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Status of the proposed information

collection: Not applicable.

Estimate of public burden: The

additional reporting burden is

considered minimal, as the data

collected will be electronically reported

and consists primarily on information

Title I lenders currently collect during

the loan origination process. In

aggregate the reporting burden is

estimated a 1,211 hours annually.

Authority

Section 236 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: October 15, 1997.

Nicolas P. Retsinas,

Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal

Housing Commissioner.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

List of Programs Eligible for Inclusion

in Fiscal Year 1999 Annual Funding

Agreements To Be Negotiated With

Self-Governance Tribes by Interior

Bureaus Other Than the Bureau of

Indian Affairs

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice lists programs or

portions of programs that are eligible for

inclusion in Fiscal Year 1999 annual

funding agreements with selfgovernance tribes and lists

programmatic targets for each of the

non-BIA bureaus, pursuant to section

405(c)(4) of the Tribal Self-Governance

Act.

DATES: This notice expires on

September 30, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries or comments

regarding this notice may be directed to

the Office of Self-Governance, 1849 C

Street NW, 2548 MIB, Washington, DC

20240. Telephone (202) 219–0240 or to

the bureau points of contact listed

below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Title II of the Indian SelfDetermination and Education

Assistance Act Amendments of 1994

(P.L. 103–413, the ‘‘Self-Governance

Act’’ or the ‘‘Act’’) instituted a

permanent tribal self-governance

program at the Department of the

Interior (DOI). Under the selfgovernance program certain programs,

functions, services, and activities or

portions thereof in Interior bureaus

other than BIA are eligible to be

planned, conducted, consolidated, and

administered by a self-governance tribal

government.

Under section 405(c) of the SelfGovernance Act, the Secretary of the

Interior is required to publish annually:

(1) A list of non-BIA programs, services,

activities, and functions or portions

thereof, that are eligible for inclusion in

agreements negotiated under the selfgovernance program; and (2)

programmatic targets for these bureaus.

Under the Self-Governance Act, two

categories of non-BIA programs are

eligible for self-governance funding

agreements.

Under section 403(b)(2) of the Act,

any non-BIA program, service, function

or activity that is administered by

Interior that is ‘‘otherwise available to

Indian tribes or Indians,’’ can be

administered by a tribal government

through a self-governance agreement.

The Department interprets this

provision to require only the inclusion

of programs eligible for selfdetermination contracting under Title I

of the Indian Self-Determination and

Education Assistance Act (P.L. 93–638).

Under section 403(c) of the Act, the

Secretary may include other programs,

services, functions, and activities, or

portions thereof, that are of ‘‘special

geographic, historical, or cultural

significance’’ to a self-governance tribe.

Under section 403(k) of the SelfGovernance Act, annual agreements

cannot include programs, services,

functions, or activities that are

inherently Federal or where the statute

establishing the existing program does

not authorize the type of participation

sought by the tribe. However, a tribe (or

tribes) need not be identified in the

authorizing statutes in order for a

program or element to be included in a

self-governance agreement. While

general legal and policy guidance

regarding what constitutes an inherently

Federal function exists, we will

determine whether a specific function is

inherently Federal on a case-by-case

basis considering the totality of

circumstances.

II. Annual Funding Agreements

Between Self-Governance Tribes and

Non-BIA Bureaus of the Department of

the Interior

During Fiscal Year 1996, one annual

funding agreement was negotiated by

the Bureau of Reclamation and the Gila

River Indian Community for work

related to a portion of the Central

Arizona Project. This successor annual

funding agreement to continue

development of an irrigation system on

their reservation as authorized by

section 301(a) of the Colorado River

Basin Project Act was begun in Fiscal

Year 1997. Another successor agreement

is continuing in Fiscal Year 1998.

In Fiscal Year 1997, two agreements

were negotiated by the National Park

Service. The annual funding agreement

with Kawerak, Inc., supported by funds

from the shared Beringian heritage

program, builds on the previous

agreement and covers work to be

completed in Fiscal Year 1998. This

work will result in a more complete

record of the Bering Strait Region’s

Inupiat, St. Lawrence Island Yupik and

Southern Norton Sound Yupik culture,

history, knowledge and traditions. The

self governance cooperative agreement

with Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe

enables the Elwha to carry out selected

National Park Service functions,

services and activities under the NPS

Elwha River Restoration Program.

