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(NCLB) Act of January 8, 2001, requires 

all schools, including BIE-funded 

boarding/residential schools, to ensure 

that all children have a fair, equal, and 

significant opportunity to obtain a highquality education and reach, at a 

minimum, proficiency on challenging 

academic achievement standards and 

assessments. In addition, the BIE is 

required by NCLB to implement 

national standards for home-living 

situations in all BIE-funded residential 

schools. The BIE is required to assess 

each residential school and submit a 

plan to the Congress, Tribes and schools 

which will bring all BIE-funded 

residential schools up to the national 

standards. Information from all BIEfunded residential schools must be 

collected in order to assess each 

school’s progress in meeting the 

national standards. Finally, the BIE is 

required to monitor programs, gather 

data, and complete reports for the U.S. 

Department of Education. To achieve 

these results, residential schools must 

prepare reports, develop curriculum, 

prepare financial planning documents, 

and establish standards to measure 

student progress. The BIE uses the 

Annual Report to the Department of 

Education and three other information 

collections for the BIE to collect data, 

measuring each school’s performance. 

When there is a lack of progress, the 

residential schools must show that they 

have developed school improvement, 

corrective action, or restructuring plans 

to address the problems of all students. 

Additional information collection 

requirements have been developed to 

implement the No Child Left Behind 

Act. 

Request for Comments 

The Bureau of Indian Education 

requests your comments on this 

collection concerning: 

(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. It is our policy to make 

all comments available to the public for 

review at the location listed in the 

ADDRESSES section, room 3609, during 

the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, 

Monday through Friday, except legal 

holidays. If you wish to have your name 

and/or address withheld, you must state 

this prominently at the beginning of 

your comments. We will honor your 

request according to the requirements of 

the law. All comments from 

organizations or representatives will be 

available for review. We may withhold 

comments from review for other 

reasons. 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0164. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Title: No Child Left Behind 

Regulations, 25 CFR parts 36 and 47. 

Brief Description of Collection: This 

collection is mandatory according to 

statutory regulations, and the benefit to 

the respondents is continued 

supplementary program funding. 

Respondents: Bureau-funded schools 

with residential programs, tribal 

governing bodies and school boards are 

the respondents, and submission is 

mandatory. 

Number of Respondents: There are 66 

schools with residential programs, of 

which 28 are Bureau-operated and 38 

are tribally operated. Thus, the 

collection of information is necessary 

from 38 of the 66 residential schools. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

range of time can vary from .02 hour to 

an average of 20 hours per 1 item. 

Frequency of Response: Annually and 

sometimes daily. 

Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 

It is estimated that 20,793 (number of 

responses) × 20 (hourly burden per 

response) = 415,860 total annual hours 

of burden. 

Dated: April 27, 2007. 

Carl J. Artman, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E7–8657 Filed 5–4–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–XN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Proposed Information Collection Under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Education, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed renewal of 

information collection. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian 

Education (BIE), in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, is proposing 

to renew the No Child Left Behind Act 

Regulations, 25 CFR parts 30, 37, 39, 42, 

44 and 47, OMB Control Number 1076–

0163. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

July 6, 2007 for best consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Please send comments to 

Mr. Thomas M. Dowd, Director, Bureau 

of Indian Education, 1849 C Street, NW., 

Mail Stop 3609–MIB, Washington, DC 

20240, facsimile number (202) 208–

3312. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

James Martin, Chief, Division of 

Planning and Research, Bureau of 

Indian Education, 1849 C Street, NW., 

Mail Stop 3609–MIB, Washington, DC 

20240, Telephone: (202) 208–6123, 

Facsimile: (202) 208–3312 or by e-mail 

at jmartin1@bia.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

Law 107–110, the No Child Left Behind 

(NCLB) Act of January 8, 2001, requires 

all schools, including Bureau of Indian 

Education funded schools, to ensure 

that all children have a fair, equal, and 

significant opportunity to obtain a highquality education and reach, at a 

minimum, proficiency on challenging 

academic achievement standards and 

assessments. The BIE is required to 

monitor programs, gather data, and 

complete reports for the U.S. 

Department of Education. To achieve 

these results, schools must prepare 

required documentation such as the 

Annual Report, the School Report Card, 

Section 1114 Plans, financial budgets, 

school improvement plans, compliance 

action plans as a result of monitoring, 

Title II, Part A reports on highly 

qualified staff, Title IV, Part A, Safe and 

Drug Free Schools and Communities 

reports, competitive sub-grant reports, 

Indian School Equalization Programs 

(ISEP) reports, the Native American 

Student Information System (NASIS) 

reports, and transportation reports. 

Request for Comments 

The Bureau of Indian Education 

requests your comments on this 

collection concerning: 

(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 


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(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. It is our policy to make 

all comments available to the public for 

review at the location listed in the 

ADDRESSES section, room 3609, during 

the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, 

Monday through Friday, except legal 

holidays. If you wish to have your name 

and/or address withheld, you must state 

this prominently at the beginning of 

your comments. We will honor your 

request according to the requirements of 

the law. All comments from 

organizations or representatives will be 

available for review. We may withhold 

comments from review for other 

reasons. 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0163. 

