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We are soliciting comments on the 

proposed ICR that is described below. 

We are especially interested in public 

comment addressing the following 

issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to 

the proper functions of the USGS; (2) 

will this information be processed and 

used in a timely manner; (3) is the 

estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 

might the USGS enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (5) how might the 

USGS minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

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 may 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 Doug D. Nebert NSDI 

Champion of the Year Award honors a 

respected colleague, technical visionary, 

and recognized national leader in the 

establishment of spatial data 

infrastructures that significantly 

enhance the understanding of our 

physical and cultural world. The award 

is sponsored by the Federal Geographic 

Data Committee (FGDC) and its purpose 

is to recognize an individual or a team 

representing Federal, State, Tribal, 

regional, and (or) local government, 

academia, or non-profit and professional 

organization that has developed an 

outstanding, innovative, and operational 

tool, application, or service capability 

used by multiple organizations that 

furthers the vision of the National 

Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). 

National nominations are accepted 

from the public and private sector 

individuals, teams, organizations, and 

professional societies. Nomination 

packages include three sections: (A) 

Cover Sheet, (B) Summary Statement, 

and (C) Supplemental Materials. The 

cover sheet includes professional 

contact information. The Summary 

Statement is limited to two pages and 

describes the nominee’s achievements 

in the development of an outstanding, 

innovative, and operational tool, 

application, or service capability that 

directly supports the spatial data 

infrastructures. Nominations may 

include up to 10 pages of supplemental 

information such as resume, 

publications list, and/or letters of 

endorsement. The award consists of a 

citation and plaque, which are 

presented to the recipient at an 

appropriate public forum by the FGDC 

Chair. The name of the recipient is also 

inscribed on a permanent plaque, which 

are displayed by the FGDC. 

Title of Collection: Doug D. Nebert 

NSDI Champion of the Year Award. 

OMB Control Number: 1028–0115. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a previously approved 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Personnel from Federal, State, Local, 

and Tribal governments; Private Sector; 

Academia; and Non-profit 

organizations. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 10. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 10. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 10 Hours. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 100 Hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: Annual. 

Total Estimated Annual Non-hour 

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 authorities for this action are the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501, et seq.). 

Kenneth Shaffer, 

Deputy Executive Director, Federal 

Geographic Data Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27734 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4338–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[190A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control 

Number 1076–0184] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Housing Improvement Program 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is 

proposing to renew an information 

collection with revisions. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

22, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

to the Office of Management and 

Budget’s Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior by email at 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via 

facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please 

provide a copy of your comments to Mr. 

Les Jensen, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 4660, 

Washington, DC 20240; or by email to 

Leslie.Jensen@bia.gov. Please reference 

OMB Control Number 1076–0184 in the 

subject line of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Mr. Les Jensen by 

email at Leslie.Jensen@bia.gov, or by 

telephone: (907) 586–7397. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 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 60- 

day public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on August 

28, 2018 (83 FR 43892). No comments 

were received in response to this notice. 

We are again soliciting comments on 

the proposed ICR that is described 

below. We are especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is the collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

BIA (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the BIA enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the BIA minimize the burden of 

this collection on the respondents, 

including through the use of 

information technology. 

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 


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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: Submission of this 

information allows BIA to determine 

applicant eligibility for housing services 

based upon the criteria referenced in 25 

CFR 256.9 (repairs and renovation 

assistance) and 256.10 (replacement 

housing assistance). Enrolled members 

of federally recognized tribes, who live 

within a tribe’s designated and 

approved service area, submit 

information on an application form. The 

information is collected on a BIA Form 

6407, ‘‘Housing Assistance 

Application,’’ and includes: Applicant 

information; family information 

including; income information; housing 

information including; land 

information; general information; and 

an applicant certification. The program 

also seeks OMB approval for two 

additional collections. The Tribal 

Annual Performance Report (TAPR) 

Excel workbook file, is a tool created to 

simplify the process for the tribal 

servicing housing office to verify 

eligibility, rank, and rate each 

application received. The Government 

Performance Results Act (GPRA) 

Reporting Form is a tool created to 

simplify the process for the tribal 

servicing housing office to report the 

amount of administrative and 

construction funds spent each quarter of 

the first fiscal year after receipt of HIP 

funding. 

