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We are seeking public input on the 

NEPA analysis in the Draft SEIS, 

including the associated impacts of the 

alternatives, as well as comments on the 

draft revised HCP submitted with the 

ITP application. We will respond to all 

substantive comments received during 

the comment period in the Final 

Supplemental EIS. No sooner than 30 

days after the Final SEIS publication, 

we will issue a NEPA Record of 

Decision (ROD). 

Public Availability of Comments 

You may submit your comments and 

materials by one of the methods listed 

in ADDRESSES. Before including your 

address, phone number, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—might 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. All submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public disclosure in 

their entirety. 

Comments and materials we receive, 

as well as supporting documentation we 

use in preparing the DEIS, will be 

available for public inspection online in 

Docket No. FWS–R6–ES–2014–0048, at 

https://www.regulations.gov/.) 

Next Steps and Decision To Be Made 

We will make a permit decision based 

on the statutory and regulatory criteria 

of the ESA. This decision will also be 

informed by the data, analyses, and 

findings in the EIS and public 

comments received on the Draft SEIS 

and HCP. We will document our 

determinations in an ESA section 10 

findings document, ESA section 7 

biological opinion, and NEPA ROD 

developed at the conclusion of the ESA 

and NEPA compliance processes. If we 

find that all requirements for issuance of 

the ITP are met, we will issue the 

requested permit, subject to terms and 

conditions deemed necessary or 

appropriate to carry out the purposes of 

ESA Section 10. 

Authority 

We provide this notice under section 

10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

and its implementing regulations (50 

CFR 17.22 and 17.32) and NEPA (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its 

implementing regulations (40 CFR 

1506.6 and 43 CFR 46.305). 

Marjorie Nelson, 

Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological 

Services, Mountain-Prairie Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[245A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A51010.999900] 

Notice of Deadline for Submitting 

Completed Applications To Begin 

Participation in the Tribal SelfGovernance Program in Fiscal Year 

2025 or Calendar Year 2025 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of application deadline. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of 

Self-Governance (OSG) establishes a 

deadline for Indian tribes/consortia to 

submit completed applications to begin 

participation in the tribal selfgovernance program in fiscal year 2025 

or calendar year 2025. 

DATES: Completed application packages 

must be received by the Director, Office 

of Self-Governance, by March 1, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Application packages for 

inclusion in the applicant pool should 

be sent to Sharee M. Freeman, Director, 

Office of Self-Governance, Department 

of the Interior, Mail Stop 3624–MIB, 

1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 

20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vickie Hanvey, Office of Self 

Governance, Vickie.Hanvey@bia.gov; 

Telephone (918) 931–0745. 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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 

(Public Law 103–413), as amended by 

the Practical Reforms and Other Goals to 

Reinforce the Effectiveness of SelfGovernance and Self-Determination Act 

of 2019–2020 and section 402(b)(1)(A) 

of the Practical Reforms and Other Goals 

To Reinforce the Effectiveness of SelfGovernance and Self-Determination 

(PROGRESS Act), the Secretary, acting 

through the Director of the Office of 

Self-Governance, may select not more 

than 50 new Indian Tribes per year from 

those eligible tribes. The application 

deadline listed in the DATES section is 

predicated upon providing the parties 

enough time to complete funding 

agreement negotiations in advance of 

the FY or CY start date of the 2025 

funding agreement. The Act mandates 

that copies of the funding agreements be 

sent at least 90 days before the proposed 

effective date to each Tribe that is 

served by the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ 

agency that is serving the Tribe that is 

a party to the funding agreement. Initial 

negotiations with a Tribe/consortium 

located in a region and/or agency which 

has not previously been involved with 

self-governance negotiations will take 

approximately 2 months from start to 

finish. Agreements for an October 1 to 

September 30 funding year need to be 

signed and submitted by July 1. 

Agreements for a January 1 to December 

31 need to be signed and submitted by 

October 1. 

Purpose of Notice 

The regulations at 25 CFR 1000.10 

through 1000.31 have been modified by 

section 201 of the newly enacted 

PROGRESS Act as follows: 

Section 201. Definitions; reporting 

and audit requirements; application of 

programs. 

To be eligible to participate in selfgovernance, an Indian Tribe shall: 

(1) successfully complete the 

planning phase described in subsection 

(d); 

(2) request participation in selfgovernance by resolution or other 

official 

action by the Tribal governing body; 

and 

(3) demonstrate for the 3 fiscal years 

preceding the date on which the Tribe 

requests participation, fiscal stability 

and financial management capability as 

evidenced by the Indian Tribe having no 

uncorrected significant and internal 

audit exceptions in the required annual 

audit of its self-determination or selfgovernance agreements with any 

Federal agency. 

An Indian Tribe seeking to begin 

participation in self-governance shall 

complete the planning phase. The 

planning phase shall: 

(A) be conducted to the satisfaction of 

the Indian Tribe; and 

(B) include: 

(i) legal and budgetary research; and 

(ii) internal Tribal governing 

planning, training, and organizational 

preparation. 

