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dependent 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 100 copies of the Draft 

CCP/EA were made available for a 30- 

day public review period as announced 

in the Federal Register on March 21, 

2008 (73 FR 15186). No comments on 

the Draft CCP/EA were received. The 

Draft CCP/EA identified and evaluated 

three alternatives for managing the 

refuge over the next 15 years. 

Selected Alternative 

After considering the comments we 

received and based on the professional 

judgment of the planning team, we 

selected Alternative B for 

implementation. 

Biological potential of historical 

habitats will be restored and enhanced, 

with most management actions 

emphasizing natural ecological 

processes to foster habitat functions and 

wildlife populations. The biological 

program will be enhanced with 

inventorying and monitoring so that 

adaptive management can be 

implemented not only for migratory 

birds, but for other species of wildlife as 

well. A close evaluation of migratory 

bird use and nesting success on the 

refuge will be evaluated using granting 

opportunities and partnerships. To 

determine how forest management is 

affecting wildlife, partnerships will be 

developed to establish scientifically 

valid protocols and to collaboratively 

work on research projects. Upland forest 

management will focus on restoring the 

biological integrity of a mixed 

hardwood/pine forest by promoting 

upland hardwood species and reducing 

pine basal area. The Red-cockaded 

Woodpecker Habitat Unit will be 

managed using a more historic fire 

regime while providing red-cockaded 

woodpecker habitat as required in the 

recovery guidelines. Bottomland 

hardwood forest management will be 

developed on an inventory defining 

current condition that could be 

conducted in a logical and feasible 

manner. Bottoms will have management 

increased to open canopy cover and 

increase understory vegetation. Water 

control structures and pumping 

capability will be improved to enhance 

moist-soil and cropland management for 

the benefit of wintering waterfowl. 

Invasive species will be mapped and 

protocols for control established with 

the addition of a forester. Partnerships 

will continue to be fostered for several 

biological programs, hunting 

regulations, law enforcement issues, and 

research projects. 

Public use will be similar to current 

management with a few improvements 

based on additional resources. Deer 

hunting will be allowed while 

monitoring the availability, diversity, 

and deer use of understory woody and 

herbaceous plants. This will allow 

refuge personnel to better understand 

the pressure being exerted on the 

habitat, enabling better habitat and 

harvest recommendations. On Upper 

Ouachita Refuge, youth turkey hunting 

will be allowed. Fishing events and boat 

launch facilities will be improved. 

Environmental education, wildlife 

observation, and wildlife photography 

will be accommodated at present levels, 

with minimal disturbance to wildlife 

and habitat. An enhanced nature trail, 

interpretive panels, and ‘‘check-out 

kits’’ for teachers will be developed. 

Law enforcement will be increased to 

gain better compliance with refuge 

regulations. Staffing will increase by 

four positions (e.g., biological 

technician, forestry technician, 

maintenance worker, and law 

enforcement officer). This will enable 

the refuges to increase biological 

inventorying and monitoring, enhance 

forest management, increase invasives 

control, enhance the public use 

program, and provide safe and 

compatible wildlife-dependent 

recreation. 

Authority: This notice is published under 

the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Improvement Act of 1997, Public 

Law 105–57. 

Dated: July 2, 2008. 

Cynthia K. Dohner, 

Acting Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. E8–20978 Filed 9–9–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Proposed Renewal of Agency 

Information Collection Activities; 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice 

announces that the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs (BIA) is proposing to renew the 

information collections for OMB Control 

Number 1076–0114, Application for 

Admission to Haskell Indian Nations 

University (HINU) and Southwestern 

Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI); OMB 

Control Number 1076–0134, Student 

Transportation Form, Subpart H, 25 CFR 

39; and OMB Control Number 1076–

0122, Data Elements for Student 

Enrollment in Bureau-funded Schools. 

These collections help support the 

educational efforts for Native American 

students from elementary through postsecondary levels. These collections help 

fulfill the trust responsibility of the 

Secretary of the Department of the 

Interior. We are requesting comments on 

these information collections. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before November 10, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: You are requested to send 

any comments to Kevin Skenandore, 

Acting Director, Bureau of Indian 

Education, 1849 C Street NW., MS 3610, 

Washington, DC 20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith Neves, Bureau of Indian 

Education, Department of the Interior, 

1849 C Street NW., MS 3609 MIB, 

Washington, DC 20240; Telephone 202–

208–3601. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published in exercise of 

authority delegated to the Assistant 

Secretary–Indian Affairs under 25 

U.S.C. 2 and 9 and 209 DM 8. 