III. Eligible Programs of the Department

of the Interior non-BIA Bureaus

Following this paragraph is a listing

by bureau of the types of non-BIA

programs, or portions thereof, that may

be eligible for self-governance annual

funding agreements because they are

either ‘‘otherwise available to Indians’’

and not precluded by any other law, or

may have ‘‘special geographic,

historical, or cultural significance’’ to a

participating tribe. This summary is a

general listing that represents the

bureaus’ best estimates of activities that

may be available for negotiation at the

request of the self-governance tribe.

Since 1996, the Bureau of Mines no

longer exists and, therefore, is not on

this list.

The Department will also consider for

inclusion in annual funding agreements

other programs or activities not

included in this listing, but which, upon

request of a self-governance tribe, the

Department determines to be eligible

under either sections 403(b)(3) or 403(c)

of the Act. If you have any questions

about these programs or other programs

that you may be interested in, please

contact the appropriate bureau

representative.

A. Eligible Programs of the Bureau of

Land Management (BLM)

BLM management responsibilities

cover a wide range of areas such as

recreational activities, timber, range and

minerals management, wildlife habitat

management and watershed restoration.

In addition, BLM is responsible for the

survey of certain Federal and tribal

lands. Two programs also provide tribal

services: (1) Tribal and allottee minerals
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management; and (2) Survey of tribal

and allottee lands. BLM contracts out

some of its activities in the management

of public lands. These and other

activities, dependent upon the

availability of funds, the need for

specific services, or the self-governance

tribe demonstrating a special

geographic, cultural, or historical

connection, may be available for

inclusion in agreements. Once a tribe

has made initial contact with BLM,

more specific information will be

provided by the respective BLM State

office.

Programs Otherwise Available

1. Cadastral Survey. Tribal and

allottee cadastral survey services are

already available for contracts under

Title I of the Act and may be available

for inclusion in an annual funding

agreement.

2. Minerals Management. Inspection

and enforcement of Indian oil and gas

operations, inspection, enforcement and

production verification of Indian sand

and gravel operations: These activities,

already available for contracts under

Title I of the Act, may be available for

inclusion in an annual funding

agreement.

Potential tribal connection

1. Cultural Heritage. Cultural heritage

activities, such as research and

inventory, may be available in specific

States.

2. Forestry Management. Activities,

such as environmental studies, tree

planting, thinning and similar work may

be available in specific States.

3. Range Management. Activities such

as re-vegetation, noxious weed control,

fencing, and similar activities may be

available in specific States.

4. Riparian Management. Activities

such as facilities construction, erosion

control, rehabilitation, and similar

activities may be available in specific

States.

5. Recreation Management. Activities

such as facilities construction and

maintenance, interpretive design and

construction, and similar activities may

be available in specific States.

6. Wildlife and Fisheries Habitat

Management. Activities such as

construction and maintenance,

interpretive design and construction,

and similar activities may be available

in specific States.

For questions regarding Indian selfgovernance contact the BLM SelfGovernance Coordinator, Dr. Marilyn

Nickels, Washington Office, 1849 C

Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20240,

(202) 452–0330, fax: (202) 452–7701.

General information on all contracts

available in a given year through the

BLM can be obtained from the BLM

National Business Center, PO Box

25047, Bldg 50 Denver Federal Center,

Denver, CO 80225–0047.

B. Eligible Programs of the Bureau of

Reclamation

Reclamation operates a wide range of

water resource management projects for

hydroelectric power generation,

municipal and industrial water

supplies, flood control, outdoor

recreation, enhancement of fish and

wildlife habitats, and research. Most of

Reclamation’s activities involve

construction, operation and

maintenance, and management of water

resources projects and associated

facilities. Components of the following

Fiscal Year 1999 water resource

management and construction projects

may be eligible for self-governance

annual funding agreements.

1. Wetlands Enhancement Project (Sac

and Fox Nation of Oklahoma)—OK

2. Klamath Project—CA, OR

3. Newlands Project—NV, CA

4. Trinity River Restoration Program—

CA

5. Central Valley Project (Trinity

Division)—CA

6. Central Arizona Project—AZ, CA,

NM, UT

7. Colorado River Front Work/Levee

System—AZ, CA, NV

8. Lower Colorado Indian Water

Management Study—AZ, CA, NV

9. Washoe Project—NV, CA

10. Yuma Area Projects—AZ, CA, NV

11. Wild Horse Dam and Reservoir—NV

12. Indian Water Rights Settlement

Projects—as Congressionally

authorized.

