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than $209 million directly to more than 

16,000 individuals that decided to sell 

fractional interests. This has restored 

the equivalent of more than 350,000 

acres to tribes. Our working 

relationships with tribes (12 cooperative 

agreements or other arrangements to 

date) and continued outreach to 

landowners are important elements of 

continued progress. 

II. Listening Session 

The purpose of the upcoming 

listening session is to gather input from 

tribes in order for the Department to 

continue to refine its land consolidation 

processes, and engage individual 

landowners who may have questions 

about the Program. An agenda and 

RSVP information will be announced 

closer to the date of the event. 

III. Seeking Tribal Input 

The Buy-Back Program is committed 

to continuous consultations throughout 

the life of the Program in compliance 

with the letter and spirit of Executive 

Order 13175 (Consultation and 

Coordination with Indian Tribal 

Governments) and Secretarial Order 

3314 (Department of the Interior Policy 

on Consultation with Indian Tribes). 

At the beginning of 2013, Department 

officials conducted extensive tribal 

consultations on the following: 

(1) Developing an efficient, fair 

process for landowners of fractionated 

interests to participate in the Buy-Back 

Program; 

(2) Identifying and maximizing 

opportunities for tribal involvement; 

and 

(3) Offering tribes flexibility to 

execute Program requirements in the 

manner best suited for the unique needs 

of each community. 

While the Department welcomes 

feedback related to any aspect of the 

Program, the following areas are of 

particular interest: 

• Implementation at LessFractionated Locations. There are about 

110 less-fractionated locations that 

contain approximately 10 percent of the 

outstanding fractional interests. The 

Program continues to explore ways for 

additional less-fractioned locations to 

participate in buy-back efforts in an 

efficient and cost-effective manner. For 

example, the Buy-Back Program has 

received requests from tribes for 

reimbursement of past and future 

purchases of fractionated interests 

acquired under tribal or other land 

consolidation efforts. To date, no 

reimbursement requests have been 

awarded through the Buy-Back Program. 

Until the Program renders a decision on 

such reimbursement requests, no 

reimbursement requests will be granted, 

and tribes should not proceed with that 

expectation. The Program encourages 

the submission of comments or ideas on 

whether and how reimbursements might 

work. 

• Whereabouts Unknown. 

Whereabouts unknown (WAU) is the 

term used to describe IIM account 

holders without current address 

information on file with OST. The 

Settlement provides for an outreach 

effort to locate landowners whose 

whereabouts are unknown as of the date 

of final approval of the Settlement. The 

Program has not exercised WAU 

purchases thus far and is seeking input 

from tribes and individuals on whether 

and how it should implement the 

provision. Since the Program’s 

inception, the focus has been locating 

WAU through outreach efforts so the 

individuals can receive and consider an 

offer. 

• Improvements. Where structural 

improvements exist on a tract, a number 

of issues may complicate the acquisition 

of fractional interests in the tract. While 

the Program does not intend to acquire 

structural improvements, which are 

non-trust property, the Program seeks 

additional feedback from landowners 

and tribes about acquiring interests in 

tracts with structural improvements, 

including instances in which the 

Program might choose to acquire 

interests. For example, the Program 

might make offers for interests in a tract 

with non-residential structural 

improvements (e.g., a tract only with an 

uninhabited agricultural shed or hay 

barn), but not on tract where residences 

are located unless the tribe has a policy 

or resolution in place ensuring that 

residents’ interests are recognized and 

protected. 

• Public Domain. Under the 

Settlement, fractional interests acquired 

by the Program are to be immediately 

held in trust or restricted status for the 

recognized tribe that exercises 

jurisdiction over the land. When 

identifying the locations with fractional 

interests that may be consolidated, the 

Program excludes land area names that 

include the term public domain or off 

reservation because use of these terms 

indicate that there may be no recognized 

tribe that exercises jurisdiction over the 

land. The Program has encouraged 

feedback, however, on the list of 

locations in its 2012 and 2013 

implementation plans. Since then, the 

Program has received feedback from 

several tribes suggesting that certain 

land areas should be included. The 

Program is now seeking general 

feedback on whether and if so how the 

Program should incorporate public 

domain or off reservation land areas into 

the Program, including any suggested 

standards or processes that could be 

applied. 

IV. Additional Resources 

The Land Buy-Back Program for 

Tribal Nations 2014 Status Report and 

additional information about the BuyBack Program is available at: http://

www.doi.gov/buybackprogram. In 

addition, landowners can contact their 

local Fiduciary Trust Officer or call 

Interior’s Trust Beneficiary Call Center 

at (888) 678–6836. 

Dated: November 19, 2014. 

Michael L. Connor, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2015–N208; FXES11130000– 

xxx–FF08E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Draft Recovery Plan for the 

Santa Ana Sucker (Catostomus 

santaanae) 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of document availability. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, announce the 

availability of the draft recovery plan for 

the Santa Ana sucker for public review 

and comment. The draft recovery plan 

includes recovery objectives and 

criteria, and specific actions necessary 

to achieve recovery and removal of the 

species from the Federal List of 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. 

