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I. Abstract
This information collection allows
OFECR to receive written applications
for allocations of the $400,000,000 in
Tax Credit Bonding Authority granted to
the Secretary as a result of the American
Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009
(ARRA) of 2009. This bonding authority
is for the purpose of the construction,
rehabilitation and repair of BIA-funded
schools. Indian tribes interested in
obtaining an allocation of the bonding
authority to finance construction,
rehabilitation, or repair of a BIA-funded
elementary or secondary school or
dormitory must provide certain
information as part of the application.
The information collection allows
OFECR to determine whether the project
is eligible to be considered for an
allocation. No third party notification or
public disclosure burden is associated
with this collection. OFECR obtained an
emergency approval of this information
collection from OMB to allow it to
solicit applications for tax credit bonds.
See 74 FR 56211 (October 30, 2009).
OMB’s approval for the information
collection expires April 30, 2010.
Because the tax credit bond authority
extends through calendar year 2010,
OFECR is requesting a renewal of the
OMB authority to collect information
from Indian tribes through applications.
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
provides an opportunity for interested
parties to comment on information
collection requests. OFECR is
proceeding with this public comment
period as the first step in obtaining
renewal of the information collection
clearance from OMB. OFECR has
adjusted its estimated number of
respondents and responses downward
based on its experience during the first
six months of collecting this
information. Each clearance request
contains (1) type of review, (2) title, (3)
summary of the collection, (4)
respondents, (5) frequency of collection,
(6) reporting and record keeping
requirements.

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II. Request for Comments
If you would like to comment on this
information collection, please send your
comments to the location listed in the
ADDRESSES section. Your comments
should address: (a) The necessity of the
information collection for the proper
performance of the agencies, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of our
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,

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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 conduct 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 during the hours of
9 a.m.–5 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday
through Friday except for legal holidays.
Before including your address,
telephone 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.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0173.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Tax Credit Bonds for Bureau of
Indian Affairs-Funded Schools.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of this information is
required to apply for allocations of the
$400,000,000 in Tax Credit Bonding
Authority granted to the Secretary as a
result of the ARRA of 2009. This
bonding authority is for the purpose of
the construction, rehabilitation and
repair of BIA-funded schools. The
information collection allows BIA to
determine whether the project is eligible
to be considered for an allocation. No
third party notification or public
disclosure burden is associated with
this collection. Response is required to
obtain a benefit.
Respondents: Indian tribal
governments.
Number of Respondents: 4.
Estimated Time per Response: 40
hours.
Frequency of Response: Once, on
occasion.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents:
160 hours.
Alvin Foster,
Acting Chief Information Officer—Indian
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010–9882 Filed 4–28–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Federal
Acknowledgment of Indian Tribes;
Request for Comments
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of submission to the
Office of Management and Budget.
SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act, the Department of the
Interior, Office of Federal
Acknowledgment (OFA) is submitting
the information collection Documented
Petitions for the Federal
Acknowledgment as an Indian Tribe, 25
CFR part 83 to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
renewal. The information collection is
currently authorized by OMB Control
Number 1076–0104, which expires
April 30, 2010. The information
collection allows OFA to determine
whether an Indian group meets the
regulatory criteria for acknowledgment
as an Indian Tribe.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 1,
2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to the
Desk Officer for Department of the
Interior at the Office of Management and
Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395–5806
or you may send an e-mail to:
OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. Please
send a copy of your comments to R. Lee
Fleming, Director, Office of Federal
Acknowledgment, Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs, 1951 Constitution
Avenue, NW., MS–34B SIB,
Washington, DC 20240; facsimile: (202)
219–3008; e-mail: Lee.Fleming@bia.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
R. Lee Fleming (202) 513–7650.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
OFA is seeking renewal of the
approval for the information collection
conducted under 25 CFR part 83, to
establish whether a petitioning group
has the characteristics necessary to be
acknowledged as having a governmentto-government relationship with the
United States. Acknowledgment as an
Indian Tribe is a prerequisite to the
protection, services and benefits of the
Federal government available to Indian
Tribes by virtue of their status as Indian
Tribes. Approval for this collection
expires April 30, 2010. Three forms are
used as part of this information
collection; but no changes to the forms

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are proposed as part of this renewal. No
third party notification or public
disclosure burden is associated with
this collection. There is no change to the
approved burden hours for this
information collection.

