[Federal Register: December 27, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 249)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
RIN 1018-AI59
Tribal Landowner Incentive Program (T-LIP) Implementation
Guidelines for Fiscal Year (FY) 2002
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior Related Agencies Appropriations
Act of 2002 allocated $40 million from the Land and Water Conservation
Fund for conservation grants to States, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Northern
Mariana Islands, American Samoa, States and Tribes under a Landowner
Incentive Program. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) herein
proposes the guidance for the $4 million tribal component of the
Landowner Incentive Program.
DATES: Interested parties should submit comments to the addresses under
the heading ADDRESSES by January 27, 2003. Comments regarding
information collection requirements should note that the Office of
Management and Budget has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove
information collection submissions, but may respond after 30 days.
Therefore, an early comment response would be advised.
ADDRESSES: Comments to this proposed implementation guidance should be
sent to: Robyn Thorson, Assistant Director--External Affairs, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 3012 MIB,
Washington, DC 20240. Comments may be telefaxed as well to: 202/501-
3524. For information collection requirements under the Paperwork
Reduction Act, send comments to: Interior Desk Officer, Attn: 1018-
0109, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, and send a copy of these paperwork burden
comments to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 224, Arlington, VA
22203.
The Service will make all comments received in response to this
Notice available for public review during regular business hours at the
Office of the Native American Liaison. If a respondent wishes his or
her name or address to be withheld from public view, we will honor
these wishes to the extent allowable by law, if the respondent makes
this request known at the time of comment submission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Durham, Office of the Native
American Liaison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1849 C Street, Mail
Stop 3012 MIB, Washington, DC 20240, 202/208-4133.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act of 2002 allocated $40 million from the Land and Water Conservation
Fund for conservation grants to States, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Northern
Mariana Islands, American Samoa, States and Tribes under the Landowner
Incentive Program. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) herein
proposes the implementation guidance for the $4 million tribal
component of the Landowner Incentive Program.
In recent years, natural resource managers have increasingly
recognized that private lands play a pivotal role in linking or
providing important habitats for fish, wildlife, and plant species. To
protect and enhance these habitats through incentives for private
landowners, Congress appropriated $40 million for the Service to
administer a new Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) for States and
tribes. The Service will award grants to States for actions and
activities that protect and restore habitats that benefit Federally
listed, proposed or candidate species, or other at-risk species on
private lands. A primary objective of LIP is to establish, or
supplement existing, landowner incentive programs that provide
technical and financial assistance, including habitat protection and
restoration, to private landowners for the protection and management of
habitat to benefit Federally listed, proposed, or candidate species, or
other at-risk species on private lands as stated in the appropriations
language. LIP complements other Federal private lands conservation
programs that focus on the conservation of habitat.
The Service is providing guidance to the public and, particularly,
to federally-recognized tribes, in the administration of this $4
million Tribal Landowner Incentive Program (T-LIP). T-LIP will provide
conservation monies to federally recognized tribes for actions and
activities that protect and restore habitats that benefit Federally
listed, proposed, or candidate species, or other at-risk species on
tribal lands. T-LIP was created because of the unique relationship
between the Federal government and tribes and because tribal lands are
not private lands and
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would not be eligible for funding under a State-administered LIP with a
private lands grant distribution system. Because the tribes directly
administer the funds rather than further distribute them to individual
landowners, the criteria used in evaluating program proposals differ to
some extent from those used in the LIP. The results of both the LIP and
T-LIP would be similar in effect as both encourage voluntary
conservation of natural resources. A series of questions and answers
follow that describe the proposed guidelines in some detail.
The Service is proposing this guidance with the intent of gathering
input from the affected communities. Whereas the Service is seeking
comments on all aspects of T-LIP, several items are of particular
interest. The Service wishes to determine whether it should limit
funding to any one tribe to 5 percent (%) or some other amount of the
total available funding. Secondly, the Service wishes to confirm
whether the proposed ranking criteria appropriately addresses the
intent of current law establishing the program. Thirdly, we seek
comment whether the proposed 25 percent matching contribution is the
appropriate matching amount. Finally, public opinion will also be
helpful in determining whether or not and to what level tribal
organizations may participate in T-LIP.
