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Authority: Section 7(d), Department of
Housing and Urban Development Act (42
U.S.C. 3535(d)).
Dated: January 5, 2018.
Pamela H. Patenaude,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–01499 Filed 1–25–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–6079–D–01]

Designations of Chief Acquisition
Officer and Senior Procurement
Executive
AGENCY:

Office of the Deputy Secretary,

HUD.
ACTION:

Section B. Designation of Senior
Procurement Executive

Notice of designations.

The Department of Housing
and Urban Development Act, as
amended, authorizes the Secretary to
delegate functions, powers, and duties
as the Secretary deems necessary. In this
notice, the Deputy Secretary of HUD
designates the Assistant Secretary for
Administration as the Chief Acquisition
Officer and designates the Chief
Procurement Officer as the Senior
Procurement Executive.
DATES: January 5, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room
5276, Washington, DC 20410–3000;
telephone number 202– 708–0294 (this
is not a toll-free number). Persons with
hearing or speech impairments may
access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at 800–877– 8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice includes the Department’s
designations of the Chief Acquisition
Officer and Senior Procurement
Executive. Previously, the designations
were set forth in a Federal Register
notice published on July 30, 2013 (78
FR 46240). Accordingly, the Secretary
hereby revokes the July 30, 2013,
designations and designates as follows:
SUMMARY:

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Section A. Designation of Chief
Acquisition Officer
1. The Assistant Secretary for
Administration is designated to serve as
the Department’s Chief Acquisition
Officer. Functions of the Chief
Acquisition Officer are outlined at 41
U.S.C. 414. If the Assistant Secretary for
Administration position is vacant, the
Senior Procurement Executive will
perform all the duties and functions of
the Chief Acquisition Officer.

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2. The authority of the Chief
Acquisition Officer includes the
authority to delegate any of the duties
and functions of the Chief Acquisition
Officer to the Senior Procurement
Executive. On July 30, 2013 (78 FR
46240), the Deputy Secretary delegated
to the Senior Procurement Executive
certain authority to perform the
functions of the Chief Acquisition
Officer. The July 30, 2013, delegation of
authority is affirmed by this notice, with
the exception of any references to the
Deputy Secretary as Chief Acquisition
Officer. Any functions not delegated to
the Senior Procurement Executive
remain with the Chief Acquisition
Officer.

1. The Chief Procurement Officer is
designated as the Department’s Senior
Procurement Executive.
2. The Senior Procurement Executive
shall report directly to the Assistant
Secretary for Administration, who has
been designated as the Chief
Acquisition Officer, without intervening
authority, for all procurement-related
matters.
3. The authority of the Senior
Procurement Executive includes the
authority to redelegate the duties and
functions of the Senior Procurement
Executive.
Section C. Authority Superseded
This designation revokes all previous
designations concerning the Chief
Acquisition Officer and Senior
Procurement Executive, including the
designations notice published in the
Federal Register on July 30, 2013 (78 FR
46240). As noted herein, the July 30,
2013 (78 FR 46240), delegation of
authority to the Senior Procurement
Executive is affirmed by this notice,
with the exception of any references to
the Deputy Secretary as Chief
Acquisition Officer.
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 414; section 7(d) of
the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(d)).
Dated: January 5, 2018.
Pamela H. Patenaude,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWO310000.L13100000.PP0000.18X; OMB
Control Number 1004–0034]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Oil and Gas, or Geothermal
Resources: Transfers and
Assignments
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
are proposing to renew an information
collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
27, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to the U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
1849 C Street NW, Room 2134LM,
Washington, DC 20240, Attention: Jean
Sonneman; by email to jesonnem@
blm.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1004–0034 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Jennifer Spencer by
email at j35spenc@blm.gov, or by
telephone at 202–912–7146.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the BLM; (2) will
this information be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate
of burden accurate; (4) how might the
BLM enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (5) how might the BLM
minimize the burden of this collection
on the respondents, including through
the use of information technology.
SUMMARY:

