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ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service 

(We) will submit the collection of 

information described below to OMB for 

approval under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: You must submit comments on 

or before January 14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this information collection requirement 

to Hope Grey, Service Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and 

Wildlife Service, MS 222–ARLSQ, 4401 

North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 

22203 (mail); Hope_Grey@fws.gov (email); or (703) 358–2269 (fax).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request a copy of the information 

collection requirements or explanatory 

material, contact Hope Grey at the 

addresses above or by telephone at (703) 

358–2482.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget regulations 

at 5 CFR 1320, which implement 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–13), 

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)). We plan to 

submit a request to OMB to renew 

approval of the collection of information 

for the Conservation Order for Control 

of Mid-Continent Light Geese. The 

current OMB Control Number for this 

information collection is 1018–0103, 

which expires March 31, 2005. We are 

requesting a 3-year term of approval for 

this information collection activity. 

Federal agencies 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 number of light geese (lesser 

snow and Ross’ geese) in the midcontinent region has nearly quadrupled 

during the past several decades due to 

a decline in adult mortality and an 

increase in winter survival. Lesser snow 

and Ross’ geese are referred to as light 

geese because of their light coloration as 

opposed to dark geese such as whitefronted or Canada Geese. Because of 

their feeding activity, light geese have 

become seriously injurious to their 

habitat as well as to habitat important to 

other migratory birds. This poses a 

serious threat to the short- and longterm health and status of some 

migratory bird populations. We believe 

that the number of light geese in the 

mid-continent region has exceeded 

long-term sustainable levels for their 

arctic and subarctic breeding habitats 

and that the populations must be 

reduced. 50 CFR 21 provides authority 

for the management of overabundant 

mid-continent light geese. 

Light geese in the mid-continent 

region are separated into two different 

populations for management purposes. 

Lesser snow and Ross’ geese that 

primarily migrate through North Dakota, 

South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, 

and Missouri, and winter in Arkansas, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, and eastern, 

central, and southern Texas and other 

Gulf States are referred to as the midcontinent population of light geese. 

Lesser snow and Ross’ geese that 

primarily migrate through Montana, 

Wyoming, and Colorado and winter in 

New Mexico, northwestern Texas, and 

Chihuahua, Mexico, are referred to as 

Western Central Flyway population of 

light geese. 

States that participate in the light 

geese conservation order must inform 

and brief all participants on the 

requirements in 50 CFR 21.60 and 

conservation order conditions that 

apply to the implementation of light 

geese control measures. Participating 

States must collect information on the 

number of birds taken during control 

efforts, the methods by which they were 

taken, and the date on which they were 

taken. We use this information to 

administer the conservation order and, 

particularly, to monitor the effectiveness 

of control strategies and to protect 

migratory birds. Each participating State 

must submit an annual report by August 

30 of each year summarizing the 

activities it conducted. We contacted 

some participating States to estimate the 

burden hours for this information 

collection. 

Title of Collection: Conservation 

Order for Control of Mid-Continent 

Light Geese, 50 CFR 21.60. 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0103. 

Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

Description of Respondents: States 

participating in the conservation order. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,776. 

Total Annual Responses: 24. 

We invite comments concerning this 

submission on (1) whether or not the 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of our 

migratory bird management functions, 

including whether or not the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden of the collection of information; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents. The information 

collections in this program are part of a 

system of record covered by the Privacy 

Act (5 U.S.C. 552(a)). 

Our practice is to make comments, 

including names and home addresses of 

respondents, available for public review 

during regular business hours. 

Individual respondents may request that 

we withhold their home addresses from 

the record, which we will honor to the 

extent allowable by law. There may also 

be limited circumstances in which we 

would withhold a respondent’s identity 

from the administrative record, as 

allowable by law. If you wish us to 

withhold your name and/or address, 

you must state this clearly at the 

beginning of your comment. We will not 

consider anonymous comments. We 

generally make all submissions from 

organizations or businesses and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses available for 

public inspection in their entirety.

Dated: November 1, 2004. 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the Information Collection Request for 

Adult Education Annual Report Form 

OMB #1076–0120 requires renewal. The 

current Adult Education Annual Report 

Form OMB #1076–0120, with no 

appreciable changes, will be submitted 

after the comment period to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The Bureau is 

soliciting public comments on the 

subject proposal.