For questions regarding selfgovernance contact Dr. Barbara

McDowell, Native American Affairs

Office, Bureau of Reclamation (W–

6100), 1849 C Street NW., Washington,

DC 20240–0001, (202) 208–4733, fax:

(202) 208–6688.

C. Eligible Programs of the Fish and

Wildlife Service (FWS)

The mission of FWS is to conserve,

protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, and

their habitats for the continuing benefit

of the American people. Primary

responsibilities are for migratory birds,

endangered species, freshwater and

anadromous fisheries, and certain

marine mammals. FWS has a continuing

cooperative relationship with a number

of Indian tribes through the National

Wildlife Refuge System and the

National Fish Hatcheries program. FWS

will discuss participation in any

program with any Indian tribe, selfgovernance or non-self-governance. Any

tribe may contact a wildlife refuge or

fish hatchery about direct contracting or

entering into cooperative agreements.

Some elements of the following

programs may be eligible for contracting

under a self-governance annual funding

agreement:

1. Fish & Wildlife Technical

Assistance, Restoration & Conservation

a. Fish & wildlife population surveys

b. Habitat surveys

c. Sport fish restoration

d. Feeding depredating migratory birds

e. Fish & wildlife program planning

f. Habitat restoration activities

2. Endangered Species Program

a. Cooperative management of

conservation programs

b. Development of recovery plans

c. Conducting status surveys for high

priority candidate species

d. Recovery plan implementation

3. Education Programs

a. Interpretation

b. Outdoor classrooms

c. Visitor center operations

d. Volunteer coordination efforts on &

off-refuge

4. Environmental Contaminants

Program

a. Analytical devices

b. Removal of underground storage

tanks

c. Specific cleanup activities

d. Natural resource economic analysis

e. Specific field data gathering efforts

5. Hatchery Operations

a. Egg taking

b. Rearing/feeding

c. Disease treatment

d. Tagging

e. Clerical/facility maintenance

6. Wetland & Habitat Conservation

and Restoration

a. Construction

b. Planning activities

c. Habitat monitoring and management

7. Conservation Law Enforcement

a. All law enforcement efforts under

cross-deputization

8. National Wildlife Refuge

Operations & Maintenance

a. Construction

b. Farming

c. Concessions

d. Maintenance

e. Comprehensive management

planning

f. Biological program efforts

g. Habitat management

Locations of National Wildlife Refuges

in Close Proximity to Self-Governance

Tribes

1. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife

Refuge—CA
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2. Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge—

ID

3. Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge—

MN

4. Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge—

MN

5. Mille Lacs National Wildlife Refuge—

MN

6. Pablo National Wildlife Refuge—MT

7. Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge—

MT

8. National Bison Range—MT

9. Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge—

OK

10. Tishomingo National Wildlife

Refuge—OK

11. Bandon Marsh National Wildlife

Refuge—OR

12. San Juan Islands National Wildlife

Refuge—WA

13. Dungeness National Wildlife

Refuge—WA

14. Nisqually National Wildlife

Refuge—WA

15. Alaska National Wildlife Refuges

Statewide—AK

16. Mescalero National Fish Hatchery—

NM

17. Alchesay National Fish Hatchery—

AZ

18. Quinault National Fish Hatchery—

WA

19. Makah National Fish Hatchery—WA

For questions regarding selfgovernance contact Duncan Brown,

Native American Liaison, Fish and

Wildlife Service (MS3012), 1849 C

Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20240–

0001, (202) 208–4133, fax: (202) 208–

7407.

D. Eligible Programs of the Minerals

Management Service (MMS)

MMS provides responsible

stewardship of America’s offshore

resources and collects revenues

generated from mineral leases on

Federal and Indian lands. MMS is

responsible for the management of the

Federal Outer Continental Shelf, which

are submerged lands off the coasts that

have significant energy and mineral

resources. MMS also offers mineralowning tribes other opportunities to

become involved in MMS’s Royalty

Management Program functions.

Within the Offshore Minerals

Management program, environmental

impact assessments and statements, and

environmental studies, may be available

if a self-governance tribe demonstrates a

special geographic, cultural, or

historical connection.

Generally, royalty management

programs are available to tribes because

of their status as Indians. Royalty

management programs that may be

available to self-governance tribes are as

follows.

