Notice2021-15572
Agency Information Collection Activities; Tribal Trust Evaluations for Public Law 93-638 Compact Tribes
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Published
July 22, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA), are proposing to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 138 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38753-38754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15572]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[DT64101000.DSB4A0000.T7AC00.24IA; OMB Control Number 1035-0005]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Tribal Trust
Evaluations for Public Law 93-638 Compact Tribes
AGENCY: Department of the 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 Trust Funds Administration (BTFA), are proposing to renew
an information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 23, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request
(ICR) by mail to Nina Alexander, Bureau of Trust Funds Administration,
Director of Federal Information Resources, 400 Masthead Street NE,
Albuquerque, NM 87109; or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e7057505f617f525b465f505a5b4c7e5c4a585f10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="622c0b0c033d230e071a030c06071022001604034c050d14">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
reference Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1035-
0005 in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Nina Alexander, Director, Federal Information
Resources, Bureau of Trust Funds Administration at 4400 Masthead
Street, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109; or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#551b3c3b340a1439302d343b31302715372133347b323a23"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0fed9ded1eff1dcd5c8d1ded4d5c2f0d2c4d6d19ed7dfc6">[email protected]</span></a> or via telephone at 505-273-1620.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), 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 (86 FR 16390) with a 60-day public
comment period soliciting on this collection of information was
published on March 29, 2021. No comments were received 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: (1) Whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the BTFA,
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: As codified in 25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq., The American
Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (the Reform Act) makes
provisions for the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (formerly known
as the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians) to
administer trust fund accounts for individuals and Tribes. This
collection of information is required to fulfill the mission of the
Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA) and the Secretary of the
Interior's responsibility for evaluating all Public Law 93-638 Compact
Tribes administering or managing trust programs, functions, services,
and/or activities on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior. This
responsibility is federally mandated pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 458cc(d) and
25 CFR 1000.350. BTFA is responsible under 25 U.S.C. 4041 for
overseeing the implementation of trust reforms, trust accounting, and
coordination of trust policies intra-bureau-wide related to the
management of Indian trust funds and assets. The BTFA, Division of
Trust Evaluation and Review (DTER), formerly the Office of Trust Audit
and Review (OTRA), is responsible for performing tribal trust
evaluations and trust records assessments for Tribes performing Indian
trust programs and functions. In addition, DTER has a congressional
mandate to conduct Annual Tribal Trust Evaluations for Tribes that
compact trust programs, functions, services, and/or activities under
Public Law 93-638 Self-Governance Compacts on behalf of the Secretary
of the Interior. This authority is contained in 25 U.S.C. 5363(d)(1) &
(2) and the enabling regulations in 25 CFR 1000.350. DTER currently
collects Indian trust data and documentation from Tribes in fulfillment
of performing Tribal trust evaluations for compacted Tribes. These
evaluations are enabled by performing desk reviews (via email
electronic questionnaires), and on-site visits to Tribes and federal
agencies for the trust records assessments (although federal agencies
are exempt from the provisions of the PRA).
Under 25 CFR 1000.355, the Secretary's designated representative
will conduct trust evaluations for each self-governance Tribe that has
an annual funding agreement. The end result is the issuance of a
report, which is required by 25 CFR 1000.365. Currently, DTER conducts
either desk reviews and/or on-site reviews (pre- and post-COVID-19
pandemic) of trust operations where a Tribe has compacted a trust
program. During that review, under current methodology, interviews are
conducted and documents are requested. A draft report is written and
provided to the Tribe for comment where applicable. Comments received
back are
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incorporated into the report, and a final report is issued to the
Tribe.
Title of Collection: Tribal Trust Evaluations for Public Law 93-639
Compact Tribes.
OMB Control Number: 1035-0005.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Tribes that have an annual funding
agreement in place to compact Indian trust programs.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 64 Tribes. Federal
agencies are exempt from the PRA and are not included in the total
annual respondents/responses/burden hour estimates.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,024.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 2 hours for reporting and 1
hour for recordkeeping.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,072.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: Once per fiscal or calendar year (year the
respective Tribe operates under).
Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour 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.).
Jeffrey Parrillo,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-15572 Filed 7-21-21; 8:45 am]
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