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comment addressing the following 

issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to 

the proper functions of the USGS; (2) 

will this information be processed and 

used in a timely manner; (3) is the 

estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 

might the USGS enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (5) how might the 

USGS minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personally 

identifiable information (PII) in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

PII—may be made publicly available at 

any time. While you may ask us in your 

comment to withhold your PII from 

public review, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. 

Abstract: The Doug D. Nebert 

National Spatial Data Infrastructure 

(NSDI) Champion of the Year Award 

honors a respected colleague, technical 

visionary, and recognized national 

leader in the establishment of spatial 

data infrastructures that significantly 

enhance the understanding of our 

physical and cultural world. The award 

is sponsored by the FGDC and its 

purpose is to recognize an individual or 

a team representing Federal, State, 

Tribal, regional, and (or) local 

government, academia, or non-profit or 

professional organization that has 

developed an outstanding, innovative, 

and operational tool, application, or 

service capability used by multiple 

organizations that furthers the vision of 

the NSDI. National nominations are 

accepted from public- and private-sector 

individuals, teams, organizations, and 

professional societies. Nomination 

packages comprise three sections: (A) 

Cover Sheet, (B) Summary Statement, 

and (C) Supplemental Materials. The 

cover sheet includes professional 

contact information. The Summary 

Statement is limited to two pages and 

describes the nominee’s achievements 

in the development of an outstanding, 

innovative, and operational tool, 

application, or service capability that 

directly supports the spatial data 

infrastructures. Nominations may 

include up to 10 pages of supplemental 

information such as resume, 

publications list, and/or letters of 

endorsement. The award consists of a 

citation and plaque, which are 

presented to the recipient at an 

appropriate public forum by the FGDC 

Chair. The name of the recipient is also 

inscribed on a permanent plaque, which 

is displayed by the FGDC. 

Title of Collection: Doug D. Nebert 

NSDI Champion of the Year Award. 

OMB Control Number: 1028–0115. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Renewal of a 

previously approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Personnel from Federal, State, Local, 

and Tribal governments; Private Sector; 

Academia; and Non-profit 

organizations. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 10. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 10. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 10 Hours. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 100 Hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: Annual. 

Total Estimated Annual Non-hour 

Burden Cost: None. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, nor is a person required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authorities for this action are the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501, et seq.). 

Kenneth Shaffer, 

Deputy Executive Director, Federal 

Geographic Data Committee, Core Science 

Systems Mission Area, U.S. Geological 

Survey. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06136 Filed 3–22–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4338–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[223A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.

999900] 

Receipt of Documented Petition for 

Federal Acknowledgment as an 

American Indian Tribe 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Interior (Department) gives notice that 

the group known as the Schaghticoke 

Indian Tribe has filed a documented 

petition for Federal acknowledgment as 

an American Indian Tribe with the 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. The 

Department seeks comment and 

evidence from the public on the 

petition. 

DATES: Comments and evidence must be 

postmarked by July 5, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the narrative 

portion of the documented petition, as 

submitted by the petitioner (with any 

redactions appropriate under 25 CFR 

83.21(b)), and other information are 

available at the Office of Federal 

Acknowledgment’s (OFA) website: 

www.bia.gov/AS-IA/OFA. Submit any 

comments or evidence to: Mr. R. Lee 

Fleming, Director, Office of Federal 

Acknowledgment, U.S. Department of 

the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20240, or by email to: 

lee.fleming@bia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

R. Lee Fleming, OFA Director, Office of 

the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, 

by phone: (202) 513–7650; or by email: 

lee.fleming@bia.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 25 

CFR part 83, the Department gives 

notice that the group known as the 

Schaghticoke Indian Tribe has filed a 

documented petition for Federal 

acknowledgment as an American Indian 

Tribe with the Assistant Secretary— 

Indian Affairs. The Department’s 

revisions to 25 CFR part 83 became final 

and effective on July 31, 2015 (80 FR 

37861). Improving transparency through 

increased notice of petitions and 

providing improved public access to 

petitions were keys goal of the 2015 

revisions. Today the Department 

informs the public that a complete 

documented petition has been 

submitted under the current regulations, 

that portions of that petition are 

publicly available on the website 

identified above for easy access, and 

that we are seeking public comment 

early in the process on this petition. 

Under 25 CFR 83.22(b)(1), OFA 

publishes notice that the following 

group has filed a documented petition 

for Federal acknowledgment as an 

American Indian Tribe to the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs: Schaghticoke 

Indian Tribe c/o Mr. Alan Russell, P.O. 

Box 111, Kent, Connecticut, 06757. 

Also under 25 CFR 83.22(b)(1), OFA 

publishes on its website the following: 

i. The narrative portion of the 

documented petition, as submitted by 

the petitioner (with any redactions 

appropriate under 25 CFR 83.21(b)); 

ii. The name, location, and mailing 

address of the petitioner and other 

information to identify the entity; 

iii. The date of receipt; 

iv. The opportunity for individuals 

and entities to submit comments and 

evidence supporting or opposing the 

petitioner’s request for acknowledgment 

within 120 days of the date of the 

website posting; and 


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v. The opportunity for individuals 

and entities to request to be kept 

informed of general actions regarding a 

specific petitioner. 

