Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 181 / Monday, September 21, 2009 / Notices 48095 

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new&groupID=1500723 or by phoning 

202–637–4777. 

Dated: September 16, 2009. 

Kimberly Marsho, 

Director, Office of Trade Relations. 

[FR Doc. E9–22678 Filed 9–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Indian Health Service 

Proposed Renewal of Agency 

Information Collection for Indian SelfDetermination and Education 

Assistance Contracts 

AGENCIES: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior and Indian Health Services, 

Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs 

(BIA) and Indian Health Service (IHS) 

are proposing to submit the information 

collection, titled ‘‘Indian SelfDetermination and Education 

Assistance Act Programs, 25 CFR 900’’ 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

for renewal. The current approval, 

designated by OMB Control Number 

1076–0136, expires on February 28, 

2010. The information is collected to 

process contracts, grants, or cooperative 

agreements for award by the BIA and 

the IHS, as authorized by the Indian 

Self-Determination and Education 

Assistance Act. The Department of the 

Interior and the Department of Health 

and Human Services invite you to 

submit comments on the proposed 

renewal, as described below. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 20, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the information collection to the 

Desk Officer for the Department of the 

Interior, by facsimile at (202) 395–5806 

or you may send an e-mail to: 

OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. 

Please send copy of comments to 

Terry Parks, Office of Indian Services, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of 

the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail 

Stop 4520, Washington, DC 20240, 

Facsimile: (202) 208–5113. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may request further information or 

obtain copies of the information 

collection request submission from 

Terry Parks, telephone: (202) 513–7625. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Representatives of the BIA and IHS 

seek renewal of the approvals for 

information collections conducted 

under their joint rule, 25 CFR part 900, 

implementing the Indian SelfDetermination and Education 

Assistance Act, as amended (25 U.S.C. 

450 et seq.). The Act required the joint 

rule to govern how contracts and grants 

are awarded to Indian tribes, thereby 

avoiding the unnecessary burden or 

confusion associated with two sets of 

rules and information collection 

requirements. See 25 U.S.C. 

450k(a)(2)(A)(ii). There is no change to 

the approved burden hours for this 

information collection. 

The information requirements for this 

joint rule represent significant 

differences from other agencies in 

several respects. Both the BIA and IHS 

let contracts for multiple programs 

whereas other agencies usually award 

single grants to tribes. Under the Act, 

tribes are entitled to contract and may 

renew contracts annually, whereas other 

agencies provide grants on a 

discretionary or competitive basis. 

The BIA and IHS use the information 

collected to determine applicant 

eligibility, evaluate applicant 

capabilities, protect the service 

population, safeguard Federal funds and 

other resources, and permit the Federal 

agencies to administer and evaluate 

contract programs. Tribal governments 

or tribal organizations provide the 

information by submitting Public Law 

93–638 contract or grant proposals to 

the appropriate Federal agency. No third 

party notification or public disclosure 

burden is associated with this 

collection. Approval for the collection 

expires on February 28, 2010. 

II. Request for Comments 

The BIA and IHS request that you 

send your comments on this collection 

to the locations 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 the agencies’ 

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. to 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 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0136. 

Title: Indian Self-Determination and 

Education Assistance Contracts, 25 CFR 

900. 

Brief Description of Collection: An 

Indian tribe or tribal organization may 

be required to respond from 1 to 12 

times per year, depending upon the 

number of programs they contract from 

the BIA and IHS. Each response may 

vary in its length. In addition, each 

subpart of 25 CFR part 900 concerns 

different parts of the contracting 

process. For example, Subpart C relates 

to provisions of the contents for the 

initial contract proposal. The burden 

associated with this would not be used 

when contracts are renewed. Subpart F 

describes minimum standards for the 

management systems used by Indian 

tribes or tribal organizations under these 

contracts. Subpart G addresses the 

negotiability of all reporting and data 

requirements in the contract. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Respondents: Federally recognized 

Indian tribes and tribal organizations. 

Number of Respondents: 550. 

Total Number of Responses: 5,267. 

Estimated Time per Response: Varies 

from 10 to 50 hours, with an average of 

45 hours per response. 

Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 

219,792 hours. 

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48096 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 181 / Monday, September 21, 2009 / Notices 

Dated: August 19, 2009. 

Alvin Foster, 

Chief Information Officer, Bureau of Indian 

Affairs. 

Dated: September 9, 2009. 

Randy Grinnell, 

Deputy Director of Indian Health Services. 

[FR Doc. E9–22629 Filed 9–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–4J–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLOROR957000–L62510000–PM000: 

HAG09–0356] 

Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/ 

Washington 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the 

following described lands are scheduled 

to be officially filed in the Bureau of 

Land Management Oregon/Washington 

State Office, Portland, Oregon 30 days 

from the date of this publication. 

