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area at the time of the discharge 

(including but not limited to resident 

and anadromous fish, shellfish, riparian 

and upland vegetation, invertebrates, 

birds marine mammals and other 

wildlife, stream sediments and soils, 

water, and public and/or cultural uses), 

natural resources and natural resource 

services under Federal and State 

trusteeship have been or may have been 

injured as a result of the Incident. 

Determination to Conduct Restoration 

Planning 

Under 15 CFR 990.42, the Federal and 

State natural resource trustees have 

determined to conduct restoration 

planning under OPA and its 

implementing regulations, finding: 

a. Based on data collected and 

analyzed under 15 CFR 990.43, injuries 

to natural resources and services have 

resulted or are likely to result from the 

Incident, including, but not necessarily 

limited to, injuries to waterfowl, 

seabirds, intertidal biota, marine 

mammals, terrestrial vegetation, 

subtidal resources, fish and shellfish 

and associated cultural uses. 

b. Response actions have not 

adequately addressed the injuries 

resulting from the Incident. Response 

efforts included, but were not limited to, 

attempting to boom sensitive fish 

streams; removing oil from the wreck; 

removing dead bird and sea otter 

carcasses; capturing, cleaning and 

rehabilitating live oiled birds; 

temporarily closing fisheries; sampling 

marine waters that might affect ongoing 

fisheries; recovering stranded oil on 

shorelines; performing manual and 

mechanical cleanup operations; and 

testing fish and invertebrates used for 

commercial and subsistence purposes. 

While these actions may have reduced 

the number and magnitude of future 

injuries, they did not adequately 

address the mortality and possible 

sublethal effects to natural resources 

and services injured from the Incident. 

Further, cleanup activities likely caused 

additional injuries to certain natural 

resources, including, but not necessarily 

limited to, terrestrial vegetation and 

intertidal biota. 

c. Feasible primary and/or 

compensatory restoration actions exist 

to address injuries from the Incident. 

Feasible restoration actions relevant to 

the injuries may include, but are not 

limited to: 

(1) Waste oil recovery at Dutch 

Harbor/Unalaska to restore sea ducks, 

marine mammals, intertidal and 

subtidal biota, fish and shellfish and 

human uses of those resources; 

(2) Removal of introduced terrestrial 

invasive species, such as rats or fox, that 

prey on or compete with marine birds 

on certain islands of the Alaska 

Maritime National Wildlife Refuge to 

restore marine birds and their habitat; 

(3) Debris removal on Unalaska Island 

or elsewhere in the Aleutians to restore 

habitat for intertidal biota and marine 

mammals; 

(4) Habitat protection in the nesting 

areas of waterfowl injured by the spill; 

(5) Salmon restoration in Unalaska 

(sockeye) or Summers Bay (coho) lakes; 

and 

(6) Education and outreach on 

Unalaska Island related to subsistence 

and cultural resources. 

Data supporting these determinations 

are contained in the Administrative 

Record established for this case (see 

below). 

Based upon the foregoing 

determinations, the Trustees have 

determined to conduct restoration 

planning for the Incident. 

Opportunity To Comment 

Under 15 CFR 990.14(d), the Trustees 

will seek public involvement in 

restoration planning for this Incident 

through, at minimum, public review of 

and comment on the Draft Restoration 

Plan. When the Draft Restoration Plan is 

prepared, the public will be notified of 

the opportunity to comment. Questions 

regarding this Notice may be directed to: 

Jenifer Kohout, (907) 786–3687 (phone); 

Jenifer_Kohout@fws.gov (e-mail). 

Administrative Record 

The Trustees have opened an 

Administrative Record (Record) in 

compliance with 15 CFR 990.45. The 

Record will include documents relied 

upon by the Trustees during the natural 

resource damage assessment performed 

in connection with this Incident. The 

Record is on file at the FWS Alaska 

Regional Office (see ADDRESSES). To 

review the Record, contact Jenifer 

Kohout (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT). In addition, the index and 

other key elements of the Record will be 

posted at http://www.r7.fws.gov/ 

fisheries/contaminants/spill/ 

sa_record.htm on the FWS Alaska 

Region Web site. 

Thomas O. Melius, 

Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. E7–5130 Filed 3–29–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Submission of Information Collection 

to Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is 

submitting this information collection 

request to the Office of Management and 

Budget for review and renewal. The 

collection is: 25 CFR 162 Leases and 

Permits, 1076–0155. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 30, 2007, to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to 

the Desk Officer for the Department of 

the Interior at the Office of Management 

and Budget. You may submit comments 

either by facsimile at (202) 395–6566, or 

by e-mail to 

OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. Please 

send a copy to Ben Burshia, Chief, 

Division of Real Estate Services, Bureau 

of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street, NW., 

Mail Stop 4639–MIB, Washington, DC 

20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Interested persons may obtain a copy of 

the information collection requests 

without charge by contacting Ben 

Burshia at (202) 219–1195. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

provides an opportunity for interested 

parties to comment on proposed 

information collection requests. This 

collection covers 25 CFR part 162 as 

presently approved. The Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, Division of Real Estate 

Services, is obtaining a normal 

information collection clearance from 

OMB. The request contains (1) Type of 

review, (2) title, (3) summary of the 

collection, (4) respondents, (5) 

frequency of collection, (6) reporting 

and record keeping requirements and (7) 

reason for response. 

A Federal Register notice was 

published on January 25, 2007 (72 FR 

3406) requesting comments on our 

proposed submission of renewal to 

OMB. No comments were received. The 

information collected is used by the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs to determine: 

(a) Whether or not a lease may be 

approved or granted; 

(b) The value of each lease; 

(c) The appropriate compensation to 

landowners; and 

(d) Provisions for violations of 

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Request for Comments 

The Bureau of Indian Affairs requests 

you to send your comments on this 

collection to the locations listed in the 

ADDRESSES section. Your comments 

should address: 

(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 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 request, 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 closer to 30 days 

than 60 days. 

