66394 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 216 / Friday, November 7, 2014 / Notices 

to a Bureau or office within the 

Department of the Interior or the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services and that continues to perform 

functions formerly performed as part of 

the BIA and IHS. You are eligible for 

preference if (a) you are a member of a 

federally recognized Indian tribe; (b) 

you are a descendent of a member and 

you were residing within the present 

boundaries of any Indian reservation on 

June 1, 1934; (c) you are an Alaska 

native; or (d) you possess one-half 

degree Indian blood derived from tribes 

that are indigenous to the United States. 

No changes are being made to the form. 

II. Request for Comments 

On July 18, 2014, BIA published a 

notice announcing the renewal of this 

information collection and provided a 

60-day comment period in the Federal 

Register (79 FR 42031). There were no 

comments received in response to this 

notice. 

The BIA requests your comments on 

this collection concerning: (a) The 

necessity of the information collection 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agencies, 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. 

Please note that an agency may not 

sponsor or conduct, and an individual 

need not respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays 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 

during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through 

Friday except for legal holidays. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address or other personally 

identifiable information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personally identifiable information— 

may be made publicly available at any 

time. While you can ask us in your 

comment to withhold your personally 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0160. 

Title: Verification of Indian preference 

for Employment in the BIA and IHS. 

Brief description of collection: 

Submission of this information by 

Indian applicants for jobs with BIA and 

IHS allows the Personnel Offices of BIA 

and IHS to verify that the individual 

meets the requirements for Indian 

preference in hiring. Response is 

required to obtain the benefit of 

preferential hiring. The collection of 

this information is voluntary. Response 

is required to obtain or retain a benefit. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Respondents: Qualified Indian 

persons who are seeking preference in 

employment with the BIA and IHS. 

Number of Respondents: 5,000 per 

year, on average. 

Number of Responses: 5,000 per year, 

on average. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Time per response: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

2,500 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour 

Dollar Cost: $6,920 (postage and 

copying costs). This reflects an increase 

to the non-hour cost burden by $400 

(from $6,520 to $6,920) to reflect the 

increase in postage costs. 

Dated: November 4, 2014. 

Elizabeth K. Appel, 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and 

Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26539 Filed 11–6–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–4J–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[145A2100DD.AADD001000.A0E501010.

999900] 

Renewal of Agency Information 

Collection for Sovereignty in Indian 

Education Grant Program 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is 

seeking comments on the renewal of 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval for the collection of 

information for the Sovereignty in 

Indian Education Grant Program 

authorized by OMB Control Number 

1076–0182. This information collection 

expires January 31, 2015. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the information collection Ms. 

Wendy Greyeyes, Bureau of Indian 

Education, 1849 C Street NW., MS– 

4655–MIB, Washington, DC 20240; 

Email: Wendy.Greyeyes@bie.edu. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Wendy Greyeyes, telephone: (202) 208– 

5810. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

In 2013, the Secretary of the Interior 

and the Secretary of Education 

convened an American Indian 

Education Study Group to diagnose the 

systemic challenges facing the Bureau of 

Indian Education (BIE) and to propose 

a comprehensive plan for reform to 

ensure that all students attending BIEfunded schools receive a world-class 

education. 

The Study Group drafted a framework 

for reform based on several listening 

sessions last fall with tribal leaders, 

Indian educators and others throughout 

Indian Country on how to facilitate 

tribal sovereignty in American Indian 

education and how to improve 

educational outcomes for students at 

BIE-funded schools. The Study Group 

incorporated feedback it received from 

tribal leaders and other BIE stakeholders 

into the final ‘‘Blueprint for Reform,’’ 

released on June 13, 2014. 

Acting on the recommendations in the 

Blueprint, BIE will award competitive 

grants to tribes and their tribal 

education agencies to promote tribal 

control and operation of BIE-funded 

schools on their Indian reservations. 

The purpose of the grants is to support 

the tribe’s capacity to manage and 

operate tribally controlled schools as 

defined in the Tribally Controlled 

Schools Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–297). 

These funds will (a) support 

development of a school-reform plan to 

improve educational outcomes for 

students and (b) improve efficiencies 

and effectiveness in the operation of 

BIE-funded schools within a 

reservation. 

