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increase public awareness of: (1) The
importance of wildlife resources, (2) the
social and economic benefits of
recreational hunting, and (3) wildlife
conservation efforts that benefit
recreational hunting and wildlife
resources.
The Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture signed an
amended charter for the Council in June
2006 and July 2006, respectively. The
revised charter states that the Council
will provide advice and guidance to the
Federal Government through the
Department of the Interior and the
Department of Agriculture.
The Council will convene to receive
updates on responses from Federal
agencies to recommendations submitted
by the Council and implementation of
the August 16, 2007, Executive Order on
Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and
Wildlife Conservation.
Procedures for Public Input
Format Requirement for Oral and
Written Commenters
Whether you wish to comment orally
or in written form, you must provide
written copies of your comments. All
written statements must be supplied to
the Council’s Designated Federal Officer
in both of the following formats:
One hard copy with original
signature, and
One electronic copy via e-mail
(acceptable file format: MS Word, MS
Powerpoint, or WordPerfect).

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Giving a 2–Minute Oral Presentation
Individuals or groups may request to
give an oral presentation during the
Council teleconference. Oral
presentations will be limited to 2
minutes per speaker, with no more than
half an hour total for all speakers.
Interested parties must contact Phyllis
Seitts, Council Designated Federal
Officer, in writing (preferably via e-mail;
see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT),
by Monday, January 21, 2008, to be
placed on the public speaker list for this
teleconference. In addition, if you are
selected to make a 2-minute
presentation, you must provide hard
and electronic copies of your
presentation to the Council Designated
Federal Officer by Thursday, January 24,
2008. Additional live questions from the
public will not be considered during the
teleconference.
Submitting Written Information for the
Council To Consider
Speakers who wish to expand upon
their oral statements or those who had
wished to speak but could not be
accommodated on the agenda are
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the Council. Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written
information for the Council to consider
during the public teleconference. We
must receive all written statements by
Thursday, January 24, 2008, so that we
can make the information available to
the Council for their consideration prior
to the teleconference.
Dated: December 31, 2007.
Phyllis T. Seitts,
Designated Federal Officer, Sporting
Conservation Council.
[FR Doc. 08–110 Filed 1–14–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey—Climate
Change Science Program (CCSP)
Committee on Synthesis and
Assessment Product 4.2: Thresholds
of Climate Change
AGENCY:
ACTION:

U.S. Geological Survey.

Notice of meeting.

Committee Name: U.S. Geological
Survey—Climate Change Science
Program (CCSP) Committee on
Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.2:
Thresholds of Climate Change.
SUMMARY: This notice is published in
accordance with section 9(a) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (Pub. L. 92–643). The U.S.
Geological Survey—Climate Change
Science Program (CCSP) Committee on
Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.2:
Thresholds of Climate Change will hold
its FACA peer review meeting on
January 28–30, 2008 in Denver, CO.
Agenda for the Meeting: The agenda
will cover the following: Expert review
of SAP 4.2. The review committee will
meet to discuss the first draft of SAP 4.2
and provide guiding comments for the
completion of the product.
DATES: January 28, 2008, 1 p.m.–January
30, 2008, 12 noon. Location: Denver
Federal Center, Building 810, Hayden
Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Colleen W. Charles, U.S. Geological
Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS
301, Reston, Virginia 20192; 703–648–
4110. Colleen_charles@usgs.gov.
Dated: January 9, 2008.
Robert C. Szaro,
Chief Scientist for Biology.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Deputy Director—Indian Services;
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed renewal of
information collection.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) is seeking comments in
preparation for the renewal of the
Indian Child Welfare Annual Report.
The information collected will aid BIA
in fulfilling the requirements of the law.
This renewal meets the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The Bureau is soliciting public
comments on the subject proposal.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
March 17, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments
regarding this proposal. Comments
should refer to the proposal by name
and/or OMB Control Number and
should be sent to Stephanie E. Birdwell,
Chief, Division of Human Services,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of
Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., MS–4513–
MIB, Washington, DC 20240.
Telephone: (202) 513–7621.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the collection of information
form or requests for additional
information should be directed to
Stephanie E. Birdwell, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Department of the Interior, 1849
C Street, NW., MS–4513–MIB,
Washington, DC 20240. Telephone:
(202) 513–7621.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
The information collection required
by the use of this form is necessary to
comply with Public Law 95–608, The
Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, as
codified at 25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq. and 25
CFR Part 23—Indian Child Welfare Act
(ICWA). This information is collected
through the use of a consolidated
caseload form by tribal Indian Child
Welfare Act program directors who are
the providers of the ICWA services. The
information is used to determine the
extent of service needs in local Indian
communities, to assess the effectiveness
of the Indian Child Welfare Act
program, and to provide data for the
annual program budget justification.
The responses to this request for
information collection are voluntary and
the aggregated report is not considered

