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comments will be handled in 

accordance with the Freedom of 

Information Act and other Service and 

Departmental policies and procedures. 

Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge, 

established in 1996, is in Terrebone 

Parish in southeast Louisiana. The 

4,212-acre refuge is composed of 

freshwater marsh and cypress-tupelo 

swamp. The refuge provides excellent 

habitat for waterfowl, wading birds, and 

neotropical migratory songbirds. 

Bayou Teche National Wildlife 

Refuge, established in 2001, is in Saint 

Mary Parish in southeast Louisiana. The 

19,113-acre refuge is composed of 

bottomland hardwood and cypress-gum 

forests. The refuge provides habitat for 

the threatened Louisiana black bear, as 

well as high-quality habitat for 

migratory birds. 

Authority: This notice is published under 

the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Improvement Act of 1997, Public 

Law 105–57. 

Dated: December 19, 2006. 

Cynthia K. Dohner, 

Acting Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. E7–4911 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Announcement of Fund Availability, 

Competitive Grant Program 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability 

and solicitation of applications. 

SUMMARY: This notice informs Indian 

tribes that grant funds are available 

through a Competitive Grant Program 

and that the Office of Indian Energy and 

Economic Development (IEED) is 

soliciting applications from eligible 

interested entities. To encourage greater 

tribal participation in this initiative, 

IEED is offering grants to assist 

federally-recognized Indian tribes in 

preparing tribal plans designed for 

participation in Public Law 102–477. 

DATES: Applications must be received 

on or before April 18, 2007. 

Applications received after this date 

will not be considered. 

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver 

applications to: Office of Indian Energy 

and Economic Development, Attention: 

Lynn Forcia, Chief, Division of 

Workforce Development, Mail Stop 20–

SIB, 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20245. Potential 

applicants should fax a request for a 

copy of the guidance to (202) 208–6991. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lynn Forcia, (202) 219–5270 or Jody 

Garrison, (202) 208–2685. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

solicitation consists of six parts. 

• Part I provides the funding 

description and background 

information. 

• Part II describes the selection 

criteria. 

• Part III provides the form and 

content of application submission. 

• Part IV provides application review 

information. 

• Part V provides information for 

selection and non-selection of 

applicants for award. 

• Part VI describes the authority 

which grants this solicitation for 

applications for this grant. 

I. Background 

Congress enacted Public Law 102–477 

(477) on October 23, 1992, with full 

tribal participation, and it was 

implemented on January 1, 1994. The 

477 initiative is a program that enables 

tribes to consolidate Federal funds and 

devote up to 25 percent of their total 

resources for economic development 

projects. The 477 Tribal Work Group, 

composed of existing grantees, has 

provided training for tribes wishing to 

participate in this program. 

Independent studies, congressional 

testimony, the Office of Management 

and Budget’s PART review, and 477 

participating tribes have all recognized 

477 as an innovative and successful 

program of benefit to tribes. However, 

the program has grown slowly over the 

past 12 years. Many tribes not a part of 

477 have lacked the opportunity to 

determine whether their participation in 

this program would be suitable for their 

communities. 

To encourage greater tribal 

participation in this highly successful 

initiative, the Office of Indian Energy 

and Economic Development (IEED) is 

offering grants to assist tribes to develop 

477 plans. A limited number of tribal 

grantees chosen, on a competitive basis, 

will be provided funding up to $25,000 

to develop a 477 plan, which will meet 

statutory requirements. 

II. Selection Criteria 

IEED will select applicants for the 

grant funding based upon the following 

criteria: 

• 40 percent need—the tribe’s 

demonstration that it lacks resources 

necessary to prepare a plan; 

• 30 percent—the extent to which the 

tribal staff responsible for 

implementation of the program will 

have been involved in the preparation of 

a plan; and 

• 30 percent—the extent to which job 

creation and/or job accessibility 

activities are planned. 

In order to be considered eligible for 

consideration, tribes must document 

successful audits for the past 2 years. 

III. Form and Content of Application 

Submission 

All applications must contain the 

following information or 

documentation: 

(1) Standard Form 424, Application 

for Financial Assistance. 

(2) Budget not to exceed $25,000, 

which identifies proposed expenses (1–

2 pages). 

(3) Narrative (not to exceed 5 pages) 

which—

(a) Identifies the Federal programs the 

tribe intends to incorporate into the 477 

plan, with estimated funding levels; 

(b) Explains the tribe’s need for 

financial assistance to prepare a plan; 

(c) States why the tribe intends to 

participate in Public Law 102–477 and 

the expected measurable outcome; and, 

(d) Provides the contact person’s 

name, address, and fax and telephone 

numbers. 

(4) One copy of the single audit for 

the past 2 years, if tribe is required to 

complete audits. 

