Notice2022-03722
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Secretarial Elections
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Published
February 22, 2022
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 87, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9638-9639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03722]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[2231A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900; OMB Control Number 1076-0183]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Secretarial
Elections
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.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 24, 2022.
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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#9ad5d3c8dbc5c9eff8f7f3e9e9f3f5f4daf5f7f8b4fff5eab4fdf5ec"><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 Steven Mullen, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of
Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action--Indian Affairs, U.S.
Department of the Interior, 1001 Indian School Road NW, Suite 229,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104; or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c9aaa6a4a4aca7bdba89aba0a8e7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="395a5654545c574d4a795b5058175e564f">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1076-0183 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Jeanette Hanna, Deputy Bureau Director, Indian
Services, Office of Indian Services, BIA, by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9df7f8fcf3f8e9e9f8b3f5fcf3f3fcddfff4fcb3faf2eb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7cdc2c6c9c2d3d3c289cfc6c9c9c6e7c5cec689c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a> or telephone at (202) 208-2874. 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
September 7, 2021 (86 FR 50153). No comments were received.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 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: Under the Indian Reorganization Act, Tribes have the
right to organize and adopt constitutions, bylaws, and any amendments
thereto, and ratify charters of incorporation, through elections called
by the Secretary of the Interior, according to rules prescribed by the
Secretary. See 25 U.S.C. 476, 477, 503. The Secretary's rules for
conducting these elections, known as ``Secretarial elections,'' and
approving the results are at 25 CFR 81. In most cases, the Tribe
requests a Secretarial election; however, an individual voting member
of a Tribe may also request a Secretarial election by petition. These
rules also establish the procedures for an individual to petition for a
Secretarial election.
The BIA requires the Tribe to submit a formal request for
Secretarial election, including: A Tribal resolution; the document or
language to be voted on in the election; a list of all Tribal members
who are age 18 or older in the next 120 days (when the election will
occur), including their last known addresses, voting districts (if
any), and dates of birth, in an electronically sortable format.
While much of the information the Tribe prepares for a Secretarial
election (e.g., list of members eligible to vote) would be required if
the Tribe instead conducted its own Tribal election, the Secretary's
rules establish specifics on what a Tribal request or petition for
election must contain. These specifics are necessary to ensure the
integrity of Secretarial elections and allow the BIA and Tribal
personnel the ability to consistently administer elections.
Title of Collection: Secretarial Elections.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0183.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Federally recognized Tribes and their
members.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 252,041.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 252,041.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 15 minutes to
40 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 64,305.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $146,160.
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).
Steven Mullen,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Regulatory Affairs
and Collaborative Action--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-03722 Filed 2-18-22; 8:45 am]
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