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likely be. HUD can then determine how
much of the annual appropriation will
be available for new projects (once all
the funding for renewals is covered), or
in years of budget shortages, how much
CoCs will be advised to cut from their
total funding to meet the amount of
funds available.
The optional board requirement
questions in the registration forms are
an important part of the registration
process. To meet the performance goals
established by statute, CoCs will need to
significantly increase their capacity for
strategy, planning, monitoring, and
evaluation. In addition, the HEARTH
Act and the 24 CFR part 578 allow for
the development of United Funding
Agencies (UFAs), a significant change to
the structure of the CoC and the
relationship between HUD and grantees.
For the CoCs that seek UFA status, they
must demonstrate that they have the
operational capacity and a high
functioning CoC Board that can serve as
the sole manager of their projects, in
order to qualify. With UFA established
by statute and regulation, HUD needs as
much information as possible regarding
the baseline operational readiness of
CoCs, and the few CoCs that may apply
as a UFA will need to provide more
information during the Registration
process. As recently as the FY2013
competition, only 16 CoCs applied for
UFA status, three were conditionally
approved, and ultimately only two met
the high standards of management and
organizational capacity needed to serve
this function. Providing all CoCs with
the option of reporting their Board
status will allow HUD to prepare for
UFA applications and estimate how our
program resources will need to be
allocated over the next few years of
program implementation.
Respondents: (i.e. affected public):
States, local governments, private
nonprofit organizations, public housing
authorities, and community mental
health associations that are public
nonprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
410 Respondents.
Estimated Number of Responses: 410
responses per year.
Frequency of Response: Once a year.
Average Hours per Response: Two to
three hours per response (two for most
applicants and three for UFA
applicants).
Total Estimated Burdens: 840 hours.
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:

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(1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond; including through
the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: November 12, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–27306 Filed 11–18–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[145A2100DD/AAK3000000/A0H501010/
241A00]

Revision of Agency Information
Collection for Indian Child Welfare
Quarterly and Annual Report
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.
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
approval for the revision of collection of
information for the Indian Child Welfare
Quarterly and Annual Report. The
information collection is currently
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0131, which expires November
30, 2014.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 19, 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: OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov. Please send a
copy of your comments to: Ms.
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Evangeline Campbell, Chief, Division of
Human Services, Office of Indian
Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849
C Street NW., MS–4513–MIB,
Washington, DC 20240; facsimile: (202)
208–5113; email: Evangeline.Campbell@
bia.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Evangeline Campbell, (202) 513–7621.
You may review the information
collection request online at http://
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to review Department of the
Interior collections under review by
OMB.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
The BIA is seeking to revise the
information collection conducted under
25 CFR part 23, related to the Indian
Child Welfare Act (ICWA). BIA collects
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 date for the
annual program budget justification.
The aggregated report is not considered
confidential. A response is required to
obtain and/or retain a benefit.
The revision includes changes to the
existing form, reducing which is now,
Part A—Indian Child Welfare Act
(ICWA) Data, and adds a new section,
Part B—Tribal Child Abuse Neglect
Data. Part A—ICWA Data has been
simplified, including fewer categories
that were no longer considered useful
for planning purposes, based on
feedback received from BIA Regional
staff. Part B—Tribal Child Abuse and
Neglect Data is a new section. Part B
only applies to tribes that operate child
protection programs.
Copies of the forms are available on
the Web site at http://www.bia.gov/
WhoWeAre/BIA/OIS/HumanServices/
index.htm for review and comment. We
estimate the hourly burden for Part A—
ICWA Data will be reduced, from 30
minutes to 15 minutes, and when
applicable, Part B—Tribal Child Abuse
and Neglect Data is estimated to take
approximately 15 minutes to complete.
II. Request for Comments
On September 8, 2014, BIA published
a notice announcing the revision of this
information collection and provided a
60-day comment period in the Federal
Register (79 FR 53206). There were no
comments received in response to this
notice.
The BIA requests your comments on
this collection concerning: (a) The

