Notice2021-21940
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Federal Acknowledgment as an Indian Tribe, 25 CFR 83
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Published
October 7, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentIndian Affairs Bureau
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs (AS-IA) are proposing to renew an information collection with revisions.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 192 (Thursday, October 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21940]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[2221A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control Number 1076-
0104]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Federal
Acknowledgment as an Indian Tribe, 25 CFR 83
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 Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs (AS-IA) are proposing to renew
an information collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 8, 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#57181e0516080422353a3e24243e383917383a357932382779303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5fafce7f4eae6c0d7d8dcc6c6dcdadbf5dad8d79bd0dac59bd2dac3">[email protected]</span></a>; or
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments
to R. Lee Fleming, Director, Office of Federal Acknowledgment,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, MS-4071 MIB,
Washington, DC 20240; facsimile: (202) 219-3008; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a3efc6c68de5cfc6cecacdc4e3c1cac28dc4ccd5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97dbf2f2b9d1fbf2fafef9f0d7f5fef6b9f0f8e1">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB Control Number 1076-0104 in
the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact R. Lee Fleming, (202) 513-7650. 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 provides 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
May 20, 2021 (86 FR 27464). 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 AS-IA; (2) will this information be processed
and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the AS-IA enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (5) how might the AS-IA 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: Submission of this information allows the Office of
Federal Acknowledgment (OFA), within the Office of the Assistant
Secretary--Indian Affairs, to review groups' documented petitions for
the Federal acknowledgment as an Indian tribe. The acknowledgment
regulations at 25 CFR 83 contain seven criteria that unrecognized
groups seeking Federal acknowledgment as Indian tribes must demonstrate
that they meet. Information collected from petitioning groups under
these regulations provide anthropological, genealogical, and historical
data used by the AS-IA to establish whether a petitioning group has the
characteristics necessary to be acknowledged as a continuously existing
Indian tribe. Federal acknowledgment establishes a government-to-
government relationship with the United States. Respondents are not
required to retain copies of the information submitted to OFA but will
probably maintain copies for their own use; therefore, there is no
recordkeeping requirement included in this information collection.
Proposed Revisions to This Information Collection
We are no longer planning to revise this information collection to
include collections of information related to petitions for Federal
acknowledgment under 25 CFR part 82, for entities in Alaska that were
not recognized as bands or Tribes before 1936, as stated in the
proposed rule published in the Federal Register of January 2, 2020 (85
FR 26902) and May 5, 2020 (85 FR 26902).
Title of Collection: Federal Acknowledgment as an Indian Tribe, 25
CFR 83.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0104.
Form Number: BIA-8304, BIA-8305, and BIA-8306.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Groups petitioning for Federal
acknowledgment as Indian Tribes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1 per year, on
average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1 per year, on average.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 1,516 hours, on average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,516 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $2,100,000.
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. 2021-21940 Filed 10-6-21; 8:45 am]
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