II. Proposed Implementation Guidelines
A. Eligibility
1. Who May Participate in the T-LIP?
The Service proposes a competitive process that affords federally-
recognized tribes in all parts of the United States an opportunity to
participate in the grant program.
2. Are State-Recognized Tribes or Petitioning Tribes Eligible To
Receive Grants Under This Program?
No, only federally-recognized tribes are eligible to receive grants
under this program. Federally-recognized tribes are listed in the
Federal Register / Volume 67, Number 134 / July 12, 2002 / Notices.
3. Can Tribal Organizations or Other Non-Tribal Entities Receive Grants
Under This Program?
No, however, the Service proposes that tribal organizations or
other non-tribal entities that could not enter into grant agreements
may do so as subgrantees or contractors to federally-recognized tribes.
The Service is aware of various types of tribal organizations and other
non-tribal entities and seeks public comments regarding their
participation in T-LIP.
4. What Process Does the Service Propose To Use To Distribute T-LIP
Funds?
The Service will request proposals through a Federal Register
notice, direct contact, and other forms of outreach to eligible
applicants. The Service's Regional Directors will receive all
proposals.
5. Who Will Coordinate Regional Grant Application Submissions?
The Regional Native American Liaisons of the Service will
coordinate the process to screen these proposals and rank them
according to nationally uniform criteria.
6. How Will the Various Regional Grant Application Submissions Be
Reviewed for National Funding?
A national panel will review Regionally-ranked proposals for
recommendations to the Director of the Service (Director).
7. Who Will Be Empaneled To Serve as the National Review Panel?
The Regional Native American Liaisons of the Service will serve on
the panel in addition to other Service and other Federal agency
personnel, as appropriate and as may be identified by the Director.
8. Will Tribal Representatives Be Involved in Reviewing or Ranking
Proposals?
No, only Federal employees will review and rank proposals in this
initial year. However, the Service is interested in receiving comments
from the public on ways to involve tribal representatives in this
process in future years.
9. Who Will Make the Final Determination for Grant Approval?
The Director will make the final determination for grant approval.
B. Application Requirements
1. Is T-LIP Exempt From Federal Grant Program Compliance?
No, T-LIP is not exempt from any of the Federal grant program
compliance requirements as specified in 43 CFR part 12, OMB Circulars
A-102 and A-87, and Service Manual Chapters 552 FW1 and 523 FW1.
2. What Must Proposals Include for Participation in T-LIP?
Proposals must include a cover letter, program summary, program
narrative, budget narrative, and tribal resolution of support as
described herein.
--A cover letter briefly states the main features of the proposed
program.
--A program summary describes, in one-half page, the type of activity
that would take place if the Service funds the program.
--A program narrative clearly identifies the problems that the proposal
will correct or help solve for the protection and management of habitat
to benefit Federally listed, proposed, or candidate species, or other
at-risk species on tribal lands, and the expected results or benefits.
It must contain a needs assessment, objectives, time line, methodology,
geographic location (with maps), monitoring plan, and identification of
clear, obtainable and quantifiable goals and performance measures that
will help achieve the management goals and objectives of the T-LIP and
Service performance goals. The two relevant Service goals are the
Sustainability of Fish and Wildlife Populations (Goal 1.2) and Habitat
Conservation (Goal 2.3), which can be found in the Service's Long Term
Strategic Plan for 2000 to 2005 at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://planning.fws.gov/USFWStrategicPlanv3.pdf.
Related Service planning and results reports
can be found at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://planning.fws.gov.
--A budget narrative clearly justifies all proposed costs and indicates
that the grantee will provide adequate management systems for fiscal
and contractual accountability, including annual monitoring and
evaluation of progress toward desired project objectives, goals, and
performance measures. It should include discussion of direct cost items
such as salaries, equipment, consultant services, subcontracts and
travel, as well as program matching or cost sharing information.
