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likely be. HUD can then determine how 

much of the annual appropriation will 

be available for new projects (once all 

the funding for renewals is covered), or 

in years of budget shortages, how much 

CoCs will be advised to cut from their 

total funding to meet the amount of 

funds available. 

The optional board requirement 

questions in the registration forms are 

an important part of the registration 

process. To meet the performance goals 

established by statute, CoCs will need to 

significantly increase their capacity for 

strategy, planning, monitoring, and 

evaluation. In addition, the HEARTH 

Act and the 24 CFR part 578 allow for 

the development of United Funding 

Agencies (UFAs), a significant change to 

the structure of the CoC and the 

relationship between HUD and grantees. 

For the CoCs that seek UFA status, they 

must demonstrate that they have the 

operational capacity and a high 

functioning CoC Board that can serve as 

the sole manager of their projects, in 

order to qualify. With UFA established 

by statute and regulation, HUD needs as 

much information as possible regarding 

the baseline operational readiness of 

CoCs, and the few CoCs that may apply 

as a UFA will need to provide more 

information during the Registration 

process. As recently as the FY2013 

competition, only 16 CoCs applied for 

UFA status, three were conditionally 

approved, and ultimately only two met 

the high standards of management and 

organizational capacity needed to serve 

this function. Providing all CoCs with 

the option of reporting their Board 

status will allow HUD to prepare for 

UFA applications and estimate how our 

program resources will need to be 

allocated over the next few years of 

program implementation. 

Respondents: (i.e. affected public): 

States, local governments, private 

nonprofit organizations, public housing 

authorities, and community mental 

health associations that are public 

nonprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

410 Respondents. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 410 

responses per year. 

Frequency of Response: Once a year. 

Average Hours per Response: Two to 

three hours per response (two for most 

applicants and three for UFA 

applicants). 

Total Estimated Burdens: 840 hours. 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of the functions of 

the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond; including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comment in response to these 

questions. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. 

Dated: November 12, 2014. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27306 Filed 11–18–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[145A2100DD/AAK3000000/A0H501010/

241A00] 

Revision of Agency Information 

Collection for Indian Child Welfare 

Quarterly and Annual Report 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is 

submitting to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request for 

approval for the revision of collection of 

information for the Indian Child Welfare 

Quarterly and Annual Report. The 

information collection is currently 

authorized by OMB Control Number 

1076–0131, which expires November 

30, 2014. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 19, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the information collection to the 

Desk Officer for the Department of the 

Interior at the Office of Management and 

Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395–5806 

or you may send an email to: OIRA_

Submission@omb.eop.gov. Please send a 

copy of your comments to: Ms. 

Evangeline Campbell, Chief, Division of 

Human Services, Office of Indian 

Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 

C Street NW., MS–4513–MIB, 

Washington, DC 20240; facsimile: (202) 

208–5113; email: Evangeline.Campbell@

bia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Evangeline Campbell, (202) 513–7621. 

You may review the information 

collection request online at http://

www.reginfo.gov. Follow the 

instructions to review Department of the 

Interior collections under review by 

OMB. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The BIA is seeking to revise the 

information collection conducted under 

25 CFR part 23, related to the Indian 

Child Welfare Act (ICWA). BIA collects 

information using a consolidated 

caseload form, which tribal ICWA 

program directors fill out. BIA uses the 

information to determine the extent of 

service needs in local Indian 

communities, assess ICWA program 

effectiveness, and provide date for the 

annual program budget justification. 

The aggregated report is not considered 

confidential. A response is required to 

obtain and/or retain a benefit. 

The revision includes changes to the 

existing form, reducing which is now, 

Part A—Indian Child Welfare Act 

(ICWA) Data, and adds a new section, 

Part B—Tribal Child Abuse Neglect 

Data. Part A—ICWA Data has been 

simplified, including fewer categories 

that were no longer considered useful 

for planning purposes, based on 

feedback received from BIA Regional 

staff. Part B—Tribal Child Abuse and 

Neglect Data is a new section. Part B 

only applies to tribes that operate child 

protection programs. 

Copies of the forms are available on 

the Web site at http://www.bia.gov/

WhoWeAre/BIA/OIS/HumanServices/

index.htm for review and comment. We 

estimate the hourly burden for Part A— 

ICWA Data will be reduced, from 30 

minutes to 15 minutes, and when 

applicable, Part B—Tribal Child Abuse 

and Neglect Data is estimated to take 

approximately 15 minutes to complete. 

II. Request for Comments 

On September 8, 2014, BIA published 

a notice announcing the revision of this 

information collection and provided a 

60-day comment period in the Federal 

Register (79 FR 53206). There were no 

comments received in response to this 

notice. 

The BIA requests your comments on 

this collection concerning: (a) The 

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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 has 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: 1076–0131. 

Title: Indian Child Welfare Quarterly 

and Annual Report. 

