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purposes to develop and prioritize 

management goals and objectives within 

the National Wildlife Refuge System 

mission, and to guide which public uses 

will occur on these WMDs. The 

planning process is a way for the 

Service and the public to evaluate 

management goals and objectives for the 

best possible conservation efforts of this 

important wildlife habitat, while 

providing for wildlife-dependent 

recreation opportunities that are 

compatible with each WMD and the 

mission of the National Wildlife Refuge 

System. 

The Service will conduct a 

comprehensive conservation planning 

process that will provide opportunity 

for Tribal, State, and local governments; 

agencies; organizations; and the public 

to participate in issue scoping and 

public comment. We request input for 

issues, concerns, ideas, and suggestions 

for the future management of these 

WMDs in North Dakota. We invite 

anyone interested to respond to the 

following two questions. 

(1) What problems or issues do you 

want to see addressed in the CCP? 

(2) What improvements would you 

recommend for these nine (9) WMDs? 

We have provided the above 

questions for your optional use; you are 

not required to provide information to 

us. The planning team developed these 

questions to gather information about 

individual issues and ideas concerning 

these WMDs. Our planning team will 

use the comments it receives as part of 

the planning process; however, we will 

not reference individual comments in 

our reports or directly respond to them. 

We will also give the public an 

opportunity to provide input at an open 

house to scope issues and concerns. You 

can obtain the schedule from the 

Planning Team Leaders (see 

ADDRESSES). You may also submit 

comments anytime during the planning 

process by writing to the above 

addresses. All information provided 

voluntarily by mail, phone, or at public 

meetings becomes part of our official 

public record (i.e., names, addresses, 

letters of comment, input recorded 

during meetings). If a private citizen or 

organization requests this information 

under the Freedom of Information Act, 

we may provide informational copies. 

The Service will conduct the 

environmental review of this project in 

accordance with the requirements of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.); NEPA Regulations (40 CFR parts 

1500–1508); other appropriate Federal 

laws and regulations; and our policies 

and procedures for compliance with 

those regulations. All comments we 

receive from individuals on our 

environmental assessments and 

environmental impact statements 

become part of the official public 

record. We will handle requests for such 

comments in accordance with the 

Freedom of Information Act, NEPA (40 

CFR 1506.6(f)), and other Departmental 

and Service policies and procedures. 

When we receive a request, we generally 

will provide comment letters with the 

names and addresses of the individuals 

who wrote the comments. However, to 

the extent permissible by law, we will 

not provide the telephone number of the 

commenting individual in response to 

such requests. 

North Dakota WMDs 

These nine (9) WMDs were 

established for the protection of critical 

migratory waterfowl habitat within the 

State of North Dakota. Through these 

WMDs, the Service manages a complex 

of wetlands in 34 counties within North 

Dakota. The wetlands range from 

seasonal shallow basins to deeper, more 

permanent ponds that provide resting 

and feeding areas for millions of birds 

during Spring and Fall migration. 

Dated: January 30, 2007. 

James J. Slack, 

Deputy Regional Director, Region 6, Denver, 

Colorado. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Loan Guaranty, Insurance and Interest 

Subsidy Program 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Submission of 

Information Collection to the Office of 

Management and Budget. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is 

submitting the information collection, 

titled 25 CFR 103, Loan Guaranty, 

Insurance, and Interest Subsidy 

Program, OMB Control Number 1076–

0020 for renewal. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 30, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the information collection to the 

Desk Officer for Department of the 

Interior, by facsimile at (202) 395–6566 

or you may send an e-mail to: 

OIRA_DOCKET@ omb.eop.gov. 

Please send a copy of your comments 

to David Johnson, Acting Director, 

Division of Capital Investment, Office of 

Indian Energy and Economic 

Development, Department of the 

Interior, 1951 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Mail Stop 20–SIB, Washington, DC 

20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may request further information or 

obtain copies of the information 

collection request submission from 

Woodrow B. Sneed, Financial Analyst, 

Division of Capital Investment, 1951 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Mail Stop 

20–SIB, Washington, DC 20240 or by 

telefacsimile at (202) 208–6512. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the Loan Guaranty, 

Insurance, and Interest Subsidy 

Program, 25 U.S.C. 1481 et seq. and 25 

U.S.C. 1511 et seq., is to encourage 

private lending to individual Indians 

and organizations of Indians, by 

providing lenders with loan guaranties 

or loan insurance to reduce their 

potential risk. Lenders, borrowers, and 

the loan purpose all must qualify under 

Program terms. In addition, the 

Secretary of the Interior must be 

satisfied that there is a reasonable 

prospect that the loan will be repaid. 

BIA collects information under the 

regulations, 25 CFR 103, to assure 

compliance with Program requirements. 

BIA forms concerned with this 

regulation include: 5–4753 Loan 

Guaranty Agreement, 5–4754 Loan 

Insurance Agreement, 5–4754a Notice of 

Insured Loan, 5–4755 Request to BIA for 

Loan Guaranty, Loan Insurance, and/or 

Interest Subsidy, 5–4749 BIA Interest 

Subsidy Report, 5–4759 Assignment of 

Loan Documents and Related Rights, 5–

4760a Notice of Default, and 5–4760b 

Claim for Loss. A request for comments 

on this information collection request 

appeared in the Federal Register on 

November 24, 2006 (71 FR 67895). No 

comments were received. 

