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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Submission of Information Collection 

to the Office of Management and 

Budget for Review Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs is submitting an 

information collection request to the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs for clearance and 

extension. The information collection, 

Tribal Reassumption of Jurisdiction over 

Child Custody Proceedings, is cleared 

under OMB Control Number 1076–0112 

through June 30, 2009. We may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

July 30, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to the Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior, Office of 

Management and Budget, Office of 

Regulatory Affairs via facsimile to (202) 

395–5806, or by e-mail to 

OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. 

Send a copy of your comments to Sue 

V. Settles, Chief, Division of Human 

Services, Office of Indian Services, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of 

the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., MIB 

Mail Stop 4513, Washington, DC 20240, 

or fax to (202) 208–2648 or e-mail to 

Sue.Settles@bia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Interested persons can obtain additional 

information regarding collection 

requests with no additional charge by 

contacting Sue V. Settles, Chief, 

Division of Human Services, at (202) 

513–7621. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Department has issued 

regulations prescribing procedures by 

which an Indian Tribe may reassume 

jurisdiction over Indian child 

proceedings when a State asserts any 

jurisdiction. Tribes have the right to 

pursue this alternative because this 

action is authorized by the Indian Child 

Welfare Act, Public Law 95–608, 92 

Stat. 3069, 25 U.S.C. 1918. A 60-day 

notice for public comments was 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 27, 2009. No comments were 

received regarding this collection. 

II. Request for Comments 

The Department invites comments on: 

(1) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Bureau, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of the Bureau’s 

estimate of the burden of the 

information collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and, 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the information collection on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other collection 

techniques or forms of information 

technology. 

Please submit your comments to the 

persons listed in the ADDRESSES section. 

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. 

OMB has up to 60 days to approve or 

disapprove this information collection, 

but may respond after 30 days. To 

ensure maximum consideration, send 

your comments to OMB by the date 

listed in the DATES section near the 

beginning of this notice. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0112. 

Title: Tribal Reassumption of 

Jurisdiction over Child Custody 

Proceedings, 25 CFR 13. 

Brief Description of Collection: The 

collection of information will ensure 

that the provisions of Public Law 95– 

608 are met. Any Indian Tribe that 

became subject to State jurisdiction 

pursuant to the provisions of the Act of 

August 15, 1953 (67 Stat. 588), as 

amended by title IV of the Act of April 

11, 1968 (82 Stat. 73, 78), or pursuant 

to any other Federal law, may reassume 

jurisdiction over child custody 

proceedings. The collection of 

information provides data that will be 

used in considering the petition and 

feasibility of the plan of the Tribe for 

reassumption of jurisdiction over Indian 

child custody proceedings. We collect 

the following information: full name, 

address, and telephone number of 

petitioning Tribe or Tribes; a Tribal 

resolution; estimated total number of 

members in the petitioning Tribe or 

Tribes with an explanation of how the 

number was estimated; current criteria 

for Tribal membership; citation to 

provision in Tribal constitution 

authorizing the Tribal governing body to 

exercise jurisdiction over Indian child 

custody matter; description of Tribal 

court; copy of any Tribal ordinances or 

Tribal court rules establishing 

procedures or rules for exercise of 

jurisdiction over child custody matters; 

and all other information required by 25 

CFR 13.11. Response is required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Respondents: Federally recognized 

Tribes who submit Tribal reassumption 

petitions for review and approval by the 

Secretary of the Interior. 

Number of Respondents: 2. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 16 

hours. 

Dated: June 24, 2009. 

Alvin Foster, 

Acting Chief Information Officer—Indian 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E9–15406 Filed 6–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–4J–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–ES–2009–N120; 40120–1112– 

0000–F2] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Etowah River Habitat 

Conservation Plan, Bartow, Cherokee, 

Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth, Paulding, and 

Pickens Counties, GA 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice: receipt of applications 

for incidental take permits (ITPs) for the 

Etowah River Habitat Conservation Plan 

(HCP); availability of proposed HCP and 

environmental assessment (EA); request 

for comment. 

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service, announce the availability of a 

proposed HCP, 13 accompanying ITP 

applications, and an EA related to 

proposed development that would effect 

three fish species in a covered area 

encompassing 3,773 square kilometers 

(km2) (932,000 ac). Each county and 

municipality seeking incidental take 

authorization has prepared a separate 

application in conjunction with the one 

HCP and EA. The HCP analyzes the take 


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of the Federally endangered fish species 

amber darter (Percina antesella) and 

Etowah darter (Etheostoma etowahae), 

and the Federally threatened Cherokee 

darter (Etheostoma scotti), incidental to 

the applicants’ regulation of 

development and construction in their 

respective jurisdictions. The applicants 

request ITPs under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. 

The Applicants’ HCP describes the 

mitigation and minimization measures 

proposed to address the effects on the 

species. 

