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including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

—Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

—Minimize the burden of the collection 

of information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms 

of information technology, e.g., 

permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

(1) Type of information collection: 

Extension of the time frame required to 

complete approved and ongoing 

methodological research on the National 

Crime Victimization Survey continuing 

beyond June 30, 2012. Generic clearance 

for future methodological research on 

the National Crime Victimization 

Survey. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

National Crime Victimization Survey. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

department sponsoring the collection: 

n/a. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract. Primary: Persons ages 12 or 

older are eligible for participation in the 

NCVS. This generic clearance will cover 

methodological research that will use 

existing or new sampled households 

with the same ages of respondents 

currently used in the NCVS. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond/reply: For ongoing redesign 

projects that have received OMB 

clearance or are currently under review, 

approximately 26,200 persons ages 18 or 

older are participating in the 

methodological research. Under the 

2012 generic information clearance 

request, approximately 3,500 persons 

ages 18 or older will participate in the 

methodological research. The time for 

each respondent to participate will vary 

based on the study component. For 

studies currently in the field test stage, 

the average time to complete an 

interview request is 15 minutes. For 

developmental work such as cognitive 

interviewing and feasibility testing, the 

time for each respondent to participate 

will range from 1 to 2 hours. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: For ongoing redesign projects 

that have received OMB clearance or are 

currently under review, the total 

respondent burden is approximately 

11,100 hours. Under the 2012 generic 

information clearance request, the total 

respondent burden is approximately 

1,800 hours for the three years of this 

clearance. 

If additional information is required 

contact: Jerri Murray, Department 

Clearance Officer, United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Two Constitution 

Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 2E–508, 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Jerri Murray, 

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United 

States Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9679 Filed 4–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging Fifth Amendment To 

Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean 

Air Act 

In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7, 

notice is hereby given that on April 16, 

2012, a proposed consent decree 

amendment in United States v. Sinclair 

Wyoming Refining Co., et al., Case No. 

08–cv–020–WFD, was lodged with the 

United States District Court for the 

District of Wyoming. 

The proposed Fifth Amendment To 

Consent Decree would resolve the 

United States’ claims against Sinclair 

Wyoming Refining Company (‘‘SWRC’’) 

under the original consent decree and 

Section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act, 42 

U.S.C. 7413(b), that resulted from the 

January 22, 2011 fire at SWRC’s refinery 

in Sinclair, Wyoming, that damaged the 

facility’s electrostatic precipitator (an 

emissions control device). Under the 

terms of the Fifth Amendment To 

Consent Decree, the SWRC will take 

action to obtain additional emissions 

reductions at SWRC’s refinery in 

Sinclair, Wyoming, that will more than 

offset the emissions that resulted from 

the fire. 

The Department of Justice will receive 

comments relating to the proposed 

consent decree amendment for a period 

of thirty (30) days from the date of this 

publication. Comments should be 

addressed to the Assistant Attorney 

General for the Environment and 

Natural Resources Division, Department 

of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and 

should refer to United States v. Sinclair 

Wyoming Refining Co., et al., Case No. 

08–cv–020–WFD, and Department of 

Justice Reference No. 90–5–2–1–07793. 

During the public comment period, 

the consent decree amendment may be 

examined on the following Department 

of Justice Web site, http:// 

www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ 

Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 

consent decree amendment may also be 

obtained by mail from the Consent 

Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20044–7611 or by faxing or emailing a 

request to ‘‘Consent Decree Copy’’ 

(EESCDCopy.enrd@usdoj.gov), fax no. 

(202) 514–0097, phone confirmation 

number (202) 514–5271. If requesting a 

copy from the Consent Decree Library 

by mail, please enclose a check in the 

amount of $4.50 ($.25 per page) payable 

to the U.S. Treasury or, if by email or 

fax, forward a check in that amount to 

the Consent Decree Library at the 

address given above. 

Robert D. Brook, 

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement 

Section, Environment and Natural Resources 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9672 Filed 4–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[Docket No. OTJ 102] 

Solicitation of Comments on Request 

for United States Assumption of 

Concurrent Federal Criminal 

Jurisdiction; White Earth Nation 

AGENCY: Office of Tribal Justice, 

Department of Justice. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice solicits public 

comments on the Request for United 

States Assumption of Concurrent 

Federal Criminal Jurisdiction recently 

submitted to the Office of Tribal Justice, 

Department of Justice by the White 

Earth Nation pursuant to the provisions 

of 28 CFR 50.25. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

postmarked and electronic comments 

must be submitted on or before June 7, 

2012. Comments received by mail will 

be considered timely if they are 

postmarked on or before that date. The 

electronic Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) will accept comments 

until Midnight Eastern Time at the end 

of that day. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery/Courier: 

submit written comments via regular or 

express mail to Mr. Tracy Toulou, 

Director, Office of Tribal Justice, 

Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Room 2310, Washington, 

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• Fax: submit comments to the 

attention of Mr. Tracy Toulou, Office of 

Tribal Justice, Department of Justice, 

(202) 514–9078 (not a toll-free number). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please contact Mr. Tracy Toulou, 

Director, Office of Tribal Justice, 

Department of Justice, at (202) 514–8812 

(not a toll-free number). To ensure 

proper handling of comments, please 

reference ‘‘Docket No. OTJ 102’’ on all 

electronic and written correspondence. 