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II. Request for Comments
OFA requests that you send your
comments on this collection to the
location listed in the ADDRESSES section.
Your comments should address: (a) The
necessity of the information collection
for the proper performance of the
agencies, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of our 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 conduct, and an individual
need not respond to, a collection of
information unless it has a valid OMB
Control Number. This information
collection expires April 30, 2010.
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 a.m.–5 p.m.,
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday
except for legal holidays. 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.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0104.
Title: Documented Petitions for
Federal Acknowledgment as an Indian
Tribe, 25 CFR Part 83.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of this information allows
OFA to review applications for the
Federal acknowledgment of a group as
an Indian Tribe. The acknowledgment
regulations at 25 CFR part 83 contain
seven criteria that unrecognized groups
seeking Federal acknowledgment as
Indian Tribes must demonstrate that
they meet. Information collected from
petitioning groups under these
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the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs
to establish whether a petitioning group
has the characteristics necessary to be
acknowledged as having a governmentto-government relationship with the
United States. Respondents are not
required to retain copies of information
submitted to OFA but will probably
maintain copies for their own use;
therefore, there is no recordkeeping
requirement included in this
information collection. Response is
required to obtain a benefit.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Groups petitioning for
Federal acknowledgment as Indian
Tribes.
Number of Respondents: 10 per year,
on average.
Total Number of Responses: 10 per
year, on average.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Time per Response: 2,075
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
20,750 hours.
Dated: April 20, 2010.
Alvin Foster,
Acting Chief Information Officer—Indian
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLAK927000 L54200000 FR0000
LVDIL09L0410; FF–94683]

Notice of Application for a Recordable
Disclaimer of Interest for Lands
Underlying the Tanana River in Alaska
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The State of Alaska has filed
an application with the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) for a Recordable
Disclaimer of Interest from the United
States in those lands underlying the
Tanana River in Interior Alaska. The
State asserts that the Tanana River was
navigable and unreserved at the time of
Statehood; therefore title to the
submerged lands passed to the State at
the time of Statehood (1959).
DATES: All comments to this action
should be received on or before July 28,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the State of
Alaska’s application or the BLM Draft
Summary Report must be filed with the
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Preparation (AK–927), Division of
Cadastral Survey, BLM Alaska State
Office, 222 W. 7th Avenue, #13,
Anchorage, Alaska 99513–7599.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Callie Webber, Navigability Section
Chief, at the above address, (907) 271–
3167, or cwebber@blm.gov, or visit the
BLM Recordable Disclaimer of Interest
Web site at http://www.blm.gov/ak/st/
en/prog/rdi.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
10, 2006, the State of Alaska filed an
application for a Recordable Disclaimer
of Interest pursuant to section 315 of the
Federal Lands Policy and Management
Act and the regulations contained in 43
CFR subpart 1864 for the lands
underlying the Tanana River (FF–
94683). A Recordable Disclaimer of
Interest, if issued, will confirm that the
United States has no valid interest in
the subject lands. The notice is intended
to notify the public of the pending
application and the State’s reasons for
supporting it. The State asserts that this
river was navigable at the time of
Statehood, and therefore, ownership of
the lands underlying the river
automatically passed from the United
States to the State at the time of
Statehood in 1959, pursuant to the
Equal Footing Doctrine, the Submerged
Lands Act of 1953, the Submerged
Lands Act of 1988, the Alaska Statehood
Act, or any other legally cognizable
reason.
The State’s application, FF–94683, is
for ‘‘all submerged lands lying within
the bed of the Tanana River, between
the ordinary high water lines of the left
and right banks from its origins at the
confluence with the Chisana and the
Nabesna Rivers within Section 29 and
30, Township 15 North, Range 19 East,
Copper River Meridian, Alaska, flowing
generally northwesterly to all points of
confluence with the Yukon River in
Section 23, Township 4 North, Range 22
West, Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska.’’ The
State did not identify any known
adverse claimant or occupant of the
affected lands.
A final decision on the merits of the
application will not be made before July
28, 2010. During the 90-day period,
interested parties may comment on the
State’s application, FF–94683, and
supporting evidence. Interested parties
may also comment during this time on
the BLM’s Draft Summary Report.
Comments, including names and
street addresses of commenters, will be
available for public review at the Alaska
State Office (see ADDRESSES above),
during regular business hours 7:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except holidays.

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