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benefit Pea Patch Island colonialbreeding wading birds, as well as
secretive marshbirds, migratory
waterfowl, shorebirds, and other birds
of conservation concern. A secondary
consideration would be to manage a
diversity of other refuge wetland and
upland habitats to benefit breeding and
migrating songbirds, waterfowl, and
raptors, as well as amphibians, reptiles,
and mammals of conservation concern.
Our Visitor Services program would be
enhanced to provide more opportunities
for wildlife observation, photography,
hunting, fishing, environmental
education, and interpretation.
Alternative C, ‘‘Cease Management
and Close Refuge to Public Uses,’’
would close Supawna Meadows NWR to
all public uses and cease all habitat
management activities. There would be
no funding allocated for any projects at
the refuge. This alternative would only
partially achieve the refuge purposes,
vision, and goals, and respond to public
issues. Cape May NWR staff would
conduct semiannual site inspections
requiring about 40 staff hours per year.
We would continue to meet our trust
obligations under the Federal
Endangered Species Act, which requires
us to take measures to benefit the
recovery of any federally listed species
that might be found on the refuge in the
future. We would also continue to
comply with the National Historic
Preservation Act by maintaining Finns
Point Rear Range Light.

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Comments
We solicited comments on the draft
CCP and the EA for Supawna Meadows
NWR from September 27 to October 27,
2010 (75 FR 59287). We evaluated all
substantive comments received during
the public comment period, and
included a summary of comments and
our responses as appendix H of the final
CCP.
Selected Alternative
We have selected alternative B for
implementation, with the following
modifications:
• We clarified the rationale for
adopting the State’s deer hunting safety
zones.
• We added a paragraph stating we
may evaluate black bear hunting on the
refuge if the State opens the area to
hunting and if there is enough interest.
• We inserted a paragraph stating that
although we are not proposing to open
the refuge to turkey hunting at this time,
we are willing to discuss opening the
refuge to a spring turkey season with
assistance from the State.
• We added a Finding of
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Rhinoncomimus latipes weevil by the
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
for the biological control of mile-aminute weed (Polygonum perfoliatum).
• We updated the White-tailed Deer
Hunt Compatibility Determination to
include the State’s deer hunting safety
zones.
In summary, we believe modified
alternative B combines the actions that
would most effectively achieve refuge
purposes, vision, and goals, and
respond to public issues. The basis of
our decision is detailed in Appendix I
of the final CCP.
Public Availability of Documents
In addition to the methods in
ADDRESSES, you can view or obtain
documents at the following locations:
• Our Web site: http://www.fws.gov/
northeast/planning/SupawnaMeadows/
ccphome.html.
• Public Library: Pennsville Library,
located at 14 North Broadway,
Pennsville, NJ 08070, during regular
library hours.
Dated: July 27, 2011.
Wendi Weber,
Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Verification of Indian
Preference for Employment With BIA
and IHS; Request for Comments
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of submission to the
Office of Management and Budget.
AGENCY:

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 renewal
of the information collection for
Verification of Indian Preference for
Employment. The information
collection is currently authorized by
OMB Control Number 1076–0160,
which expires August 31, 2011.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 30, 2011.
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
SUMMARY:

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or you may send an e-mail to:
OIRA_DOCKET@ omb.eop.gov. Please
send a copy of your comments to Matt
Crain, Acting Deputy Director—Office of
Indian Services, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, 1849 C Street, NW., MS 4513,
Washington, DC 20240; e-mail:
matt.crain@bia.gov.
De
Springer (402) 878–2502. To see a copy
of the entire collection submitted to
OMB, go to http://www.reginfo.gov
(select Information Collection Review,
Currently Under Review).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

I. Abstract
The BIA is seeking renewal of the
approval for the information collection
conducted under the 25 U.S.C. 43, 36
Stat. 472, inter alia, and implementing
regulations, at 25 CFR part 5, regarding
verification of Indian preference for
employment. The purpose of Indian
preference is to encourage qualified
Indian persons to seek employment
with the BIA and Indian Health Service
(IHS) by offering preferential treatment
to qualified candidates of Indian
heritage. BIA collects the information to
ensure compliance with Indian
preference hiring requirements. The
information collection relates only to
individuals applying for employment
with the BIA and the IHS. The tribe’s
involvement is limited to verifying
membership information submitted by
the applicant. The collection of
information allows certain persons who
are of Indian descent to receive
preference when appointments are
made to vacancies in positions with the
BIA and IHS as well as in any unit that
has been transferred intact from the BIA
to a Bureau or office within the
Department of the Interior or the
Department of Health and Human
Services and that continues to perform
functions formerly performed as part of
the BIA and IHS. You are eligible for
preference if (a) You are a member of a
federally recognized Indian tribe; (b)
you are a descendant of a member and
you were residing within the present
boundaries of any Indian reservation on
June 1, 1934; (c) you are an Alaska
native; or (d) you possess one-half
degree Indian blood derived from tribes
that are indigenous to the United States.
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 the proper performance of the
agencies, including whether the

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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
do so.

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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0160.
Title: Verification of Indian preference
for Employment in the BIA and IHS, 25
CFR part 5.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of this information by
Indian applicants for jobs with BIA and
IHS allows the Personnel Offices of BIA
and IHS to verify that the individual
meets the requirements for Indian
preference in hiring. Response is
required to obtain the benefit of
preferential hiring.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Qualified Indian
persons who are seeking preference in
employment with the BIA and IHS.
Number of Respondents:
Approximately 5,000.
Total Number of Responses:
Approximately 5,000 per year.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Time per Response: Onehalf hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
2,500 hours, on average.
Estimated Annual Cost: $6,520
(postage and copying costs).

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Dated: August 17, 2011.
Alvin Foster,
Acting Chief Information Officer—Indian
Affairs .
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Revision of Agency Information
Collection for the Indian Child Welfare
Assistance Report; Request for
Comments
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of submission to the
Office of Management and Budget.
AGENCIES:

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 revision
of the collection of information for the
Indian Child Welfare Assistance 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
OMB Control Number 1076–0131,
which expires August 31, 2011.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 30, 2011.
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 e-mail to:
OIRA_DOCKET@ omb.eop.gov. Please
send a copy of your comments to 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. To see a
copy of the entire collection submitted
to OMB, go to http://www.reginfo.gov
(select Information Collection Review,
Currently Under Review).
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
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communities, assess ICWA program
effectiveness, and provide data for the
annual program budget justification.
The aggregated report is not considered
confidential. BIA is seeking to revise the
form to include instructions and more
explicit reporting indicators. There is no
change to the estimated number of
responses or burden hours.
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
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
do so.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0131.
Title: Indian Child Welfare Assistance
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 required to obtain a benefit.

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