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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: 1076–0131.
Title: Indian Child Welfare Quarterly
and Annual Report.
Brief Description of Collection: The
BIA is seeking to revise the information
collection conducted under 25 CFR part
23, related to the Indian Child Welfare
Act (ICWA). The revisions includes
changing the name of the collection
(previously identified as Indian Child
Welfare Assistance Report, 25 CFR part
83) to ‘‘Indian Child Welfare Quarterly
and Annual Report.’’ BIA simplified the
previous form, which is now Part A—
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Data.
The changes includes few categories
that are no longer considered useful for
planning purposes, based on feedback
received from BIA regional staff. In
addition, a new form has been added,
Part B—Tribal Child Abuse and Neglect
Data. This form must completed by
tribes that operate child protection
programs.
Submission of this information by
Indian tribes allows BIA to consolidate
and review selected data on Indian
child welfare cases. The data is 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
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Response is required to obtain or retain
a benefit.
Type of Review: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Respondents: Indian tribes or tribal
entities that are operating programs for
Indian tribes.
Number of Respondents:
Approximately 536 per year, on average,
for Part A—ICWA Data; approximately
200 per year, on average, for Part B—
Tribal Child Abuse Neglect Data.
Frequency of Response: Four times
per year for the Part A—ICWA Data; if
applicable, four times per year for Part
B—Tribal Child Abuse Neglect Data.
Estimated Time per Response:
Approximately 15 minutes for Part A—
ICWA Data; approximately 15 minutes
for Part B—Tribal Child Abuse and
Neglect Data.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
736 hours, on average.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Dollar Cost: $0.
Dated: November 13, 2014.
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014–27375 Filed 11–18–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[AAK6006201 145A2100DD
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Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the Snow
Mountain Solar Project on the Las
Vegas Paiute Indian Reservation, Clark
County, Nevada
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In order to comply with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA), as lead agency in cooperation
with the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe (Tribe),
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
and other Federal agencies, intend to
prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) that will evaluate a
proposed photovoltaic (PV) solar energy
generation project on the Las Vegas
Paiute Indian Reservation and a
transmission line located on tribal
lands, private lands and/or Federal
lands administered and managed by
BLM in Clark County, Nevada.
This notice announces the beginning
of the scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify potential issues
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public scoping meetings will be held in
Nevada to identify potential issues,
alternatives, and mitigation to be
considered in the EIS.
DATES: The date and location of the
public scoping meeting will be
published in the Las Vegas Sun and Las
Vegas Review-Journal at least 15 days
before the scoping meeting. Written
comments on the scope of the EIS or
implementation of the proposal must
arrive by December 19, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may mail, email, or
hand carry written comments to either
Mr. Paul Schlafly, Natural Resource
Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Southern Paiute Agency, 180 North 200
East, Suite 111, P.O. Box 720, St.
George, Utah 84770; telephone: (435)
674–9720; email: paul.schlafly@bia.gov,
or Mr. Chip Lewis, BIA Western
Regional Office, 2600 North Central
Avenue, 4th Floor Mailroom, Phoenix,
Arizona 85004; telephone: (602) 379–
6782; email: chip.lewis@bia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed Federal action, taken under 25
U.S.C. 415, is BIA’s approval of a solar
energy ground lease and associated
agreements entered into by the Las
Vegas Paiute Tribe with a subsidiary of
First Solar, Inc. (First Solar) to provide
for construction and operation of an upto 100 megawatt (MW) alternating
current solar photovoltaic (PV)
electricity generation facility located
entirely on the Las Vegas Paiute Snow
Mountain Reservation and specifically
on lands held in trust by the United
States for the Tribe. The Project would
interconnect to an adjacent substation
via a short 138 kilovolt or 230 kilovolt
(kV) line that may be located on Tribal
lands, private lands and/or Federal
lands administered and managed by
BLM. First Solar has accordingly
requested that the BIA and BLM
additionally approve right-of-ways
(ROWs) authorizing the construction
and operation of the transmission line.
Together, the proposed solar energy
facility, transmission line, and other
associated facilities will make up the
proposed Snow Mountain Solar Project
(Project).
The Project would be located in
Township 18 South, Range 59 East,
Sections 34, 35, and 36 Mount Diablo
Meridian, Nevada, and access to the
Project would be provided by U.S.
Highway 95, Paiute Drive, and/or an
upgrade to an existing road that crosses
next to the proposed Project site. The
generation facility would generate
electricity using First Solar’s solar PV
panels. Also included would be
inverters, a collection system, an on-site
substation to step-up the voltage to

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