1. Audit of Tribal Royalty Payments.

Audit activities for tribal leases

including issuing demands, subpoenas

and orders to perform restructured

accounting. Excepted activities are the

issuance of final valuation decisions,

and other enforcement activities. (For

tribes already participating in MMS

delegated audits, this program is offered

as an optional alternative.)

2. Verification of Tribal Royalty

Payments. Financial compliance

verification and monitoring activities,

production verification, and appeals

research and analysis.

3. Tribal Royalty Reporting,

Accounting and Data Management.

Establishment and management of

royalty reporting and accounting

systems including document processing,

production reporting, reference data

(lease, payor, agreement) management,

correction of erroneous report data,

billing and general ledger.

4. Tribal Royalty Valuation.

Preliminary analysis and

recommendations for valuation and

allowance determinations and

approvals.

5. Royalty Management of Allottee

Leases. Royalty management of allottee

leases including the same activities

listed for tribal leases.

6. Online Monitoring of Royalties and

Accounts. Online computer access to

reports, payments, and royalty

information contained in MMS

accounts. MMS will install equipment

at tribal locations, train tribal staff, and

assist tribe in researching and

monitoring all payments, reports,

accounts, and historical information

regarding their leases.

7. Royalty Internship Program. This is

a flexible orientation or training

program for auditors and accountants

from mineral producing tribes. The

program is customized for each tribe’s

needs to acquaint tribal staff with

royalty laws, procedures, and

techniques or to prepare them to assume

royalty management functions. This

program is recommended for tribes that

are considering a self-governance

agreement but have not yet acquired

mineral revenue expertise via a

FOGRMA section 202 contract.

For questions regarding selfgovernance contact Joan Killgore,

Royalty Liaison Office, Minerals

Management Service, 1849 C Street NW,

Room 4241, Washington, D.C. 20240–

0001, (202) 208–3512, fax (202) 208–

3982.

E. Eligible Programs of the National

Park Service (NPS)

The National Park Service administers

the National Park System made up of

national parks, monuments, historic

sites, battlefields, seashores, lake shores

and recreation areas. NPS maintains the

park units, protects the natural and

cultural resources, and conducts a range

of visitor services such as law

enforcement, interpretation of geology,

history, and natural and cultural

resources. Some elements of these

programs may be eligible for contracting

under a self-governance annual funding

agreement. The list below was

developed considering the geographic

proximity to, and/or traditional

association of a self-governance tribe

with, units of the National Park system,

and the types of programs that have

components that may be suitable for

contracting through a self-governance

annual funding agreement.

Otherwise Available On-Going Programs

and Activities

Archeological surveys

Comprehensive management planning

Cultural resource management projects

ethnographic studies

Erosion control

Fire protection

Hazardous fuel reduction

Housing construction and rehabilitation

gathering baseline

Subsistence data—AK janitorial services

Maintenance

Natural resource management projects

range assesssment—AK

Reindeer grazing—AK

Road repair

Solid waste collection and disposal

Trail rehabilitation

Components of these programs are

potentially eligible for inclusion in a

Self-Governance annual funding

agreement. Programs may be available

within units of the National Park

System.

Potential Tribal Connection

Special Programs

Beringia Research

Elwha River Restoration

Aspects of these programs may be

available if a self-governance tribe

demonstrates a geographical, cultural, or

historical connection.

Lake Clark National Park and Preserve—

AK

Katmai National Park and Preserve—AK

Glacier BAy National Park and

Preserve—AK

Sitka National Historical Park—AK

Kenai Fjords National Park—AK

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park &

Preserve—AK

Bering Land Bridge National Park—AK

Northwest Alaska Areas—AK

Gates of the Arctic National Park &

Preserve—AK
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Yukon Charlie Rivers National

Preserve—AK

Casa Grande Ruins National

Monument—AZ

Josha Tree National Park—CA

Lassen Volcanic National Park—CA

Redwoods National Park—CA

Whiskeytown National Recreation

Area—CA

Hagerman Fossil Beds National

Monument—ID

Sleeping Bear Dunes National

Lakeshore—MI

Voyageurs National Park—MI

Grand Portage National Monument—

MN

Bear Paw Battlefield, Nez Perce National

Historical Park—MT

Glacier National Park—MT

Great Basin National Park—NV

Bandelier National Monument—NM

Hopewell Culture National Historical

Park—OK

Chickasaw National Recreation Area—

OK

Effigy Mounds National Monument—IA

Olympic National Park—WA

San Juan Islands National Historic

Park—WA

Mt. Rainier National Park—WA

Ebey’s Landing National Historical

Reserve—WA

Aspects of the ongoing programs and

activities may be available at these park

units with known geographic, cultural,

or historical connections with a selfgovernance tribe.

