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the Program develops its next
implementation schedule.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tribal staff should contact
buybackprogram@ios.doi.gov with
questions regarding the expressions of
interest. Landowners seeking to register
their interest should contact the Call
Center at (888) 678–6836.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Buy-Back Program is the
Department of the Interior’s
collaborative effort with Indian Country
to realize the historic opportunity
afforded by the Cobell Settlement—a
$1.9 billion Trust Land Consolidation
Fund—to compensate individuals who
voluntarily choose to sell fractional land
interests for fair market value.
Purchased lands are then transferred to
the tribal government with jurisdiction
for uses to benefit the tribal community
as a whole.
Individuals who accept their purchase
offers receive payments directly into
their Individual Indian Money accounts
at the Office of Special Trustee for
American Indians (OST). In addition to
receiving fair market value based on
objective appraisals, individuals also
receive a base payment of $75 per offer,
regardless of the value of the land.
The Department is currently
implementing the Buy-Back Program at
multiple locations across Indian
Country. Thus far, the Program has paid
nearly $715 million directly to
individuals who have chosen to sell
fractional interests. This has restored
the equivalent of more than 1.5 million
acres to tribes. Our working
relationships with tribes (25 cooperative
agreements or other arrangements to
date) and continued outreach to
landowners are important elements of
continued progress.

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II. Planning Initiative—Tribal Nations
The Buy-Back Program’s
implementation schedule has thus far
been guided by various planning
activities, an open solicitation from
November 2013–March 2014, and by a
number of factors developed in
partnership with tribal leaders and
individuals through early Program
consultation and one-on-one meetings.
Those factors include severity of
fractionation; degree of ownership
overlap between locations; geographic
location to maximize efficiency and
resources; appraisal complexity; and
overall interest of a tribe.
Using this strategy, the Department
identified 42 locations where land
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planning, outreach, mapping, mineral
evaluations, appraisals or acquisitions—
are expected to take place through the
middle of 2017. These communities
represented approximately 83 percent of
all outstanding fractional interests
across Indian Country. More
information on this selection can be
found in the Program’s 2014 Status
Report: https://www.doi.gov/sites/
doi.gov/files/uploads/BuyBackProgramStatusReport-11-20-14.pdf.
The Program is currently inviting all
eligible tribal governments that exercise
jurisdiction over locations not on its
current implementation schedule to
submit expressions of interest regarding
participation. In addition to noting any
interest, the Program also seeks to
understand what plans each tribal
government may have to utilize
consolidated lands, such as economic
development, additional housing,
infrastructure improvements, habitat
protection, and cultural preservation.
Details regarding this solicitation are
available at https://www.doi.gov/
buybackprogram/tribes. This will likely
be one of the final opportunities for the
remaining eligible tribal governments to
register their interest in participating in
the Program. The Program will accept
expressions of interest through March
11, 2016.
III. Planning Initiative—Interested
Landowners
There are about 245,000 owners of
nearly three million fractional interests
across Indian Country who are eligible
to participate in the Buy-Back Program.
Many receive little or no economic
benefit from what are often small,
undivided interests in lands that cannot
be utilized due to their highly
fractionated state.
Since the inception of the Buy-Back
Program, it has been a priority to
provide as much access to information
as possible to landowners who may be
interested in participating. Across the
Department, teams within the Offices of
the Secretary and Deputy Secretary,
OST and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) have conducted significant
outreach to provide resources to
individuals so that they may make
informed decisions about the use of
their fractional land.
The level of interest—or willing
sellers—registered with the Department
has always been one of the determining
factors as the Program develops its
implementation schedules. In fact, we
have identified more than 15,000
unique willing sellers across the
country. The Program has now launched
a nationwide recruitment drive to
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who are interested in participating in
the Program.
Interested landowners should call the
Call Center at (888) 678–6836 to register
their interest and confirm contact
information. While landowners who do
not register as willing sellers may still
receive an offer, contacting the Call
Center is the best way to ensure that the
Program is aware of their interest in
receiving and considering an offer.
Registration in no way commits a
landowner to sell their land and is no
guarantee that they will receive an offer;
it merely identifies the landowner’s
interest in receiving an offer.
IV. Additional Resources
Information about the Program is
available at: http://www.doi.gov/
buybackprogram. To learn more about
how the Program works, understand the
appraisal process, or receive financial
training and resources to think
strategically about how to use funds
they may receive, individuals can
contact the Call Center or visit their
local OST or BIA office.
Extensive frequently asked questions
and answers are also online at: http://
www.doi.gov/buybackprogram/
landowners/upload/Frequently-AskedQuestions.pdf.
Dated: December 21, 2015.
Michael L. Connor,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–CR–HPS–19352;
PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000]

