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related to taxonomy (Bin 3) or waiting
for additional information regarding
implementation of conservation efforts
(Bin 4) is part of this methodology.
However, we do not view these two
instances as collection of new
information that will inform placement
in bins.
Comment (28): One commenter
recommended adding a Bin 6 for those
species where strong evidence indicates
listing is not warranted.
Our Response: We believe that the
commenter’s concern is addressed by
Bin 2, which includes those species for
which we have strong information
indicating that listing is likely not
warranted.
Determinations Under Other
Authorities
As mentioned above, we intend to use
this methodology to prioritize work on
status reviews and accompanying 12month findings and to assist with
prioritizing actions. Below we make
determinations provided for under
several Executive Orders and statutes
that may apply where a Federal action
is not a binding rule or regulation.

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National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
We have analyzed this final
methodology in accordance with the
criteria of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), the Department of the Interior
regulations on Implementation of the
National Environmental Policy Act (43
CFR 46.10–46.450), and the Department
of the Interior Manual (516 DM 1–4 and
8).
We have determined that this
methodology is categorically excluded
from NEPA documentation
requirements consistent with 40 CFR
1508.4 and 43 CFR 46.210(i). This
categorical exclusion applies to policies,
directives, regulations, and guidelines
that are ‘‘of an administrative, financial,
legal, technical, or procedural nature.’’
This action does not trigger an
extraordinary circumstance, as outlined
at 43 CFR 46.215, applicable to the
categorical exclusion. Therefore, this
methodology does not constitute a major
Federal action significantly affecting the
quality of the human environment.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This final methodology does not
contain any collections of information
that require approval by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.). This final methodology
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governments, individuals, businesses, or
organizations. We may not conduct or
sponsor and you are not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Government-to-Government
Relationship With Tribes
In accordance with the President’s
memorandum of April 29, 1994,
‘‘Government-to-Government Relations
with Native American Tribal
Governments’’ (59 FR 22951), Executive
Order 13175 ‘‘Consultation and
Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments,’’ the Department of the
Interior Manual at 512 DM 2, and the
Department of Commerce American
Indian and Alaska Native Policy (March
30, 1995), we have considered possible
effects on federally recognized Indian
tribes and have determined that there
are no potential adverse effects of
issuing this final methodology. Our
intent with this final methodology is to
provide transparency to Tribes and
other stakeholders in the prioritization
of our future workload. We will work
with Tribes as we implement this final
methodology and obtain the information
necessary to bin specific actions
accurately.
Authors
The primary authors of this final
methodology are the staff members of
the Division of Conservation and
Classification, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
Church, VA 22041.
Authority
The authority for this action is the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: July 19, 2016.
Stephen Guertin,
Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[167 A2100DD/AAKC001030/
A0A501010.999900]

Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Tribal Energy Resource
Agreements
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.
AGENCY:

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In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal
of the collection of information for
Tribal Energy Resource Agreements,
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0167. This information collection
expires July 31, 2016.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
26, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Please submit your
comments 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. Also please send a copy of
your comments 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;
email: elizabeth.appel@bia.gov. 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:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
To assist Indian Tribes in the
development of energy resources and
further the goal of Indian selfdetermination, the Secretary of the
Interior (Secretary) shall establish and
implement an Indian energy resource
development program to assist
consenting Indian Tribes and Tribal
energy resource development
organizations in achieving the purpose,
as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.
The statute authorizes the Secretary 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 the Office of

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Indian Energy and Economic
Development (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.
The data will be maintained by BIA’s
IEED Office. The burden hours for this
continued collection of information are
reflected in the Estimated Total Annual
Hour Burden in this notice.
II. Request for Comments on Collection
of Information
The Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs 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 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 personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
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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. 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
statutory language would reduce the
burden associated with this information
collection, please specifically identify
this language.
IV. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0167.
Title: Tribal Energy Resource
Agreements, 25 CFR 224.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of this information is
required for Federally Recognized
Indian Tribes to apply for, implement,
reassume, or rescind a TERA that has
been entered into in accordance with 25
U.S.C. 3501 et. seq., and 25 CFR 224.
This collection also requires the Tribe to
notify the public of certain actions and
allows a petition from the public to be
submitted to the Secretary of the Interior
to inform of possible noncompliance
with a TERA.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Federally recognized
Indian Tribes and the public.
Number of Respondents: 14.

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Number of Responses: 34.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Responses are
required to obtain or maintain a benefit.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies
from 32 hours to 1,080 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
10,752 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Dollar Cost: $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
[LLNVS00560 L58530000 EU0000 241A;14–
08807; MO#4500092822; TAS: 16X]

Notice of Realty Action: Competitive
Sale of 16 Parcels of Public Land in
Clark County, NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) proposes to offer 16
parcels of public land totaling 182.93
acres in the Las Vegas Valley by
competitive sale, at not less than the
appraised fair market values (FMV). The
BLM is proposing to offer the parcels for
sale pursuant to the Southern Nevada
Public Land Management Act of 1998
(SNPLMA), as amended. The sale will
be subject to the applicable provisions
of section 203 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976
(FLPMA) and BLM land sale
regulations.

SUMMARY:

Interested parties may submit
written comments regarding the sale
until September 12, 2016. The sale by
sealed bid and oral public auction will
occur on November 30, 2016, at Clark
County Government Center, Clark
County Commission Chambers, 500
South Grand Central Parkway, Las
Vegas, Nevada, 89155 at 10 a.m., Pacific
Time. The FMV for the parcels will be
available 30 days prior to the sale. The
BLM will start accepting sealed bids
beginning November 16, 2016. Sealed
bids must be received by the BLM, Las
Vegas Field Office (LVFO) no later than
4:30 p.m. Pacific Time on November 25,
2016.
The BLM will open sealed bids on the
day of the sale just prior to the oral
bidding.

DATES:

Mail written comments and
submit sealed bids to the BLM LVFO,

ADDRESSES:

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