Brief Description of Collection: The 

BIA is seeking to revise the information 

collection conducted under 25 CFR part 

23, related to the Indian Child Welfare 

Act (ICWA). The revisions includes 

changing the name of the collection 

(previously identified as Indian Child 

Welfare Assistance Report, 25 CFR part 

83) to ‘‘Indian Child Welfare Quarterly 

and Annual Report.’’ BIA simplified the 

previous form, which is now Part A— 

Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Data. 

The changes includes few categories 

that are no longer considered useful for 

planning purposes, based on feedback 

received from BIA regional staff. In 

addition, a new form has been added, 

Part B—Tribal Child Abuse and Neglect 

Data. This form must completed by 

tribes that operate child protection 

programs. 

Submission of this information by 

Indian tribes allows BIA to consolidate 

and review selected data on Indian 

child welfare cases. The data is useful 

on a local level, to the tribes and tribal 

entities that collect it, for case 

management purposes. The data are 

useful on a nationwide basis for 

planning and budget purposes. 

Response is required to obtain or retain 

a benefit. 

Type of Review: Revision of currently 

approved collection. 

Respondents: Indian tribes or tribal 

entities that are operating programs for 

Indian tribes. 

Number of Respondents: 

Approximately 536 per year, on average, 

for Part A—ICWA Data; approximately 

200 per year, on average, for Part B— 

Tribal Child Abuse Neglect Data. 

Frequency of Response: Four times 

per year for the Part A—ICWA Data; if 

applicable, four times per year for Part 

B—Tribal Child Abuse Neglect Data. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

Approximately 15 minutes for Part A— 

ICWA Data; approximately 15 minutes 

for Part B—Tribal Child Abuse and 

Neglect Data. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

736 hours, on average. 

Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour 

Dollar Cost: $0. 

Dated: November 13, 2014. 

Elizabeth K. Appel, 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and 

Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27375 Filed 11–18–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–4J–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[AAK6006201 145A2100DD 

AOR3030.999900] 

Intent To Prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Snow 

Mountain Solar Project on the Las 

Vegas Paiute Indian Reservation, Clark 

County, Nevada 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In order to comply with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), the Bureau of Indian Affairs 

(BIA), as lead agency in cooperation 

with the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe (Tribe), 

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 

and other Federal agencies, intend to 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) that will evaluate a 

proposed photovoltaic (PV) solar energy 

generation project on the Las Vegas 

Paiute Indian Reservation and a 

transmission line located on tribal 

lands, private lands and/or Federal 

lands administered and managed by 

BLM in Clark County, Nevada. 

This notice announces the beginning 

of the scoping process to solicit public 

comments and identify potential issues 

related to the EIS. It also announces that 

public scoping meetings will be held in 

Nevada to identify potential issues, 

alternatives, and mitigation to be 

considered in the EIS. 

DATES: The date and location of the 

public scoping meeting will be 

published in the Las Vegas Sun and Las 

Vegas Review-Journal at least 15 days 

before the scoping meeting. Written 

comments on the scope of the EIS or 

implementation of the proposal must 

arrive by December 19, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may mail, email, or 

hand carry written comments to either 

Mr. Paul Schlafly, Natural Resource 

Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Southern Paiute Agency, 180 North 200 

East, Suite 111, P.O. Box 720, St. 

George, Utah 84770; telephone: (435) 

674–9720; email: paul.schlafly@bia.gov, 

or Mr. Chip Lewis, BIA Western 

Regional Office, 2600 North Central 

Avenue, 4th Floor Mailroom, Phoenix, 

Arizona 85004; telephone: (602) 379– 

6782; email: chip.lewis@bia.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed Federal action, taken under 25 

U.S.C. 415, is BIA’s approval of a solar 

energy ground lease and associated 

agreements entered into by the Las 

Vegas Paiute Tribe with a subsidiary of 

First Solar, Inc. (First Solar) to provide 

for construction and operation of an upto 100 megawatt (MW) alternating 

current solar photovoltaic (PV) 

electricity generation facility located 

entirely on the Las Vegas Paiute Snow 

Mountain Reservation and specifically 

on lands held in trust by the United 

States for the Tribe. The Project would 

interconnect to an adjacent substation 

via a short 138 kilovolt or 230 kilovolt 

(kV) line that may be located on Tribal 

lands, private lands and/or Federal 

lands administered and managed by 

BLM. First Solar has accordingly 

requested that the BIA and BLM 

additionally approve right-of-ways 

(ROWs) authorizing the construction 

and operation of the transmission line. 

Together, the proposed solar energy 

facility, transmission line, and other 

associated facilities will make up the 

proposed Snow Mountain Solar Project 

(Project). 

The Project would be located in 

Township 18 South, Range 59 East, 

Sections 34, 35, and 36 Mount Diablo 

Meridian, Nevada, and access to the 

Project would be provided by U.S. 

Highway 95, Paiute Drive, and/or an 

upgrade to an existing road that crosses 

next to the proposed Project site. The 

generation facility would generate 

electricity using First Solar’s solar PV 

panels. Also included would be 

inverters, a collection system, an on-site 

substation to step-up the voltage to 

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