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1Based on an average hourly cost of $17. 

2Submits 2 responses each year: once in Annual 

MTW Plan, once in Annual MTW Report. 

3Submits 1 response each year: once in Annual 

MTW Plan. 

4MTW Agencies do not have to submit HUD form 

50077, Plan certification, and elements of this form 

have been included in this collection process and 

the total number of burden hours has been adjusted 

accordingly. 

5Submits one response each year: in Annual 

MTW Report. 

and additional slots may be added 

through future appropriations acts. 

Eligible applicants interested in 

obtaining MTW designation are required 

to submit applications to HUD, as 

explained in the applicable HUD Notice. 

The information collection covers the 

information needed from applicants to 

determine which applicants should be 

selected. The information provided 

demonstrates the applicants’ plans to 

implement a local MTW program and 

includes related applicant history. The 

application includes such information 

as narrative exhibits, certifications, data 

forms, and supporting documentation. 

The information will be used by HUD 

staff to evaluate threshold requirements 

and review applications. 

Respondents (i.e. affected public): The 

respondents to this PRA are the 39 

Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) that 

had MTW designation as of December 

15, 2015 and potential applicants that 

may be submitting applications to 

participate in the program. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

The estimated number of respondents is 

39. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

There are 78 submissions per year, 

reflecting the 39 PHAs. Each submission 

is comprised of 7 sections each 

requiring a response. All 7 sections are 

completed with the first annual 

submission (Plan), and 5 of the 7 

sections are completed with the second 

annual submission (Report). This results 

in a total of 2 submissions per PHA, 

across all 39 affected PHAs or 78 total 

responses, that include 468 sections. 

Frequency of Response: MTW PHAs 

complete requirements associated with 

this Form twice per year (Plan and 

Report). In the Plan, the PHA completes 

each of the 7 sections of the Form. In the 

Report, the PHA completes only 5 of the 

7 sections of the Form. 

Average Hours per Response: The 

estimated average burden is 33 hours 

per response (or 66 total hours per year). 

Total Estimated Burdens: The total 

estimated burdens are 66, given each 

PHA completes the form twice per year 

(Plan and Report). 

Respondents 

Annual 

responses/ 

respondent 

Total 

responses 

per year 

Burden per 

year per 

respondent 

Total 

burden 

hours 

Cost 

burden 1

Program Information: 

Application ...................................................................... 0 0 0 0 0 $0 

50900 ‘‘Annual MTW Plan and Report Elements’’: 

Introduction ..................................................................... 39 2 2 78 3 234 3,978 

General Housing Authority Information .......................... 39 * 2 78 8 624 10,608 

Proposed MTW Activities ............................................... 39 3 1 39 25 975 16,575 

Ongoing MTW Activities ................................................. 39 * 2 78 10 780 13,260 

Sources and Uses of Funding ........................................ 39 * 2 78 8 624 10,608 

Administrative ................................................................. 39 * 2 78 4 7 546 9,282 

Certifications of Compliance ........................................... 39 5 1 39 5 195 3,315 

Total Burden ............................................................ 39 varies 468 66 3,978 67,626 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond; including annual 

reporting based on the activities 

performance as related to the MTW 

program statutory objectives and 

through the use of appropriate 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. HUD encourages interested 

parties to submit comment in response 

to these questions. 

C. Authority 

Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

Chapter 35. 

Nicholas J. Bilka, 

Chief, Office of Policy, Programs, and 

Legislative Initiatives. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27516 Filed 12–14–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[245A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900] 

Indian Gaming; Extension of TribalState Class III Gaming Compacts in 

California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

extension of the Class III gaming 

compacts between two Tribes in 

California and the State of California. 

DATES: The extension takes effect on 

December 15, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian 

Gaming, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs, Washington, 

DC 20240, IndianGaming@bia.gov; (202) 

219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An 

extension to an existing Tribal-State 

Class III gaming compact does not 

require approval by the Secretary if the 

extension does not modify any other 

terms of the compact. 25 CFR 293.5. The 


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following Tribes and the State of 

California have reached an agreement to 

extend the expiration date of their 

existing Tribal-State Class III gaming 

compacts to December 31, 2024: the 

Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay 

Indians, California; and the Picayune 

Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of 

California. This publication provides 

notice of the new expiration date of the 

compacts. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27539 Filed 12–14–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4337–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_AK_FRN_MO4500169067] 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

ANCSA 17(d)(1) Withdrawals 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

Alaska 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (NEPA), and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

announces the availability of the Draft 

ANCSA 17(d)(1) Withdrawals 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

DATES: To afford the BLM the 

opportunity to consider comments in 

the Final EIS, please ensure that the 

BLM receives your comments within 60 

days following the date the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

publishes its Notice of Availability 

(NOA) of the Draft EIS in the Federal 

Register. The EPA usually publishes its 

NOAs on Fridays. 

ADDRESSES: The Draft EIS is available 

for review on the BLM ePlanning project 

website at https://eplanning.blm.gov/ 

eplanning-ui/project/2018002/510. 