Applicants may cover new project administrative costs, but they cannot
include pre-existing administrative costs.
--A resolution of support from the appropriate tribal governing body
states its support for the proposal.
3. Where Can Applicants Obtain a Grant Proposal Package?
Applicants can obtain a grant proposal package from the appropriate
Regional Native American Liaison of the Service, as listed in Subpart
IV of this document.
4. Are Matching Funds Required?
Yes, the Service proposes a minimum of 25 percent (%) non-Federal
matching funds for participation in this program. This is the same
matching contribution
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requirement States must make under the LIP.
5. Are In-Kind Contributions Eligible as Matching Funds?
In kind contributions may be counted towards the required 25% non-
federal matching requirement. Any in-kind contributions in excess of
the required 25 percent (%) may be used as a match to improve the
potential ranking of a proposal. The federal government has defined
``in-kind'' as non-cash contributions made by the tribe. In-kind
contributions must be necessary and reasonable for carrying out the
project, and must represent the same value that the Service would have
paid for similar services or property if purchased on the open market.
Allowable in-kind contributions are defined in 43 CFR part 12.64. The
following website provides additional information: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://training.fws.gov/fedaid/toolkit/inkind.pdf
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6. Can a Tribe Submit More Than One Grant Proposal?
Tribes are encouraged to submit a single comprehensive grant
proposal. After all proposals have been ranked, the Service may allow
tribes to submit additional proposals if all of the funding has not
been obligated.
7. Is There a Maximum Level of Funding That Will Be Considered Under T-
LIP?
The Service wants to encourage the maximum amount of participants
in the T-LIP program. Therefore, the Service recommends a maximum of no
more than 5 percent (%) of the total available funds should be awarded
to any tribe. However, depending upon the number of proposals submitted
and the relative merit of each proposal, some tribes may be awarded
sums which would exceed this proposed 5 percent (%) funding level.
8. Is There a Minimum Level of Funding That Will Be Considered Under
the T-LIP?
No, the Service recommends no minimum level of funding.
C. Ranking Criteria
What Ranking Criteria Is the Service Proposing To Use?
The Service has developed the following potential ranking criteria
and weight factors for review and comment. The Service will be using
these criteria in evaluating each proposal on a scale of zero (0)
through one hundred (100) points.
Benefit of the Program: What are the probable significant benefits
to fish and wildlife resources and their habitat if this program is
successfully completed? (0-15 points)
Performance Measures: To what extent does the proposal provide
obtainable and quantifiable performance measures and a means to
monitor, evaluate, and report on these measures compared to an initial
baseline? The measures should be specific, clear, and provide
demonstrable benefits to the target species of the action. These
actions should support the goals of the T-LIP and relevant Service
performance goals. The two relevant Service goals are Sustainability of
Fish and Wildlife Populations (Goal 1.2) and Habitat Conservation (Goal
2.3) which can be found at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://planning.fws.gov/USFWStrategicPlanv3.pdf.
(0-15 points)
Work Plan: Are the program activities and objectives well-designed
and achievable? (0-10 points)
Budget: Are all major budget items justified in relation to the
program objectives and clearly explained in the narrative description?
(0-15 points)
Capacity Building: To what extent does the program increase the
grantee's capacity to provide for the protection, restoration and
management of habitat to benefit Federally listed, proposed, or
candidate species, or other at-risk species on tribal lands as stated
in the appropriations language? (0-10 points)
Commitment: To what extent does the applicant display commitment to
the program through in-kind contribution or matching funds? (0-10
points)
Partnerships: To what extent does the program incorporate
contributions from other non-Federal partners in the form of either
cash or in-kind services? (0-15 points)
Administrative Costs: What is the percentage (%) of program funds
identified for use on actual projects as opposed to staff and related
administrative costs? Ranking will be improved as the percentage of
funds identified for staff and related administrative costs decrease.
