7514 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 33 / Friday, February 19, 2010 / Notices 

Dated: February 4, 2010. 

Ronald Y. Spraker, 

Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Housing. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3162 Filed 2–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Renewal of Agency Information 

Collection for Appointed Counsel in 

Involuntary Indian Child Custody 

Proceedings in State Courts 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, this notice 

announces that the Information 

Collection Request for the Payment for 

Appointed Counsel in Involuntary 

Indian Child Custody Proceedings in 

State courts has been submitted to OMB 

for review and renewal. The information 

collection is currently authorized by 

OMB Control Number 1076–0111, 

which expires February 28, 2010. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before March 22, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

submitted to the Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior, Office of 

Management and Budget, either by 

facsimile at (202) 395–5806, or you may 

send an e-mail to 

OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. Please 

send a copy of your comments to Sue 

Settles, Chief, Division of Human 

Services, Office of Indian Services, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of 

the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail 

Stop 4513, Washington, DC 20240, 

facsimile: (202) 208–5113, e-mail 

Sue.Settles@bia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may request further information or 

obtain copies of the information 

collection request submission from Sue 

Settles, telephone: (202) 513–7621, 

e-mail: Sue.Settles@bia.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The BIA is seeking renewal of the 

approval for the information collection 

conducted under 25 CFR 23.13, 

implementing the Indian Child Welfare 

Act (25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.). Approval 

for this collection expires February 28, 

2010. The information collection allows 

BIA to receive written requests by State 

courts that appoint counsel for an 

indigent Indian parent or Indian 

custodian in an involuntary Indian 

child custody proceeding when 

appointment of counsel is not 

authorized by State law. The cognizant 

BIA Regional Director uses this 

information to decide whether to certify 

that the client in the notice is eligible to 

have his counsel compensated by the 

Bureau in accordance with the Indian 

Child Welfare Act. No third party 

notification or public disclosure burden 

is associated with this collection. The 

BIA has adjusted its estimate of burden 

hours to account for more than one 

respondent per year and to better define 

the recordkeeping and reporting 

burdens associated with this collection. 

BIA published a notice in the Federal 

Register on October 30, 2009 (74 FR 

56208) requesting public comments on 

the proposed information collection. 

The comment period ended December 

29, 2009. No comments were received. 

II. Method of Collection 

The following information is collected 

from State courts in order to allow for 

payment of appointed counsel in 

involuntary Indian child custody 

proceedings. The information collection 

is submitted to obtain or retain a benefit; 

i.e., payment for appointed counsel. The 

information collected is used by the 

respective Bureau Regional Director to 

determine: 

(a) If an individual Indian involved in 

an Indian child custody proceeding is 

eligible for payment of appointed 

counsel’s attorney fees; 

(b) If any State statutes provide for 

coverage of attorney fees under these 

circumstances; 

(c) The State standards for payment of 

attorney fees in juvenile delinquency 

proceedings; and, 

(d) The name of the attorney, and his 

actual voucher certified by the court for 

the work completed on a pre-approved 

case. This information is required for 

payment of appointed counsel as 

authorized by Public Law 95–608. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0111. 

Title: Payment for Appointed Counsel 

in Involuntary Indian Child Custody 

Proceedings in State Courts, 25 CFR 

23.13. 

Brief Description of Collection: This 

information is required in order for 

States to receive payment for counsel 

appointed to indigent Indian parents or 

custodians in involuntary child custody 

proceedings under 25 CFR 23.13. The 

information is collected to determine 

applicant eligibility for services. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Respondents: State courts eligible for 

payment of attorney fees pursuant to 25 

CFR 23.13. 

Number of Respondents: 4 per year. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours 

for reporting and 1 hour for 

recordkeeping. 

Frequency of Response: Once, on 

occasion. 

Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 

12 hours ([2 hours reporting × 4 

respondents] + [1 hour recordkeeping + 

4 respondents]) 

Total Annual Cost to Respondents: 

$0. 

IV. Request for Comments 

The BIA requests your comments on 

this collection concerning: (a) The 

necessity of this information collection 

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 (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 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. 

OMB has up to 60 days to make a 

decision on the submission for renewal, 

but may make the decision after 30 

days. Therefore, to receive the best 

consideration of your comments, you 

should submit them by the due date (see 

DATES). 

It is our policy to make all comments 

available to the public for review at the 

Office of Indian Services, 1849 C Street, 

NW., Washington, DC during the hours 

of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., ET, 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. 


pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 33 / Friday, February 19, 2010 / Notices 7515 

Dated: January 28, 2010. 

Alvin Foster, 

Chief Information Officer—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3192 Filed 2–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–4J–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

Environmental Documents Prepared 

for Proposed Mineral Exploration on 

the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of the availability of 

Environmental Assessment (EA) and 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI). 

SUMMARY: The Minerals Management 

Service (MMS), in accordance with 

Federal regulations that implement the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), announces the availability of 

two Environmental Assessments (EAs) 

and associated Findings of No 

Significant Impacts (FONSIs) prepared 

by MMS for oil and gas exploration 

activities proposed on the Alaska Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Minerals Management Service, Alaska 

OCS Region, 3801 Centerpoint Drive, 

Suite 500, Anchorage, Alaska 99503– 

5823; or AKWebmaster@mms.gov; or 1– 

800–764–2627. You may view the EAs 

on the MMS Web site at http:// 

www.mms.gov/alaska. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MMS 

prepares EAs for proposals for 

exploration drilling to evaluate oil and 

gas resource potential on the Alaska 

OCS. The EAs examine the potential 

environmental effects of activities 

described in the proposals and present 

MMS conclusions regarding the level 

and significance of those effects. The 

EAs are used as the basis for 

determining whether or not approvals of 

the proposals would significantly affect 

the quality of the human environment 

in the sense of NEPA Section 102(2)(C). 