DATES: We must receive any written 

comments on the ITP applications, EA, 

and HCP at our Regional Office (see 

ADDRESSES) on or before August 31, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Documents will be available 

for public inspection by appointment 

during normal business hours at, and 

are available from, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service’s Regional Office, 1875 Century 

Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30345 

(Attn: David Dell); or Fish and Wildlife 

Service, West Park Center, Suite D, 105 

West Park Drive, Athens, GA 30606. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

David Dell, Regional HCP Coordinator 

(see ADDRESSES), telephone: 404/679– 

7313; or Ms. Robin Goodloe, Field 

Office Project Manager (see ADDRESSES), 

at 706/613–9493, ext. 221. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We 

announce the availability of a proposed 

HCP, 13 accompanying ITP 

applications, and an EA, which analyzes 

the take of the amber darter, Etowah 

darter, and Cherokee darter incidental to 

programs in the 13 applicant counties 

and municipalities. The applicants 

request 25-year ITPs under section 

10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973 (Act; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 

as amended. 

We specifically request information, 

views, and opinions from the public via 

this notice on our proposed Federal 

action, including identification of any 

other aspects of the human environment 

not already identified in the EA 

pursuant to NEPA regulations (40 CFR 

1506.6). Further, we specifically solicit 

information regarding the adequacy of 

the HCP per 50 CFR parts 13 and 17. 

An assessment of the likely 

environmental impacts associated with 

the implementation of the Etowah River 

HCP, the EA considers the 

environmental consequences of two 

alternatives and the proposed action. 

The proposed action alternative is 

issuance of the ITPs and 

implementation of the HCP as submitted 

by the Applicants. The HCP covers 

activities associated with the new 

development and redevelopment of land 

by participating local governments and 

private entities, except for: (1) 

Construction of sewer lines, (2) 

stormwater runoff from roads 

constructed by jurisdictions, and (3) 

utility crossings of streams that are not 

part of a larger common plan of 

development or sale. The HCP also 

addresses water supply planning by 

participating local governments and 

their partners. Avoidance, 

minimization, and mitigation measures 

include stormwater management, 

riparian buffers, erosion and sediment 

control, stream crossing requirements, 

and a reservoir siting protocol. 

Public Comments 

If you wish to comment, you may 

submit comments by any one of several 

methods. Please reference ‘‘Etowah 

River HCP’’ in such comments. You may 

mail comments to the Fish and Wildlife 

Service’s Regional Office (see 

ADDRESSES). You may also comment via 

the Internet to david_dell@fws.gov. 

Please include your name and return 

address in your Internet message. If you 

do not receive a confirmation from us 

that we have received your Internet 

message, contact us directly at either 

telephone number listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Finally, you may hand-deliver 

comments to either of our offices listed 

under ADDRESSES. Before including your 

address, phone number, e-mail 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. 

Covered Area 

The area covered by the Etowah 

Aquatic HCP includes all those portions 

of the Etowah basin that are in Bartow, 

Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth, 

Paulding, and Pickens Counties, 

Georgia, including all municipalities 

that lie within that area, as well as the 

portion of the City of Roswell (Roswell 

lies in another county not participating 

in the HCP) that lies within the Etowah 

Basin. The entire covered area 

encompasses 3,773 km2 or 

approximately 932,000 ac. The 

following counties and municipalities 

have applied for ITPs under the Etowah 

Aquatic HCP: 

Bartow County ................... TE179735–0 

Cherokee County ............... TE179736–0 

Paulding County ................ TE179734–0 

Pickens County .................. TE179722–0 

The City of Acworth ........... TE179730–0 

City of Ball Ground ............ TE179731–0 

City of Canton .................... TE179727–0 

City of Dawsonville ............ TE179723–0 

City of Dallas ..................... TE179724–0 

City of Holly Springs .......... TE179733–0 

City of Roswell ................... TE179732–0 

City of Waleska ................. TE179726–0 

City of Woodstock ............. TE179728–0 

Next Steps 

We will evaluate these ITP 

applications, including the HCP and any 

comments we receive, to determine 

whether these applications meet the 

requirements of section 10(a)(1)(B) of 

the Act. We will also evaluate whether 

issuance of the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITPs 

complies with section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act by conducting 

an intra-Service section 7 consultation. 

We will use the results of this 

consultation, in combination with the 

above findings, in our final analysis to 

determine whether or not to issue the 

ITPs. If we determine that the 

requirements are met, we will issue the 

ITPs for the incidental take of the amber 

darter, Etowah darter, and Cherokee 

darter. 

Authority 

We provide this notice under section 

10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 

Dated: June 9, 2009. 

Cynthia K. Dohner, 

Deputy Regional Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

New Merced Wild and Scenic River 

Comprehensive Management Plan; 

Yosemite National Park; Mariposa and 

Madera Counties, CA; Notice of Intent 

To Prepare Environmental Impact 

Statement 

Summary: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (Pub. L. 91– 

190) and the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 

(Pub. L. 90–542), the National Park 

Service is reopening public scoping for 

planning and environmental impact 

analysis for a new Merced Wild and 

Scenic River Comprehensive 

Management Plan and Environmental 

Impact Statement (NMRP/EIS) in 

Yosemite National Park. The NMRP/EIS 


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