the requirements should 

be made directly to the attention: Desk 

Officer for the Department of the 

Interior, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, either by 

facsimile at 202–395–6566, or by e-mail 

to OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. Please 

provide a copy to Frank Joseph, Bureau 

of Indian Affairs, Department of the 

Interior, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20240. Telephone: 

(202) 513–7620.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the collection of information 

form may be obtained by contacting 

Frank Joseph, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Department of the Interior, 1951 

Constitution Avenue, NW., MS–335B–

SIB, Washington, DC 20240. Telephone: 

(202) 513–7620.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract 

This information collection has been 

re-evaluated and our estimates of the 

burden have been revised based on field 

experience. We have added the time the 

tribes spend in reviewing applications, 

the cost of soliciting applications and 

the cost of house inspection for each 

possible recipient. This additional cost 

is incurred regardless of whether or not 

the applicant is awarded a home 

improvement grant. These changes are 

an adjustment to the burden because the 

added burden was there before. 

The information is needed to establish 

an applicant’s eligibility to receive 

services under the Housing 

Improvement Program and to establish 

the priority order in which eligible 

applicants may receive services under 

the program. 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. 

II. Request for Comments 

We specifically request your 

comments be submitted to OMB at the 

address provided above with a copy to 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs within 30 

days concerning the following: 

1. Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the BIA, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; 

2. The accuracy of the BIA’s estimate 

of the burden to collect the information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

3. The quality, utility and clarity of 

the information to be collected; 

4. How to minimize the burden of the 

information collection on those who are 

to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical or other forms of 

information technology. 

5. OMB is required to respond to this 

request within 60 days after publication 

of this notice in the Federal Register, 

but may respond after 30 days; 

therefore, your comments should be 

submitted to OMB within 30 days of 

publication to assure maximum 

consideration. 

III. Data 

Title of the Collection of Information:

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, Housing Assistance 

Application. 

OMB Number: 1076–0084 

Affected Entities: Individual members 

of Federally recognized Indian tribes 

who are living within a designated tribal 

or legally defined service area. 

Frequency of Response: At least 

annually 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 3500 

Estimated Time per Application: 30 

minutes by applicant and 30 minutes by 

tribe for 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,500 hours.

Dated: August 4, 2004. 

David W. Anderson, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 04–22229 Filed 10–1–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–4J–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation 

Quarterly Status Report of Water 

Service, Repayment, and Other WaterRelated Contract Negotiations

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of 

contractual actions that have been 

proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation) and are new, modified, 

discontinued, or completed since the 

last publication of this notice on July 26, 

2004. This notice is one of a variety of 

means used to inform the public about 

proposed contractual actions for capital 

recovery and management of project 

resources and facilities consistent with 

section 9(f) of the Reclamation Project 

Act of 1939. Additional announcements 

of individual contract actions may be 

published in the Federal Register and in 

newspapers of general circulation in the 

areas determined by Reclamation to be 

affected by the proposed action.

ADDRESSES: The identity of the 

approving officer and other information 

pertaining to a specific contract 

proposal may be obtained by calling or 

writing the appropriate regional office at 

the address and telephone number given 

for each region in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra L. Simons, Manager, Contract 

Services Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 

PO Box 25007, Denver, Colorado 80225–

0007; telephone (303) 445–2902.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent 

with section 9(f) of the Reclamation 

Project Act of 1939 and the rules and 

regulations published in 52 FR 11954, 

April 13, 1987 (43 CFR 426.22), 

Reclamation will publish notice of 

proposed or amendatory contract 

actions for any contract for the delivery 

of project water for authorized uses in 

newspapers of general circulation in the 

affected area at least 60 days prior to 

contract execution. Announcements 

may be in the form of news releases, 

legal notices, official letters, 

memorandums, or other forms of 

written material. Meetings, workshops, 

and/or hearings may also be used, as 

appropriate, to provide local publicity. 

The public participation procedures do