Title of Collection: Bureau of Indian 

Affairs Housing Improvement Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0184. 

Form Number: BIA–6407, Tribal 

Annual Performance Report (TAPR) 

Excel workbook, and the Government 

Performance Results Act (GPRA) 

Reporting Form. 

Type of Review: Revision of currently 

approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 12,292 per year, on 

average. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 12,523 per year, on average. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies between 15 and 30 

minutes. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 5,185 hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: A response 

is required to obtain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: Once per 

year for the HIP Application, HIP 

Addendum, and TAPR workbook. 

Quarterly for the GPRA Reporting form. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $0. 

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). 

Elizabeth K. Appel, 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and 

Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27693 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4337–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[190A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900 253G] 

Rate Adjustments for Indian Irrigation 

Projects 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs 

(BIA) owns or has an interest in 

irrigation projects located on or 

associated with various Indian 

reservations throughout the United 

States. We are required to establish 

irrigation assessment rates to recover the 

costs to administer, operate, maintain, 

and rehabilitate these projects. We 

request your comments on the proposed 

rate adjustments. 

DATES: Interested parties may submit 

comments on the proposed rate 

adjustments on or before February 19, 

2019. 

ADDRESSES: All comments on the 

proposed rate adjustments must be in 

writing and addressed to: Ms. Yulan Jin, 

Chief, Division of Water and Power, 

Office of Trust Services, Mail Stop 

4637–MIB, 1849 C Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20240, Telephone (202) 

219–0941. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

details about a particular irrigation 

project, please use the tables in 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section to 

contact the regional or local office 

where the project is located. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The first 

table in this notice provides contact 

information for individuals who can 

give further information about the 

irrigation projects covered by this 

notice. The second table provides the 

proposed rates for calendar year (CY) 

2019 for Fort Hall Irrigation Project and 

Colorado River Indian Irrigation Project 

and proposed rates for CY 2020 for all 

irrigation projects. 

What is the meaning of the key terms 

used in this notice? 

In this notice: 

Administrative costs mean all costs 

we incur to administer our irrigation 

projects at the local project level and are 

a cost factor included in calculating 

your operation and maintenance 

assessment. Costs incurred at the local 

project level do not normally include 

agency, region, or central office costs 

unless we state otherwise in writing. 

Assessable acre means lands 

designated by us to be served by one of 

our irrigation projects, for which we 

collect assessments in order to recover 

costs for the provision of irrigation 

service. (See total assessable acres.) 

BIA means the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs. 

Bill means our statement to you of the 

assessment charges and/or fees you owe 

the United States for administration, 

operation, maintenance, and/or 

rehabilitation. The date we mail or 

hand-deliver your bill will be stated on 

it. 

Costs mean the costs we incur for 

administration, operation, maintenance, 

and rehabilitation to provide direct 

support or benefit to an irrigation 

facility. (See administrative costs, 

operation costs, maintenance costs, and 

rehabilitation costs). 

Customer means any person or entity 

to whom or to which we provide 

irrigation service. 

Due date is the date on which your 

bill is due and payable. This date will 

be stated on your bill. 

I, me, my, you and your mean all 

persons or entities that are affected by 

this notice. 

Irrigation project means a facility or 

portion thereof for the delivery, 

diversion, and storage of irrigation water 

that we own or have an interest in, 

including all appurtenant works. The 

term ‘‘irrigation project’’ is used 

interchangeably with irrigation facility, 

irrigation system, and irrigation area. 

Irrigation service means the full range 

of services we provide customers of our 

irrigation projects. This includes our 

activities to administer, operate, 

maintain, and rehabilitate our projects 

in order to deliver water. 

Maintenance costs means costs we 

incur to maintain and repair our 

irrigation projects and associated 

equipment and is a cost factor included 


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