16416 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 68 / Friday, April 10, 2009 / Notices 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

DOI is below parity with the Relevant 

Civilian Labor Force representation for 

many mission critical occupations. The 

Department’s Strategic Human Capital 

management Plan identifies the job 

skills that will be needed in its current 

and future workforce. The job skills it 

will need are dispersed throughout its 

eight bureaus and include, among 

others, making visitors welcome to 

various facilities, such as parks and 

refuges, processing permits for a wide 

variety of uses of the public lands, 

collecting royalties for minerals 

extracted from the public lands, 

rounding-up and adopting-out wild 

horses and burros found in the west, 

protecting archeological and cultural 

resources of the public lands, and 

enforcing criminal laws of the United 

States. As a result of this broad 

spectrum of duties and services, the 

Department touches the lives of most 

Americans. 

The people who deal with the 

Department bring with them a wide 

variety of backgrounds, cultures, and 

experiences. A diverse workforce 

enables the Department to provide a 

measure of understanding to its 

customers by relating to the diverse 

background of those customers. By 

including employees of all backgrounds, 

all DOI employees gain a measure of 

knowledge, background, experience, 

and comfort in serving all of the 

Department’s customers. 

In order to determine if there are 

barriers in our recruitment and selection 

processes, DOI must track the 

demographic groups that apply for its 

jobs. There is no other statistically valid 

method to make these determinations, 

and no source of this information other 

than directly from applicants. The data 

collected is not provided to selecting 

officials and plays no part in the merit 

staffing or the selection processes. The 

data collected will be used in summary 

form to determine trends covering the 

demographic make-up of applicant 

pools and job selections within a given 

occupation or organizational group. The 

records of those applicants not selected 

are destroyed in accordance with DOI’s 

records management procedures. 

II. Data 

(1) Title: Applicant Background 

Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 1091–0001. 

Current Expiration Date: April 30, 

2009. 

Type of Review: Information 

Collection Renewal. 

Affected Entities: Applicants for DOI 

jobs. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 335,820 

Frequency of Response: Once per job 

application. 

(2) Annual reporting and record 

keeping burden: 

Average reporting burden per 

application: 2 minutes. 

Total annual reporting: 11,194. 

(3) Description of the need and use of 

the information: This information is 

required to obtain the source of 

recruitment, ethnicity, race, and 

disability data on job applicants to 

determine if the recruitment is 

effectively reaching all aspects of 

relevant labor pools and to determine if 

there are proportionate acceptance rates 

at various stages of the recruitment 

process. Response is optional. The 

information is used for evaluating 

recruitment only, and plays no part in 

the selection of who is hired. 

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a 

Federal Register notice soliciting 

comments on the collection of 

information was published on 

November 28, 2008 (73 FR 72518). No 

comments were received. This notice 

provides the public with an additional 

30 days in which to comment on this 

information collection activity. 

III. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed 

information collection; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

information collection on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Burden means the total time, effort, or 

financial resources expended by persons 

to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or 

provide information to or for a federal 

agency. This includes the time needed 

to review instructions; to develop, 

acquire, install and utilize technology 

and systems for the purpose of 

collecting, validating and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; to train 

personnel and to be able to respond to 

a collection of information, to search 

data sources, to complete and review 

the collection of information, and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

All written comments will be 

available for public inspection in the 

Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street, 

NW., Washington, DC during normal 

business hours, excluding legal 

holidays. For an appointment to inspect 

comments, please contact Ophelia 

Anderson by telephone on (202) 219– 

0805, or by e-mail at 

Ophelia_Anderson@ios.doi.gov. A valid 

picture identification is required for 

entry into the Department of the 

interior. 

Dated: April 6, 2009. 

Sharon Eller, 

Director, Office of Civil Rights, Office of the 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–8179 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–RE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Proposed Renewal of Information 

Collection: OMB Control Number 

1094–0001, Alternatives Process in 

Hydropower Licensing 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of 

Environmental Policy and Compliance, 

Office of the Secretary, Department of 

the Interior announces the proposed 

extension of a public information 

collection and seeks public comments 

on the provisions thereof. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by June 9, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send your written 

comments to the Linda S. Thomas, U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Office of the 

Secretary, 1951 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., MS 115 SIB, Washington, DC 

20240, phone 202–208–7294, fax 202– 

219–2374, or by electronic mail to 

Linda_thomas@nbc.gov. Please mention 

that your comments concern the 

Alternatives Process in Hydropower 

Licensing, OMB Control 1094–0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request a copy of the information 

collection request, any explanatory 

information and related forms, contact 

Linda S. Thomas, U.S. Department of 

the Interior, Office of the Secretary, 

1951 Constitution Avenue, NW., MS 

115 SIB, Washington, DC 20240, phone 

202–208–7294, fax 202–219–2374, or by 

electronic mail to 

Linda_thomas@nbc.gov. 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, 

which implement the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq., require that interested members 

of the public and affected agencies have 

an opportunity to comment on 

information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8 (d)). 

