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ameliorating threats impacting the
species so as to allow the ferret’s
persistence. Although ferret habitat has
been dramatically reduced from
historical times, a sufficient amount
remains if its quality and configuration
is appropriately managed. This
management, for the most part, is likely
to be conducted by State, Tribal, and
Federal fish and wildlife and land
management agencies. Additionally,
private parties, including landowners
and conservation organizations, are key
for ferret recovery. Many partners
contributing to ferret recovery in many
places will help minimize the risk of a
significant loss of wild populations.
Specifically, recovery of black-footed
ferrets will depend upon: (1) Continued
efforts of captive breeding facilities to
provide suitable animals for release into
the wild; (2) conservation of prairie dog
habitat adequate to sustain ferrets in
several populations distributed
throughout their historical range; and
(3) management of sylvatic plague. The
single, most feasible action that would
benefit black-footed ferret recovery is to
improve prairie dog conservation. If
efforts are undertaken to more
proactively manage existing prairie dog
habitat for ferret recovery, all other
threats to the species will be
substantially less difficult to address.
Downlisting of the black-footed ferret
could be accomplished in
approximately 10 years if conservation
actions continue at existing
reintroduction sites and if additional
reintroduction sites are established.
Delisting will be possible if more
intensive reintroduction efforts are
conducted.
Authority
The authority for this action is section
4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16
U.S.C. 1533(f).
Dated: November 8, 2013.
Matt Hogan,
Acting Regional Director, Denver, CO.
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Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for No Child Left Behind Act
Implementation
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:

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In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is
seeking comments on the renewal of
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for the collection of
information for the No Child Left
Behind Act authorized by OMB Control
Number 1076–0163. This information
collection expires March 31, 2014.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
February 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to Jeffrey
Hamley, Bureau of Indian Education,
Division of Performance and
Accountability, 1011 Indian School
Road, NW., Suite 332, Albuquerque, NM
87104; facsimile: (505) 563–5281; email:
Jeffrey.Hamley@bie.edu.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Hamley, telephone: (505) 563–
5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The BIE is seeking renewal of the
approval for the information collection
conducted under 25 CFR parts 30, 37,
39, 42, 44, and 47 under OMB Control
Number 1076–0163. This information
collection is necessary to implement
Public Law 107–110, No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). The NCLB
requires all schools, including Bureaufunded and operated schools, to ensure
that all children have a fair, equal, and
significant opportunity to obtain a highquality education and reach, at a
minimum, proficiency on challenging
academic achievement standards and
assessments. The BIE has promulgated
several regulations implementing the
NCLB Act. This OMB Control Number
addresses the following regulations.
• 25 CFR part 30—Adequately Yearly
Progress (AYP). Tribes/school boards
may request an alternative to the
established AYP definition or standards.
Tribes/school boards may provide
evidence that BIE made an error in
identifying the school for improvement.
Achievement, attendance and
graduation rates are collected from
schools to facilitate yearly calculation of
AYP.
• 25 CFR part 37—Geographic
Boundaries. This part establishes
procedures for confirming, establishing,
or revising attendance areas for each
Bureau-funded and operated school.
Tribes and school boards must submit
certain information to BIE to propose a
change in geographic boundaries.
• 25 CFR part 39—Indian School
Equalization Program (ISEP). This part
provides for the uniform direct funding
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day schools, boarding schools, and
dormitories. Auditors of schools, to
ensure accountability in student counts
and student transportation, must certify
that they meet certain qualifications and
have conducted a conflict of interest
check. Schools must submit information
to BIE to apply for funds in the event
of an emergency or unforeseen
contingency.
• 25 CFR part 42—Student Rights.
The purpose of this part is to govern
student rights and due process
procedures in disciplinary proceedings
in all Bureau-funded and operated
schools. This part requires all the school
to provide notice of disciplinary
charges, provide a copy of the hearing
of record, and provide a student
handbook.
• 25 CFR part 44—Grants under the
Tribally Controlled Schools Act. The
purpose of this part is to establish who
is eligible for a grant and requires tribes
to submit information to BIE to
retrocede a program to the Secretary.
• 25 CFR part 47—Uniform Direct
Funding and Support for Bureauoperated Schools. This part contains the
requirements for developing local
educational financial plans in order to
receive direct funding from the Bureau.
This part requires school supervisors to
submit quarterly reports to school
boards; submit a notice of appeal to the
BIE for a decision where agencies
disagree over expenditures; make
certain certifications in financial plans;
and send the plan and documentation to
the BIE or submit a notice of appeal.
There are no forms associated with
collection. No third party notification or
public disclosure burden is associated
with this collection.
II. Request for Comments
The BIE 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 displays a valid
OMB Control Number.
It is our policy to make all comments
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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.

