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Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the item(s) contained in this 

notice, especially regarding the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time, should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Management Division, Clearance Office, 

111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor, 

Washington, DC 20529. Comments may 

also be submitted to DHS via facsimile 

to 202–272–8352 or via e-mail at 

rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS 

Desk Officer via facsimile at 202–395–

6974 or via 

e-mail at kastrich@omb.eop.gov. 

When submitting comments by email, please make sure to add OMB 

Control Number 1615–0053 in the 

subject box. Written comments and 

suggestions from the public and affected 

agencies should address one or more of 

the following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) 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 

collection: 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Request for Certification of Military or 

Naval Service. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form N–426. 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS). 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

Households. This form will be used by 

USCIS to request a verification of the 

military or naval service claim by an 

applicant filing for naturalization on the 

basis of honorable service in the U.S. 

armed forces. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 45,000 responses at 45 minutes 

(.75) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 33,750 annual burden hours. 

If you have additional comments, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

information collection instrument, 

please contact Richard A. Sloan, Chief, 

Regulatory Management Division, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 

3008, Washington, DC 20529; 

Telephone 202–272–8377. 

Dated: May 9, 2007. 

Richard Sloan, 

Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E7–9245 Filed 5–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection under Review: Form N–300, 

Application to File Declaration of 

Intention; OMB Control No. 1615–0078. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on March 9, 2007, at 72 FR 

10780 allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. No comments were 

received on this information collection. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until June 14, 

2007. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the item(s) contained in this 

notice, especially regarding the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time, should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Management Division, Clearance Office, 

111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor, 

Washington, DC 20529. Comments may 

also be submitted to DHS via facsimile 

to 202–272–8352 or via e-mail at 

rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS 

Desk Officer via facsimile at 202–395–

6974 or via e-mail at 

kastrich@omb.eop.gov. 

When submitting comments by e-mail 

please make sure to add OMB Control 

Number 1615–0078 in the subject box. 

Written comments and suggestions from 

the public and affected agencies should 

address one or more of the following 

four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) 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 

collection: 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application to File Declaration of 

Intention. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form N–300. 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS). 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

Households. This form will be used by 

permanent residents to file a declaration 

of intention to become a citizen of the 

United States. This collection is also 

used to satisfy documentary 

requirements for those seeking to work 

in certain occupations or professions, or 

to obtain various licenses. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 433 responses at 45 minutes 

(.75) per response. 


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(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 325 annual burden hours. 

If you have additional comments, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

information collection instrument, 

please contact Richard A. Sloan, Chief, 

Regulatory Management Division, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 

3008, Washington, DC 20529; 

Telephone 202–272–8377. 

Dated: May 9, 2007. 

Richard Sloan, 

Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E7–9247 Filed 5–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Statement of Findings: Snake River 

Water Rights Act of 2004 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Statement of Findings 

in accordance with Public Law 108–447. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior 

is causing this notice to be published as 

required by section 10(a)(5) of the Snake 

River Water Rights Act of 2004 

(Settlement Act), Public Law 108–447, 

Division J, Title X, 118 Stat. 3431, 3438–

39. The publication of this notice causes 

the waivers and releases of certain 

claims to become effective as required 

by the Settlement Act. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: In accordance with 

section 10(a)(5) of the Settlement Act, 

the waivers and releases of claims 

described in section 10(a) of the 

Settlement Act are effective on May 15, 

2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Address all comments and requests for 

additional information to Duane 

Mecham, Chair, Nez Perce Water Rights 

Settlement Federal Implementation 

Team, Office of the Regional Solicitor, 

Department of the Interior, 500 NE 

Multnomah Street, Suite 607, Portland, 

OR 97232. (503) 231–6299. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 

20, 2004, the United States, State of 

Idaho (State), and Nez Perce Tribe 

(Tribe) submitted a document entitled 

Mediator’s Term Sheet (Agreement) to 

the Snake River Basin Adjudication 

Court (SRBA Court) in SRBA 

Consolidated Subcase 03–10022 and 

SRBA Consolidated Subcase 67–13701. 

