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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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the C–E1⁄16 section corner of said section; 

thence westerly on the E–W center line 

of said section to the C1⁄4 section corner 

of said section; thence northerly on the 

N–S center line of said section to the C–

S–N1⁄64 section corner of said section; 

thence westerly on the E–W center line 

of the S1⁄2 of the NW1⁄4 of said section 

to the SW–NW1⁄64 section corner of said 

section; thence northerly on the N–S 

center line of the SW1⁄4NW1⁄4 of said 

section to the C–W–NW1⁄64 section 

corner of said section; thence easterly on 

the E–W center line of the NW1⁄4 of said 

section to the C–E–NW1⁄64 section corner 

of said section; thence northerly on the 

N–S center line of the NE1⁄4NW1⁄4 of said 

section to the point of beginning, 

containing 137.70 acres, more or less. 

Sec. 24: N1⁄2NE1⁄4NW1⁄4

Total: 425.2 acres 

Tract 2: 

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

Sec. 15: W1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4

Sec. 22: NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, N1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4

Sec. 23: SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

S1⁄2N1⁄2NW1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4

Total: 242.5 acres 

Tract 3: 

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

Sec. 25: SW1⁄4SW1⁄4

Sec. 26: SW1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

W1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

S1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4

Sec. 27: SW1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

S1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

S1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, W1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

SE1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, E1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

N1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, 

NE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4

Total: 350.0 acres 

Tract 4 

T. 8 S., R. 40 E., P.M.M. 

Sec. 30: S1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4

Total: 100.0 acres 

Containing approximately 1,117.700 acres 

in Big Horn County, Montana. 

The LBA’s total recoverable coal 

reserves are estimated to be 108.6 

million tons (averaging 79.5 feet in 

thickness) and the average overburden 

depth is 234.2 feet. 

The estimated coal quality on an asreceived basis is as follows: 

BTU .................................... 9,331 BTU/lb. 

Volatile Matter .................... 32.02 

Fixed Carbon ..................... 38.53 

Moisture ............................. 25.71 

Sulphur Content ................. 0.35 

Ash Content ....................... 3.80 

Sodium ............................... 8.38 

The tracts will be leased to the 

qualified bidder of the highest cash 

amount, provided that the high bid 

meets or exceeds the BLM’s pre-sale 

estimate of fair market value (FMV). No 

bid that is less than $100 per acre, or 

fraction thereof, will be considered. The 

DOI has established a minimum bid of 

$100 per acre or fraction thereof for 

Federal coal tracts. The minimum bid is 

not intended to represent FMV. The 

FMV will be determined by the BLM 

after the sale. In the event identical high 

sealed bids are received, the tying high 

bidders will be requested to submit 

follow-up bids until a high bid is 

received. All tie-breaking sealed-bids 

must be submitted within 15 minutes 

following the Sale Official’s 

announcement at the sale that identical 

high bids have been received. 

A lease issued as a result of this 

offering will provide for payment of an 

annual rental of $3 per acre, or fraction 

thereof; and a royalty payable to the 

United States of 12.5 percent of the 

value of coal mined by surface methods 

and 8.0 percent of the value of coal 

mined by underground methods. The 

value of the coal will be determined in 

accordance with 30 CFR 206.250. 

Bidding instructions for the tracts 

offered and the terms and conditions of 

the proposed coal lease are included in 

the Detailed Statement of Lease Sale. 

Copies of the Detailed Statement and 

the proposed coal lease are available at 

the Montana State Office at the address 

given above. Casefile MTM 94378 is 

available for inspection at the Montana 

State Office during normal business 

hours at the address above. 

Dated: February 22, 2007. 

Randy D. Heuscher, 

Chief of Solid Minerals. 

[FR Doc. E7–5883 Filed 3–29–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[OR–027–1020–PI–020H–07–048] 

Notice of Call for Nominations for the 

Steens Mountain Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Call for Nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is publishing this 

notice under section 9(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. 

Pursuant to the Steens Mountain 

Cooperative Management and Protection 

Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–399), the BLM 

gives notice that the Secretary of the 

Interior intends to call for nominations 

for vacating positions on the Steens 

Mountain Advisory Council. This notice 

requests the public to submit 

nominations for membership on the 

Steens Mountain Advisory Council. 

Any individual or organization may 

nominate one or more persons to serve 

on the Steens Mountain Advisory 

Council. Individuals may nominate 

themselves or others for Steens 

Mountain Advisory Council 

membership. Nomination forms may be 

obtained from the BLM Burns District 

Office (see address below). To make a 

nomination, submit a completed 

nomination form, letters of reference 

from the represented interests or 

organizations, as well as any other 

information that speaks to the 

nominee’s qualifications, to the BLM 

Burns District Office. Nominations may 

be made for the following categories of 

interest: 

• A person who has no financial 

interest in the Cooperative Management 

and Protection Area to represent 

Statewide interests (appointed from 

nominees submitted by the Governor of 

Oregon); 

• A member of the Burns Paiute Tribe 

(appointed from nominees submitted by 

the Burns Paiute Tribe); 

• A person who participates in what 

is commonly called mechanized or 

consumptive recreation, such as 

hunting, fishing, off-road driving, hang 

gliding, or parasailing (appointed by the 

BLM Oregon State Director); and 

• A person who is a grazing permittee 

on Federal lands in the Cooperative 

Management and Protection Area 

(appointed by the county court for 

Harney County, Oregon). 

The specific category the nominee 

will represent should be identified in 

the letter of nomination. The BLM 

Burns District will collect the 

nomination forms and letters of 

reference and distribute them to the 

officials responsible for submitting 

nominations (County Court of Harney 

County, the Governor of Oregon, and the 

BLM). The BLM will the forward 

recommended nominations to the 

Secretary of the Interior, who has 

responsibility for making the 

appointments. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted to the address listed below no 

later than 30 days after publication in 

the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rhonda Karges, Management Support 

Specialist, Burns District Office, 28910 

Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738 

(541) 573–4433, or 

Rhonda_Karges@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the Steens Mountain 

Advisory Council is to advise the BLM 

on the management of the Steens 


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