A FONSI is prepared in those instances 

where MMS finds that approval will not 

result in significant effects on the 

quality of the human environment. 

Document Number: OCS EIS/EA 

MMS 2009–052. FONSI Date: October 

15, 2009. The EA evaluates the potential 

for significant impacts of the specific 

operations proposed in the Exploration 

Plan (EP), dated June 2009, submitted to 

MMS by Shell Offshore Inc. The EP is 

for exploratory drilling operations that 

would be conducted in accordance with 

the OCS Lands Act Amendments and 

MMS operating regulations (30 CFR 250 

and 30 CFR 254). Shell proposes to drill 

two wells located on the company’s 

leases in the Camden Bay area of the 

Alaskan Beaufort Sea to evaluate the 

Sivulliq and Torpedo prospects. The 

proposed drilling locations are Lease 

OCS–Y–1805 (Flaxman Island block 

6658) and Lease OCS–Y–1941 (Flaxman 

Island block 6610). Drilling operations 

would be conducted from the drill ship 

M/V Frontier Discoverer during the 

July–October 2010 open-water period. 

Shell’s proposal includes suspending all 

operations and removal of the drill ship 

and support vessels from the area 

beginning August 25 until completion of 

fall subsistence bowhead whaling by the 

Native Villages of Kaktovik and 

Nuiqsut, Alaska. Information about the 

methods by which the exploration 

activities would be conducted is 

detailed in the EP and the associated 

Environmental Impact Analysis and Oil 

Discharge Prevention and Contingency 

Plan. 

OCS EIS/EA MMS 2009–061. FONSI 

Date: December 7, 2009. The EA 

evaluates the potential for significant 

impacts of the specific drilling 

operations proposed in Shell Gulf of 

Mexico Inc.’s Exploration Plan (EP), 

dated July 2009; deemed submitted 

October 20, 2009. The EP is for 

exploratory drilling operations that 

would be conducted in accordance with 

the OCS Lands Act Amendments and 

MMS operating regulations (30 CFR 250 

and 30 CFR 254). Shell proposes to drill 

up to three wells at five potential drill 

sites on the company’s leases in the 

Alaskan Chukchi Sea to evaluate the 

Burger, Crackerjack, and SW Shoebill 

prospects. The potential drill sites are 

on Lease OCS–Y–2280 (Posey block 

6764), Lease OCS–Y–2267 (Posey block 

6714), Lease OCS–Y–2321 (Posey block 

6912), Lease OCS–Y–2111 (Karo block 

6864), and Lease OCS–Y–2142 (Karo 

block 7007). Drilling operations would 

be conducted from the drill ship M/V 

Frontier Discoverer during the July– 

October 2010 open-water period. 

Information about the methods by 

which the exploration activities would 

be conducted is detailed in the EP and 

in the associated Environmental Impact 

Analysis and Oil Discharge Prevention 

and Contingency Plan. 

Dated: January 26, 2010. 

Jeffery Loman, 

Acting Regional Director, Alaska OCS Region, 

Minerals Management Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3291 Filed 2–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CACA 47740, LLCAD07000, 

L51030000.FX0000, LVRAB109AA01] 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement/Staff 

Assessment for the Stirling Energy 

Systems Solar Two Project and 

Possible California Desert 

Conservation Area Plan Amendment. 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) of 1976, as amended, the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and 

the California Energy Commission (CEC) 

have prepared a Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS), Draft California 

Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan 

Amendment, and Staff Assessment (SA) 

as a joint environmental analysis 

document for the Stirling Energy 

Systems (SES) Solar Two Project and by 

this notice are announcing the opening 

of the comment period. 

DATES: To ensure that comments will be 

considered, the BLM must receive 

written comments on the Draft EIS/SA 

within 90 days following the date the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

publishes its Notice of Availability in 

the Federal Register. The BLM will 

announce future meetings or hearings 

and any other public involvement 

activities at least 15 days in advance 

through public notices, media releases, 

and/or mailings. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

related to the SES Solar Two Project by 

any of the following methods: 

• Web site: http://www.energy.ca.gov/ 

sitingcases/solartwo/index.html 

• E-mail: Cmeyer@energy.state.ca.us 

• Fax: (818) 597–8001 

• Mail or other delivery service: 

Christopher Meyer, Project Manager, 

Siting, Transmission and Environmental 

Protection Division, California Energy 

Commission, 1516 Ninth Street, MS–15, 

Sacramento, California, 95814. 

Copies of the SES Solar Two Draft 

EIS/SA are available from the CEC at the 

above address and in the BLM El Centro 

Field Office, 1661 S. 4th Street, El 

Centro, California, 92243. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information contact Jim 

Stobaugh, BLM Project Manager, by 

telephone at (775) 861–6478; through 

mail at Bureau of Land Management, 


pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES