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and Wildlife Act of 1956. In 1990, we 

established Pocosin Lakes National 

Wildlife Refuge, making Pungo Refuge a 

unit of Pocosin Lakes Refuge. The refuge 

now consists of 110,106 acres. We 

named the refuge for the pocosin habitat 

that dominates the landscape and for 

the lakes that occur within the pocosin. 

We announce our decision and the 

availability of the final CCP and FONSI 

for Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife 

Refuge in accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (40 

CFR 1506.6(b)) requirements. We 

completed a thorough analysis of 

impacts on the human environment, 

which we included in the draft 

comprehensive conservation plan and 

environmental assessment (Draft CCP/ 

EA). The CCP will guide us in managing 

and administering Pocosin Lakes Refuge 

for the next 15 years. 

The compatibility determinations for 

hunting; fishing; wildlife observation 

and photography; environmental 

education and interpretation; access for 

public uses; trapping of selected 

furbearers and feral hogs for nuisance 

animal management; refuge resource 

research studies; cooperative farming 

program; commercial photography; 

commercial tours and guiding; wood 

and reed gathering and cutting; and 

meetings of non-service agencies and 

organizations are all available in the 

CCP. 

Background 

The National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 

668dd–668ee) (Improvement Act), 

which amended the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Administration Act of 

1966, requires us to develop a CCP for 

each national wildlife refuge. The 

purpose for developing a CCP is to 

provide refuge managers with a 15-year 

plan for achieving refuge purposes and 

contributing toward the mission of the 

National Wildlife Refuge System, 

consistent with sound principles of fish 

and wildlife management, conservation, 

legal mandates, and our policies. In 

addition to outlining broad management 

direction on conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, CCPs identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities 

available to the public, including 

opportunities for hunting, fishing, 

wildlife observation, wildlife 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. We will 

review and update the CCP at least 

every 15 years in accordance with the 

Improvement Act. 

Comments 

Approximately 130 copies of the Draft 

CCP/EA were made available for a 30- 

day public review period as announced 

in the Federal Register on July 12, 2007 

(72 FR 38097). Twelve agencies and/or 

individuals submitted comments, either 

in writing or at public forums. Four 

persons spoke at the public forums and 

eight presented written comments, 

representing state agencies, local 

government agencies, non-governmental 

organizations, businesses, and local 

citizens. 

Selected Alternative 

We developed four alternatives for 

management of the refuge and chose 

Alternative 2 as the preferred 

alternative. We selected Alternative 2 

based on the sound professional 

judgment of the staff and after 

considering the comments we received 

on the draft document. The primary 

focus under Alternative 2 will be to 

optimize management of the 

impoundments very intensively by 

controlling water levels and vegetation 

to create optimum habitat for migrating 

waterfowl. Implementing the CCP will 

result in moderate program increases to 

address the refuge’s highest priorities. 

We will manage pine forests and 

marshes with prescribed fire and will 

manage the vegetative composition of 

habitats in selected areas. Waterfowl 

will be surveyed on a routine basis. We 

will develop inventory plans for all 

species and implement them in selected 

habitats. We will develop and 

implement a black bear management 

plan. The visitor center will be 

maintained by volunteers and 

cooperating agency personnel 

supplementing refuge personnel. The 

volunteer program will be expanded by 

recruiting volunteers to contribute 4,000 

hours of service. We will construct two 

pads for recreational vehicles in order to 

attract volunteers. There will be 17.5 

staff members dedicated to refuge 

management and 7.5 staff members 

dedicated to fire management. The six 

priority public uses will be allowed, 

with the refuge staff conducting 

environmental education and 

interpretation programs to meet local 

needs. 

Authority: This notice is published under 

the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Improvement Act of 1997, Public 

Law 105–57. 

Dated: June 10, 2008. 

Cynthia K. Dohner, 

Acting Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. E8–17766 Filed 8–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Information Collection Activities, 

Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of a currently 

approved information collection. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget a 

request for approval and renewal of 

information collections, OMB Control 

No. 1076–0017, Financial Assistance 

and Social Service Program application 

form 5–6601. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before September 3, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are 

invited to submit written comments 

regarding this proposal to the Desk 

Officer of the Department of the Interior 

by facsimile to (202) 395–6566. You 

may also send comments by e-mail to: 

OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. 

Copies of comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to 

Kevin Sanders, Acting Chief, Office of 

Indian Services, Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, Department of the Interior, 1849 

C Street, NW., MS–4513–MIB, 

Washington, DC 20240. Telephone (202) 

513–7621. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the collection of information 

form or requests for additional 

information should be directed to Kevin 

Sanders, Office of Indian Services, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of 

the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., MS–

4513, Washington, DC 20240. 

Telephone (202) 513–7621. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Bureau of Indian Affairs needs 

the information collected. Funding of 

these programs is authorized by 25 

U.S.C. 13 to make determinations of 

eligibility for the BIA’s social service 

financial assistance programs: General 

Assistance, Child Welfare Assistance, 

Miscellaneous Assistance, and services 

only (no cash assistance). 

A 60-day notice for public comments 

was published in the Federal Register 

on February 4, 2008 (73 FR 6524). No 

comments were received regarding this 

form. 


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II. Request for Comments 

The Department of the Interior invites 

comments being sent to OMB on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the BIA, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the BIA’s estimate 

of the burden (including hours and cost) 

of the proposed collection of 

information, including 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 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. 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. Please note 

that all comments received will be 

available for public review. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail address or other personally 

identifiable information, be advised that 

your entire comment—including your 

personally identifiable information—

may be made public at any time. While 

you may request that we withhold your 

personally identifiable information, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. We do not consider anonymous 

comments. All comments from 

representatives of businesses or 

organizations will be made public in 

their entirety. 

OMB is required to respond to this 

request within 60 days after publication 

of this notice in the Federal Register, 

but may respond after 30 days; 

therefore, your comments should be 

submitted to OMB within 30 days of 

publication to assure maximum 

consideration. 

Burden means the total time or 

financial resources expended by persons 

to generate, maintain, retain, or 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 collection, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information, to search 

data sources to complete and review the 

collection of information; and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

III. Data 

Title of the collection of information: 

Financial Assistance and Social Service 

Programs 25 CFR 20, Form BIA 5–6601. 

OMB Number: 1076–0017. 

Expiration Date: September 30, 2008. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. The 

information is submitted to obtain or 

retain benefits and for case 

management/case planning purposes. 

Affected Entities: Individual members 

of Indian tribes who are living on a 

reservation or within a tribal service 

area. 

Frequency of responses: One 

application per year. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 200,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 200,000 × 30 min. = 100,000 

hours. 

Dated: July 28, 2008. 

Sanjeev ‘‘Sonny’’ Bhagowalia, 

Chief Information Officer—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E8–17832 Filed 8–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–4J–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CA–310–0777–XX] 

Notice of Public Meeting: Northeast 

California Resource Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 

(FACA), the U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) Northeast California Resource 

Advisory Council will meet as indicated 

below. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday and Friday, Sept. 18 and 19, 

2008, in the Conference Room of the 

BLM Surprise Field Office, 602 Cressler 

St., Cedarville, CA. On Sept. 18, the 

members convene at the Surprise Field 

Office at 10 a.m. and depart 

immediately for a field tour focusing on 

cultural resources. Members of the 

public are welcome. They must provide 

their own transportation in a high 

clearance four-wheel-drive vehicle and 

their own lunch. On Sept. 19, the 

meeting runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the 

Surprise Field Office conference room. 

Time for public comment is reserved at 

11 a.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

Burke, BLM Alturas Field Office 

manager, (530) 233–4666; or BLM 

Public Affairs Officer Joseph J. Fontana, 

(530) 252–5332. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member council advises the Secretary of 

the Interior, through the BLM, on a 

variety of planning and management 

issues associated with public land 

management in northeast California and 

the northwest corner of Nevada. At this 

meeting, agenda topics will include an 

update on implementation of BLM 

resource management plans, the 

proposed Kramer Ranch land exchange, 

a status report on wind energy 

development proposals and cultural 

resource management. Members also 

will hear status reports from the Alturas, 

Eagle Land and Surprise field offices. 

All meetings are open to the public. 

Members of the public may present 

written comments to the council. Each 

formal council meeting will have time 

allocated for public comments. 

Depending on the number of persons 

wishing to speak, and the time 

available, the time for individual 

comments may be limited. Members of 

the public are welcome on field tours, 

but they must provide their own 

transportation and lunch. Individuals 

who plan to attend and need special 

assistance, such as sign language 

interpretation and other reasonable 

accommodations, should contact the 

BLM as provided above. 

Dated: July 29, 2008. 

Joseph J. Fontana, 

Public Affairs Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–17779 Filed 8–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[NV–930–1430–ET; NVN–75209; 8–08807] 

Public Land Order No. 7713; Partial 

Revocation of Public Land Order No. 

7619 Dated October 6, 2004; Nevada 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Public Land Order. 

SUMMARY: This order partially revokes a 

Public Land Order insofar as it affects 

approximately 1,099.51 acres, more or 

less, of public lands withdrawn from 

surface entry and mining for the Bureau 

of Land Management to protect public 


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