On November 14, 2005, the 

Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, 

and Commerce published regulations at 

7 CFR part 1, 43 CFR part 45, and 50 

CFR part 221, to implement section 241 

of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

(EPAct), Public Law 109–58, which the 

President signed into law on August 8, 

2005. Section 241 of the EPAct adds a 

new section 33 to the Federal Power Act 

(FPA), 16 U.S.C. 823d, that allows the 

license applicant or any other party to 

the license proceeding to propose an 

alternative to a condition or prescription 

that one or more of the Departments 

develop for inclusion in a hydropower 

license issued by the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC) under 

the FPA. This provision requires that 

the Departments of Agriculture, the 

Interior and Commerce collect the 

information covered by 1094–0001. 

Under FPA section 33, the Secretary 

of the Department involved must accept 

the proposed alternative if the Secretary 

determines, based on substantial 

evidence provided by a party to the 

license proceeding or otherwise 

available to the Secretary, (a) that the 

alternative condition provides for the 

adequate protection and utilization of 

the reservation, or that the alternative 

prescription will be no less protective 

than the fishway initially proposed by 

the Secretary, and (b) that the 

alternative will either cost significantly 

less to implement or result in improved 

operation of the project works for 

electricity production. 

In order to make this determination, 

the regulations require that all of the 

following information be collected: (1) 

A description of the alternative, in an 

equivalent level of detail to the 

Department’s preliminary condition or 

prescription; (2) an explanation of how 

the alternative: (i) If a condition, will 

provide for the adequate protection and 

utilization of the reservation; or (ii) if a 

prescription, will be no less protective 

than the fishway prescribed by the 

bureau; (3) an explanation of how the 

alternative, as compared to the 

preliminary condition or prescription, 

will: (i) cost significantly less to 

implement; or (ii) result in improved 

operation of the project works for 

electricity production; (4) an 

explanation of how the alternative or 

revised alternative will affect: (i) energy 

supply, distribution, cost, and use; (ii) 

flood control; (iii) navigation; (iv) water 

supply; (v) air quality; and (vi) other 

aspects of environmental quality; and 

(5) specific citations to any scientific 

studies, literature, and other 

documented information relied on to 

support the proposal. 

This notice of proposed renewal of an 

existing information collection is being 

published by the Office of 

Environmental Policy and Compliance, 

Department of the Interior, on behalf of 

all three Departments, and the data 

provided below covers anticipated 

responses (alternative conditions/ 

prescriptions and associated 

information) for all three Departments. 

II. Data 

(1) Title: 7 CFR Part 1; 43 CFR Part 45; 

50 CFR Part 221; the Alternatives 

Process in Hydropower Licensing. 

OMB Control Number: 1094–0001. 

Current Expiration Date: May 31, 

2009. 

Type of Review: Information 

Collection Renewal. 

Affected Entities: Business or forprofit entities. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 5. 

Frequency of Responses: Once per 

alternative proposed. 

(2) Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Burden: 

Total Annual Reporting per Response: 

200 hours. 

Total Number of Estimated 

Responses: 5. 

Total Annual Reporting: 1,000 hours. 

(3) Description of the Need and Use 

of the Information: The purpose of this 

information collection is to provide an 

opportunity for license parties to 

propose an alternative condition or 

prescription to that imposed by the 

Federal Government in the hydropower 

licensing process. 

III. Request for Comments 

The Departments invite comments on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agencies, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the agencies’ 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

and the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information techniques. 

‘‘Burden’’ means the total time, effort, 

and financial resources expended by 

persons to generate, maintain, retain, 

disclose, or provide information to or 

for a Federal agency. This includes the 

time needed to review instructions; to 

develop, acquire, install, and utilize 

technology and systems for the purpose 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; to train 

personnel and to be able to respond to 

a collection of information, to search 

data sources, to complete and review 

the collection of information; and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

All written comments, with names 

and addresses, will be available for 

public inspection. If you wish us to 

withhold your personal information, 

you must prominently state at the 

beginning of your comment what 

personal information you want us to 

withhold. We will honor your request to 

the extent allowable by law. If you wish 

to view any comments received, you 

may do so by scheduling an 

appointment with the Office of 

Environmental Policy and Compliance 

by calling (202) 208–3891. A valid 

picture identification is required for 

entry into the Department of the 

Interior. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

control number. 

Dated: April 6, 2009. 

Mary Josie Blanchard, 

Deputy Director, Office of Environmental 

Policy and Compliance. 

[FR Doc. E9–8178 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–79–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Invasive Species Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings of the 

Invasive Species Advisory Committee. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

notice is hereby given of meetings of the 

Invasive Species Advisory Committee. 

The purpose of the Advisory Committee