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before January 14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be mailed 

to Edward Parisian, Director, Office of 

Indian Education Programs, Department 

of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

1849 C St., NW., Mail Stop 3609–MIB, 

Washington, DC 20240, or hand 

delivered to room 3623 at the above 

address.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Garry Martin, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

202–208–3478.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The information collection is 

necessary to assess the need for adult 

education programs in accordance with 

25 CFR part 46, subpart A, sections 

46.20 Program Requirements and 46.30 

Records and Reporting Requirements of 

the Adult Education Program. 

II. Method of Collection 

The Adult Education Program 

regulations under 25 CFR part 46, 

subpart 46, contain the program 

requirements which govern the 

program. Information collected from the 

contractors will be used for 

administrative planning, setting longand short-term goals, and analyzing and 

monitoring the use of funds. 

III. Data 

Title of the Collection of Information:

Bureau of Indian Affairs Adult 

Education Program Annual Report 

Form. 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0120; 

Expiration Date: January 31, 2005. 

Type of Review: Renewal of a 

currently-approved information 

collection. 

Summary of the Collection of 

Information: The collection of 

information provides pertinent data 

concerning the adult education 

programs. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use of the 

information: Submission of this 

information is necessary to assess the 

need for adult education programs. The 

information is needed for the utilization 

and management of program resources 

to provide education opportunities for 

adult American Indians and Alaska 

Natives to complete high school 

requirements, and to gain new skills and 

knowledge for individual student self 

enhancement. The information collected 

with the annual report will be used by 

the Bureau or tribally controlled 

programs for fiscal accountability and 

appropriate direct services 

documentation. The results of the data 

are used for administrative planning. 

Affected Entities: Tribal adult 

education contractors. 

Estimated number of respondents: 70. 

Respondents are tribal adult education 

program administrators. 

Proposed frequency of responses:

Annually. 

Burden: The estimate of total annual 

reporting and recordkeeping burden that 

will result from the collection of 

information: Reporting 4 hours per 

response x 70 respondents = 280 hours. 

Estimated Annual Costs: $5,040.00 (4 

hours × 70 × $18.00 = salary dollars). 

Cost for recordkeeping and auditing is 

part of their costs for administering this 

program under Tribal Priority 

Allocation activity of the tribal budget. 

IV. Request for Comments 

The Department of the Interior invites 

comments on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden (including the 

hours and cost) of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumption used; 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(d) Ways to 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 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Burden means the total time, effort, or 

financial resources expended by persons 

to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose 

or provide information to or for a 

Federal agency. This includes the time 

needed to review instructions; to 

develop, acquire, install and utilize 

technology and systems for the purpose 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information, to search 

data sources, to complete and review 

the collection of information; and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

It is our policy to make all comments 

available to the public for review at the 

location listed in the ADDRESSES section, 

Room 3623, during the hours of 8 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m., e.s.t., Monday through 

Friday, except for legal holidays. If you 

wish to have your name and/or address 

withheld, you must state this 

prominently at the beginning of your 

comments. We will honor your request 

according to the requirements of the 

law. All comments from organizations 

or representatives will be available for 

review. We may withhold comments 

from review for other reasons. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

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 

Office of Management and Budget 

control number.

Dated: November 5, 2004. 

David W. Anderson, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs 

(BIA) is seeking comments in 

preparation for renewal of the Indian 

Child Welfare Annual Report form. The 

information collected will aid the BIA 

in fulfilling requirements of law. This 

renewal meets the requirements of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent directly to Larry Blair, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, Office of Tribal Services, 

Division of Human Services, 1951 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Mail Stop 

320–SIB, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Interested persons may obtain copies of 

the information collection requests 

without charge by contacting Mr. Larry 

Blair, (202) 513–7621, Facsimile number 

(202) 208–2648.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract 

The information collection required 

by the use of this form is necessary to 

comply with Public Law 95–608, The 

Indian Child Welfare Act, and as 

codified in 25 CFR Part 23, Indian Child 

Welfare Act (ICWA). This information is 

collected through the use of a 

consolidated caseload form by tribal 

Indian Child Welfare Act program 

directors who are the providers of the 

ICWA services. The information is used 

to determine the extent of service needs 

in local Indian communities, assessment 

of the Indian Child Welfare Act program 

effectiveness, and to provide data for the 

annual program budget justification.