Written comments related to the Draft 

ANCSA 17(d)(1) Withdrawals EIS may 

be submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• ePlanning website: https://

eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ 

project/2018002/510. 

• Mail: ANCSA 17(d)(1) EIS, BLM 

Anchorage District Office, Attn: Racheal 

Jones, 4700 BLM Road. Anchorage, 

Alaska 99507. 

• Hand Deliver comments to: BLM 

Alaska State Office, BLM Alaska Public 

Information Center, 222 West 7th 

Avenue (First Floor), Anchorage, 

Alaska. 

Documents pertinent to this proposal 

may be examined online at https://

eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ 

project/2018002/510, at the Anchorage 

Field Office, and at the BLM Alaska 

State Office, BLM Alaska Public 

Information Center. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Racheal Jones, BLM Project Manager, 

telephone (907) 290–0307; address 

ANCSA 17(d)(1) EIS, BLM Anchorage 

District Office, Attn: Racheal Jones, 

4700 BLM Road. Anchorage, Alaska 

99507; email rajones@blm.gov. 

Individuals in the United States who are 

deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services for 

contacting Ms. Jones. Individuals 

outside the United States should use the 

relay services offered within their 

country to make international calls to 

the point-of-contact in the United 

States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction: The U.S. Department of 

the Interior (DOI), BLM Alaska State 

Office, prepared this EIS to evaluate the 

effects of any Secretarial decision to 

open lands subject to the Alaska Native 

Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Section 

17(d)(1) withdrawals within the lands 

described in Public Land Orders (PLOs) 

7899 through 7903. (The potential 

opening of the lands subject to these 

17(d)(1) withdrawals is hereafter 

referred to as the project). PLOs 7900, 

7901, 7902, and 7903, which would 

revoke withdrawals of lands in the Ring 

of Fire, Bay, Bering Sea-Western 

Interior, and East Alaska planning areas, 

respectively, were signed on January 15 

and 16, 2021; however, they were never 

published in the Federal Register. PLO 

7899, which would revoke withdrawals 

of lands in the Kobuk-Seward Peninsula 

planning area, was signed on January 

11, 2021, and published in the Federal 

Register on January 19, 2021 (86 FR 

5236). Subsequently, the DOI identified 

certain procedural and legal defects in 

the decision-making process for these 

PLOs, as described in the April 16, 

2021, Federal Register notice (86 FR 

20193), including an insufficient 

analysis under NEPA. The DOI 

extended the opening order for PLO 

7899 until August 31, 2024, to provide 

an opportunity to review the decisions 

and to ensure the orderly management 

of the public lands (88 FR 21207). The 

BLM is using this time to address 

identified deficiencies and update the 

NEPA analysis supporting the decisions 

regarding the PLOs now under review 

(the 2021 Action). 

Purpose and Need for Action: The 

2021 Action under review is revocation 

of the ANCSA 17(d)(1) withdrawals as 

described in PLOs 7899, 7900, 7901, 

7902, and 7903. This EIS evaluates the 

resource conditions on these lands and 

incorporates and describes additional 

coordination with other Federal 

agencies, State and local governments, 

federally recognized Tribes, Alaska 

Native Corporations, and stakeholders 

to ensure that the environmental 

analysis previously conducted will be 

updated and expanded upon as 

appropriate. This additional analysis is 

necessary to understand the impacts of 

revocation of the ANCSA 17(d)(1) 

withdrawals; to correct errors in the 

previous decision-making process 

regarding these withdrawals; and to 

ensure that opening these lands is 

consistent with the purposes of ANCSA 

17(d)(1), which requires that ‘‘the public 

interest in these lands is properly 

protected,’’ including factors such as 

subsistence hunting and fishing, habitat 

connectivity, protection of cultural 

resources, and protection of threatened 

and endangered species. This evaluation 

is needed to make an informed public 

interest determination to support 

revocation in full, revocation in part, or 

full retention of the ANCSA 17(d)(1) 

withdrawals. 

Alternatives: The BLM considered 

alternatives that would provide different 

configurations of 17(d)(1) withdrawals 

that would be retained or revoked in the 

five planning areas (Bay, Bering SeaWestern Interior, East Alaska, KobukSeward, and Ring of Fire). Each of the 

alternatives identifies 17(d)(1) 

withdrawals in the five planning areas 

as retained or revoked. The alternatives 

range from retaining the withdrawals on 

all lands (Alternative A) to revoking the 

withdrawals on all lands (Alternative 

D). Alternatives B and C include partial 

revocations of the withdrawals. 

Summary of Expected Impacts: The 

revocation of the withdrawal on lands 

subject to State top filings under the 

Statehood Act would result in the 

State’s selections becoming effective 

and a resulting loss of Federal 

subsistence priority applying to those 

lands. No development plans have been 

submitted, and no stipulations are 

attached to the lands that would prevent 

any specific development. Therefore, 

the EIS provides a Reasonably 

Foreseeable Development scenario that 

identifies and quantifies potential 

development activity in the decision 

area, including the extraction of 

leasable, locatable, and salable minerals, 

as well as the establishment of 


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