(0-10 points)
D. T-LIP Operations and Management
1. In the Course of Implementing a T-LIP Project Can Grantees Use T-LIP
Funds To Cover Costs of Environmental Review, Habitat Evaluation,
Permit Review (e.g., Section 404), and Other Environmental Compliance
Activities Associated With a T-LIP Project or Program?
Yes, the T-LIP funds can cover these activities provided they are
directly related to the T-LIP project or program being funded and are
included in the budget and discussed in the program and budget
narratives.
2. What Activities Are Eligible Under T-LIP?
Eligible programs include those that improve, preserve or maintain
habitat for endangered, threatened, candidate or other at-risk species.
Examples of the types of projects within identified tribal programs
that the Service may fund include using prescribed burning to restore
grasslands that support imperiled species, fencing to exclude animals
from sensitive habitats, or planting native vegetation to restore
degraded habitat.
3. Are There Any Specific Activities That Are Not Allowable Under the
Guidance of T-LIP?
A proposal cannot include activities required to comply with a
Biological Opinion or include activities required to comply with a
permit (e.g., mitigation responsibilities). However, a proposal can
include activities that implement conservation recommendations.
4. What Species Are Considered Endangered, Threatened, Candidate or At-
Risk?
Those species federally listed as endangered or threatened under
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, or species proposed or
candidates for such listing, or at-risk species (e.g., species
recognized as a species of conservation concern, such as species listed
or identified by a State or a tribe).
5. Does the Term ``Private Lands'' in the Landowner Incentive Program
Appropriation Language Exclude Tribal Trust Lands From Participation in
T-LIP?
No, tribal trust lands are not ``public lands.'' For the purposes
of inclusion under T-LIP, federally recognized tribes are considered
landowners and are eligible.
6. Is the T-LIP Program a Continuous Revenue Source for Tribal Wildlife
Programs?
No, there is no authorization for appropriation of funds beyond FY
2002. Funds appropriated in FY 2002 are available until spent.
7. Can the Grantee hold T-LIP Funds in an Interest-Bearing Account?
No, T-LIP grant funds may not be held in interest-bearing accounts.
E. Grant Award Procedures
1. What Additional Information Must Be Provided to the Service by the
Grantees Once Awards Are Announced?
Once the Director notifies grantees that their proposal was
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funding, the recipient must submit a Standard Form 424 (Application for
Federal Assistance) along with a grant agreement and attachments as
required by Federal regulations. As with our other Federal programs, T-
LIP agreements must comply with 43 CFR part 12, the National
Environmental Policy Act, Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, the
National Historic Preservation Act, and all other applicable Federal
laws and regulations. This grant program is also subject to provisions
of Office of Management and Budget Circulars No. A-87, A-102, and A-133
(http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars).
2. Once Ggrants Are Awarded, Who Should the Grantee Consider as the
Lead Contact Person?
Once grants have been awarded, the grantee should consider the
appropriate Regional Native American Liaison of the Service as the lead
contact person for all matters pertaining to the particular award.
3. When Will the Service Award T-LIP Grants?
Once the Service has reviewed and ranked all eligible T-LIP grant
proposals, the Director will make his final decision within 30 days of
the recommendations of the national review panel.
4. How Will Funds Be Disbursed Once the Service Has Awarded T-LIP
Grants?
Subsequent to funding approval, grant funds are electronically
delivered to the Health and Human Services' SMARTLINK payment system.
Through this electronic funds transfer (EFT) grantees will be able to
receive their funds on a reimbursement basis. Some of the tribal
grantees may not be EFT compliant. In order to insure optimal service
to potential grantees within the current Federal Aid process, grantees
will need to obtain EFT capabilities. Grantees may request an advance
of no more than 25 percent (%) of the total grant. Such requests will
be individually reviewed by the Service and honored if sufficient
hardship or need is demonstrated that would preclude the success of the
proposal if advance funds are not made available.
5. What Reporting Requirements Must Tribes Meet Once Funds Are
Obligated Under a T-LIP Grant Agreement?
