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Hopi Indian Relocation Amendments
Act of 1980, 94 Stat. 929, and the
Federal court decisions of Healing v.
Jones, 174 F. Supp.211 (D Ariz. 1959)
(Healing I), Healing v. Jones, 210 F.
Supp. 126 (D. Ariz. 1962), aff’d 363 U.S.
758 (1963) (Healing II), Hopi Tribe v.
Watt, 530 F. Supp. 1217 (D. Ariz. 1982),
and Hopi Tribe v. Watt, 719 F.2d
314(9th Cir. 1983).
This information collection allows
BIA to receive the information necessary
to determine whether an applicant to
obtain, modify, or assign a grazing
permit on Navajo Partitioned Lands is
eligible and complies with all
applicable grazing permit requirements.
BIA, in coordination with the Navajo
Nation, will continue to collect grazing
permit information up to and beyond
the initial reissuing of the grazing
permits, likely within a 1–3 year time
period from the date of publication of
this notice. The data is collected by
electronic global positioning systems
and field office interviews by BIA &
Navajo Nation staff. The data is
maintained by BIA’s Navajo Partitioned
Lands office. The burden hours for this
continued collection of information are
reflected in the Estimated Total Annual
Hour Burden in this notice.

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II. Request for Comments
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
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
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
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review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0162.
Title: Navajo Partitioned Lands
Grazing Permits, 25 CFR 161.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of information is required
for Navajo Nation representatives,
members, and authorized Tribal
organizations to obtain, modify, or
assign a grazing permit on Navajo
partitioned lands.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Tribes, Tribal
organizations, and individual Indians.
Number of Respondents: 750.
Estimated Number of Responses:
1,500.
Estimated Time per Response: On
average, 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Obligation to Respond: A response is
required to obtain a benefit.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
3,000 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Dollar Cost: $0.
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Tribal Energy Resource
Agreements
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs (IA)
is seeking comments on the renewal of
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for the collection of
information titled ‘‘Tribal Energy
Resource Agreements’’ (TERAs) under
the Office of Indian Energy and
Economic Development Office (IEED)
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0167. This information collection
expires July 31, 2016. IA is also seeking
comments as to how a reduction of
burden could be achieved.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
June 20, 2016.
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You may submit comments
on the information collection and on
burden reduction to Ms. Elizabeth K.
Appel, Director, Office of Regulatory
Affairs & Collaborative Action, Office of
the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs,
U.S. Department of the Interior,
telephone: (202) 273–4680; email:
elizabeth.appel@bia.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Elizabeth K. Appel, (202) 273–4680.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:

I. Abstract
The Energy Policy Act of 2005, 25
U.S.C. 3503 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 and mineral
resource development on Tribal lands
and further the goal of Indian selfdetermination. 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. 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 Collection
of Information
The Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs requests your comments on this

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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.

statutory language would reduce the
burden associated with this information
collection, please specifically identify
this language.

III. Request for Comments on Burden
Reduction
The Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs also requests your comments on
ways to revise and reduce the burden of
the governing regulations for TERAs
under 25 CFR 224. Currently, the total
annual hour burden for this information
collection is 10,752 hours with an
estimated time per response from 32 to
1,080 hours. Please submit comments
on the following topics to the contact
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice: (1) The aspects of this
information collection you identify as
having the greatest burden, (2) Whether
these burdensome aspects are the likely
reason for an underutilization of TERAs;
(3) Whether these burdensome aspects
are required under statute or regulation,
and (4) Any opportunities to reduce the
burden of information collection,
including but not limited to
opportunities to reduce burdens
associated with the application process
by issuing guidance or instructions for
prospective applicants.
Please also specify any language
within the regulations that you believe
should be adjusted in order to reduce
the burden associated with this
information collection. Additionally, if
you believe that an adjustment to

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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0167.
Title: 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.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Federally recognized
Indian Tribes.
Number of Respondents: 14.
Estimated Time per Response: Ranges
from 32 hours to 1,080 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
10,752 hours.
Obligation to Respond: A response is
required to obtain a benefit.
Estimated Total Non-hour Cost
Burden: $48,200.
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Blue Valley Land
Exchange, Grand and Summit
Counties, Colorado
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Kremmling Field Office, Kremmling,
Colorado intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to evaluate a proposed land exchange
under section 206 of FLPMA, and by
this notice is announcing the beginning
of the scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify issues.

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This notice initiates the public
scoping process for the EIS. Comments
on issues may be submitted in writing
until May 19, 2016. The date(s) and
location(s) of any scoping meetings will
be announced at least 15 days in
advance through local media,
newspapers and the BLM Web site at:
http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/
kfo.html. In order to be included in the
Draft EIS, all comments must be
received prior to the close of the 30-day
scoping period or 15 days after the last
public meeting, whichever is later. We
will provide additional opportunities
for public participation upon
publication of the Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
related to the Blue Valley Land
Exchange by any of the following
methods:
• Web site: http://www.blm.gov/co/st/
en/fo/kfo.html
• Email: kfo_webmail@blm.gov
• Fax: 970–724–3006
• Mail: 2103 E. Park Avenue, P.O.
Box 68, Kremmling, CO 80459
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the Kremmling
Field Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Monte Senor, Assistant Field Manager;
telephone 970–724–3002; see address
above; email kfo_webmail@blm.gov.
Contact Annie Sperandio at 970–724–
3062 to have your name added to our
mailing list. 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, seven days a
week, to leave a message or question
with the above individual. You will
receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After
coordination with the BLM, Galloway,
Inc., owner of Blue Valley Ranch,
submitted a land exchange proposal to
the BLM whereby approximately 1,489
acres of Federal lands managed by the
BLM in Grand County, Colorado would
be conveyed to Blue Valley Ranch in
exchange for approximately 1,832 acres
of non-Federal lands in Summit and
Grand counties, Colorado. Of the 1,832
acres, approximately 300 acres would be
acquired within the White River
National Forest administrative
boundary. The Forest Service will
participate as a cooperating agency on
the EIS.
Pursuant to section 206 of the Federal
Land Management and Policy Act of
1976, as amended, the proposed land
exchange must be determined to be in
DATES:

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