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The alternatives analyzed in detail
include:
• Alternative A: Current Management
(No Action): This no-action alternative,
reflects the current management of Neal
Smith NWR. It provides the baseline
against which to compare other
alternatives.
• Alternative B: Refuge Habitat Focus
(Preferred Alternative): This alternative
focuses upon increasing the amount and
diversity of native vegetation on the
Refuge, and providing the varied habitat
structure needed to support wildlife,
especially declining populations of
migratory grassland birds. Additional
effort is directed toward restoring
floristic quality on prairie and savanna
remnants and monitoring and learning
from the results of management actions.
The Refuge boundary is expanded to the
east and west by 3,210 acres, to include
all tributaries of Walnut Creek that flow
through the Refuge.
• Alternative C: Watershed Focus:
This alternative emphasizes restoration
of hydrologic function and native
vegetation to the entire Walnut Creek
watershed. Refuge staff builds and leads
a new public/private partnership to
develop and begin implementation of a
long-term restoration plan for the
watershed. The Refuge land acquisition
boundary is expanded by 14,600 acres
to include all lands within the
watershed. Restoration of the
southernmost reaches of the watershed
creates a contiguous habitat connection
between Neal Smith NWR and Lake Red
Rock.
• Alternative D: Corridor Focus: This
alternative emphasizes creation of a
permanent wildlife habitat corridor
connecting Neal Smith NWR with
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt to the
north and Lake Red Rock to the south.
Refuge staff builds and leads a new
public/private partnership focused on
increasing the wildlife value of lands
within the corridor and supporting
environmentally sound development.
The Refuge land acquisition boundary is
expanded by 20,550 acres to include the
entire corridor area. Prairie restoration
and management focus on creation of
large connected tracts of diverse habitat
structure for wildlife, especially
declining populations of grassland
birds.

Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, email 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.
Thomas O. Melius,
Regional Director, Midwest Region, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–20359 Filed 8–17–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Water Delivery and
Electric Service Data for the Operation
of Irrigation and Power Projects and
Systems
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:

Public Involvement

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Acting Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs is seeking comments on the
renewal of Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the
collection of information for Electrical
Service Application, 25 CFR part 175,
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0021 and Water Request, 25 CFR
part 171, authorized by OMB Control
Number 1076–0141. Both of these
information collections expire
December 31, 2012.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
October 19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to Yulan
Jin, Acting Chief, Division of Water and
Power, Office of Trust Services, Mail
Stop 4655—MIB, 1849 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20240; email:
yulan.jin@BIA.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yulan Jin, 202–219–0941.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

We will give the public an
opportunity to provide input at a public
meeting. You can obtain the schedule
from the address or web site listed in
this notice (see ADDRESSES). You may
also submit comments anytime during
the comment period.

I. Abstract
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
owns, operates, and maintains three
electric power utilities that provide a
service to the end user. The BIA also
owns, operates, and maintains 15
irrigation projects that provide a service

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to the end user. To be able to properly
bill for the services provided, the BIA
must collect customer information to
identify the individual responsible for
repaying the government the costs of
delivering the service, and billing for
those costs. Additional information
necessary for providing the service is
the location of the service delivery. The
Debt Collection Improvement Act of
1996 (DCIA) requires that certain
information be collected from
individuals and businesses doing
business with the government. This
information includes the taxpayer
identification number for possible
future use to recover delinquent debt.
To implement the DCIA requirement to
collect customer information, the BIA
has included a section concerning the
collection of information in its
regulations governing its electrical
power utilities (25 CFR part 175) and in
its regulations governing its irrigation
projects (25 CFR part 171).
II. Request for Comments
The BIA 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.
Please note that an agency may not
conduct or sponsor, 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.
Before including your address, phone
number, email 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.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0021.
Title: Electrical Service Application,
25 CFR 175.

