Notice2021-15977
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Probate of Indian Estates, Except for Members of the Osage Nation and Five Civilized Tribes
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Published
July 28, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentIndian Affairs Bureau
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), are proposing to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40616-40617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15977]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[212A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control Number 1076-
0169]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Probate of
Indian Estates, Except for Members of the Osage Nation and Five
Civilized Tribes
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.
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DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 27, 2021.
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a2523382b35391f08070319190305042a050708440f051a440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="400f0912011f1335222d293333292f2e002f2d226e252f306e272f36">[email protected]</span></a>; or
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments
to Ms. Charlene Toledo, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Trust
Services, Division of Probate Services 1001 Indian School Road MS 44,
Albuquerque NM 87104: or email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#40032821322c252e256e142f2c25242f002229216e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="efac878e9d838a818ac1bb80838a8b80af8d868ec1888099">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1076-0169 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Ms. Charlene Toledo by telephone at (505) 563-
3371. You may also view the ICR at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
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
April 19, 2021 (86 FR 20402). 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 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
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 Secretary of the Interior probates the estates of
individual Indians owning trust or restricted property in accordance
with 25 U.S.C. 372-373. In order to compile the probate file, the BIA
must obtain the family heirship data regarding the deceased from
individuals and the tribe. This section contains the procedures that
the Secretary of the Interior follows to initiate the probate of the
trust estate for a deceased person who owns an interest in trust or
restricted property. The Secretary must perform the necessary research
of family heirship data collection requests in this part to obtain the
information necessary to compile an accurate and complete probate file.
This file will be forwarded to the Office of Hearing and Appeals (OHA)
for disposition. Responses to these information collection requests are
required to create a probate file for the decedent's estate so that OHA
can determine the heirs of the decedent and order distribution of the
trust assets in the decedent's estate.
Title of Collection: Probate of Indian Estates, Except for Members
of the Osage Nation and Five Civilized Tribes.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0169.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Indians, businesses, and tribal
authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 36,906 per year.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 41,139 per year.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 0.5 hours to 45
hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 617,486 per year.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once per respondent per year.
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. 2021-15977 Filed 7-27-21; 8:45 am]
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