The Agreement established the basis 

to resolve all of the Tribe’s onreservation and fisheries water right 

claims in the Snake River basin in 

Idaho. It also provided innovative and 

collaborative solutions for providing 

additional and protected flows for 

Snake River salmon runs protected 

under the Endangered Species Act 

without disrupting other uses for the 

water. Finally, the Agreement forged an 

increased role for the Tribe in the 

management of its water and other 

natural resources. On December 8, 2004, 

the Settlement Act was enacted into law 

to implement the Agreement. 

Section 10(a)(5) of the Settlement Act 

required, in order to make effective 

certain waivers and releases of claims, 

that the Secretary publish in the Federal 

Register a statement of findings that the 

actions set forth in section IV.L of the 

Agreement: (A) Have been completed, 

including issuance of a judgment and 

decree by the SRBA Court from which 

no further appeal may be taken; and (B) 

have been determined by the United 

States on behalf of the Tribe and the 

allottees, the Tribe, and the State to be 

consistent in all material aspects with 

the Agreement. Section IV.L of the 

Agreement required: (1) Execution of all 

documents that comprise the settlement 

agreement; (2) Congressional approval 

and authorization of all Federal 

expenditures; (3) State legislative 

approval and enactment of all required 

State legislation; (4) Tribal approval; (5) 

SRBA Court entry of judgment and 

decree incorporating the agreement; and 

(6) issuance of biological opinions 

anticipated by the upper Snake 

component of the Agreement. 

Statement of Findings 

As required by section 10(a)(5)(A) of 

the Settlement Act and as required by 

section IV.L of the Agreement, I find on 

behalf of the Secretary as follows: 

1. The parties executed all necessary 

component documents that make up the 

settlement agreement as required in 

section IV.L of the Agreement. 

2. As part of Public Law 108–447, 

Congress approved the Agreement and 

authorized all Federal expenditures 

required by the Agreement. 

3. Pursuant to Idaho House of 

Representatives Bills 152, 153, 154 and 

399, 2005 Idaho Session Laws chapters 

148–150 and 400, the State’s legislature 

enacted the required State legislation 

and approved the Agreement. 

4. By adoption of Resolution No. 05–

210, the Nez Perce Tribal Executive 

Committee approved the Agreement for 

the Tribe. 

5. On January 30, 2007, the SRBA 

Court issued a Consent Decree and Final 

Partial Decrees, including springs and 

fountains partial decrees, negotiated 

agreements regarding on-reservation 

claims, and in-stream flows to the Idaho 

Water Resources Board, and no further 

appeal may be taken. 

6. The National Marine Fisheries 

Service and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife 

Service have issued the biological 

opinions anticipated by the upper Snake 

component of the Agreement. 

As required by section 10(a)(5)(B) of 

the Settlement Act, I find on behalf of 

the Secretary as follows: 

a. The United States on behalf of the 

Tribe and the allottees has determined 

that all actions required in section IV.L 

of the Agreement have been completed 

consistent in all material aspects with 

the Agreement. 

b. The Governor of Idaho, by 

Proclamation signed pursuant to Idaho 

House of Representatives Bill 152, 

Section 4, in 2005 Idaho Session Laws, 

Chapter 148, has certified and 

determined that all actions required in 

section IV.L of the Agreement have been 

completed consistent in all material 

aspects with the Agreement. 

c. The Chairman and Secretary of the 

Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee, 

pursuant to the Nez Perce Tribal 

Executive Committee Resolution No. 

05–210, has provided written 

certification to the Nez Perce Tribal 

Executive Committee and has 

determined that all actions required in 

section IV.L of the Agreement have been 

completed consistent in all material 

aspects with the Agreement. 

Dated: April 29, 2007. 

Carl J. Artman, 

Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge 

Complex, Malta, MT 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a 

comprehensive conservation plan and 

environmental assessment; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service, we) intend to 

gather information necessary to prepare 

a comprehensive conservation plan 

(CCP) and associated environmental 

documents for Bowdoin National 

Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Complex 

(Complex) in Malta, Montana. This 

Complex includes the Bowdoin, Black 

Coulee, Creedman Coulee, Hewitt Lake, 


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