Type of review: Renewal. 

Title: No Child Left Behind 

Regulations, 25 CFR parts 30, 37, 39, 42, 

44, and 47. 

Brief Description of collection: This 

collection is mandatory according to 

statutory regulations, and the benefit to 

the respondents is continued 

supplementary program funding. 

Respondents: Bureau-funded schools, 

tribal governing bodies and school 

boards are the respondents, and 

submission is mandatory. 

Number of Respondents: 184 Bureaufunded schools. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

range of time can vary from 1 hour to 

48 hours for one item. 

Frequency of Response: Annually and 

sometimes quarterly. 

Total Annual Hourly Burden to 

Respondents: 706 (number of responses) 

× 30 (hourly burden per response) = 

21,180 total annual hours of burden. 

Dated: April 27, 2007. 

Carl J. Artman, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E7–8659 Filed 5–4–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–XN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[F–14889–A; AK–964–1410–HY–P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an 

appealable decision approving lands for 

conveyance pursuant to the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act will be 

issued to MTNT, Ltd., Successor in 

Interest to Chamai, Incorporated. The 

lands are in the vicinity of McGrath, 

Alaska, and are located in: 

Seward Meridian, Alaska 

T. 31 N., R. 34 W., Sec. 4; Sec. 5, lots 1, 2, 

and 3; Sec. 6; Sec. 7, lots 1 and 2; Sec. 8, 

lots 1 and 2; Secs. 16 and 17; Sec. 18, lots 

1, 2, and 3; Sec. 19, lots 1 and 2; Sec. 20, 

lots 1, 2, and 3; Secs. 21 and 28; Sec. 29, 

lots 1 and 2; Sec. 30, lots 1 and 2; Sec. 31, 

lot 1. 

Containing 7,865.50 acres. 

T. 32 N., R. 34 W., Sec. 21, lot 1; Sec. 22, 

lots 1 and 2; Sec. 26, lot 1; Sec. 33, lot 2; 

Sec. 34, lot 2. 

Containing 1,684.13 acres. 

T. 31 N., R. 35 W., Sec. 12, lot 2; Sec. 13, 

lots 1 and 3; Sec. 14, lot 2; Sec. 23, lot 1; 

Sec. 24, lot 1. 

Containing 1,122.84 acres. 

Aggregating 10,672.47 acres. 

The subsurface estate in these lands 

will be conveyed to Doyon, Limited, 

when the surface estate is conveyed to 

MTNT, Ltd., Successor in Interest to 

Chamai, Incorporated. Notice of the 

decision will also be published four 

times in the Fairbanks Daily NewsMiner. 

DATES: The time limits for filing an 

appeal are: 

1. Any party claiming a property 

interest which is adversely affected by 

the decision shall have until June 6, 

2007 to file an appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 

Parties who do not file an appeal in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR Part 4, Subpart E, shall be deemed 

to have waived their rights. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may 

be obtained from: Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska State Office, 222 

West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99513–7504. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Bureau of Land Management by phone 

at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at 

ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons 

who use a telecommunication device 

(TTD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a 

week, to contact the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

Eileen Ford, 

Land Law Examiner, Branch of Adjudication 

II. 

[FR Doc. E7–8660 Filed 5–4–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Plan of Operations, Environmental 

Assessment, and Draft Wetlands 

Statement of Findings, Big Thicket 

National Preserve, TX 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of a Plan 

of Operations, Environmental 

Assessment, and draft Wetlands 

Statement of Findings for a 30-day 

public review at Big Thicket National 

Preserve. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in 

accordance with Section 9.52(b) of Title 

36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 

Part 9, Subpart B, that the National Park 

Service (NPS) has received from Seismic 

Assistants, Ltd., a Plan of Operations to 

conduct the Knight Phase IV 3–D 

Seismic Survey within the Big Sandy 

Creek Corridor, Turkey Creek and 

Village Creek Corridor Units of Big 

Thicket National Preserve, in Hardin 

and Tyler Counties, Texas. The NPS has 

prepared an Environmental Assessment 

and a draft Wetlands Statement of 

Findings for this proposal. 

DATES: The above documents are 

available for public review and 

comment through June 6, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The Plan of Operations, 

Environmental Assessment, and draft 

Wetlands Statement of Findings are 

available for public review and 

comment at http://parkplanning.nps.gov 

and in the Office of the Superintendent, 

Todd Brindle, Big Thicket National 

Preserve, 6044 FM 420, Kountze, Texas 

77625. Copies of the documents are 

available upon request from the contact 

listed below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Haigler ‘‘Dusty’’ Pate, Oil and Gas 

Program Manager, Big Thicket National 

Preserve, 6044 FM 420, Kountze, Texas 

77625, Telephone: 409 951–6822, e-mail 

at Haigler_Pate@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you 

wish to comment on the Plan of 

Operations, Environmental Assessment, 

and draft Wetlands Statement of 

Findings, you may mail comments to 

the name and address above or post 


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