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Library Address Phone No. 

Johnston County Library—Chickasaw Library System ........... 116 West Main Street, Tishomingo, OK 73460 ...................... (580) 371–3006 

Dated: October 29, 2010. 

Joy E. Nicholopoulos, 

Regional Director, Region 2, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30001 Filed 11–29–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Information Collection for Native 

American Business Development 

Institute Funding for Economic 

Development Feasibility Studies and 

Long-Term Strategic, ReservationWide Economic Development Plans; 

Comment Request 

AGENCIES: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed information 

collection. 

SUMMARY: The Division of Economic 

Development (DED), Office of Indian 

Energy and Economic Development 

(IEED) seeks to spur job growth and 

sustainable economies on American 

Indian reservations. DED created the 

Native American Business Development 

Institute (NABDI) to provide Tribes and 

tribal businesses with expert advice 

regarding economic development 

matters. In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, DED 

is seeking comments on a proposed 

information collection related to the 

NABDI’s funding of economic 

development feasibility studies (studies) 

and long-term strategic, reservationwide economic development plans 

(plans). Federally recognized Indian 

tribes, on their own behalf or on behalf 

of tribally owned business, may apply 

for the funding by providing certain 

information. Applicants receiving 

funding must provide a final report 

summarizing the progress of and results 

of studies and plans. This notice 

requests comments on the information 

collection associated with the 

application and final report. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

31, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the information collection to Mr. 

Victor Christiansen, Division of 

Economic Development, Office of 

Indian Energy and Economic 

Development, U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Room 14—South Interior 

Building, 1951 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20245, fax (202) 

208–4564; e-mail: 

Victor.Christiansen@bia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may request further information from 

Mr. Victor Christiansen, Division of 

Economic Development, Office of 

Indian Energy and Economic 

Development, U.S. Department of the 

Interior. Telephone: (202) 219–0739. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

DED established the NABDI to 

provide technical assistance funding to 

federally recognized American Indian 

tribes seeking to retain universities and 

colleges, private consulting firms, nonacademic/non-profit entities, or others 

to prepare studies of economic 

development opportunities or plans. 

These studies and plans will empower 

American Indian tribes and tribal 

businesses to make informed decisions 

regarding their economic futures. 

Studies may concern the viability of an 

economic development project or 

business or the practicality of a 

technology a tribe may choose to 

pursue. DED will specifically exclude 

from consideration proposals for 

research and development projects, 

requests for funding of salaries for tribal 

government personnel, funding to pay 

legal fees, and requests for funding for 

the purchase or lease of structures, 

machinery, hardware or other capital 

items. Plans may encompass future 

periods of five years or more and 

include one or more economic 

development factors including but not 

limited to land and retail use, industrial 

development, tourism, energy, resource 

development and transportation. 

This is an annual program whose 

primary objective is to create jobs and 

foster economic activity within tribal 

communities. DED will administer the 

program within IEED; and studies and 

plans as described herein will be the 

sole discretionary projects DED will 

consider or fund absent a competitive 

bidding process. When funding is 

available, DED will solicit proposals for 

studies and plans. To receive these 

funds, tribes may use the contracting 

mechanism established by Public Law 

93–638, the Indian Self-Determination 

Act or may obtain adjustments to their 

funding from the Office of SelfGovernance. See 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. 

Interested applicants must submit a 

tribal resolution requesting funding, a 

statement of work describing the project 

for which the study is requested or the 

scope of the plan envisioned, the 

identity of the academic institution or 

other entity the applicant wishes to 

retain (if known) and a budget 

indicating the funding amount 

requested and how it will be spent. DED 

expressly retains the authority to reduce 

or otherwise modify proposed budgets 

and funding amounts. 

Applications for funding will be 

juried and evaluated on the basis of a 

proposed project’s potential to generate 

jobs and economic activity on the 

reservation. 

II. Request for Comments 

DED requests that you send your 

comments on this collection to the 

location listed in the ADDRESSES section. 

Your comments should address: (a) The 

necessity of the information collection 

for the proper performance of the 

agencies, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden (hours and cost) of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways we could enhance the quality, 

utility and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) ways we could 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

the information on the respondents, 

such as through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Please note that an agency may not 

sponsor or conduct, and an individual 

need not respond to, a collection of 

information unless it has a valid OMB 

Control Number. 

It is our policy to make all comments 

available to the public for review at the 

location listed in the ADDRESSES section 

during the hours of 9 a.m.–5 p.m., 

Eastern Time, Monday through Friday 

except for legal holidays. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail address or other personally 

identifiable information, be advised that 

your entire comment—including your 

personally identifiable information— 

may be made public at any time. While 

you may request that we withhold your 

personally identifiable information, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

III. Data 

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Type of Review: New. 

Title: NABDI Funding Solicitation for 

Economic Development Feasibility 

Studies and Long-Term Strategic, 

Reservation-Wide Economic 

Development Plans. 