The Department encourages all 

comments be submitted electronically 

through http://www.regulations.gov 

using the electronic comment form 

provided on that site. An electronic 

copy of the request for United States 

assumption of concurrent federal 

criminal jurisdiction submitted by the 

White Earth Nation is also available at 

the http://www.regulations.gov Web site 

for easy reference. Paper comments that 

duplicate the electronic submission are 

not necessary as all comments 

submitted to http://www.regulations.gov 

will be posted for public review and are 

part of the official docket record. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Posting of 

Public Comments. Please note that all 

comments received are considered part 

of the public record and made available 

for public inspection online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Such information 

includes personal identifying 

information (such as your name and 

address) voluntarily submitted by the 

commenter. 

You are not required to submit 

personal identifying information in 

order to comment on this rule. 

Nevertheless, if you want to submit 

personal identifying information (such 

as your name and address) as part of 

your comment, but do not want it to be 

posted online, you must include the 

phrase ‘‘PERSONAL IDENTIFYING 

INFORMATION’’ in the first paragraph 

of your comment. You also must locate 

all the personal identifying information 

you do not want posted online in the 

first paragraph of your comment and 

identify what information you want 

redacted. 

If you want to submit confidential 

business information as part of your 

comment but do not want it to be posted 

online, you must include the phrase 

‘‘CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS 

INFORMATION’’ in the first paragraph 

of your comment. You also must 

prominently identify confidential 

business information to be redacted 

within the comment. If a comment has 

so much confidential business 

information that it cannot be effectively 

redacted, all or part of that comment 

may not be posted on http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Personal identifying information and 

confidential business information 

identified and located as set forth above 

will be placed in the agency’s public 

docket file, but not posted online. If you 

wish to inspect the agency’s public 

docket file in person by appointment, 

please see the paragraph above entitled 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Statutory Background 

For more than two centuries, the 

Federal Government has recognized 

Indian tribes as domestic sovereigns that 

have unique government-to-government 

relationships with the United States. 

Congress has broad authority to legislate 

with respect to Indian tribes, however, 

and has exercised this authority to 

establish a complex jurisdictional 

scheme for the prosecution of crimes 

committed in Indian country. (The term 

‘‘Indian country’’ is defined in 18 U.S.C. 

1151.) Criminal jurisdiction in Indian 

country typically depends on several 

factors, including the nature of the 

crime; whether the alleged offender, the 

victim, or both are Indian; and whether 

a treaty, Federal statute, executive order, 

or judicial decision has conferred 

jurisdiction on a particular government. 

The Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) 

was enacted on July 29, 2010, as Title 

II of Public Law 111–211. The purpose 

of the TLOA is to help the Federal 

Government and tribal governments 

better address the unique public-safety 

challenges that confront tribal 

communities. Section 221(b) of the new 

law, now codified at 18 U.S.C. 1162(d), 

permits an Indian tribe with Indian 

country subject to State criminal 

jurisdiction under Public Law 280, 

Public Law 83–280, 67 Stat. 588 (1953) 

to request that the United States accept 

concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute 

violations of the General Crimes Act and 

the Major Crimes Act within that tribe’s 

Indian country. 

Department of Justice Regulation 

Implementing 18 U.S.C. 1162(d) 

On December 6, 2011, 76 FR 76037 

the Department published final 

regulations that established the 

framework and procedures for a 

mandatory Public Law 280 tribe to 

request the assumption of concurrent 

Federal criminal jurisdiction within the 

Indian country of the tribe that is 

subject to Public Law 280. 28 CFR 

50.25. Among other provisions, the 

regulations provide that upon receipt of 

a tribal request the Office of Tribal 

Justice shall publish a notice in the 

Federal Register seeking comments 

from the general public. 

Request by the White Earth Nation 

By a request dated February 8, 2012, 

the White Earth Nation located in the 

State of Minnesota requested the United 

States to assume concurrent Federal 

jurisdiction to prosecute violations of 18 

U.S.C. 1152 (the General Crimes, or 

Indian Country Crimes, Act) and 18 

U.S.C. 1153 (the Major Crimes Act) 

within the Indian country of the tribe. 

This would allow the United States to 

assume concurrent criminal jurisdiction 

over offenses within the Indian country 

of the tribe without eliminating or 

affecting the State’s existing criminal 

jurisdiction. 

Solicitation of Comments 

This notice solicits public comments 

on the above request. 

Dated: April 17, 2012. 

Tracy Toulou, 

Director, Office of Tribal Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9729 Filed 4–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 

and Explosives 

[OMB Number 1140–0026] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comments Requested; Report of Theft 

or Loss of Explosives 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of information 

collection under review. 

The Department of Justice (DOJ), 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 

and Explosives (ATF) will be submitting 

the following information collection 

request to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed 

information collection is published to 

obtain comments from the public and 

affected agencies. This proposed 

information collection was previously 

published in the Federal Register, 

Volume 77, Number 24, page 5845 on 

February 6, 2012, allowing for a 60-day 

comment period. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

for an additional 30 days for public 

comment until May 23, 2012. This 

process is conducted in accordance with 

5 CFR 1320.10. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the items contained in this 

notice, especially the estimated public 

burden and associated response time, 

should be directed to the Office of 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 


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