We request review and comment on this 

draft recovery plan from local, State, 

and Federal agencies, and the public. 

DATES: We must receive any comments 

on the draft recovery plan on or before 

January 23, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of 

the draft recovery plan from our Web 

site at http://www.fws.gov/endangered/

species/recovery-plans.html. 

Alternatively, you may contact the 

Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, 2177 Salk 

Avenue, Suite 250, Carlsbad, CA 92008 

(telephone 760–431–9440). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mendel Stewart, Field Supervisor, at the 

above street address or telephone 

number (see ADDRESSES). 

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Background 

Recovery of endangered or threatened 

animals and plants to the point where 

they are again secure, self-sustaining 

members of their ecosystems is a 

primary goal of our endangered species 

program and the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (Act; 16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.). Recovery means 

improvement of the status of listed 

species to the point at which listing is 

no longer appropriate under the criteria 

specified in section 4(a)(1) of the Act. 

The Act requires the development of 

recovery plans for listed species, unless 

such a plan would not promote the 

conservation of a particular species. 

We listed Santa Ana sucker 

(Catostomus santaanae) throughout its 

entire range on April 12, 2000 (71 FR 

19686). The species is endemic to the 

Los Angeles, San Gabriel, and Santa 

Ana River Basins in southern California. 

Santa Ana sucker is a small, short-lived 

member of the sucker family of fishes 

(Catostomidae), named so primarily 

because of the downward orientation 

and anatomy of its mouth parts, which 

allow it to consume algae, small 

invertebrates, and other organic matter 

with its fleshy, protrusible (extendable) 

lips. 

The primary threat to Santa Ana 

sucker is ongoing, rangewide 

hydrological modifications, which lead 

to degradation and loss of habitat. 

Additionally, isolation by impassable 

barriers or unsuitable habitat limits gene 

flow within the watersheds, thus 

increasing the vulnerability of small 

occurrences to a range of stochastic 

(random) factors. 

Recovery Plan Goals 

The purpose of a recovery plan is to 

provide a framework for the recovery of 

species so that protection under the Act 

is no longer necessary. A recovery plan 

includes scientific information about 

the species and provides criteria that 

enable us to gauge whether downlisting 

or delisting the species is warranted. 

Furthermore, recovery plans help guide 

our recovery efforts by describing 

actions we consider necessary for each 

species’ conservation and by estimating 

time and costs for implementing needed 

recovery measures. 

The ultimate goal of this recovery 

plan is to recover Santa Ana sucker so 

that it can be delisted. To meet the 

recovery goal, the following objectives 

have been identified: 

(1) Develop and implement a 

rangewide monitoring protocol to 

accurately and consistently document 

populations, occupied habitat, and 

threats. 

(2) Conduct research projects 

specifically designed to inform 

management actions and recovery. 

(3) Increase the abundance and 

develop a more even distribution of 

Santa Ana sucker within its current 

range by reducing threats to the species 

and its habitat. 

(4) Expand the range of the Santa Ana 

sucker by restoring habitat (if needed), 

and reestablishing occurrences within 

its historical range. 

As the Santa Ana sucker meets 

reclassification and recovery criteria, we 

will review its status and consider it for 

removal from the Federal List of 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. 

Request for Public Comments 

We request written comments on the 

draft revised recovery plan described in 

this notice. All comments received by 

the date specified in the DATES section 

will be considered in development of a 

final recovery plan for Santa Ana 

sucker. You may submit written 

comments and information by mail or in 

person to the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife 

Office at the address in the ADDRESSES

section. 

Public Availability of Comments 

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. 

Authority 

We developed our recovery plan 

under the authority of section 4(f) of the 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). We publish this 

notice under section 4(f) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Dated: November 18, 2014. 

Paul B. McKim, 

Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest 

Region, Sacramento, California. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB Number 1103–0098] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed eCollection 

eComments Requested; Revision of a 

Previously Approved Collection; COPS 

Application Package 

AGENCY: Community Oriented Policing 

Services (COPS) Office, Department of 

Justice. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Justice 

(DOJ), Community Oriented Policing 

Services (COPS) Office, will be 

submitting the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for 60 days until 

January 23, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have additional comments 

especially on the estimated public 

burden or associated response time, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

proposed information collection 

instrument with instructions or 

additional information, please contact 

Kimberly J. Brummett, Program 

Specialist, Department of Justice, 

Community Oriented Policing Services 

(COPS) Office, 145 N Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20530 (202–353–9769). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written 

comments and suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

the proposed collection of information 

are encouraged. Your comments should 

address one or more of the following 

four points: 

—Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Bureau of Justice 

Statistics, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

—Evaluate whether and if so how the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected can be 

enhanced; and 

—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 technological 

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