Published 60-day Notice

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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are
proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 2, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to
U.S. Geological Survey, Information
Collections Officer, 12201 Sunrise
Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 20192;
or by email to gs-info_collections@
usgs.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1028–0097 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Earl Greene by email
at eagreene@usgs.gov or by telephone at
571–332–4184. You may also view the
ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain.
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.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on August 5,
2019 (84 FR 38039). No comments were
received.
We are again 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
USGS; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the USGS enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the USGS minimize the burden of
this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of
information technology.
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public record. 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: The U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) Water Resources Research Act
(WRRA) program issues an annual
announcement to solicit applications for
the noncompetitive State Water
Resources Research Program annual
grants authorized by section 104(c) and
for the national competitive grant
program authorized by section 104(g) of
the Water Resources Research Act of
1984 (Pub. L. 98–242), as amended [42
U.S.C. 10303(c)].
Annual grants (104c) may contain
research and information transfer
projects as well as an administration
project describing the Institute’s overall
administration and objectives. The
research projects are generally selected
in a competitive statewide solicitation,
peer review, and selection process
designed and conducted by each
Institute. National competitive grants
(104g) will focus on water problems and
issues of a regional or interstate nature
beyond those of concern only to a single
state and which relate to specific
program priorities identified jointly by
the Secretary (of the Interior) and the
Institutes.
The State Water Resources Research
Institutes were established under
Section 104(a) of the Act [42 U.S.C.
10303(a)]. There are 54 Water Resources
Research Institutes, one in each state,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. The
Institutes are organized as the National
Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR).
The NIWR cooperates with the USGS in
establishing total programmatic
direction, reporting on the activities of
the Institutes, coordinating and
facilitating regional research, and
information and technology transfer.
Title of Collection: State Water
Resources Research Institute Program
Annual Application, National
Competitive Grants, and Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 1028–0097.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Universities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 54.

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Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 173.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 180 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 10,160 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
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).
Earl Greene,
USGS, Program Coordinator, Water Resources
Research Act.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control
Number 1076–0180]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Leasing of Osage
Reservation Lands for Oil and Gas
Mining
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are
proposing to renew an information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 30, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to Ms. Robin Phillips, Osage Agency,
P.O. Box 1539, Pawhuska, OK 74056, or
by email to robin.phillips@bia.gov.
Please reference OMB Control Number
1076–0180 in the subject line of your
comments.
DATES:

To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Mr. Richard Winlock,
Deputy Superintendent, Osage Agency,
by email at richard.winlock@bia.gov or
by telephone at (918) 287–5700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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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 BIA; (2) will
this information be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate
of burden accurate; (4) how might the
BIA enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (5) how might the BIA
minimize the burden of this collection
on the respondents, including through
the use of information technology.
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: In 1906, Congress passed
‘‘An Act for the division of the lands
and funds of the Osage Indians in
Oklahoma Territory, and for other
purposes,’’ providing for the allotment
of the Osage Nation’s lands. See Act of
June 28, 1906, Public Law 59–321, 34
Stat. 539, as amended (1906 Act).
Section 3 of the 1906 Act severed the
surface estate from the subsurface
mineral estate (Osage Mineral Estate),
reserving all oil, gas, coal, and other
minerals to the Osage Nation. In
accordance with the 1906 Act, the Osage
Mineral Estate is held in trust by the
United States for the benefit of the
Osage Nation.
The 1906 Act authorizes the Osage
Nation to lease the Osage Mineral Estate
for oil and gas mining, subject to the
approval of the Secretary of the Interior
and under such rules and regulations as
he may prescribe. The regulations
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forth in 25 CFR part 226. The
information collections in 25 CFR part
226 specify what information lessees,
operators, and others must provide to
BIA regarding oil and gas leasing,
exploration, development operations,
and production. These information
collections are necessary in order for
BIA to administer leasing and
development of the Osage Mineral
Estate, collect and account for royalty
revenues, and ensure the protection of
resource values.
Title of Collection: Leasing of Osage
Reservation lands for Oil and Gas
Mining.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0180.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Renewal of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Businesses, Tribal government.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 965.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 14,436.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 15 minutes to
eight hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 21,954.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Varies from
yearly to monthly.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $496.
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).
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Nonmonetary Determination Activity
Report
ACTION:

Notice.

The Department of Labor’s
(DOL’s) Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting
comments concerning a proposed
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the information collection request (ICR)
titled, ‘‘Nonmonetary Determination
Activity Report.’’ This comment request
is part of continuing Departmental
efforts to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
written comments received by
December 30, 2019.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation,
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden,
may be obtained free by contacting Ed
Medlin by telephone at (202)–693–3259
(this is not a toll-free number), TTY 1–
877–889–5627 (this is not a toll-free
number), or by email at medlin.edward@
dol.gov.
Submit written comments about, or
requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail
or courier to the U.S. Department of
Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, Office of
Unemployment Insurance; 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC, 20210; by email at medlin.edward@
dol.gov ; or by fax (202) 693–3975.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as
part of continuing efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies an opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information
before submitting them to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for final
approval. This program helps to ensure
requested data can be provided in the
desired format, reporting burden (time
and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements can be properly assessed.
The ETA Nonmonetary Determination
Activity Report collects state data on the
number and types of issues that are
adjudicated when unemployment
insurance (UI) claims are filed. It also
collects data on the number of
disqualifications that are issued for
reasons associated with a claimant’s
separation from employment and for
reasons related to a claimant’s
continuing eligibility for benefits. ETA
uses this data to determine workload
counts for allocation of administrative
funds, to analyze the ratio of
disqualifications to determinations, and
to examine and evaluate the program
effect of nonmonetary activities. 42
U.S.C. 503(a)(6) of the Social Security
Act authorizes this information
collection.

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