[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45515-45516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18656]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[190A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control Number 1076-
0174]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Energy Resource 
Development Program Grants

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 30, 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 [email protected]; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to Ms. Winter Jojola-Talburt, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office 
of Indian Energy and Economic Development, Division of Energy and 
Mineral Development, 13922 Denver West Pkwy Ste 200, Lakewood, Colorado 
80401; or by email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Ms. Winter Jojola-Talburt by email at 
[email protected].

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 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
June 4, 2019 (84 FR 25819). There were no comments received in response 
to this Federal Register notice.
    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. 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

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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 Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development 
(IEED) administers and manages the energy resource development grant 
program under the Energy and Minerals Development Program (EMDP). 
Congress may appropriate funds to EMDP on a year-to-year basis. When 
funding is available, IEED may solicit proposals for energy resource 
development projects from Indian Tribes and Tribal energy resource 
development organizations for use in carrying out projects to promote 
the integration of energy resources, and to process, use or develop 
those energy resources on Indian land. The projects may be in the areas 
of exploration, assessment, development, feasibility, or market 
studies. Indian Tribes that would like to apply for an EMDP grant must 
submit an application that includes certain information, and must 
assist IEED by providing information in support of any National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analyses. Upon acceptance of an 
application, a Tribe must then submit one--to two--page quarterly 
progress reports summarizing events, accomplishments, problems and/or 
results in executing the project. Quarterly reports assist IEED staff 
with project monitoring of the EMDP program and ensure that projects 
are making adequate progress in achieving the project's objectives.
    Title of Collection: Energy and Mineral Development Program Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0174.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Federally recognized Indian Tribes 
with Indian land.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 83 applicants per 
year; 25 project participants each year.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 83 per year for 
applications; 100 per year for progress reports.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 100 hours per application; 
1.5 hours per progress report.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 8,450 hours (8,300 
for applications and 150 for progress reports).
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Once per year for applications; 4 times 
per year for progress reports.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0.
    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.
[FR Doc. 2019-18656 Filed 8-28-19; 8:45 am]
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