IV. Application Review Information 

Within 30 days of receiving the 

application, IEED will acknowledge 

receipt by letter to the applicant. The 

application will be reviewed for 

completeness to determine if it contains 

all of the items required. If the 

application is incomplete or ineligible, 

it will be returned to the applicant with 

an explanation from the Division of 

Workforce Development. 

A review team will evaluate all 

applications and make overall 

recommendations based on factors such 

as eligibility, application completeness, 

and conformity to application 

requirements. They will score the 

applications based on criteria under the 

heading ‘‘Selection Criteria.’’ All 

applications that are complete and 

eligible will be ranked competitively 

based on the criteria under the heading 

‘‘Form and Content of Application 

Submission.’’

V. Notification of Selection/NonSelection 

Those tribes selected to participate 

will be notified by letter. Tribes will be 

notified within 60 days of the 

application deadline. Upon notification, 

each tribe selected will be awarded a 

grant. 

The Chief, Division of Workforce 

Development will notify each tribe of 

non-selection. 


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VI. Authority 

This notice is published in 

accordance with Public Law 102–477 

and is in the exercise of authority 

delegated to the Principal Deputy 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs by 

209 DM 8. 

Dated: March 7, 2007. 

Michael D. Olsen, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E7–4953 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–4M–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Indian Gaming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Approved Tribal-State 

Class III Gaming Amendment. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes an 

approval of the amendment to the 

Tribal-State Compact for regulation of 

Class III gaming between the 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation and the State of 

Oregon. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 19, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George T. Skibine, Director, Office of 

Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary—Policy and 

Economic Development, Washington, 

DC 20240, (202) 219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 11 of the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public 

Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the 

Secretary of the Interior shall publish in 

the Federal Register notice of approved 

Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose of 

engaging in Class III gaming activities 

on Indian lands. This amendment 

expands the distribution of the funds in 

the Fund Administration to the tribes’

political subdivisions and clarifies that 

local government bodies includes 

school districts and individual schools. 

Dated: March 7, 2007. 

Michael D. Olsen, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E7–4905 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–4N–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Indian Gaming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Approved Tribal-State 

Compact. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes 

approval of the compact between the 

Sovereign Indian Nation of the Omaha 

Tribe of Nebraska and the Sovereign 

State of Iowa. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 19, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George T. Skibine, Director, Office of 

Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary—Policy and 

Economic Development, Washington, 

DC 20240, (202) 219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 11 of the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public 

Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the 

Secretary of the Interior shall publish in 

the Federal Register notice of approved 

Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose of 

engaging in class III gaming activities on 

Indian lands. This compact allows for 

the extension of the current compact 

and clarifies the regulatory scheme. 

Dated: March 7, 2007. 

Michael D. Olsen, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary-Indian 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E7–4904 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–4N–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Indian Gaming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Approved Tribal-State 

Class III Gaming Compact. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes an 

approval of the Tribal-State Gaming 

Compact for regulation of Class III 

gaming between the Cow Creek Band of 

Umpqua Tribe of Indians and the State 

of Oregon. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 19, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George T. Skibine, Director, Office of 

Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary—Policy and 

Economic Development, Washington, 

DC 20240, (202) 219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 11 of the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public 

Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the 

Secretary of the Interior shall publish in 

the Federal Register notice of approved 

Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of 

engaging in Class III gaming activities 

on Indian lands. This compact 

establishes regulatory, oversight and 

monitoring roles between the parties. 

The division of regulatory, oversight 

and monitoring roles in this compact 

reserves for the tribe the primary 

responsibility for regulating Class III 

gaming on tribal land; however, this 

compact provides the State of Oregon, 

acting through the Oregon State Police, 

with important monitoring and 

oversight responsibilities to assure the 

fairness, integrity, security and honesty 

of the Class III gaming. 

Dated: March 7, 2007. 

Michael D. Olsen, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E7–4903 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–4N–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[MT–926–07–1910–BJ–5GEV] 

Montana: Filing of Plat of Survey 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Montana State Office, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plat of 

Survey. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) will file the plat of 

survey of the lands described below in 

the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, 

Montana, (30) days from the date of 

publication in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marvin Montoya, Cadastral Surveyor, 

Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of 

Land Management, 5001 Southgate 

Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669, 

telephone (406) 896–5124 or (406) 896–

5009. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

survey was executed at the request of 

the Cheyenne River Agency, through the 

Great Plains Regional Director, Bureau 

of Indian Affairs and was necessary to 

determine Trust and Tribal lands. 

The lands we surveyed are: 

Black Hills Meridian, South Dakota 

T. 8 N., R. 23 E. 

The plat, in 2 sheets, representing the 

dependent resurvey of a portion of the 

Second Standard Parallel North, 

through Range 23 East, a portion of the 

subdivisional lines, a portion of the 

subdivision of section 5, a portion of the 


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