Brief Description of Collection: Indian 

tribes that would like to apply for 

NABDI funding must submit an 

application that includes certain 

information. A complete application 

must contain: 

• A duly-enacted, signed resolution 

of the governing body of the tribe; 

• A proposal describing the planned 

activities and deliverable products; and 

• The identity (if known) of the 

academic institution, private consultant, 

non-profit/non-academic entity, or other 

entity the tribe has chosen to perform 

the study or prepare the plan; and 

• A detailed budget estimate, 

including contracted personnel costs, 

travel estimates, data collection and 

analysis costs, and other expenses, 

though DED reserves authority to reduce 

or otherwise modify this budget. 

DED requires this information to 

ensure that it provides funding only to 

those projects that meet the economic 

development and job creation goals for 

which NABDI was established. 

Applications will be evaluated on the 

basis of the proposed project’s potential 

to generate jobs and economic activity 

on the reservation. Upon completion of 

the funded project, a tribe must then 

submit a final report summarizing 

events, accomplishments, problems 

and/or results in executing the project. 

DED estimates that approximately 20 

tribes will apply each year, and that 

DED will accept approximately all 20 

into the program annually. 

Respondents: Indian tribes with trust 

or restricted land. 

Number of Respondents: 20 

applicants per year; 20 project 

participants each year. 

Estimated Time per Response: 40 

hours per application; 1.5 hours per 

report. 

Frequency of Response: Once per year 

for applications and final report. 

Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 

830 hours (800 for applications and 30 

for final reports). 

Dated: November 22, 2010. 

Alvin Foster, 

Acting Chief Information Officer—Indian 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30092 Filed 11–29–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–4J–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Information Collection for Tribal 

Energy Development Capacity 

Program; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of Indian Energy and Economic 

Development (IEED) is seeking 

comments on a proposed information 

collection related to funds provided 

under the Tribal Energy Development 

Capacity (TEDC) program. Indian tribes, 

including Alaska Native regional and 

village corporations, may be considered 

for funding under the TEDC if they 

provide certain information as part of an 

application. Once an application is 

accepted, the Indian tribe must then 

submit reports regarding the progress of 

their project. This notice requests 

comments on the information collection 

associated with the application and 

progress reports. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

31, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the information collection to Ashley 

Stockdale, Department of the Interior, 

Office of Indian Energy and Economic 

Development, Room 20—South Interior 

Building, 1951 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20245, fax (202) 

208–4564; e-mail: 

Ashley.Stockdale@bia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may request further information from 

Ashley Stockdale, Department of the 

Interior, Office of Indian Energy and 

Economic Development. Telephone 

(202) 219–0740. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 

authorizes the Secretary of the Interior 

to provide assistance to Indian tribes for 

energy development and appropriates 

funds for such projects on a year-to-year 

basis. See 25 U.S.C. 3502. When funding 

is available, the Office of IEED may 

solicit proposals for projects for 

building capacity for tribal energy 

resource development on Indian land 

from Indian tribes, including Alaska 

Native regional and village corporations 

under the TEDC program. For the 

purposes of this program, ‘‘Indian land’’ 

includes: All land within the 

boundaries of an Indian reservation, 

pueblo, or rancheria; any land outside 

those boundaries that is held by the 

United States in trust for a tribe or 

individual Indian or by a tribe or 

individual Indian with restrictions on 

alienation; and land owned by an 

Alaska Native regional or village 

corporation. 

Tribes may use the contracting 

mechanism established by the Indian 

Self-Determination Act or may receive 

the money through adjustments to their 

funding from the Office of SelfGovernance. See 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. 

Indian tribes that would like to submit 

a TEDC project proposal must submit an 

application that includes certain 

information and, once funding is 

received, must submit reports on how 

they are using the funding. A complete 

application must contain the following 

elements: 

• A formal signed resolution of the 

governing body of the tribe; 

• A proposal describing the planned 

activities and deliverable products; and 

• A detailed budget estimate, 

including contracted personnel costs, 

travel estimates, data collection and 

analysis costs, and other expenses. 

The project proposal must include 

information about the tribe sufficient to 

allow IEED to evaluate the proposal 

based on the following criteria: 

(a) Energy resource potential; 

(b) Tribe’s energy resource 

development history and current status; 

(c) Tribe’s existing energy resource 

development capabilities; 

(d) Demonstrated willingness of the 

tribe to develop an independent energy 

resource development business entity; 

(e) Intent to develop and retain energy 

development capacity within tribal 

government or business entities; and 

(f) Tribal commitment of staff, 

training, or monetary resources. 

IEED requires this information to 

ensure that it provides funding only to 

those projects that meet the goals of the 

TEDC and the purposes for which 

Congress provides the appropriations. 

II. Request for Comments 

IEED requests that you send your 

comments on this collection to the 

location listed in the ADDRESSES section. 

Your comments should address: (a) The 

necessity of the information collection 

for the proper performance of the 

agencies, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden (hours and cost) of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways we could enhance the quality, 

utility and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) ways we could 


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