The Service requires an annual progress report and Financial Status
Report (FSR) for grants longer than one year. A final performance
report and FSR (SF-269) are due to the Regional Office within 90 days
of the grant agreement ending date. In the annual progress report, the
tribes must include a list of project accomplishments relative to those
which were planned in the grant agreement. The effectiveness of each
tribe's program, as reported in the annual progress reports, will be an
important factor considered during the grant award selection process in
subsequent years.
III. Procedural Requirements
A. Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Order 12866)
This policy document identifies proposed eligibility criteria and
selection factors that may be used to award grants under the T-LIP
program. The Service developed this draft policy to ensure consistent
and adequate evaluation of grant proposals that are voluntarily
submitted and to help perspective applicants understand how the Service
will award grants. According to Executive Order 12866, this policy
document is significant and has been reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the four criteria
discussed below.
1. The T-LIP will not have an annual effect on the economy of $100
million or more or adversely affect in a material way the economy, a
sector of the economy, productivity, jobs, the environment, public
health or safety, or State or local communities. The Department of the
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year (FY)
2002 allowed the Secretary to create the T-LIP program. In addition,
grants that are funded will generate other, secondary benefits,
including benefits to natural systems (e.g., air, water) and local
economies. All of these benefits are widely distributed and are not
likely to be significant in any single location. It is likely that some
residents where projects are initiated will experience some level of
benefit, but quantifying these effects at this time is not possible. We
do not expect the sum of all the benefits from this program, however,
to have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more.
2. We do not believe the T-LIP would create inconsistencies with
other agencies' actions. Congress has given the Service the
responsibility to administer this program.
3. As a new grant program, the T-LIP would not materially alter the
budgetary impact of entitlements, user fees, loan programs, or the
rights and obligations of their recipients. This policy document
establishes a new grant program that Public Law 107-63 authorizes,
which should make greater resources available to applicants. The
submission of grant proposals is completely voluntary, but necessary to
receive benefits. When an applicant decides to submit a grant proposal,
the proposed eligibility criteria and selection factors identified in
this policy can be construed as requirements placed on the awarding of
the grants. Additionally, we will place further requirements on
grantees that are selected to receive funding under the T-LIP program
in order to obtain and retain the benefit they are seeking. These
requirements include specific Federal financial management and
reporting requirements as well as specific habitat improvements or
other management activities described in the applicant's grant
proposal.
4. OMB has determined that this policy raises novel legal or policy
issues, and, as a result, this document has undergone OMB review.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., as
amended, whenever an agency is required to publish a notice of
rulemaking for any proposed or final rule, it must prepare and make
available for public comment a regulatory flexibility analysis that
describes the effects of the rule on small entities (e.g., small
businesses, small organizations, and small government jurisdictions).
Indian tribes are not considered to be small entities for purposes of
the Act and, consequently, no regulatory flexibility analysis has been
done.
C. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) of 1996
This proposed implementation guidance is not considered a major
rule under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
(SBREFA) of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 804(2)) because it does not have an annual
effect on the economy of $100 million or more. The yearly amount of T-
LIP program funds is limited to $4 million.
This proposed implementation guidance will not cause a major
increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries,
Federal, state, or local government agencies, or geographic regions.
Actions under this proposed implementation guidance will distribute
Federal funds to Indian tribal governments and tribal entities for
purposes consistent with activities akin to other Service programs
designed to enable landowners to protect and conserve species as may be
protected
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under the Endangered Species Act and the habitat that supports such
species.
This proposed implementation guidance does not have significant
adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity,
innovation, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with
foreign-based enterprises.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
This proposed implementation guidance would not impose unfunded
mandates as defined by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Public
Law 104-4, March 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 48). This proposed rule will not
result in the expenditure by State, local and tribal governments, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100 million or more in any
one year (2 U.S.C. 1532).
E. Takings Implication Assessment (Executive Order 12630)
This proposed implementation guidance does not have significant
``takings'' implications. This proposed implementation guidance does
not pertain to ``taking'' of private property interests, and its impact
on private property would be an incentive that is totally landowner
driven.