Proposed Renewal of Information
Collection; Historic Preservation
Certification Application
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; request for comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

We (National Park Service,
NPS) will ask the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to renew approval
for the information collection (IC)
described below. To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
as a part of our continuing efforts to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, we invite the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire
on July 31, 2016. We may not conduct
or sponsor and a person is not required
to respond to a collection unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.

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Please submit your comment on
or before March 14, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Please send your comments
on the ICR to Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, National Park Service, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, Room 2C114, Mail
Stop 242, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or
madonna_baucum@nps.gov (email).
Please reference ‘‘1024–0009’’ in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Goeken, Chief, Technical
Preservation Services, 1849 C St. NW.
(2255), Washington, DC 20240. You may
send an email to brian_goeken@nps.gov
or via fax at (202) 371–1616.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:

I. Abstract
The Federal Historic Preservation Tax
Incentives Program encourages private
sector investment in the rehabilitation
and re-use of historic buildings.
Through this program, underutilized or
vacant schools, warehouses, factories,
retail stores, apartments, hotels, houses,
offices, and other buildings throughout
the country, of every period, size, style
and type, have been returned to useful
life in a manner that maintains their
historic character.
Section 47 of the Internal Revenue
Code requires that the Secretary of the
Interior certify to the Secretary of the
Treasury upon application by owners of
historic properties for Federal tax
benefits: (a) The historic character of the
property, and (b) that the rehabilitation

work is consistent with that historic
character. We administer the program
with the Internal Revenue Service in
partnership with the State Historic
Preservation Offices. We use the
Historic Preservation Certification
Application (Forms 10–168, 10–168a,
10–168b, and 10–168c) to evaluate the
condition and historic significance of
buildings undergoing rehabilitation for
continued use, and to evaluate whether
or not the rehabilitation work meets the
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for
Rehabilitation. Regulations at 36 CFR
part 67 contain a requirement for
completion of an application form. We
need the information required on the
application form to allow the authorized
officer to determine if the applicant is
qualified to obtain historic preservation
certifications from the Secretary of the
Interior. These certifications are
necessary for an applicant to receive
substantial Federal tax incentives
authorized by Section 47 of the Internal
Revenue Code. These incentives include
a 20% Federal income tax credit for the
rehabilitation of historic buildings and
an income tax deduction for the
donation of easements on historic
properties. The Internal Revenue Code
also provides a 10% Federal income tax
credit for the rehabilitation of
nonhistoric buildings built before 1936,
and an owner of a nonhistoric building
in a historic district must also use the
application to obtain a certification from
the Secretary of the Interior that his or
her building does not contribute to the
significance of the historic district

II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1024–0009.
Title: Historic Preservation
Certification Application—36 CFR part
67.
Form Numbers (s): 10–168, 10–168a,
10–168b, 10–168c, 10–168d, and 10–
168e.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection of
information.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households, businesses,
and other for-profit entities.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Estimated total
annual
responses

Activity

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before claiming this lesser tax credit for
rehabilitation.
State Historic Preservation Offices
(SHPOs) are the first point of contact for
property owners wishing to use the
rehabilitation tax credit. They help
applicants determine if an historic
building is eligible for Federal or State
historic preservation tax incentives,
provide guidance on an application
before or after the project begins, and
provide advice on appropriate
preservation work. SHPOs use Forms
10–168d and 10–168e to make
recommendations to NPS.
In accordance with 36 CFR 67, we
also collect information for: (1)
Certifications of State and local statutes
(§ 67.8), (2) certifications of State or
local historic districts (§ 67.9), and (3)
appeals (§ 67.10).

Estimated
average
completion time

Estimated total
annual burden
hours

Part 1—Form 10–168 ......................................................................................................
Part 2—Form 10–168a ....................................................................................................
Amendment—Form 10–168b ..........................................................................................
Part 3—Form 10–168c ....................................................................................................
State Review
Form 10–168d ..........................................................................................................
Form 10–168e (for Part 2s) ......................................................................................
Form 10–168e (for Part 3s) ......................................................................................
Form 10–168e (for Amds.) .......................................................................................
Certification of Statutes ...................................................................................................
Certification of Historic Districts .......................................................................................
Appeals ............................................................................................................................

