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analysis; or cooperative marine resource 

plans. 

• Category 5. Travel. Provide travel 

support for tribal representatives to 

attend organizational meetings, working 

sessions, or official meetings in support 

of collaborative planning efforts, 

including meetings of Regional Planning 

Bodies (RPBs). 

The application packets mailed to 

tribal leaders will provide additional 

information, including tips on preparing 

a proposal, and information on BIA’s 

review and ranking of proposals. 

Dated: February 23, 2015. 

Kevin K. Washburn, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–04306 Filed 3–2–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[DR5B211IA000715] 

Notice of Deadline for Submitting 

Completed Applications To Begin 

Participation in the Tribal SelfGovernance Program in Fiscal Year 

2016 or Calendar Year 2016 

AGENCY: Office of Self-Governance, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of application deadline. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of 

Self-Governance (OSG) establishes a 

March 20, 2015, deadline for Indian 

tribes/consortia to submit completed 

applications to begin participation in 

the tribal self-governance program in 

Fiscal Year 2016 or Calendar Year 2016. 

DATES: Completed application packages 

must be received by the Director, Office 

of Self-Governance, by March 20, 2015. 

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 355–G–SIB, 

1951 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Kenneth D. Reinfeld, Office of SelfGovernance, telephone (703) 390–6551. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 

(Pub. L. 103–413) (Act), as amended by 

the Fiscal Year 1997 Omnibus 

Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 104–208) 

and section 1000.15(a) of Title 25 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations, the 

Director, Office of Self-Governance may 

select up to 50 additional participating 

tribes/consortia per year for the tribal 

self-governance program and negotiate 

and enter into a written funding 

agreement with each participating tribe. 

The Act mandates that the Secretary of 

the Interior submit copies of the funding 

agreements at least 90 days before the 

proposed effective date to the 

appropriate committees of the Congress 

and 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 selfgovernance 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 funding year need to be signed and 

submitted by October 1. 

Purpose of Notice 

The regulations at 25 CFR 1000.10 to 

1000.31 will be used to govern the 

application and selection process for 

tribes/consortia to begin their 

participation in the tribal selfgovernance program in Fiscal Year 2016 

and Calendar Year 2016. Applicants 

should be guided by the requirements in 

these subparts in preparing their 

applications. Copies of these subparts 

may be obtained from the information 

contact person identified in this notice. 

Tribes/consortia wishing to be 

considered for participation in the tribal 

self-governance program in fiscal year 

2016 or calendar year 2016 must 

respond to this notice, except for those 

tribes/consortia which are: (1) Currently 

involved in negotiations with the 

Department of the Interior (Interior); or 

(2) one of the 114 tribal entities with 

signed agreements. 

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995 (PRA), as implemented by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) in 5 CFR 1320, a person is not 

required to respond to a collection of 

information by a Federal agency unless 

the collection displays a valid OMB 

control number. The application and 

reporting requirements related to this 

program are considered to be a 

collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the PRA. These 

submissions are required to obtain and/ 

or retain a benefit. OMB has approved 

the information collections related to 

this program and has assigned control 

number 1076–0143, Tribal SelfGovernance Program, which expires 

January 31, 2016. We estimate the 

annual burden associated with this 

collection to average 55 hours per 

respondent. This includes the time for 

reviewing instructions, gathering, and 

submitting the information to the 

Department. Comments regarding the 

burden or other aspects of this 

information collection may be directed 

to: Information Collection Officer, Office 

of Regulatory Affairs & Collaborative 

Action—Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 

NW., MS–3642–MIB, Washington, DC 

20240. 

Dated: February 20, 2015. 

Kevin K. Washburn, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–04308 Filed 3–2–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Indian Gaming Commission 

2015 Preliminary Fee Rate and 

Fingerprint Fees 

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming 

Commission, Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to 25 CFR 514.2, that the 

National Indian Gaming Commission 

has adopted its 2015 preliminary annual 

fee rates of 0.00% for tier 1 and 0.065% 

(.00065) for tier 2. These rates shall 

apply to all assessable gross revenues 

from each gaming operation under the 

jurisdiction of the Commission. If a tribe 

has a certificate of self-regulation under 

25 CFR part 518, the 2015 preliminary 

fee rate on Class II revenues shall be 

0.0325% (.000325) which is one-half of 

the annual fee rate. The preliminary fee 

rates being adopted here are effective 

March 1, 2015 and will remain in effect 

until new rates are adopted. 

Pursuant to 25 CFR 514.16, the 

National Indian Gaming Commission 

has also adopted its fingerprint 

processing fees of $21 per card effective 

March 1, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Yvonne Lee, National Indian Gaming 

Commission, C/O Department of the 

Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 

#1621, Washington, DC 20240; 

telephone (202) 632–7003; fax (202) 

632–7066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) 

established the National Indian Gaming 

Commission, which is charged with 

regulating gaming on Indian lands. 

Commission regulations (25 CFR 514) 

provide for a system of fee assessment 

and payment that is self-administered 

by gaming operations. Pursuant to those 

regulations, the Commission is required 

to adopt and communicate assessment 

rates and the gaming operations are 

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