While NPS has tried to indicate the

types of programs that may be available,

this is not intended to be an allinclusive listing. NPS will also discuss

participation in any program with any

Indian tribe, self-governance or non-selfgovernance.

For questions regarding selfgovernance contact Dr. Patricia Parker,

American Indian Liaison Office,

National Park Service (2205), 1849 C

Street NW, Room 3410, Washington,

D.C. 20240; telephone (202) 208–5475,

fax (202) 273–0870.

F. Eligible Programs of the Office of

Surface Mining (OSM)

OSM regulates surface coal mining

and reclamation operations, and

reclaims abandoned coal mines, in

cooperation with States and Indian

tribes.

1. Abandoned Mine Land

Reclamation Program. This program to

restore eligible lands mined and

abandoned or left inadequately restored

is available to Indian tribes.

2. Control of the Environmental

Impacts of Surface Coal Mining. This

program includes analyses, NEPA

documentation, technical reviews, and

studies. Where surface coal mining

exists on Indian land, certain regulatory

activities that are not inherently

Federal, including, for example,

designation of areas unsuitable for

mining, are available to Indian tribes.

For questions regarding selfgovernance contact Maria Mitchell,

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution

Ave. NW, (MS–210–SIB), Washington,

D.C. 20240, telephone (202) 208–2847,

fax (202) 208–3111.

G. Eligible Programs of the U.S.

Geological Survey (USGS)

The mission of the U.S. Geological

Survey is to provide information on

biology, geology, hydrology, and

cartography that contributes to the wise

management of the nation’s natural

resources and to the health, safety, and

well-being of the American people.

Information includes maps, data bases,

and descriptions and analyses of the

water, plants, animals, energy, and

mineral resources, land surface,

underlying geologic structure and

dynamic processes of the earth.

Information on these scientific issues is

developed through extensive research,

field studies, and comprehensive data

collection to: Evaluate natural hazards

such as earthquakes, volcanoes,

landslides, floods, droughts, subsidence

and other ground failures; assess energy,

mineral, and water resources in terms of

their quality, quantity, and availability;

evaluate the habitats of animals and

plants; and produce geographic,

cartographic, and remotely-sensed

information in digital and non-digital

formats. No USGS programs are

specifically available to American

Indians or Alaska Natives. Components

of programs may have a special

geographic, cultural, or historical

connection with a tribe.

1. Mineral, Environmental, and

Energy Assessments. Components of

this program that involve geologic

research, data acquisition, and

predictive modeling may be available

for inclusion in an annual funding

agreement.

2. USGS Earthquake Hazards

Reduction Program. Components of this

program involves research, data

acquisition, and modeling related to

earthquakes and seismically active areas

may be available for inclusion in an

annual funding agreement.

3. Water Resources Data Collection

and Investigations. Components of this

program may be available for inclusion

in an annual funding agreement if a selfgoverance tribe demonstrates a special

geographic, cultural, or historical

connection.

4. Biological Resources Inventory,

Monitoring, Research and Information

Transfer Activities. Components of this

program may be available for inclusion

in an annual funding agreement if a selfgoverance tribe demonstrates a special

geographic, cultural or historical

connection.

For questions regarding self-goverance

contact Sue Marcus, American Indian/

Alaska Native Liaison, U.S. Geological

Survey, 105 National Center, Reston, VA

20192, telephone (703) 648–4437, fax

(703) 648–5068.

IV. Programmatic Targets

Each of the non-BIA bureaus will

attempt to successfully negotiate at least

one annual funding agreement with a

self-goverance tribe for implementation

in Fiscal Year 1998.

Dated: October 15, 1997.

Juliette Falkner,

Special Assistant to the Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Applications for

Permit

The following applicants have

applied for a permit to conduct certain

activities with endangered species. This

notice is provided pursuant to Section

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et

seq.)

Applicant: Rod Brandenburg,

Longmont, CO, PRT–834807.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

Applicant: Julian B. Smith, Jr., Metter,

GA, PRT–835364.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

Applicant: Michael Seaman/Yale

University, New Haven, CT, PRT–

835315.

The applicant requests a permit to

import hair samples from gorillas

(Gorilla gorilla) collected in the wild in