1,117
1,181
1,817
790

27
51
17
14

15,066
30,090
15,436
5,530

1,117
1,181
790
1,817
2
2
34

2.5
5
3.5
2.5
5
60
40

2,793
5,905
2,765
4,543
10
120
160

Totals ........................................................................................................................

9,848

............................

82,418

Estimated Total Annual Nonhour
Cost Burden: $3,407.43, primarily
associated with application fees and
other costs, such as printing
photographs and architectural drawings.
III. Comments
We invite comments concerning this
IC on:

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• Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
• The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;

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• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents.
Please note that the comments
submitted in response to this notice are
a matter of public record. Before

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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.
Dated: January 7, 2016.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–00500 Filed 1–12–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NRSS–BRD–20078;
PPWONRADB1, PPMRSNR1Y.NM000]

Proposed Information Collection:
Comment Request: NPS Institutional
Animal Care and Use Committee
(IACUC) General Submission, Annual
Review, Amendment, and Exhibitor
Forms
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; request for comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

We (National Park Service,
NPS) will ask the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to approve an
information collection (IC) described
below. This is a renewal for a collection
currently consisting of four forms
(General Submission, Annual Review,
Amendment, and Exhibitor Submission)
used by the Institutional Animal Care
and use Committee (NPS IACUC/the
Committee) to ensure compliance with
the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), its
regulations (AWAR) and standards, and
the Interagency Research Animal
Committee (IRAC) principles for
projects involving the use of vertebrate
animals in research, teaching, and/or
exhibition. 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 IC. We
may not conduct or sponsor, and a
person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB Control
Number.
DATES: To ensure that your comments
on this IC are considered, we must
receive them on or before March 14,
2016.

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Direct all written comments
on this IC to Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collection Coordinator,
National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge
Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525 (mail); or
pponds@nps.gov (email). Please
reference Information Collection ‘‘1024–
0265 IACUC’’ in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aaron Smith, NPS IACUC
Administrator by mail at Biological
Resource Division, 1201 Oakridge Dr,
Suite 200, Fort Collins, CO, 80525 or
aaron_d_smith@nps.gov (email). You
may also contact Tracy Thompson at
tracy_thompson@nps.gov (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:

I. Abstract
All research, teaching, and exhibition
projects involving vertebrate animals
taking place on NPS territories must be
approved by the NPS IACUC prior to
their commencement. Principal
Investigators (PI) are required to submit
the completed General Submission,
Annual Renewal, Amendment, or
Exhibitor Submission as required for
approval to the NPS IACUC Office.
II. Data
OMB Number: 1024–0265.
Title: NPS Institutional Animal Care
and Use Committee (IACUC) General
Submission, Annual Review,
Amendment, and Exhibitor Forms.
Type of Request: Renewal.
Affected Public: Any researcher
affiliated with an academic research
institution; or state or federal agency.
Respondent Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: One-time, on
occasion.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 190.
Annual Burden Hours: 570 hours. We
expect to receive 190 annual responses.
We estimate an average of 3 hours per
response.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have not identified any
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated
with this collection of information.
III. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this
information collection on:
• The practical utility of the
information being gathered;
• The accuracy of the burden for this
collection of information;
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents.
Please note that the comments
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a matter of public record. We will
include or summarize each comment in
our request to OMB to approve this IC.
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 OMB in your
comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be to do so.
Dated: January 7, 2016.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–00501 Filed 1–12–16; 8:45 am]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–770–773, and
775 (Third Review)]

Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Italy,
Japan, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan;
Scheduling of Full Five-Year Reviews
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Commission hereby gives
notice of the scheduling of full reviews
pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the
Act’’ as amended) to determine whether
revocation of the antidumping duty
orders on stainless steel wire rod from
Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan
would be likely to lead to continuation
or recurrence of material injury within
a reasonably foreseeable time. The
Commission has determined to exercise
its authority to extend the review period
by up to 90 days.
DATES: Effective Date: January 6, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
Ruggles (202–205–3187), Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its Internet server (http://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
these reviews may be viewed on the
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