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confidential. The public is not required
to respond unless a currently valid OMB
control number is displayed.
II. Request for Comments
Please note that all comments
received will be available for public
review two weeks after publication in
the Federal Register. Before including
your address, phone number, e-mail
address, or other personal identifying
information in your comment, be
advised that your entire commentincluding your personal identifying
information-may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask
us in your comment to withhold from
public review your personal identifying
information, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so.
It is our policy to make all comments
available to the public for review at the
location listed in the ADDRESSES section,
room 355–E, during the hours of 7:00
a.m.—4 p.m., EST Monday through
Friday except for legal holidays. All
comments from organizations or
representatives will be available for
review. We may withhold comments
from review for other reasons.
Request for Comments: The Bureau of
Indian Affairs 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,
such as through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Please note that an agency may not
sponsor or request, and an individual
need not respond to, a collection of
information unless it has a valid OMB
Control Number.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0131.
Type of review: [Renewal.]
Title: Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Child
Welfare Act Annual Report, 25 CFR Part
23.4.
Brief Description of collection: Indian
tribes are required to collect selected
data on Indian child welfare cases and
submit them to the Bureau for
consolidation. This data is useful on a
local level, to the tribes, and tribal
organizations that collect it, for case
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nationwide basis for planning and
budget purposes.
Respondents: Indian tribes or tribal
entities who are operating programs for
Indian tribes.
Number of Respondents: 536.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
Estimated Annual Burden to
Respondents: 1072 hours.
Dated: December 31, 2007.
Carl J. Artman,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8–518 Filed 1–14–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[HAG # 8–0020]

Notice of Intent To Revise a Resource
Management Plan and the Associated
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Baker Resource Area of the Vale
District
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Field Office, Baker
City, Oregon intends to revise a
Resource Management Plan (RMP) with
an associated Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Baker Resource
Area of the Vale District and by this
notice is announcing public scoping
meetings. The RMP will revise the
existing Baker Resource Management
Plan of 1989.
DATES: The BLM will announce public
scoping meetings to identify relevant
issues through local news media,
newsletters, and the BLM Web site
http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/vale/
index.php at least 15 days prior to the
first meeting. We will provide formal
opportunities for public participation
upon publication of the Draft RMP/EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail: BakerRMP@blm.gov.
• Fax: 541–523–1965.
• Mail: Bureau of Land Management,
Baker Field Office, P.O. Box 947, Baker
City, OR 97814.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the BLM Baker
Field Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information and/or to have your
name added to our mailing list, Contact:
Allison Kuehl, RMP Team Leader,
Telephone: 541–523–1931; E-mail:
allison_kuehl@blm.gov.

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This
document provides notice that the BLM
Field Office, Baker City, Oregon, intends
to revise an RMP with an associated EIS
for the Baker Resource Area and
announces public scoping meetings.
The planning area is located in Baker,
Union, Wallowa, Morrow, and Umatilla
Counties in Oregon and in Asotin
County, Washington. This planning
activity encompasses approximately
423,000 acres of public land. The plan
will fulfill the needs and obligations set
forth by the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA), the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act (FLPMA),
and BLM management policies. The
BLM will work collaboratively with
interested parties to identify the
management decisions that are best
suited to local, regional, and national
needs and concerns.
The purpose of the public scoping
process is to determine relevant issues,
concerns and ideas that will influence
the scope of the environmental analysis
and EIS alternatives. These issues also
guide the planning process. You may
submit comments on issues and
planning criteria in writing to the BLM
at any public scoping meeting, or you
may submit them to the BLM using one
of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES
section above. To be most helpful, you
should submit formal scoping
comments within 30 days after the last
public meeting. The minutes for each
scoping meeting will be available to the
public and open for 30 days after the
meeting to any participant who wishes
to clarify the views he or she expressed.
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. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, are
available for public inspection in their
entirety.
Preliminary issues and management
concerns have been identified. They
represent the BLM’s knowledge to date
regarding the existing issues and
concerns with current land
management. The preliminary issues
being considered in this planning effort
include: vegetation management; water
quality, aquatic resources, fisheries;
special management areas; recreation
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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