25 CFR 162—Leases and Permits 

Type of review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: 25 CFR 162, Lease and Permits. 

Summary: This collection of 

information is being renewed with 

substantially no change. Generally trust 

and restricted land may be leased by 

Indian land owners, with the approval 

of the Secretary of the Interior, except 

when specified by a specific statute. The 

Secretary requests information on the 

documentation collected when 

processing a lease on land held in trust 

or restricted status by an individual 

Indian or tribe. The information is used 

to determine approval of a lease, 

amendment, assignment, sublease, 

mortgage or related document. No 

specific form is used, however, in order 

to satisfy the Federal Law, regulation 

and policy the respondents supply 

information and data, in accordance 

with 25 CFR part 162. 

Respondents: Possible respondents 

include: Land owners of trust or 

restricted Indian land, both tribal and 

individual, wanting to lease their land 

or someone wanting to lease trust or 

restricted Indian land. 

Number of Respondents: 14,500. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

time per response varies from 15 

minutes to 3 hours. 

Frequency of Response: This is a onetime collection per lease approval. 

Total Annual Responses: 121,140. 

Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 

106,065 hours. 

Total Annual Fees from Respondents: 

BIA collects fees for processing 

submitted documents, as set forth in 

section 162.241 or 162.616. The 

minimum administrative fee is $10.00 

and the maximum administrative fee is 

$500.00. The average total 

administrative fees collected is $250.00, 

which is collected approximately 7,252 

times, totaling $1,813,000. 

Dated: March 28, 2007. 

Carl J. Artman, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 07–1606 Filed 3–28–07; 12:55 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4310–W7–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[MT–030–1320–EL, MTM 94378] 

Notice of Federal Competitive Coal 

Lease Sale, Montana 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Competitive Coal 

Lease Sale, lease application MTM 

94378. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the United States Department of Interior 

(DOI), Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM), Montana State Office, will offer 

coal reserves in the lands described 

below in Big Horn County, Montana, 

hereinafter described as Federal coal 

lease application (LBA) MTM 94378 for 

competitive lease by sealed bid in 

accordance with the provisions for 

competitive lease sales in 43 CFR part 

3422.2(a), and the Mineral Leasing Act 

of 1920, as amended and supplemented 

(30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) 

DATES: The lease sale will be held at 11 

a.m., Tuesday, April 17, 2007. Sealed 

bids must be sent by certified mail, 

return receipt requested, or be hand 

delivered to the address indicated 

below, and must be received on or 

before 10 a.m., April 17, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held 

in the BLM Montana State Office, 920 

Conference Room, 5001 Southgate 

Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669. 

Sealed bids clearly marked ‘‘Sealed Bid 

for MTM 94378 Coal Sale—Not to be 

opened before 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 

17, 2007’’ must be submitted to the 

Cashier, BLM Montana State Office, at 

the address given above. The cashier 

will issue a receipt for each hand 

delivered sealed bid. Any bid received 

after the time specified will not be 

considered and will be returned. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Connie Schaff, Land Law Examiner, or 

Rebecca Spurgin, Coal Coordinator, at 

406–896–5060 or 406–896–5080, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This sale 

is being held in response to a LBA filed 

by Spring Creek Coal Company on 

March 7, 2005. All coal LBAs submitted 

to BLM for processing prior to 

November 7, 2005, are not subject to 

cost recovery on a case-by-case basis 

(See 43 CFR 3000.10(d)(1), 70 FR 58872, 

October 7, 2005). The Federal coal 

resource to be offered consists of all 

recoverable reserves in the following 

described lands: 

Tract 1: 

T. 8 S., R. 39 E., P.M.M. 

Sec. 13: SW1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

SW1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4, 

N1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

NW1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, 

N1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4

Sec. 14: Beginning at a point bearing S. 

60°25′06′′ E., 2299.67 feet from the 

section corner of sections. 10, 11, 14, and 

15 and on the N–S center line of the 

NE1⁄4NW1⁄4 of section 14 and at 528.30 

feet southerly from the NE–NW1⁄64

section corner of section 14; thence on 

the exclusion boundary line, S. 90°00′00′′ 

E., 317.70 feet; thence S. 55°21′33′′ E., 

1741.06 feet; thence N. 38°32′16′′ E., 

1422.65 feet, to a point on the N–S center 

line of the NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 of said section; 

thence northerly on the N–S center line 

of the NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 of said section to the 

NE–NE1⁄64 section corner of said section; 

thence easterly on the E–W center line of 

the NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 of said section to the N–

N1⁄64 section corner of sections 13 and 

14; thence southerly on the section line 

between sections 13 and 14 to the N–S–

S1⁄256 section corner of sections 13 and 

14; thence westerly on the E–W center 

line of the NE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4 of section 14 

to the NE–SE–SE1⁄256 section corner of 

said section; thence northerly on the N–

S center line of the NE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4 of 

said section to the C–E–E–SE1⁄256 section 

corner of said section, on the E–W center 

line of the SE1⁄4 of said section; thence 

westerly on the E–W center line of the 

SE1⁄4 of said section to the C–E–SE1⁄64

section corner of said section; thence 

northerly on the N–S center line of the 

NE1⁄4SE1⁄4 of said section to the C–S–

NE–SE1⁄256 section corner of said section; 

thence westerly on the E–W center line 

of the SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4 of said section to 

the C–S–N–SE1⁄256 section corner of said 

section; thence northerly on the N–S 

center line of the SE1⁄4 of said section to 


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