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the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of
the burden time to the proposed
collection of information; (c) how to
enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) how to minimize the
burden on the respondents, including
the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that the comments
submitted in response to this notice are
a matter of public record. Before
including your personal mailing
address, phone number, email address,
or other personally identifiable
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment, including your personally
identifiable information, may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personally identifiable
information from public view, we
cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Michael J. Magyar,
Associate Director, National Minerals
Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Native American
Business Development Institute
(NABDI) Funding Solicitations and
Reporting
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs is
submitting to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal
for the collection of information for the
Native American Business Development
Institute (NABDI) Funding Solicitation
and Reporting. The information
collection is currently authorized by
OMB Control Number 1076–0178,
which expires July 31, 2014.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
25, 2014.
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 email to:

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OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Please
send a copy of your comments to Jack
Stevens, Division Chief, Office of Indian
Energy and Economic Development,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs,
1951 Constitution Avenue NW., MS–20
SIB, Washington, DC 20240; facsimile:
(202) 208–4564; email:
Jack.Stevens@bia.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jack

Stevens, (202) 208–6764.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
The Division of Economic
Development (DED), within the Office of
Indian Energy and Economic
Development (IEED), established the
Native American Business Development
Institute (NABDI) to provide technical
assistance funding to federally
recognized American Indian tribes
seeking to retain universities and
colleges, private consulting firms, nonacademic/non-profit entities, or others
to prepare studies of economic
development opportunities or plans.
These studies and plans will empower
American Indian tribes and tribal
businesses to make informed decisions
regarding their economic futures.
Studies may concern the viability of an
economic development project or
business or the practicality of a
technology a tribe may choose to
pursue. The DED will specifically
exclude from consideration proposals
for research and development projects,
requests for funding of salaries for tribal
government personnel, funding to pay
legal fees, and requests for funding for
the purchase or lease of structures,
machinery, hardware or other capital
items. Plans may encompass future
periods of five years or more and
include one or more economic
development factors including but not
limited to land and retail use, industrial
development, tourism, energy, resource
development and transportation.
This is an annual program whose
primary objective is to create jobs and
foster economic activity within tribal
communities. The DED will administer
the program within IEED; and studies
and plans as described herein will be
sole discretionary projects DED will
consider or fund absent a competitive
bidding process. When funding is
available, DED will solicit proposals for
studies and plans. To receive these
funds, tribes may use the contracting
mechanism established by Public Law
93–638, the Indian Self-Determination
Act or may obtain adjustments to their
funding from the Office of SelfGovernance. See 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.

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Interested applicants must submit a
tribal resolution requesting funding, a
statement of work describing the project
for which the study is requested or the
scope of the plan envisioned, the
identity of the academic institution or
other entity the applicant wishes to
retain (if known) and a budget
indicating the funding amount
requested and how it will be spent. The
DED expressly retains the authority to
reduce or otherwise modify proposed
budgets and funding amounts.
Applications for funding will be
juried and evaluated on the basis of a
proposed project’s potential to generate
jobs and economic activity on the
reservation.
II. Request for Comments
The IEED 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: 1076–0178.
Title: Native American Business
Development Institute (NABDI) Funding
Solicitations and Reporting.
Brief Description of Collection: Indian
tribes that would like to apply for
NABDI funding must submit an
application that includes certain
information. A complete application
must contain:

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• A duly-enacted, signed resolution
of the governing body of the tribe;
• A proposal describing the planned
activities and deliverables products; and
• The identity (if known) of the
academic institution, private consultant,
non-profit/non-academic entity, or other
entity the tribe has chosen to perform
the study or prepare the plan; and
• A detailed budget estimate,
including contracted personnel costs,
travel estimates, data collection and
analysis costs, and other expenses,
through DED reserves authority to
reduce or otherwise modify this budget.
The DED requires this information to
ensure that it provides funding only to
those projects that meet the economic
development and job creation goals for
which NABDI was established.
Applications will be evaluated on the
basis of the proposed project’s potential
to generate jobs and economic activity
on the reservation. Upon completion of
the funded project, a tribe must then
submit a final report summarizing
events, accomplishments, problems
and/or results in executing the project.
A response is required to obtain a
benefit.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Indian tribes with trust
or restricted land.
Number of Respondents: 20
applicants per year; 20 project
participants each year, on average.
Frequency of Response: Once per year
for applications and final report.
Estimated Time per Response: 40
hours per application; 1.5 hours per
report.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
830 hours (800 for applications and 30
for final reports).
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Dollar Cost: $0.
Dated: July 21, 2014.
Phillip Brinkley,
Assistant Director for Information Resources.
[FR Doc. 2014–17584 Filed 7–24–14; 8:45 am]
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I. Advisory Board Public Meeting
Monday, August 25, 2014 (8:00 a.m.–
5:30 p.m.)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Wild Horse and Burro
Advisory Board Meeting
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces that the

