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The Secretaries appoint members and
their alternates to the Council to serve
up to a 3-year term. The Council will
not exceed 18 discretionary primary
members, up to 18 alternate members,
and 4 ex officio members. Ex officio
members include:
• Secretary of the Interior or
designated DOI representatives;
• Secretary of Agriculture or
designated Department of Agriculture
representatives; and
• Executive Director, Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
The Secretaries select remaining
members from among, but not limited
to, the organization/interests listed
below. These members must be seniorlevel representatives of their
organization and/or have the ability to
represent their designated
constituencies.
• State fish and wildlife management
agencies;
• Wildlife and habitat conservation/
management organizations;
• Upland bird hunting organizations;
• Waterfowl hunting organizations;
• Big game hunting organizations;
• Shooting sports interests;
• Archery interests;
• Wildlife-associated recreation
interests;
• Tourism, outfitter, and/or guide
industries related to hunting and/or
wildlife conservation;
• Tribal resource management
organizations;
• Agriculture interests;
• Ranching interests; and
• Veterans’ service organizations.

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Vacancies To Fill
Nominations are sought to fill one
primary member vacancy to represent
State fish and wildlife management
agencies.
Nomination Method and Information
Nominations should include a cover
letter or email and a resume providing
an adequate description of the
nominee’s qualifications, including
information that would enable DOI to
make an informed decision regarding
meeting the membership requirements
of the Council and to permit DOI to
contact a potential member.
Members of the Council serve without
compensation. However, while away
from their homes or regular places of
business, Council and subcommittee
members engaged in Council or
subcommittee business that the DFO
approves may be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5703, in the same manner as persons
employed intermittently in Federal
Government service.

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Authority 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.
Lesli Gray,
Assistant Director—Office of
Communications.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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A0A501010.999900; OMB Control Number
1076–0160]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Verification of Indian
Preference for Employment in the BIA
and the IHS
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection request (ICR)
should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA) through https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/
icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_
nbr=202405-1076-005 or by visiting
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain and selecting ‘‘Currently
under Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ and then scrolling down to
the ‘‘Department of the Interior.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Steven Mullen,
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs,
U.S. Department of the Interior, 1001
Indian School Road NW, Suite 229,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104;
comments@bia.gov; (202) 924–2650.
Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have
a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services. You
may also view the ICR at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/Forward?
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 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 June 21,
2024 (89 FR 52076). No comments were
received.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
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 BIA is seeking renewal
of the approval for the information

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collection conducted under 25 U.S.C.
43, 36 Stat. 472, inter alia, and
implementing regulations, at 25 CFR
part 5, regarding verification of Indian
preference for employment. The
purpose of Indian preference is to
encourage qualified Indian persons to
seek employment with the BIA and the
Indian Health Service (IHS) by offering
preferential treatment to qualified
candidates of Indian heritage. The BIA
collects the information to ensure
compliance with Indian preference
hiring requirements. The information
collection relates only to individuals
applying for employment with the BIA
and/or IHS. The tribe’s involvement is
limited to verifying membership
information submitted by the applicant.
The collection of information allows
certain persons who are of Indian
descent to receive preference when
appointments are made to vacancies in
positions with the BIA and the IHS as
well as in any unit that has been
transferred intact from the BIA to a
Bureau or office within the Department
of the Interior or the Department of
Health and Human Services and that
continues to perform functions formerly
performed as part of the BIA and the
IHS. You are eligible for preference if (a)
you are a member of a federally
recognized Indian tribe; (b) you are a
descendent of a member and you were
residing within the present boundaries
of any Indian reservation on June 1,
1934; (c) you are an Alaska native; or (d)
you possess one-half degree Indian
blood derived from tribes that are
indigenous to the United States.
Title of Collection: Verification of
Indian Preference for Employment in
the BIA and the IHS.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0160.
Form Number: BIA 4432.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Qualified Indian persons who are
seeking preference in employment with
the BIA and the IHS.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 5,000 per year, on average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 5,000 per year, on average.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 30 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,500 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: A response
is required to obtain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $7,640.
Authority
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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.).
Steven Mullen,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative
Action—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
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Number 1094–0001]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; the Alternatives Process
in Hydropower Licensing
Office of the Secretary, Office
of Environmental Policy and
Compliance, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Office of the Secretary, Office of
Environmental Policy and Compliance,
Department of the Interior (we, OS–
OEPC) are proposing to renew an
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 12, 2024.
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
National Environmental Policy Act and
Environmental Review Coordination
Division, Office of Environmental Policy
and Compliance, U.S. Department of the
Interior, MS 2629–MIB, 1849 C Street
NW, Washington, DC 20240; or by email
to Environmental_Review@ios.doi.gov.
Please reference OMB Control Number
1094–0001 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Shawn Alam, National
Environmental Policy Act and
Environmental Review Coordination
Division by email at Environmental_
Review@ios.doi.gov, or by telephone at
(771) 216–5846. You may also view the
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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.
On June 7, 2024, we published a
Federal Register notice with a 60-day
public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information (89 FR 48673). We received
no comments in response to that notice.
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
OS–OEPC; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the OS–OEPC enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the OS–OEPC 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. 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 OMB regulations at 5
CFR part 1320, which implement the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq., require that
interested members of the public and
affected agencies have an opportunity to
comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8 (d)).
On November 23, 2016, the
Departments of Agriculture, the Interior,
and Commerce published a final rule on
the March 31, 2015 revised interim final
rule to the interim rule originally
published in November 2005 at 7 CFR

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