The grants will provide funds for the 

tribe to: 

• Develop an implementation plan 

that will reform a tribe’s current 

organizational structure towards an 

expert and independent tribal education 

agency that will support schools and 

students; and 

• Cover the execution of the 

implementation plan with identified 

staffing, projected timelines, proposed 

budgets, and activities. 

Each proposal must include a project 

narrative, a budget narrative, a work 

plan outline, and a Project Director to 

manage the execution of the grant. The 

Project Directors will participate in 

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 216 / Friday, November 7, 2014 / Notices 66395 

monthly collaboration meetings, submit 

quarterly budget updates, ensure an 

annual report is submitted at the end of 

each project year, and ultimately ensure 

that the tribal education agency fulfills 

the obligations of the grant. A response 

is required to obtain and/or retain a 

benefit. 

II. Request for Comments 

The BIE 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. 

Please note that an agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and an individual 

need not respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays 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. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0182. 

Title: Sovereignty in Indian Education 

Grant Program. 

Brief Description of Collection: Indian 

Tribes and Tribal Organizations may 

submit proposals to support their efforts 

to take control and operate BIE-funded 

schools located on the tribe’s 

reservation. Each proposal must include 

a project narrative, a budget narrative, a 

work plan outline, and a Project 

Director to manage the execution of the 

grant. The Project Directors will 

participate in monthly collaboration 

meetings, submit quarterly budget 

updates, ensure an annual report is 

submitted at the end of each project 

year, and ultimately ensure that the 

tribal education agency fulfills the 

obligations of the grant. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Indian Tribes and/or 

Tribal Education Departments. 

Number of Respondents: 11 per year. 

Frequency of Response: Proposals and 

Annual reports once per year; Budget 

Reports are submitted 4 times per year; 

and Monthly meetings are 12 times per 

year. 

Estimated Time per Response: Ranges 

from 1 hour to 40 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

682 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour 

Dollar Cost: $0. 

Dated: November 4, 2014. 

Elizabeth K. Appel, 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and 

Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26537 Filed 11–6–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–6W–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWO320000.L19900000.PO0000; OMB 

Control Number 1004–0169] 

Renewal of Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has submitted an 

information collection request to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to continue the collection of 

information pertaining to the use and 

occupancy of public lands in 

accordance with various mining laws. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has assigned control number 

1004–0169 to this collection. 

DATES: The OMB is required to respond 

to this information collection request 

within 60 days but may respond after 30 

days. For maximum consideration 

written comments should be received 

on or before December 8, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments 

directly to the Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior (OMB #1004– 

0169), Office of Management and 

Budget, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, fax 202–395–5806, 

or by electronic mail at OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Please 

provide a copy of your comments to the 

BLM via mail, fax, or electronic mail. 

Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C 

Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention: 

Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240. 

Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245– 

0050. 

Electronic mail: Jean_Sonneman@

blm.gov. 

Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0169’’ 

regardless of the form of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adam Merrill, Division of Solid 

Minerals, at 202–912–7044. Persons 

who use a telecommunication device for 

the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) on 1– 

800–877–8339, to leave a message for 

Mr. Merrill. You may also review the 

information collection request online at 

http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521) and OMB regulations at 5 

CFR Part 1320 provide that an agency 

may not conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

Until OMB approves a collection of 

information, you are not obligated to 

respond. In order to obtain and renew 

an OMB control number, Federal 

agencies are required to seek public 

comment on information collection and 

recordkeeping activities. (see 5 CFR 

1320.8 (d) and 1320.12(a)). 

As required in 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the 

BLM published a 60-day notice in the 

Federal Register on June 3, 2014 (79 FR 

31979), and the comment period closed 

on August 4, 2014. The BLM received 

no public comments. 

The BLM now requests comments on 

the following subjects: 

1. Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

functioning of the BLM, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

2. The accuracy of the BLM’s estimate 

of the burden of collecting the 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

3. The quality, utility and clarity of 

the information to be collected; and 

4. How to minimize the information 

collection burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other forms of 

information technology. 

Please send comments to the 

addresses listed under ADDRESSES. 

Please refer to OMB Control Number 

1004–0169 in your correspondence. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES