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architect of the Convention, an 

international treaty for the preservation 

of natural and cultural heritage sites of 

global significance proposed by 

President Richard M. Nixon in 1972, 

and the U.S. was the first nation to ratify 

it. The World Heritage Committee, 

composed of representatives of 21 

nations elected as the governing body of 

the World Heritage Convention, makes 

the final decisions on which 

nominations to accept for inclusion on 

the World Heritage List at its annual 

meeting each summer. The United 

States has served four terms on the 

World Heritage Committee, but is not 

currently a member. 

There are 1,007 World Heritage sites 

in 161 of the 191 signatory countries. 

The United States has 22 sites inscribed 

on the World Heritage List. 

U.S. participation and the role of the 

Department of the Interior are 

authorized by Section 401 of Title IV of 

the Historic Preservation Act 

Amendments of 1980, (now codified at 

54 U.S.C. 307101), and conducted by 

the Department through the National 

Park Service in accordance with the 

regulations at 36 CFR part 73 which 

implement the Convention pursuant to 

this law. The Department of the Interior 

has the lead role for the U.S. 

Government in the implementation of 

the Convention; the National Park 

Service serves as the principal technical 

agency within the Department for World 

Heritage matters and manages all or 

parts of 19 of the 22 U.S. World Heritage 

Sites. 

The World Heritage Committee’s 

Operational Guidelines require 

participating nations to provide 

tentative lists, which aid in evaluating 

properties for the World Heritage List on 

a comparative international basis and 

help the Committee to schedule its 

work. The current U.S. Tentative List 

was transmitted to the UNESCO World 

Heritage Centre on January 24, 2008. 

Neither inclusion in the Tentative List 

nor inscription as a World Heritage Site 

imposes legal restrictions on owners or 

neighbors of sites, nor does it give the 

United Nations any management 

authority or ownership rights in U.S. 

World Heritage Sites, which continue to 

be subject only to U.S. federal and local 

laws, as applicable. 

Dated: March 3, 2015. 

Michael J. Bean, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish 

and Wildlife and Parks. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–NERO–CHHO–17341; PPNCCHOHS0– 

PPMPSPD1Z.YM0000] 

Request for Nominations for the 

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National 

Historical Park Commission 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service, 

U.S. Department of the Interior, is 

seeking nominations for individuals to 

be considered for appointment to the 

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National 

Historical Park Commission. The 

Commission was established by section 

6 of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 

Development Act (16 U.S.C. 410y–4), 

and terminated January 8, 2011. The 

Commission has been extended by 

Public Law 113–178 and the new 

termination date is September 26, 2024. 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

received by May 8, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send nominations to: Kevin 

Brandt, Superintendent and Designated 

Federal Official, Chesapeake and Ohio 

Canal National Historical Park, 1850 

Dual Highway, Suite 100, Hagerstown, 

Maryland, 21740–6620, or by email 

kevin_brandt@nps.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin Brandt, Superintendent and 

Designated Federal Official, Chesapeake 

and Ohio Canal National Historical 

Park, 1850 Dual Highway, Suite 100, 

Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740–6620, or 

by email kevin_brandt@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the Commission is to meet 

and consult with the Secretary of the 

Interior, or the Secretary’s designee, on 

general policies and specific matters 

related to the administration and 

development of the Chesapeake and 

Ohio Canal National Historical Park. 

Nominations should describe and 

document the proposed member’s 

qualifications for membership to the 

Commission, and include a resume 

listing his or her full name, title, 

address, telephone, email, and fax 

number. 

The Commission shall be composed 

of 19 members appointed by the 

Secretary for 5-year terms as follows: (1) 

Eight members to be appointed from 

recommendations submitted by the 

boards of commissioners or the county 

councils, as the case may be, of 

Montgomery, Frederick, Washington, 

and Allegany Counties, Maryland, of 

which two members shall be appointed 

from recommendations submitted by 

each such board or council, as the case 

may be; (2) Eight members to be 

appointed from recommendations 

submitted by the Governor of the State 

of Maryland, the Governor of the State 

of West Virginia, the Governor of the 

Commonwealth of Virginia, and the 

Commissioner of the District of 

Columbia, of which two members shall 

be appointed from recommendations 

submitted by each such Governor or 

Commissioner, as the case may be; and 

(3) Three members to be appointed by 

the Secretary, one of whom shall be 

designated Chairman of the Commission 

and two of who shall be members of 

regularly constituted conservation 

organizations. 

Some Commissioners may serve as 

Special Governmental Employees, 

which may include the completion of an 

annual financial disclosure report and 

annual ethics training. 

Members of the Commission will 

receive no pay, allowances, or benefits 

by reason of their service on the 

Commission. However, while away from 

their homes or regular places of 

business in the performance of services 

for the Commission as approved by the 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 

members may be allowed travel 

expenses, including per diem in lieu of 

subsistence, in the same manner as 

persons employed intermittently in 

Government service are allowed such 

expenses under section 5703 of title 5 of 

the United State Code. 