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Brief Description of Collection: In
order for electric power consumers to be
served, information is needed by the
BIA to operate and maintain its electric
power utilities and fulfill reporting
requirements.
Section 175.6 and 175.22 of 25 CFR
part 175, Indian electric power utilities,
specifies the information collection
requirement. Power consumers must
apply for electric service. The
information to be collected includes:
Name; electric service location; and
other operational information identified
in the local administrative manuals. All
information is collected from each
electric power consumer. Responses are
required to receive or maintain a
benefit.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents: BIA electric power
consumers—individuals and businesses.
Number of Respondents: 3,000 per
year.
Estimated Time per Response: 1⁄2
hour.
Frequency of Response: The
information is collected once, unless the
respondent requests new electrical
service elsewhere or if it has been
disconnected for failure to pay their
electric bill.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
1,500 hours.
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OMB Control Number: 1076–0141.
Title: Water Request, 25 CFR 171.
Brief Description of Collection: In
order for irrigators to receive water
deliveries, information is needed by the
BIA to operate and maintain its
irrigation projects and fulfill reporting
requirements. Section 171.140 and other
sections cited in section 171.40 of 25
CFR part 171, [Irrigation] Operation and
Maintenance, specifies the information
collection requirement. Water users
must apply for water delivery and for a
number of other associated services,
such as, subsidizing a farm unit,
requesting leaching service, requesting
water for domestic or stock purposes,
building structures or fences in BIA
rights-of-way, requesting payment plans
on bills, establishing a carriage
agreement with a third-party,
negotiating irrigation incentives leases,
and requesting an assessment waiver.
The information to be collected
includes: Full legal name; correct
mailing address; taxpayer identifying
number; water delivery location; if
subdividing a farm unit—a copy of the
recorded plat or map of the subdivision
where water will be delivered; the time
and date of requested water delivery;
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water delivered; rate of water flow;
number of acres irrigated; crop statistics;
any other agreements allowed under 25
CFR part 171; and any additional
information required by the local project
office that provides your service. The
information water users submit is for
the purpose of obtaining or retaining a
benefit, namely irrigation water.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Water users of BIA
irrigation project—individual and
businesses.
Number of Respondents: 6,539 per
year.
Number of Responses: 27,075 per
year.
Estimated Time per Response: A
range of 18 minutes to 6 hours,
depending on the specific service being
requested.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
through the irrigation season, averaging
approximately 2 times per year.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
14,059 hours.
Dated: August 13, 2012.
Alvin Foster,
Assistant Director for Information Resources.
[FR Doc. 2012–20341 Filed 8–17–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–W7–P

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1103 N. Fancher Rd., Spokane Valley,
WA 99212, or call (509) 536–1200.
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:
Discussion will include the Bureau of
Land Management’s Eastern Washington
and San Juan Resource Management
Plan and the U.S. Forest Service’s
Colville National Forest Plan Revision.
Before including your address, phone
number, email 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.
Allison C. Clough,
Acting Spokane District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2012–20360 Filed 8–17–12; 8:45 am]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLORW00000
L16100000.DP0000.WBSLXSS073H0000;
HAG 12–0260]

Notice of Public Meeting, Eastern
Washington Resource Advisory
Council Meeting
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Eastern
Washington Resource Advisory Council
(EWRAC) will meet as indicated below.
DATES: September 17, 2012. The meeting
will be open to the public. It will begin
at 10 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. Members
of the public will have an opportunity
to address the EWRAC at 10 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Washington State Potato
Commission, 108 Interlake Road, Moses
Lake, Washington 98837.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert St. Clair, BLM Spokane District,
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BILLING CODE 4310–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–CR–10795; 2200–1100–665]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: 30-Day Notice of Intention
To Request Clearance of Collection of
Information; Opportunity for Public
Comment
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

We (National Park Service)
have submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) the
information collection request (ICR)
described below. As required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
as part of our continuing efforts to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, we invite the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on this ICR
which is an extension of a currently
approved collection of information
(OMB #1024–0144). We may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of

SUMMARY:

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