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program. To help guide the recovery 

effort, we are preparing recovery plans 

for most listed species. Recovery plans 

describe actions considered necessary 

for conservation of the species; establish 

criteria for downlisting or delisting, and 

estimate time and cost for implementing 

recovery measures. 

The Act requires the development of 

recovery plans for listed species unless 

such a plan would not promote the 

conservation of a particular species. 

Section 4(f) of the Act requires us to 

provide a public notice and an 

opportunity for public review and 

comment be provided during recovery 

plan development. We will consider all 

information presented during a public 

comment period prior to approval of 

each new or revised recovery plan. We 

and other Federal agencies will take 

these comments into account in the 

course of implementing approved 

recovery plans. 

The objective of this technical agency 

draft plan is to provide a framework for 

the recovery of this species so that 

protection under the Act is no longer 

necessary. Spring Creek bladderpod will 

be considered for reclassification to 

threatened status when there are 15 

occurrences: Five occurrences located 

within the floodplain of each of the 

three creeks (Spring Creek, Bartons 

Creek, and Cedar Creek). These 

occurrences either located on public or 

private land must be protected by a 

permanent conservation easement with 

a management agreement. Each 

occurrence must consist of an average of 

500 plants over a five-year period with 

no less than 100 plants in any given 

year. 

Spring Creek bladderpod will be 

considered for delisting when there are 

25 occurrences, with at minimum five 

occurrences located within the 

floodplain of each of the three creeks 

(Spring Creek, Bartons Creek, and Cedar 

Creek). Each occurrence either located 

on public or private land must be 

protected by a permanent conservation 

easement with a management 

agreement. Each occurrence must 

consist of an average of 500 plants over 

a ten-year period with no less than 100 

plants in any given year. As 

reclassification and recovery criteria are 

met, the status of the species will be 

reviewed and it will be considered for 

reclassification or removal from the 

Federal List of Endangered and 

Threatened Wildlife and Plants. 

Public Comments Solicited 

We solicit written comments on the 

recovery plan described. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

date specified above prior to final 

approval of the draft recovery plan. 

Please submit electronic comments as 

an ASCII file format and avoid the use 

of special characters and encryption. 

Please also include your name and 

return address in your e-mail message. 

If you do not receive a confirmation 

from the system that we have received 

your e-mail message, contact us directly 

by calling our Tennessee Field Office 

(see ADDRESSES section). 

Our practice is to make all comments, 

including names and home addresses of 

respondents, available for public review 

during regular business hours. 

Individual respondents may request that 

we withhold their home address from 

the record, which we will honor to the 

extent allowable by law. In some 

circumstances, we would withhold also 

from the record a respondent’s identity, 

as allowable by law. If you wish for us 

to withhold your name and/or address, 

you must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your comments. However, 

we will not consider anonymous 

comments. We will make all 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

Authority 

The authority for this action is section 

4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 

U.S.C. 1533(f). 

Dated: August 17, 2005. 

Cynthia K. Dohner, 

Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region. 

[FR Doc. 05–17977 Filed 9–9–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection: Indian Reservation Roads 

Program; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed renewal of 

information collection. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs 

(BIA) is seeking comments on 

information collected for the Indian 

Reservation Roads (IRR) Program 

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. When the rule was 

approved and published 3 years ago, the 

information collection was also 

approved for 3 years. We now must 

renew that approval so that we can 

continue to operate the IRR Program. 

This renewal is necessary for tribal 

participation in the IRR Program and for 

the allocation of funding for the IRR 

Program to federally-recognized tribal 

governments for transportation 

assistance. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before November 14, 

2005. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to 

LeRoy Gishi, Chief, Division of 

Transportation, 1951 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Mail Stop Room 20–SIB, 

Washington, DC 20240; or faxed to (202) 

208–4696. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may request further information or 

obtain copies of the proposed 

information collection request from 

LeRoy Gishi, (202) 513–7711. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection is necessary to 

allow federally-recognized tribal 

governments to participate in the Indian 

Reservation Roads (IRR) Program as 

defined in 23 U.S.C. 204(a)(1). Some of 

the information collected determines 

the allocation of IRR program funds to 

Indian tribes as described in 23 U.S.C. 

202(d)(2)(A). 

Request for Comments 

The Bureau of Indian Affairs 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, such as 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that an agency may not 

sponsor or request, and an individual 

need not respond to, a collection of 

information unless it has 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, 

room 20–SIB, during the hours of 8 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m., e.s.t., Monday through 

Friday, except for legal holidays. If you 

wish to have your name and/or address 

withheld, you must state this 

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prominently at the beginning of your 

comments. We will honor your request 

according to the requirements of the 

law. All comments from organizations 

or representatives will be available for 

review. We may withhold comments 

from review for other reasons. 

Information Collection Abstract 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0161. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Title: 25 CFR 170, Indian Reservation 

Roads. 

Brief Description of Collection: Some 

of the information such as the 

application of Indian Reservation Roads 

High Priority Projects (IRRHPP) (25 CFR 

170.210), the road inventory updates (25 

CFR 170.443), the development of a 

long-range transportation plan (25 CFR 

170.411 and 170.412), the development 

of a tribal transportation improvement 

program and priority list (25 CFR 

170.420 and 170.421) are mandatory for 

consideration of projects and for 

program funding from the formula. 

