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9th Street, NW., 7th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20229–1177, at 202–325–0265. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 

44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)). The comments 

should address: (a) Whether the 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimates of the burden of the 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; (d) 

ways to minimize the burden including 

the use of automated collection 

techniques or the use of other forms of 

information technology; and (e) the 

annual costs burden to respondents or 

record keepers from the collection of 

information (a total capital/startup costs 

and operations and maintenance costs). 

The comments that are submitted will 

be summarized and included in the CBP 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval. All comments 

will become a matter of public record. 

In this document CBP is soliciting 

comments concerning the following 

information collection: 

Title: Application to Establish 

Centralized Examination Station. 

OMB Number: 1651–0061. 

Form Number: None. 

Abstract: If a port director decides his 

or her port needs a Centralized 

Examination Station (CES), the port 

director announces this need to the 

public and solicits applications to 

operate a CES. The information 

contained in the application will be 

used to determine the suitability of the 

applicant’s facility, the fairness of his 

fee structure, his knowledge of cargo 

handling operations and his knowledge 

of CBP procedures. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

to the information collection. This 

submission is being made to extend the 

expiration date. 

Type of Review: Extension (without 

change). 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 100. 

Dated: September 16, 2009. 

Tracey Denning, 

Agency Clearance Officer, Customs and 

Border Protection. 

[FR Doc. E9–22740 Filed 9–21–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Geological Survey 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of an extension of an 

information collection (1028–0051). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), we are notifying the public that 

we will submit to OMB an information 

collection request (ICR) to renew 

approval of the paperwork requirements 

for respondents to submit proposals to 

support research in earthquake hazard 

assessments and earthquake occurrence 

under the Earthquake Hazards 

Reduction Act of 1977, as amended, 

Public Law 95–124, 42 U.S.C. 7701 et 

seq. To submit a proposal three standard 

OMB forms and a project narrative must 

be completed and submitted via 

Grants.gov. This notice provides the 

public an opportunity to comment on 

the paperwork burden of these forms. 

DATES: You must submit comments on 

or before November 23, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this information collection directly to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk 

Officer for the Department of the 

Interior via OMB e-mail: 

(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov); or by 

fax (202) 395–6566; and identify your 

submission with Information Collection 

Number 1028–0051 in the subject line. 

Please submit a copy of your comments 

to Phadrea Ponds, Information 

Collections, U.S. Geological Survey, 

2150–C Center Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 

80525 (mail); (970) 226–9230 (fax); or 

FAX: pponds@usgs.gov (e-mail). Use 

Information Collection Number 1028– 

0051 in the subject line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, Elizabeth Lemersal, Earthquake 

Hazards Program, (703) 648–6716. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Earthquake Hazards Program 

Research and Monitoring. 

OMB Control Number: 1028–0051. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Research and monitoring 

findings are essential to fulfilling 

USGS’s responsibility under the 

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act to 

develop earthquake hazard assessments 

and recording and reporting earthquake 

activity nationwide. Residents, 

emergency responders, and engineers 

rely on the USGS for this accurate and 

scientifically sound information. 

Respondents to Program 

Announcements submit proposals to 

support research and monitoring related 

to earthquake hazard assessments, 

earthquake causes and effects, and 

earthquake monitoring. This 

information is used as the basis for 

selection and award of projects meeting 

the USGS’s Earthquake Hazards 

Program objectives. Final reports of 

research and monitoring findings are 

required for each funded proposal; 

annual progress reports are required for 

awards of a two- to five-year duration. 

Final reports are made available to the 

public at the Web site http:// 

earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/. 

We will protect information from 

respondents considered proprietary 

under the Freedom of Information Act 

(5 U.S.C. 552) and implementing 

regulations (43 CFR Part 2), and under 

regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data 

and information to be made available to 

the public or for limited inspection.’’ 

Responses are voluntary. No questions 

of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are asked. 

Affected Public: Research scientists, 

engineers, and the general public. 

Respondent Obligation: Voluntary; 

necessary to receive benefits. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually 

and once every three to five years. 

Estimated Annual Number of and 

Description of Respondents: 250 

Educational institutions, and profit and 

non-profit organizations. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses: 370 (250 applications and 

narratives and 120 annual and final 

report). 

Estimated Completion Time: 45 hours 

per application response and 9 hours 

per final report. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

12,330 (11,250 hours per application 

and 1,080 hours per annual and final 

report). 