Request for Comments 

The Office of Indian Energy and 

Economic Development requests you to 

send your comments on this collection 

to the two locations listed in the 

ADDRESSES section. Your comments 

should address: (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 


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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 displays a valid 

OMB Control Number. 

Once this notice is published in the 

Federal Register, OMB has up to 60 

days to make a decision on approving 

this collection but may decide after 30 

days; therefore, your comments will 

receive maximum attention if sent 

within the 30 day period. 

OMB Approval Number: 1076–0020. 

Title: 25 CFR 103, Loan Guaranty, 

Insurance, and Interest Subsidy 

Program. 

Brief Description of Collection: The 

Loan Guaranty, Insurance, and Interest 

Subsidy Program (Program) was 

established by the Act of April 12, 1974, 

as amended, 88 Stat. 79, 25 U.S.C. 1481 

et seq. and 25 U.S.C. 1511 et seq. The 

Program has existed since 1974 and the 

regulations implementing it have 

existed since 1975, with significant 

revision in 2001. It is necessary to 

collect information from users of this 

program in order to determine eligibility 

and credit worthiness of Indian 

applicants for loans. Submission of this 

information is mandatory for 

respondent to receive or maintain a 

benefit. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Respondents: Commercial banks. 

Number of Respondents: 612. 

Number of Responses: 1,527. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: As needed. 

Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 

3,054. 

Dated: February 23, 2007. 

Debbie L. Clark, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs 

(Management). 

[FR Doc. 07–920 Filed 2–26–07; 12:05 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4310–XN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Submission of Information Collection 

to the Office of Management and 

Budget for Review Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs 

(BIA) is submitting to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) the 

information collection, titled Grazing 

Permits, 25 CFR 166, OMB Control 

Number 1076–0157, for renewal. The 

purpose of this data collection is to 

collect information for 25 CFR 166 

General Grazing Regulations as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 30, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the information collection to the 

Desk Officer for the Department of the 

Interior, by facsimile at (202) 395–6566 

or you may send an e-mail to: 

OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. 

Please send a copy of your comments 

to James R. Orwin, BIA, Office of Trust 

Services, Division of Natural Resources, 

Mail Stop 4655–MIB, 1849 C Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20240, or by Fax 

at (202) 219–0006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may request further information or 

obtain copies of the information 

collection request submission from 

James R. Orwin at (202) 208–6464 at the 

BIA Central Office in Washington, DC. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

collection of information is authorized 

under Public Law 103–177, the 

‘‘American Indian Agricultural Resource 

Management Act,’’ as amended. Tribes, 

tribal organizations, individual Indians, 

and those entering into permits with 

tribes or individual Indians submit 

information required by the regulation. 

The information is used by the Bureau 

of Indian Affairs to determine: 

(a) Whether or not a permit for grazing 

may be approved or granted; 

(b) The value of each permit; 

(c) The appropriate compensation to 

landowners; and 

(d) Provisions for violations of permit 

and trespass. 

A request for comments on this 

information collection request appeared 

in the Federal Register on October 30, 

2006 (71 FR 63346). No comments were 

received. An administrative fee of up to 

3 percent of the annual grazing rental is 

collected to reimburse the BIA for 

administration of the grazing permit 

program. In recent years, administrative 

fees have generated approximately 

$175,000 per year. 

Request for Comments 

The Bureau of Indian Affairs requests 

you to send your comments on this 

collection to the locations listed in the 

ADDRESSES section. Your comments 

should address: 

(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. 

OMB has up to 60 days to make a 

decision on the submission for renewal, 

but may make the decision after 30 

days. Therefore, to receive the best 

consideration of your comments, you 

should submit them closer to 30 days 

than 60 days. 

Information Collection Abstract 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0157. 

Type of review: Renewal. 

Title: Grazing Permits, 25 CFR 166. 

Brief Description of Collection: 

Information is collected through a 

grazing permit application. Respondent 

supplies all information needed to 

prepare a grazing permit, including: 

name, address, range unit requested, 

number of livestock, season of use, 

livestock owner’s brand, kind of 

livestock, mortgage holder information, 

ownership of livestock, and requested 

term of permit. Response is mandatory 

for respondents to supply the above 

information in order to obtain a grazing 

permit. 

Respondents: Possible respondents 

include: individual tribal members, 

individual non-Indians, and tribal 

governments. Response is mandatory for 

respondents who wish to obtain a 

grazing permit. 

Number of Respondents: 1,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 20 

minutes (1⁄3 hour). 

Frequency of Response: Annually and 

as needed. 

Total Annual Responses: 2,570. 

Total Annual Hourly Burden to 

Respondents: 856 hours. 

Total Filing/Administrative Fees: 

$175,000 per year. 

Dated: February 22, 2007. 

Grayford Payne, 

Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—

Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E7–3495 Filed 2–27–07; 8:45 am] 

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