I. Abstract 

Application for Admission to HINU & 

SIPI 

The BIA is providing the admission 

forms for Haskell Indian Nations 

University (HINU) and the 

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic 

Institute (SIPI) for review. These 

admission forms are used in 

determining program eligibility of 

American Indian and Alaska Native 

students for educational services. These 

forms are utilized pursuant to Blood 

Quantum Act, Public Law 99–228; the 

Snyder Act, Chapter 115, Public Law 

67–85; and, the Indian Appropriations 

of the 48th Congress, Chapter 180, page 

91, For Support of Schools, July 4, 1884. 

Student Transportation Form 

The Student Transportation 

regulations in 25 CFR part 39, subpart 

H, contain the program eligibility and 

criteria which govern the allocation of 

transportation funds. Information 

collected from the schools will be used 

to determine the rate per mile. The 

information collection provides 

transportation mileage for Bureaufunded schools, which determines the 

allocation of transportation funds. 


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Data Elements for Students in Bureaufunded Schools 

The information is collected by school 

registrars to determine the student’s 

eligibility for enrollment in a Bureaufunded school, and if eligible, is shared 

with appropriate school officials to 

identify the student’s base and 

supplemental educational and/or 

residential program needs. The 

information is compiled into a national 

database by the Bureau of Indian 

Education to facilitate budget requests 

and the allocation of Congressionally 

appropriated funds. 

II. Request for Comments 

The Department of the Interior invites 

comments on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the agencies’

estimate of the burden (including the 

hours and cost) of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumption 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. 

Burden means the total time, effort, 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 collecting, 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. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection. 

They also will become a matter of 

public record. All written comments 

will be available for public inspection in 

Room 3612 of the Main Interior 

Building, 1849 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 

p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. 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. All comments from 

representatives of businesses or 

organizations will be made public in 

their entirety. 

We will not request nor sponsor a 

collection of information, and you need 

not respond to such a request, if there 

is no valid Office of Management and 

Budget Control Number. 

III. Data 

Title: Applications for Admission to 

Haskell Indian Nations University and 

to Southwestern Indian Polytechnic 

Institute. 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0114. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Description: These eligibility 

application forms are mandatory in 

determining a student’s eligibility for 

educational services. 

Total Number of Respondents: 2,281. 

Total Number of Annual Responses: 

3,943. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 30 

minutes per application x (number of 

HINU applications) and 40 minutes per 

application x (number of SIPI 

applications) = total burden hours. 

Filing fee: $10 per application for 

HINU; no fee for SIPI. 

Title: Student Transportation Form, 

Subpart H, 25 CFR 39.100–103. 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0134. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Description: This annual collection 

provides pertinent data concerning the 

schools’ bus transportation mileage and 

related long distance travel mileage to 

determine funding levels for school 

transportation. 

Total Number of Respondents: 121. 

Total Number of Annual Responses: 

121. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 6 hours 

each response = 726 hours. 

Title: Data Elements for Student 

Enrollment in Bureau-funded Schools. 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0122. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Description: This annual collection 

provides data about students that 

impacts placement, special needs 

assessment, and funding for individuals 

and assists schools in developing a plan 

for the school year. 

Total Number of Respondents: 48,000. 

Total Number of Annual Responses: 

48,000. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 15 

minutes for each response = 12,000. 

Dated: September 2, 2008. 

Sanjeev ‘‘Sonny’’ Bhagowalia, 

Chief Information Officer—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E8–20937 Filed 9–9–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–6W–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Jicarilla Apache Nation Liquor 

Ordinance Number Correction 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs 

published a document in the Federal 

Register of August 8, 2008, concerning 

the amended Jicarilla Apache Nation 

Liquor Ordinance. The document 

contained an incorrect ordinance 

number. 

DATES: Effective Date: This correction is 

effective as of September 10, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Colliflower, Office of Tribal 

Services, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 

4513–MIB, Washington, DC 20240; 

Telephone (202) 513–7640; Fax (202) 

208–5113. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of August 8, 

2008, in FR Doc. E8–18287, on page 

46326, in the first column, correct the 

number of the Ordinance to read: 

Ordinance No. 2007–O–525–12. 

Dated: September 2, 2008. 

George T. Skibine, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy 

and Economic Development. 

[FR Doc. E8–20949 Filed 9–9–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–4J–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Metlakatla Indian Community Alcohol 

Possession Code Correction 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs 

published a document in the Federal 

Register of August 13, 2008, concerning 

the amended Metlakatla Indian 

Community Alcohol Possession Code. 

The document included a section 

deleted in the original. 

DATES: Effective Date: This correction is 

effective as of September 10, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Colliflower, Office of Tribal 


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