Individuals who are Federally 

registered lobbyists are ineligible to 

serve on all FACA and non-FACA 

boards, committees, or councils in an 

individual capacity. The term 

‘‘individual capacity’’ refers to 

individuals who are appointed to 

exercise their own individual best 

judgment on behalf of the government, 

such as when they are designated 

Special Government Employees, rather 

than being appointed to represent a 

particular interest. 

Seeking Nominations for Membership 

We are seeking nominations for 

commission members in the following 

category: Three members to be 

appointed by the Secretary, one of 

whom shall be designated Chairman of 

the Commission and two of whom shall 

be members of regularly constituted 

conservation organizations. 

Nominations should include a resume 

providing an adequate description of the 

nominee’s qualifications, including 

information that would enable the 

Department of the Interior to make an 

informed decision regarding meeting the 

membership requirements of the 

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Commission, and to permit the 

Department to contact a potential 

member. 

Meetings may take place at such times 

as designated by the DFO. Members are 

expected to make every effort to attend 

all meetings. Members may not appoint 

deputies or alternates. 

Dated: February 20, 2015. 

Alma Ripps, 

Chief, Office of Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[DR.5B811.IA000913] 

Renewal of Agency Information 

Collection for Tribal Energy Resource 

Agreements 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs is 

submitting to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request for 

approval for the collection of 

information titled ‘‘25 CFR 224, Tribal 

Energy Resource Agreements’’ (TERAs) 

under the Office of Indian Energy and 

Economic Development Office (IEED). 

This information collection is currently 

authorized by OMB Control Number 

1076–0167, which expires March 31, 

2015. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 23, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the information collection to the 

Desk Officer for the Department of the 

Interior at the Office of Management and 

Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395–5806 

or you may send an email to: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Please 

send a copy of your comments to Mr. 

Stephen Manydeeds, Chief, Division of 

Energy and Mineral Development, 

13922 Denver West Parkway, Suite 200, 

Lakewood, CO 80401; facsimile: (303) 

969–5273; email: 

Stephen.Manydeeds@bia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Stephen Manydeeds, telephone: (720) 

407–0600. You may review the 

information collection request online at 

http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the 

instructions to review Department of the 

Interior collections under review by 

OMB. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Energy Policy Act of 2005, 25 

U.S.C. 3504 authorizes the Secretary of 

the Interior to approve individual Tribal 

Energy Resource Agreements (TERAs). 

The intent of these agreements is to 

promote tribal oversight and 

management of energy resource 

development on tribal lands and further 

the goal of Indian self-determination. A 

TERA offers a tribe an alternative for 

developing energy-related business 

agreements and awarding leases and 

granting rights-of-way for energy 

facilities without having to obtain 

further approval from the Secretary. 

This information collection 

conducted under TERA regulations at 

25 CFR 224 will allow IEED to 

determine the capacity of tribes to 

manage the development of energy 

resources on tribal lands. This 

information collection: 

• Enables IEED to engage in a 

consultation process with tribes that is 

designed to foster optimal pre-planning 

of development proposals and speed up 

the review and approval process for 

TERA agreements; 

• Provides wide public notice and 

opportunity for review of TERA 

agreements by the public, industry, and 

government agencies; 

• Ensures that the public has an 

avenue for review of the performance of 

tribes in implementing a TERA; 

• Creates a process for preventing 

damage to sensitive resources as well as 

ensuring that the public has fully 

communicated with the tribe in the 

petition process; 

• Ensures that a tribe is fully aware of 

any attempt by the Department of the 

Interior to resume management 

authority over energy resources on tribal 

lands; and 

• Ensures that the tribal government 

fully endorses any relinquishment of a 

TERA. 

II. Request for Comments 

On January 13, 2015, the BIA 

published a notice announcing the 

renewal of this information collection 

and provided a 60-day comment period 

in the Federal Register (80 FR 1662). 

There were no comments received in 

response to this notice. 

The BIA requests your comments on 

this collection concerning: (a) The 

necessity of this information collection 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden (hours 

and cost) of the collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) Ways we could enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Ways we could 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

the information on the respondents. 

Please note that an agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and an individual 

need not respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays a valid 

OMB Control Number. 

It is our policy to make all comments 

available to the public for review at the 

location listed in the ADDRESSES section. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address or other 

personally identifiable 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. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0167. 

Title: 25 CFR 224, Tribal Energy 

Resource Agreements. 

Brief Description of Collection: 

Submission of this information is 

required for Indian tribes to apply for, 

implement, reassume, or rescind a 

TERA that has been entered into in 

accordance with the Energy Policy Act 

of 2005 and 25 CFR 224. This collection 

also requires the tribe to notify the 

public of certain actions. A response is 

required to obtain a benefit. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Federally recognized 

Indian tribes. 

Number of Respondents: 14. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Time per Response: Ranges 

from 32 hours to 1,080 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

10,752 hours. 

Estimated Total Non-hour Cost 

Burden: $48,200. 

Dated: March 18, 2015. 

Elizabeth K. Appel, 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and 

Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs. 

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