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Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board
will conduct a meeting on matters
pertaining to management and
protection of wild, free-roaming horses
and burros on the Nation’s public lands.
DATES: The Advisory Board will meet on
Monday, August 25, 2014, from 8:00
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mountain Time. This
will be a 1-day meeting.
ADDRESSES: This Advisory Board
meeting will take place in the Little
Theater (SC 109), located in the Student
Center Building of Central Wyoming
College, 2660 Peck Avenue, Riverton,
WY 82501, telephone 1–800–735–8418.
Written comments pertaining to the
August 25, 2014, Advisory Board
meeting can be mailed to National Wild
Horse and Burro Program, WO–260,
Attention: Ramona DeLorme, 1340
Financial Boulevard, Reno, NV 89502–
7147, or sent electronically to
wildhorse@blm.gov. Please include
‘‘Advisory Board Comment’’ in the
subject line of the email.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ramona DeLorme, Wild Horse and
Burro Administrative Assistant, at
telephone 775–861–6583. 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: The Wild
Horse and Burro Advisory Board
advises the Secretary of the Interior, the
BLM Director, the Secretary of
Agriculture, and the Chief of the Forest
Service on matters pertaining to the
management and protection of wild,
free-roaming horses and burros on the
Nation’s public lands. The Wild Horse
and Burro Advisory Board operates
under the authority of 43 CFR part 1784.
The tentative agenda for the meeting is:

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8:00 a.m. Welcome, Introductions, and
Agenda Review
8:40 a.m. Approval of April 2014
Minutes
9:00 a.m. BLM Response to Advisory
Board Recommendations
9:20 a.m. Wild Horse and Burro Program
Update
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Public Comment Period
Begins
2:30 p.m. Public Comment Period Ends

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3:00 p.m. Working Group Reports
3:45 p.m. Advisory Board Discussion
and Recommendations to the BLM
5:30 p.m. Adjourn
The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. An
individual with a disability needing an
auxiliary aid or service to participate in
the meeting, such as an interpreting
service, assistive listening device, or
materials in an alternate format, must
notify Ms. DeLorme 2 weeks before the
scheduled meeting date. Although the
BLM will attempt to meet a request
received after that date, the requested
auxiliary aid or service may not be
available because of insufficient time to
arrange it.
The Federal Advisory Committee
Management Regulations at 41 CFR
101–6.1015(b), requires the BLM to
publish in the Federal Register notice of
a public meeting 15 days prior to the
meeting date.
II. Public Comment Procedures
On Monday, August 25, 2014, at 1:00
p.m., members of the public will have
the opportunity to make comments to
the Board on the Wild Horse and Burro
Program. Persons wishing to make
comments during the Monday meeting
should register in person with the BLM
by 12:00 p.m. on August 25, 2014, at the
meeting location. Depending on the
number of commenters, the Advisory
Board may limit the length of
comments. At previous meetings,
comments have been limited to 3
minutes in length; however, this time
may vary. Commenters should address
the specific wild horse and burrorelated topics listed on the agenda.
Speakers are requested to submit a
written copy of their statement to the
address listed in the ADDRESSES section
above or bring a written copy to the
meeting. There may be a Webcam
present during the entire meeting and
individual comments may be recorded.
Participation in the Advisory Board
meeting is not a prerequisite for
submission of written comments. The
BLM invites written comments from all
interested parties. Your written
comments should be specific and
explain the reason for any
recommendation. The BLM appreciates
any and all comments. The BLM
considers comments that are either
supported by quantitative information
or studies or those that include citations
to and analysis of applicable laws and
regulations to be the most useful and
likely to influence the BLM’s decisions
on the management and protection of
wild horses and burros.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other

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