Authority: The Department publishes 

this notice and request for comment in 

the exercise of authority delegated by 

the Secretary of the Interior to the 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs by 

209 DM 8. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06069 Filed 3–18–22; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 4337–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[212A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900] 

Indian Business Incubators Program 

(IBIP) Grants Under the Native 

American Business Incubator Act of 

2020 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary, Indian Affairs, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for 

proposals. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior 

(Secretary), through the Office of Indian 

Economic Development (OIED), 

Division of Economic Development 

(DED), solicits proposals from eligible 

applicants (see Section IV. Eligibility for 

Funding, of this notice) to receive 

competitive grants to establish and 

operate business incubators that serve 

Tribal reservation communities. These 

grants will provide individually tailored 

business incubation and other business 

services to Native businesses and Native 

entrepreneurs to overcome the unique 

obstacles they confront and provide 

tools necessary to start and grow 

businesses that offer products and 

services to reservation communities. 

DATES: Grant application packages must 

be submitted to Grants.gov no later than 

5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on 

Monday May 23, 2022. OIED will not 

consider proposals received after this 

time and date. 

ADDRESSES: The required method of 

submitting proposals is through 

Grants.gov. For information on how to 

apply for grants in Grants.gov, see the 

instructions at https://www.grants.gov/ 

help/html/help/Applicants/ 

HowToApplyForGrants.htm. Proposals 

must be submitted to Grants.gov by the 

deadline established in the DATES

section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Dennis Wilson, Grant Management 

Specialist, OIED, telephone: (505) 917– 

3235; email: dennis.wilson@bia.gov. If 

you have questions regarding the 

application process, please contact Ms. 

Jo Ann Metcalfe, Grant Officer, 

telephone (703) 390–6410; email 

jo.metcalfe@bia.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. 

Additional Program information can be 

found at https://www.bia.gov/service/ 

grants/ibip. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

II. Number of Projects Funded 

III. Background 

IV. Eligibility for Funding 

V. Requirements for an IBIP Proposal 

VI. Required Non-Federal Contributions 

VII. Applicant Procurement Procedures 

VIII. Limitations 

IX. IBIP Application Guidance 

X. Mandatory Components 

XI. Incomplete Applications 

XII. Review and Selection Process 

XIII. Evaluation Criteria 

XIV. Transfer of Funds 

XV. Reporting Requirements for Award 

Recipients 

XVI. Conflicts of Interest 

XVII. Questions and Requests for OIED 

Assistance 

XVIII. Paperwork Reduction Act 

XVIII. Authority 

I. General Information 

Award Ceiling: $300,000 annually. 

Award Floor: $100,000 annually. 

CFDA Number: 15.032. 

Cost Sharing or Matching 

Requirement: Yes. 

Number of Awards: 10 to 15. 

Category: Business Incubator 

Services. 

Length of Project Periods: 

Length of Project Period: 36 month 

project period with three 12-month 

budget periods, with an option for an 

additional three 12-month budget 

periods. 

II. Number of Projects Funded 

OIED anticipates award of 

approximately 10 to 15 grants under this 

announcement ranging in value from 

approximately $100,000 annually to 

$300,000 annually. IBIP awards will be 

for a three-year period of performance. 

OIED will use a competitive evaluation 

process based on criteria described in 

the Review and Selection Process 

section (see Section XII. Review and 

Selection Process, of this notice). 

III. Background 

On October 20, 2020, Congress 

enacted the Native American Business 

Incubators Program Act, Public Law 

116–174, codified at 25 U.S.C. 5801 et 

seq. In the Act, Congress established the 

Native American Business Incubators 

Program and required the Secretary of 

the Interior to promulgate regulations to 

implement the program. See 25 U.S.C. 

5804. 

The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs, through 

OIED, is soliciting proposals from 

eligible entities (as outlined in section 

IV of this notice) for grant funding to 

establish Indian Business Incubators 

that serve entrepreneurs with start-up 

and early-stage businesses who will 

provide products or services to Tribal 

reservation communities. The Indian 

Business Incubator will deliver a range 

of business services such as: 

Mentorships, networking, technical 

assistance, and access to investors. 

Further, Indian Business Incubators will 

promote collaboration, address 

challenges, and provide individually 

tailored services to overcome the 

obstacles that are unique to each 

participating business. 

The OIED, previously referred to as 

the Office of Indian Energy and 

Economic Development (IEED), 

administers this grant program through 

the DED funded under a non-recurring 

appropriation budget. Congress 

appropriates funds on a year-to-year 

basis. Thus, while IBIP projects may 

extend over several years, funding for 

successive years beyond the original 

period of performance depends on each 

fiscal year’s appropriations. 

The projects awarded are expected to 

be for a project period of 36 months, 

with an option of an additional 36 

months. The initial grant award will be 

for a 12-month budget period. The 

award continuation beyond each 12- 

month budget period will be subject to 

the availability of funds, satisfactory 

progress on the part of each recipient, 

and a determination that continued 

funding would be in the best interest of 

the Federal government. Neither the 

Department of the Interior (DOI) nor 

Indian Affairs will be held responsible 

for proposal or application preparation 

costs. Publication of this solicitation 

does not obligate DOI or Indian Affairs 

to award any specific grant or to obligate 

all or any part of available funds. 

IV. Eligibility for Funding 

The Secretary, through the OIED, will 

solicit proposals for an IBIP grant from 

eligible entities that are able to provide 

the physical workspace, equipment, and 

connectivity necessary for Native 

businesses and Native entrepreneurs to 

collaborate and conduct business on a 


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