Willamette Meridian 

Oregon 

T. 29 S., R. 10 W., accepted August 13, 2009. 

T. 27 S., R. 3 W., accepted September 4, 

2009. 

T. 25 S., R. 7 W., accepted September 4, 

2009. 

Washington 

T. 28 N., R. 38 E., accepted September 4, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the plats may be 

obtained from the Land Office at the 

Oregon/Washington State Office, Bureau 

of Land Management, 333 SW., 1st 

Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204, upon 

required payment. A person or party 

who wishes to protest against a survey 

must file a notice that they wish to 

protest (at the above address) with the 

Oregon/Washington State Director, 

Bureau of Land Management, Portland, 

Oregon. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chief, Branch of Geographic Sciences, 

Bureau of Land Management, 333 SW., 

1st Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204. 

Dated: September 11, 2009. 

Fred O’Ferrall, 

Branch of Lands and Minerals Resources. 

[FR Doc. E9–22660 Filed 9–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWO120900–L10200000–PA0000; HAG– 

08–0212] 

Proposed Supplementary Rules for 

Public Land in Oregon and 

Washington 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed Supplementary Rules 

on Public Land in Oregon and 

Washington. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) Oregon State Office 

is proposing supplementary rules for 

public lands within the States of Oregon 

and Washington. These supplementary 

rules revise existing supplementary 

rules and will apply to all BLMmanaged lands within the States of 

Oregon and Washington. These 

revisions are necessary in order to 

protect public land natural resources 

and provide for the public’s health and 

safety, provide needed guidance in the 

areas of special forest products and 

recreation, allow for the assessment of 

penalties that are commensurate with 

the magnitude of prohibited acts, and 

promote consistency between the BLM 

and other natural resource agencies. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

supplementary rules must be received 

or postmarked by November 20, 2009, to 

be assured consideration. In developing 

final supplementary rules, the BLM is 

not obligated to consider comments 

postmarked or received in person or by 

electronic mail after this date. 

ADDRESSES: You may mail or handdeliver comments to the Office of Law 

Enforcement, BLM, Oregon State Office, 

P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208. 

You may also comment via the Internet 

e-mail address: ORWA_ 

Prop_Rule@blm.gov. Include ‘‘Attn: Law 

Enforcement’’ in your subject line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Roop, Office of Law 

Enforcement and Security, Oregon State 

Office, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 

97208, telephone (503) 808–6410. 

Persons who use a telecommunications 

device for the hearing impaired (TDD) 

may contact this individual by calling 

the Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at (800) 877–8339, 24 hours a 

day, 7 days a week. You will receive a 

reply during business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

II. Discussion of the Proposed Supplementary 

Rules 

III. Procedural Matters 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

You may mail or hand-deliver 

comments to the Office of Law 

Enforcement, BLM, Oregon State Office, 

P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208. 

You may also comment on this 

proposed rule via the Internet mail 

address: ORWA_Prop_Rule@blm.gov. 

Please also include your name and 

return address in your Internet message, 

and include ‘‘Attn: Law Enforcement’’ 

in your subject line. 

Written comments on the proposed 

supplementary rules should be specific, 

be confined to issues pertinent to the 

proposed supplementary rules, and 

explain the reason for any 

recommended change. Where possible, 

comments should reference the specific 

section or paragraph of the proposal 

which the comment is addressing. The 

BLM may not necessarily consider, or 

include in the Administrative Record 

for the final rule, comments that the 

BLM receives after the close of the 

comment period (see DATES), unless 

they are postmarked or electronically 

dated before the deadline, or comments 

delivered to an address other than those 

listed above (see ADDRESSES). 

Comments, including names, street 

addresses, and other contact 

information of respondents, will be 

available for public review at 333 SW. 

1st Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204, 

during regular business hours (8 a.m. to 

4 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

Before including your address, 

telephone number, e-mail address, or 

other personal indentifying information 

in your comment, you should be aware 

that your entire comment—including 

your personal indentifying 

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. 

II. Discussion of the Proposed 

Supplementary Rules 

The BLM Oregon State Office is 

proposing supplementary rules for 

public lands that it manages within the 

States of Oregon and Washington. These 

supplementary rules revise existing 

supplementary rules. These revisions 

are necessary in order to protect public 

land natural resources and provide for 

the public’s health and safety, provide 

needed guidance in the areas of special 

forest products and recreation, allow for 

the assessment of penalties that are 

commensurate with the magnitude of 

prohibited acts, and promote 

consistency between the BLM and other 

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