Some of the information such as public 

hearing requirements is necessary for 

public notification and involvement (25 

CFR 170.437 and 170.439). While others 

such as data appeals (25 CFR 170.231) 

and requests for design exceptions (25 

CFR 170.456) are voluntary information. 

Respondents: Respondents include 

federally-recognized Indian tribal 

governments who have transportation 

needs associated with the IRR Program 

as described in 25 CFR 170. 

Number of Respondents: 562. 

Number of Responses: Varies from 10 

to 562. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

reports require from 30 minutes to 40 

hours to complete. An average would be 

16 hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annually or 

on an as needed basis. 

Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 

18,828 hours. 

Total Annual Cost to Respondents: 

$188,280. 

Dated: September 1, 2005. 

Michael D. Olsen, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 05–17969 Filed 9–9–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–LY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Notice of Intent To Establish and Call 

for Nominations for the North Slope 

Science Initiative Science Technical 

Group 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM), Interior. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

establishment of the North Slope 

Science Initiative Science Technical 

Group by the Secretary of the Interior 

(Secretary) and calls for nominations to 

serve on the Science Technical Group in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) of 1972, 5 U.S.C. Appendix. A 

copy of the Science Technical Group 

charter will be filed with the 

appropriate committees of Congress and 

the Library of Congress in accordance 

with Section 9(c) of FACA. 

DATES: Submit a completed nomination 

form and nomination letters to the 

address listed below no later than 

October 27, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 

Taylor, Executive Director, North Slope 

Science Initiative (910), Bureau of Land 

Management, 222 W. Seventh Avenue, 

#13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513, 

telephone (907) 271–3131. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the Science Technical Group 

is to assist in identifying and 

prioritizing inventory, monitoring and 

research needs, and providing other 

scientific advice as requested by the 

Oversight Group of the North Slope 

Science Initiative. The Oversight Group 

consists of the Alaska Regional Directors 

of the Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Minerals Management Service, National 

Park Service, Geological Survey, 

National Marine Fisheries Service, State 

Director of the Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska Commissioners of 

the Department of Natural Resources 

and the Department of Fish and Game, 

the Mayor of the North Slope Borough, 

and the President of the Arctic Slope 

Regional Corporation. 

The duties of the Science Group are 

solely advisory to the Oversight Group. 

Duties will include the following: 

a. Advise the Oversight Group on 

science planning and relevant research 

and monitoring projects; 

b. Advise the Oversight Group on 

scientific information relevant to the 

Oversight Group’s mission: 

c. Review selected reports to advise 

the Oversight Group on their content 

and relevance; 

d. Review ongoing scientific programs 

of North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI)- 

member organizations on the North 

Slope at the request of the member 

organizations to promote compatibility 

in methodologies and compilation of 

data; 

e. Advise the Oversight Group on how 

to ensure that scientific products 

generated through NSSI activities are of 

the highest technical quality; 

f. Periodically review the North Slope 

Science Plan and provide 

recommendations for changes to the 

Oversight Group; 

g. Provide recommendations for 

proposed NSSI funded inventory, 

monitoring and research activities to the 

Oversight Group; 

h. Provide other scientific advice as 

requested by the Oversight Group; and 

i. Coordinate with groups and 

subgroups appointed or requested by 

the Oversight Group to provide science 

advice, as needed. 

The Science Technical Group will 

consist of up to 15 members. The 

Executive Director for the North Slope 

Science Initiative shall serve as the 

Designated Federal Officer for the 

Science Technical Group. Specifically, 

the membership will consist of 

professionals typically with advanced 

degrees and a minimum of 5 years of 

work experience in their field in Alaska, 

preferably in the North Slope region. 

Professionals will be selected from 

among but not limited to the following 

disciplines: expertise in North Slope 

traditional and local knowledge, 

landscape ecology, petroleum 

engineering, civil engineering, 

petroleum geology, botany, hydrology, 

limnology, habitat biology, wildlife 

biology, marine ecology, biometrics, 

sociology, cultural anthropology, 

economics, ornithology, oceanography, 

civil engineering, fisheries biology, and 

climatology. Any individual or 

organization may nominate one or more 

persons to serve on the Science 

Technical Group. Members will be 

appointed for 3-year terms, on a 

staggered term basis, with one-third of 

the Science Group members subject to 

appointment, or reappointment, each 

year. In order to establish these 

staggered terms all appointments begin 

on the effective date of this charter then 

one-third of the members’ terms will 

terminate in 1-year and one-third of the 

members’ terms will terminate in 2 

years. The terms of the remaining onethird of the membership will terminate 

in 3 years. Members will be appointed, 

or reappointed, each year thereafter for 

3-year terms. 

Individuals may nominate themselves 

to the Science Technical Group. You 

may obtain nomination forms from the 

Executive Director, North Slope Science 

Initiative (see address above). To make 

a nomination, you must submit a 

completed nomination form with a 

letter of reference which speaks to the 

nominee’s qualifications to serve on the 

Science Technical Group. The 

professional discipline the nominee 

would like to represent should be 

identified in the letter of nomination