Estimated Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: We 

estimate the public reporting burden 

will average 45 hours per application 

response. This includes time to develop 

project goals, write the statement of 

work, perform internal proposal 

reviews, and submit the proposal 

through grants.gov. We estimate the 

public reporting burden will average 9 

hours per final or annual report 


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response. This includes summarizing 

accomplishments for the past year’s 

funded efforts. The currently approved 

‘‘hour’’ burden for this collection is 

12,300 hours. We do not expect the total 

burden for this process to change as a 

result of this request. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ 

Burden: We have not identified any 

‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated 

with this collection of information. 

Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA 

(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor and 

you are not required to respond to, a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. Until OMB approves a 

collection of information, you are not 

obligated to respond. 

Comments: We are soliciting 

comments as to: (a) Whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the agency to perform its 

duties, including whether the 

information is useful; (b) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimate of the burden of 

the proposed collection of information; 

(c) how to enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) how 

to minimize the burden on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Please note that the comments 

submitted in response to this notice are 

a matter of public record. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail 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 can ask OMB in your 

comment to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that it will 

be done. To comply with the public 

process, we publish this Federal 

Register notice announcing that we will 

submit this ICR to OMB for approval. 

The notice provided the required 60 day 

public comment period. 

USGS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Phadrea Ponds 970– 

226–9445. 

Dated: September 16, 2009. 

William S. Leith, 

Associate Program Coordinator. 

[FR Doc. E9–22689 Filed 9–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Information Collection for Energy and 

Mineral Development Program Grants; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed information 

collection. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, the Office of Indian 

Energy and Economic Development 

(IEED), in the Office of the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs, is seeking 

comments on a proposed information 

collection related to grants provided 

under the Energy and Mineral 

Development Program (EMDP). Indian 

tribes whose lands are held in trust or 

restricted status may be considered for 

grants for energy and mineral 

development projects under the EMDP 

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: Submit comments on or before 

November 23, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand-carry 

comments to Darryl Francois, 

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: 

Darryl.Francois@bia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Darryl Francois, 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 grants to Indian tribes for 

energy development. See 25 U.S.C. 

3502. IEED administers and manages the 

EMDP. Congress appropriates funds to 

EMDP on a year-to-year basis. When 

funding is available, IEED may solicit 

proposals for energy and mineral 

development projects from Indian tribes 

whose lands are held in trust or 

restricted fee by the Federal 

government. Tribes may use the 

contracting mechanism established by 

the Indian Self-Determination Act or 

may receive the grant money through 

adjustments to their funding from the 

Office of Self-Governance. See 25 U.S.C. 

450 et seq. The projects may be in the 

areas of exploration, assessment, 

development, feasibility, or market 

studies. Indian tribes that would like to 

apply for an EMDP grant must submit 

an application that includes certain 

information, and must assist IEED by 

providing information in support of any 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) analyses. A complete 

application must contain the following 

elements. 

• A current, signed tribal resolution 

that: (1) Authorizes the energy and 

mineral development project for the 

appropriate fiscal year; (2) describes the 

commodity or commodities to be 

studied; (3) states that the tribe is 

willing to consider developing any 

potential energy or mineral resources 

discovered; (4) describes how the tribe 

prefers to have the energy or mineral 

program conducted (i.e., through the 

sole utilization of IEED in-house 

professional staff, in conjunction with 

professional tribal staff, through private 

contractors, or through other 

appropriate means); and (5) states that 

the tribe will consider public release of 

information obtained from the energy 

and mineral development study upon 

request from IEED. 

• A proposal describing the planned 

activities and deliverable products that 

will be accomplished within the fiscal 

year for which funding is requested, 

including: 

Æ Overview, including the elements 

of the proposed study, reasons why the 

proposed study is needed, total 

requested funding, responsible parties 

for technical exaction and 

administration, and tribal point of 

contact for the project; 

Æ Technical summary of the project, 

including whether the request will 

begin a new study or continue a study 

and the duration of the study, a 

description of any known energy and/or 

mineral deposit, reference to any 

existing mineral exploration 

information, and a description of any 

environmental or cultural sensitive 

areas; 

Æ Project objective, goals and scope of 

work; 

Æ Deliverable products, such as 

technical data and maps; and 

Æ Resumes of key personnel. 

• A detailed budget estimate, 

including contracted personnel costs, 

travel estimates, data collection and 

analysis costs, and other expenses. 

IEED requires this information to 

ensure that it provides funding only to 

those projects that meet the goals of the 


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