F. Executive Order 13211--Energy Effects
On May 18, 2001, the President issued Executive Order 13211 which
speaks to regulations that significantly affect energy supply,
distribution, and use. The Executive Order requires agencies to prepare
Statements of Energy Effects when undertaking certain actions. This
proposed implementation guidance is not expected to significantly
affect energy supplies, distribution, or use. Therefore, no Statement
of Energy Effects has been prepared.
G. Executive Order 12612--Federalism
This proposed implementation guidance does not have significant
Federalism effects because it pertains solely to Federal-tribal
relations and will not interfere with the roles, rights, and
responsibilities of States.
H. Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 12988)
This proposed implementation guidance does not unduly burden the
judicial system and meets the applicable standards provided in sections
3(a) and 3(b)(2) of the Executive Order 12988.
I. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
This proposed implementation guidance does not constitute a Federal
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
The Service has determined that the issuance of the proposed
implementation guidance is categorically excluded under the Department
of the Interior's NEPA procedures in 516 DM 2, Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6,
Appendix 1. The Service will ensure that grants funded through the T-
LIP program are in compliance with NEPA.
J. Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments
(Executive Order 13175)
Pursuant to Executive Order 13175 of November 6, 2000,
``Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,'' we
have committed to consulting with tribal representatives in the
finalization of the implementation guidance for the T-LIP. We have
evaluated any potential effects on federally-recognized Indian tribes
and have determined that there are no potential adverse effects. This
guidance expands tribal participation in Service programs and allows
for opportunities for tribal wildlife management and conservation
initiatives across Indian Country. We will continue to consult with
tribal governments and tribal entities throughout the comment period,
as a part of the rulemaking process, and beyond in furthering our
mutual goals for the T-LIP.
K. Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501)
The information collection requirements of this program will be
largely met through the Federal Aid Grants Application Booklet. Federal
Aid has applied for OMB approval under Control Number 1018-1019. This
approval applies to grants managed by the Division of Federal Aid, even
if for other Divisions of the Service. We are collecting this
information relevant to the eligibility, substantiality, relative
value, and budget information from applicants in order to make awards
of grants under these programs. We are collecting financial and
performance information to track costs and accomplishments of these
grant programs. Completion of these application and reporting
requirements will involve a paperwork burden of approximately 80 hours
per grant proposal. This does not include any burden hours previously
approved by OMB for standard or Fish and Wildlife Service forms. Your
response to this information collection is required to receive benefits
in the form of a grant, and does not carry any premise of
confidentiality. 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. With respect to this 80
hour per application increase in burden hours, interested parties
should contact the Information Collection Clearance Officer listed in
the ADDRESSES section of this document.
IV. Native American Liaisons for the Fish and Wildlife Service
Regional correspondence and telephone contacts for the Service for
this proposed implementation guidance and other appropriate purposes
are as follows:
Region 1--Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and California
Native American Liaison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 N.E. 11th
Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4181, T-LIP Contact: Scott Aiken (503)
231-6121
Region 2--Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
Native American Liaison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500 Gold
Avenue, SW., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103, T-LIP Contact: John Antonio
(505) 248-6810
Region 3--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio,
and Wisconsin
Native American Liaison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, One Federal
Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota, T-LIP Contact: John Leonard (612) 713-
5108
Region 4--Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
Native American Liaison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century
Boulevard, Suite 410, Atlanta, Georgia 30345, T-LIP Contact: Jim Brown
(404) 679-7125
Region 5--Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia
Native American Liaison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate
Center Drive, Hadley, Massachusetts 01035-9589, T-LIP Contact: D.J.
Monette (413) 253-8662 or (609) 646-9310
Region 6--Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
Native American Liaison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, PO Box 25486--
Denver Federal Center, Denver,
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Colorado 80225-0486, T-LIP Contact: David Redhorse (303) 236-7905 x253
Region 7--Alaska
Native American Liaison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 East
Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503-6199, T-LIP Contact: Tony DeGange
(907) 786-3492
Dated: October 1, 2002.
Paul Hoffman,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
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