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priority species and habitats over the
next 15 years? How is the quality of the
Refuge’s shorebird habitat being
impacted by sedimentation? What
effects will climate change and sea level
rise have on Refuge habitats and
species?
• Invasive species control. Invasive
species degrade habitat for shorebirds,
migratory birds, and many other fish
and wildlife. How can we reduce the
incidence and spread of invasive
species?
• Visitor experiences and education
opportunities. Wildlife observation,
interpretation, and photography, and
environmental education are provided
at the Refuge. How can we improve
these programs? What visitor facilities
are needed? What volunteer programs
and partnerships can we develop to
improve outreach and education? How
can we reduce trespassing, vandalism,
and other illegal activities on the
Refuge, and improve wildlife and
habitat protection?
Black River Unit
The Unit is located southwest of
Olympia, WA. The Unit’s approved
boundary encompasses approximately
3,960 acres. The Service currently owns
and manages more than 1,300 acres
within the approved boundary, and land
acquisition activities are ongoing as
willing sellers come forward. The Unit
was established in 1996 for the
following purposes.
• For use as an inviolate sanctuary, or
for any other management purpose, for
migratory birds.
• For the development, advancement,
management, conservation, and
protection of fish and wildlife resources.
• For the benefit of the Service, in
performing its activities and services.
The Unit consists of a large, complex
mosaic of mostly wetland and riparian
habitats, and some upland habitats
surrounding the low-lying river. Its
habitats include the Black River and
tributary instream channels, bog (a rare
habitat locally), shrub swamp, riparian
forest, emergent marsh, wet and dry
meadows, and fir-hemlock forest. Both
the upper Black River and associated
wetlands are unusual features in the
Puget Trough. The Unit contains rearing
habitat and migration corridors for
steelhead, coastal cutthroat trout, and
coho and Chinook salmon. At least 150
species of migratory birds, including
waterfowl, marshbirds, and neotropical
songbirds, use the wetland and riparian
habitats. One Federally listed candidate
species, the Oregon spotted frog (which
is also State listed as endangered), is
found within the Unit. The Oregon
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a few locations in Washington; three of
those locations fall within the Unit’s
approved boundary.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Scoping: Preliminary Issues, Concerns,
and Opportunities

Revision of Agency Information
Collection for the Indian Child Welfare
Assistance Annual Report; Request for
Comments

We have identified preliminary
issues, concerns, and opportunities for
the Unit that we may address in the
CCP. We have briefly summarized these
issues below. During public scoping we
may identify additional issues.
• Land and water protection. What
management actions are needed to
sustain and restore priority species and
habitats, improve habitat protection and
connectivity, and reduce habitat
fragmentation? What are our options for
improving water quality and quantity
for fish and wildlife in the Black River
system?
• Habitat management and
restoration. How can we obtain the data
we need, regarding key species and
habitat composition, to restore degraded
habitats and protect fish and wildlife
species? How will climate change and
sea level rise affect the Unit’s habitats
and species? How can we enhance our
recovery efforts for the Oregon spotted
frog?
• Invasive species control. How can
we reduce the incidence and spread of
invasive species on the Unit?
• Visitor services and education
opportunities. What wildlife-dependent
public uses should we consider at the
Unit? How can we reduce trespassing,
vandalism, and illegal activities on the
Unit and improve wildlife and habitat
protection?
Public Meetings
Public meetings will be announced in
press releases, planning updates, and on
our Web sites: http://www.fws.gov/
graysharbor/ and http://www.fws.gov/
nisqually/management/
bru_general.html.
Public Availability of Comments
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.
Dated: May 4, 2011.
Robyn Thorson,
Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs

Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking
comments on revision of the collection
of information for the Indian Child
Welfare Assistance Annual Report, 25
CFR Part 23. The revision affects the
form that tribal Indian Child Welfare
Act (ICWA) coordinators provide to BIA
on a quarterly basis. The information
collection is currently authorized by
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Control Number 1076–0131,
which expires August 31, 2011.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August 8,
2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to, or
obtain a copy of the draft revised form
from, Dr. Linda Ketcher, Office of Indian
Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849
C Street, NW., MS–3070, Washington,
DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Linda Ketcher (202) 513–7610.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The BIA is seeking revision of the
information collection conducted under
the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
and implementing regulations, at 25
CFR part 23. BIA collects the
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 data for the
annual program budget justification.
The responses to the request for
information are voluntary and the
aggregated report is not considered
confidential. BIA is seeking to revise the
form to include instructions and more
explicit reporting indicators.
II. Request for Comments
BIA 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 proper administration of the ICWA

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program, 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 August 31, 2011.
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
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0131.
Title: Indian Child Welfare Assistance
Annual Report, 25 CFR part 23.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of this information by
Indian tribes allows BIA to consolidate
and review selected data on Indian
child welfare cases. The data are 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 voluntary.
Type of Review: Extension with
revision of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Indian tribes or tribal
entities that are operating programs for
Indian tribes.
Number of Respondents: 536 per year,
on average.
Total Number of Responses: 2,144 per
year, on average.
Frequency of Response: Four times
per year.
Estimated Time per Response: Onehalf hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,072 hours, on average.

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Dated: June 2, 2011.
Alvin Foster,
Acting Chief Information Officer—Indian
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Gaming
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Approved Tribal—
State Class III Gaming Compact.
AGENCY:

This notice publishes an
extension of Gaming between the
Rosebud Sioux Tribe and the State of
South Dakota.
DATES: Effective Date: June 8, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian
Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant
Secretary—Policy and Economic
Development, Washington, DC 20240,
(202) 219–4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
section 11 of the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public
Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the
Secretary of the Interior shall publish in
the Federal Register notice of approved
Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of
engaging in Class III gaming activities
on Indian lands. This amendment
allows for the extension of the current
Tribal-State Compact until August 27,
2011.
SUMMARY:

Dated: May 31, 2011.
Paul Tsosie,
Chief of Staff, Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Intent to prepare a Resource
Management Plan for the West Eugene
Wetlands Planning Area in the State of
Oregon and Associated Environmental
Impact Statement
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
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1969, as amended, and the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976, as
amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Eugene District
Office, Eugene, Oregon, intends to
prepare a Resource Management Plan
(RMP) with an associated
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the West Eugene Wetlands Planning
Area and by this notice is announcing
the beginning of the scoping process to
solicit public comments and identify
issues. The West Eugene Wetlands
Planning Area comprises approximately
1,340 acres of acquired lands that do not
have an existing RMP.
DATES: This notice initiates the public
scoping process for the RMP with
associated EIS. Comments on issues
may be submitted in writing until July
8, 2011. The date(s) and location(s) of
any scoping meetings will be
announced at least 15 days in advance
through local media, newspapers and
the BLM Web site at: http://
www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene/
index.php. In order to be included in
the Draft EIS, all comments must be
received prior to the close of the 30-day
scoping period or 30 days after the last
public meeting, whichever is later. We
will provide additional opportunities
for public participation upon
publication of the Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on issues and planning criteria related
to the West Eugene Wetlands RMP/EIS
by any of the following methods:
• Web site: http://www.blm.gov/or/
districts/eugene/index.php.
• E-mail: OR_Eugene_Mail@blm.gov.
• Fax: 541–683–6981.
• Mail: P.O. Box 10226, Eugene,
Oregon 97440–2226.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the Eugene District
Office, 3106 Pierce Parkway,
Springfield, Oregon 97477.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information and/or to have your
name added to our mailing list, contact
Richard Hardt, Planning and
Environmental Coordinator, telephone
541–683–6690; address P.O. Box 10226,
Eugene, Oregon 97440–2226; e-mail
OR_Eugene_Mail@blm.gov. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, to leave a message
or question with the above individual.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document provides notice that the BLM

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