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Commission, and to permit the
Department to contact a potential
member.
Meetings may take place at such times
as designated by the DFO. Members are
expected to make every effort to attend
all meetings. Members may not appoint
deputies or alternates.
Dated: February 20, 2015.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[DR.5B811.IA000913]

Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Tribal Energy Resource
Agreements
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
approval for the collection of
information titled ‘‘25 CFR 224, Tribal
Energy Resource Agreements’’ (TERAs)
under the Office of Indian Energy and
Economic Development Office (IEED).
This information collection is currently
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0167, which expires March 31,
2015.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 23,
2015.
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 Mr.
Stephen Manydeeds, Chief, Division of
Energy and Mineral Development,
13922 Denver West Parkway, Suite 200,
Lakewood, CO 80401; facsimile: (303)
969–5273; email:
Stephen.Manydeeds@bia.gov.
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DATES:

Mr.
Stephen Manydeeds, telephone: (720)
407–0600. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
The Energy Policy Act of 2005, 25
U.S.C. 3504 authorizes the Secretary of
the Interior to approve individual Tribal
Energy Resource Agreements (TERAs).
The intent of these agreements is to
promote tribal oversight and
management of energy resource
development on tribal lands and further
the goal of Indian self-determination. A
TERA offers a tribe an alternative for
developing energy-related business
agreements and awarding leases and
granting rights-of-way for energy
facilities without having to obtain
further approval from the Secretary.
This information collection
conducted under TERA regulations at
25 CFR 224 will allow IEED to
determine the capacity of tribes to
manage the development of energy
resources on tribal lands. This
information collection:
• Enables IEED to engage in a
consultation process with tribes that is
designed to foster optimal pre-planning
of development proposals and speed up
the review and approval process for
TERA agreements;
• Provides wide public notice and
opportunity for review of TERA
agreements by the public, industry, and
government agencies;
• Ensures that the public has an
avenue for review of the performance of
tribes in implementing a TERA;
• Creates a process for preventing
damage to sensitive resources as well as
ensuring that the public has fully
communicated with the tribe in the
petition process;
• Ensures that a tribe is fully aware of
any attempt by the Department of the
Interior to resume management
authority over energy resources on tribal
lands; and
• Ensures that the tribal government
fully endorses any relinquishment of a
TERA.
II. Request for Comments
On January 13, 2015, the BIA
published a notice announcing the
renewal of this information collection
and provided a 60-day comment period
in the Federal Register (80 FR 1662).
There were no comments received in
response to this notice.
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

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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
personally identifiable 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: 1076–0167.
Title: 25 CFR 224, Tribal Energy
Resource Agreements.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of this information is
required for Indian tribes to apply for,
implement, reassume, or rescind a
TERA that has been entered into in
accordance with the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 and 25 CFR 224. This collection
also requires the tribe to notify the
public of certain actions. A response is
required to obtain a benefit.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Federally recognized
Indian tribes.
Number of Respondents: 14.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Time per Response: Ranges
from 32 hours to 1,080 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
10,752 hours.
Estimated Total Non-hour Cost
Burden: $48,200.
Dated: March 18, 2015.
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.
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