Applicants should be guided by the 

referenced requirements in preparing 

their applications to begin participation 

in the tribal self-governance program in 

fiscal year 2025 and calendar year 2025. 

Copies of these requirements may be 

obtained from the information contact 

person identified in this notice. 


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Tribes/consortia wishing to be 

considered for participation in the tribal 

self-governance program in fiscal year 

2025 or calendar year 2025 must 

respond to this notice, except for those 

tribes/consortia which are one of the 

142 tribal entities with signed selfgovernance agreements. 

Information Collection 

This information collection is 

authorized by OMB Control Number 

1076–0143, Tribal Self-Governance 

Program, which expires February 28, 

2026. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02639 Filed 2–8–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500160505] 

Notice of Realty Action: Application by 

Randall L. Christian and Lynn L. 

Christian for Conveyance of Federally 

Owned Mineral Interests in Lake 

County, OR 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is processing an 

application for the conveyance of 

federally owned mineral interests in a 

640-acre parcel of land located in Lake 

County, Oregon, to the surface owners, 

Randall L. Christian and Lynn L. 

Christian. 

DATES: Interested persons may submit 

written comments to the BLM on or 

before March 25, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

to the BLM Lakeview Field Office, 1301 

S. G Street, Lakeview, OR 97630. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jami 

Ludwig, Field Manager, BLM Lakeview, 

at the address listed earlier, by 

telephone at (541) 947–6102, or email at 

jludwig@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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM 

is processing an application under 

section 209 of the Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act (FLPMA) to 

convey federally owned mineral 

interests that total 640 acres situated in 

Lake County, Oregon. The location of 

the federally owned mineral interests 

proposed for conveyance is identical in 

location to the privately owned surface 

interest of the applicant, and is 

described as follows: 

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

T. 25 S., R. 14 E., sec. 25. 

The area described contains 640 acres, 

according to the official plat of the survey of 

the said land, on file with the BLM. 

Under certain conditions, section 209(b) of 

FLPMA authorizes the conveyance of the 

federally owned mineral interests in land 

when the surface estate is not federally 

owned. The objective is to allow 

consolidation of the surface and mineral 

interests when either one of the following 

conditions exist: (1) There are no known 

mineral values in the land; or (2) The 

reservation of the mineral rights in the 

United States is interfering with or 

precluding appropriate nonmineral 

development of the land and such 

development is a more beneficial use of the 

land than mineral development. 

The applicant has deposited a sufficient 

sum of funding to cover the administrative 

costs of processing the application, 

including, but not limited to, the cost of the 

mineral potential report. 

Subject to valid existing rights, on 

February 9, 2024 the federally owned mineral 

interests in the land described above is 

hereby segregated from all forms of 

appropriation under the public land laws, 

including the mining laws. The segregative 

effect will terminate upon: (1) Issuance of a 

patent or other document of conveyance of 

the mineral interests; (2) Final rejection of 

the application; or (3) February 9, 2026, 

whichever occurs first. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your comment, 

you should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While you can 

ask us in your comment to withhold your 

personal identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 

able to do so. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2720.1–1(b)) 

James Forbes, 

Lakeview District Manager. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_CO_FRN_MO4500177759] 

Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, 

Colorado 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of official filing. 

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the 

following described lands are scheduled 

to be officially filed in the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM), Colorado 

State Office, Lakewood, Colorado, 30 

calendar days from the date of this 

publication. The surveys, which were 

executed at the request of the U.S. 

Forest Service and the National Park 

Service, are necessary for the 

management of these lands. 

DATES: Unless there are protests of this 

action, the plats described in this notice 

will be filed on March 11, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

protests to the BLM Colorado State 

Office, Cadastral Survey, P.O. Box 

151029, Lakewood, CO 80215. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David W. Ginther, Chief Cadastral 

Surveyor for Colorado, telephone: (970) 

826–5064; email: dginther@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. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The plat, 

in two sheets, incorporating the field 

notes of the dependent resurvey in 

Township 6 North, Range 75 West, 

Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, was 

accepted on November 27, 2023. 

The plat and field notes of the 

dependent resurvey and survey in 

partially surveyed Township 5 North, 

Range 73 West, Sixth Principal 

Meridian, Colorado, were accepted on 

December 27, 2023. 

The plat, in two sheets, incorporating 

the field notes of the dependent 

resurvey in Township 11 North, Range 

85 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, 

Colorado, was accepted on January 11, 

2024. 

The plat incorporating the field notes 

of the dependent resurvey in Township 

2 North, Range 84 West, Sixth Principal 

Meridian, Colorado, was accepted on 

January 19, 2024. 

A person or party who wishes to 

protest any of the above surveys must 

file a written notice of protest within 30 

calendar days from the date of this 

publication at the address listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. A 

statement of reasons for the protest may 

be filed with the notice of protest and 

must be filed within 30 calendar days 

after the protest is filed. If a protest 

against the survey is received prior to 

the date of official filing, the filing will 

be stayed pending consideration of the 

protest. A plat will not be officially filed 

until the day after all protests have 


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