OMB Control Number: 1076–0163.
Title: No Child Left Behind.
Brief Description of Collection:
Pursuant to NCLB implementing
regulations, Bureau-funded and
operated schools must provide certain
information if they wish to use
alternative AYP standards, change their
geographic boundaries, obtain
contingency funds, retrocede a program,
or obtain direct funding from the Bureau
through submission of a local
educational financial plan. For these
items, a response is requires to obtain a
benefit (continued supplementary
program funding). In addition, all
Bureau-funded and operated schools
must provide students with written
notice of disciplinary charges, a copy of
the hearing record, and student
handbook. These items are mandatory
information collections.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Bureau-funded and
operated schools.
Number of Respondents: 183.
Number of Responses: 14,554.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly,
annually, or on occasion, depending on
the item.
Estimated Time per Response: Ranges
from 1 hour to 480 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
37,355 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Dollar Cost: $0.

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Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for IDEIA Part B and C Child
Count
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 Education (BIE) is
seeking comments on the renewal of
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for the collection of
information for the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Improvement Act
(IDEIA) Part B and C Child Count
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0176. This information collection
expires May 31, 2014.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
February 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection Sue
Bement, Bureau of Indian Education,
1011 Indian School Road NW., Suite
332, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104–
1088, fax: (505) 563–5281 or email:
sue.bement@bie.edu.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue
Bement, telephone: (505) 563–5275.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

III. Data

Dated: December 13, 2013.
John Ashley,
Acting Assistant Director for Information
Resources.
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I. Abstract
The IDEIA, 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(4)(c)
and 1443(b)(3) require tribes and tribal
organizations to submit certain
information to the Secretary of the
Interior. Under the IDEIA, the U.S.
Department of Education provides
funding to the Secretary of the Interior
for the coordination of assistance for
special education and related services
for Indian children aged 0 to 5 with
disabilities on reservations served by
Bureau-funded schools. The Secretary of
the Interior, through the BIE, then
allocates this funding to tribes and tribal
organizations based on the number of
such children served. In order to allow
the Secretary of the Interior to
determine what amounts to allocate to
whom, the IDEIA requires tribes and
tribal organizations to submit
information to Interior. The BIE collects
this information on two forms, one for
Indian children aged 3 to 5 covered by
IDEIA Part B, and one for Indian
children aged 0 to 2 covered by IDEIA
Part C.
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Disabilities, 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(4)(D)
requires tribes to and tribal
organizations to use the funds to assist
in child find, screening, and other
procedures for the early identification of
Indian children aged 3 through 5, parent
training, and the provision of direct
services. In IDEIA Part C—Infants and
Toddlers with Disabilities, 20 U.S.C.
1443(b)(4) likewise requires tribes and
tribal organizations to use the fund to
assist in child find, screening, and other
procedures for early identification of
Indian children under 3 years of age and
for parent training, and early
intervention services.
II. Request for Comments
The BIE 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 displays 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: 1076–0176.
Title: IDEIA Part B and Part C Child
Count.
Brief Description of Collection: Indian
Tribes and Tribal organizations served
by elementary or secondary schools for
Indian children operated or funded by
the Departments of the Interior that
receive allocations of funding under the
IDEIA for the coordination of assistance
for Indian children 0 to 5 years of age
with disabilities on reservations must
submit information to the BIE. The

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