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Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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.
Abstract: This collection of
information enables the BLM to process
assignments of record title interest and
transfers of operating rights in a lease
for oil and gas or geothermal resources.
Each assignment or transfer is a contract
between private parties but, by law,
must be approved by the Secretary. The
BLM uses information about
assignments and transfers to prevent
unlawful extraction of mineral
resources, to ensure prompt payment of
rentals and royalties for the rights
obtained under a Federal lease, and to
ensure that leases are not encumbered
with agreements that cause the minerals
to be uneconomical to produce,
resulting in lost revenues to the Federal
Government. The information also
enables the BLM to ensure the assignee
or transferee is in compliance with the
bonding requirements, when necessary,
before approval of the transfer or
assignment.
Title of Collection: Oil, Gas, and
Geothermal Resources: Transfers and
Assignments.
OMB Control Number: 1004–0034.
Form Numbers: 3000–3 and 3000–3a.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Assignors and assignees of record title
interest in a lease for oil and gas or
geothermal resources; and transferors
and transferees of operating rights
(sublease) in a lease for oil and gas or
geothermal resources.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 17,626.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 17,626.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 30 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 8,813.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $1,674,470.

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An agency 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.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq).
Jean Sonneman,
Senior Regulatory Analyst, Bureau of Land
Management.
[FR Doc. 2018–01436 Filed 1–25–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCAD06800.L17110000.KD0000.16X]

Notice of Availability of Final
Environmental Impact Statement and
Notice of Decision for Proposed Land
Exchange Between the Bureau of Land
Management and Agua Caliente Band
of Cahuilla Indians, California
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
decision.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and
pursuant to Section 206 of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act
(FLPMA) of 1976, as amended, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office
announces the availability of an
abbreviated Final Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision
(ROD) for the proposed land exchange
between the BLM and the Agua Caliente
Band of Cahuilla Indians (Tribe). The
BLM will issue the ROD concurrently
with the Final EIS, but will not
implement the ROD until after the 45day protest period (43 CFR 2201.7–1).
The Environmental Protection Agency’s
30-day ‘‘cooling off’’ period will run
concurrently with the protest period.
The Decision approving the land
exchange was issued by Douglas J.
Herrema, Field Manager, BLM-Palm
Springs-South Coast Field Office on
January 18, 2018.
DATES: A Decision to complete an
exchange is subject to protest for 45
days beginning on the first day of
publication of this Notice. Thereby, all
protests must be written and received by
the BLM at the address below, no later
than March 12, 2018. Protests related to
NEPA documentation or other content
of the decision document will be
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considered by the BLM. Verbal protests
will not be accepted.
ADDRESSES: You may submit a protest of
the proposed ROD by either of the
following methods:
• Email: AguaCalienteExchange@
blm.gov.
• Mail: Field Manager, BLM Palm
Springs-South Coast Field Office, 1201
Bird Center Dr., Palm Springs, CA,
92262.
Copies of the proposed ROD and Final
EIS for the proposed land exchange are
available for public review in the Palm
Springs-South Coast Field Office at the
above address, during regular business
hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Monday through
Friday (except holidays), or on the
internet at https://goo.gl/qyjNJa.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ashley Adams, Monument Manager,
telephone 760–833–7100; address BLM
Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office,
1201 Bird Center Drive, Palm Springs
CA 92262; email amadams@blm.gov.
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–
8339 to contact the above individual
during normal business hours. The
Service is available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week, to leave a message or
question with the above individual. You
will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Approval
of the proposed land exchange transfers
2,560 acres of Federal lands, appraised
in the amount of $795,000, to the Tribe
in exchange for 1,471.24 acres of
tribally-owned properties, appraised in
the amount of $845,000. Since the
appraised value of the offered Tribal
lands exceeds the appraised valued of
the selected Federal lands, the BLM will
make a cash payment of $50,000 to the
Tribe in order to equalize values. The
selected Federal lands and offered
Tribal lands all occur within the Santa
Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
National Monument (Monument).
Federal land to be patented to the
Tribe:
San Bernardino and Base Meridian,
California
T. 5 S., R. 4 E.
Sections 16, 21, 27, and 29.
The area described aggregates 2,560 acres.

The patent that conveys the Federal
lands will reserve a Right-of-Way for
ditches and canals constructed by the
authority of the United States pursuant
to the Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C.
945).
Non-Federal land to be conveyed to
the United States:

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