Notice2024-13511
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comment on Fiscal Year 2025 Expirations Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, Indian Affairs, are proposing to renew eighteen (18) information collections. We are seeking comments from the public, and other Federal agencies, as part of our continuing effort to minimize burdens and enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 120 (Friday, June 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52076-52081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13511]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[Docket No. BIA-2022-0005-0004; 245A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900;
OMB Control Number 1076-0018, 1076-0020, 1076-0047, 1076-0094, 1076-
0112, 1076-0114, 1076-0120, 1076-0131, 1076-0134, 1076-0135, 1076-0153,
1076-0160, 1076-0169, 1076-0182, 1076-0183, 1076-0184, 1076-0190, 1076-
0199]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comment on
Fiscal Year 2025 Expirations Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
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,
Indian Affairs, are proposing to renew eighteen (18) information
collections. We are seeking comments from the public, and other Federal
agencies, as part of our continuing effort to minimize burdens and
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 20, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To submit a comment, please visit <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>/docket/BIA-2022-0005 or use the search field on
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> to find the ``BIA-2022-0005'' docket.
Please follow the instructions on <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> for submitting a
comment; and reference the applicable OMB Control Number within your
comment submission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Mullen, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d7b4b8babab2b9a3a497b5beb6f9b0b8a1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7c4c8cacac2c9d3d4e7c5cec689c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a> or telephone at (202)
924-2650. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind,
hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. You may also
view each information collection 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 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all
information collections require approval under the PRA. We may not
conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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.
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 agency, including whether
the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for the 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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve the information collection request. 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.
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OMB Control Expiration
Information Collection No. date
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(1.) Verification of Indian Preference 1076-0160 10/31/2024
for Employment in BIA and IHS..........
(2.) Law and Order on Indian 1076-0094 11/30/2024
Reservations--Marriage & Dissolution
Applications, 25 CFR 11................
(3.) Bureau of Indian Education Adult 1076-0120 11/30/2024
Education Program......................
(4.) Indian Child Welfare Quarterly and 1076-0131 11/30/2024
Annual Report..........................
(5.) Reporting System for Public Law 102- 1076-0135 11/30/2024
477 Demonstration Project..............
(6.) Request for Certificate of Degree 1076-0153 11/30/2024
of Indian or Alaska Native Blood.......
(7.) Sovereignty in Indian Education 1076-0182 11/30/2024
Grant Program..........................
(8.) Indian Highway Safety Grants....... 1076-0190 11/30/2024
(9.) Probate of Indian Estates, except 1076-0169 12/31/2024
for Members of the Osage Nation and the
Five Civilized Tribes..................
(10.) Tribal Colleges and Universities 1076-0018 01/31/2025
Grant Application Form, 25 CFR 41......
(11.) Indian Business Incubator Program, 1076-0199 01/31/2025
25 CFR 1187............................
(12.) Application for Admission to 1076-0114 03/31/2025
Haskell Indian Nations University and
to Southwestern Indian Polytechnic
Institute..............................
(13.) Loan Guarantee, Insurance, and 1076-0020 05/31/2025
Interest Subsidy Program, 25 CFR 103...
(14.) Reindeer in Alaska................ 1076-0047 05/31/2025
(15.) Tribal Reassumption of 1076-0112 05/31/2025
Jurisdiction over Child Custody
Proceedings, 25 CFR 13.................
(16.) Student Transportation Form....... 1076-0134 05/31/2025
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(17.) Secretarial Elections............. 1076-0183 05/31/2025
(18.) Bureau of Indian Affairs Housing 1076-0184 05/31/2025
Improvement Program....................
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1. Verification of Indian Preference for Employment in BIA and IHS
Abstract: The BIA is seeking renewal of the approval for the
information collection conducted under 25 U.S.C. 43, 36 Stat. 472,
inter alia, and implementing regulations, at 25 CFR part 5, regarding
verification of Indian preference for employment. The purpose of Indian
preference is to encourage qualified Indian persons to seek employment
with the BIA and the Indian Health Service (IHS) by offering
preferential treatment to qualified candidates of Indian heritage. The
BIA collects the information to ensure compliance with Indian
preference hiring requirements. The information collection relates only
to individuals applying for employment with the BIA and/or IHS. The
tribe's involvement is limited to verifying membership information
submitted by the applicant. The collection of information allows
certain persons who are of Indian descent to receive preference when
appointments are made to vacancies in positions with the BIA and the
IHS as well as in any unit that has been transferred intact from the
BIA to a Bureau or office within the Department of the Interior or the
Department of Health and Human Services and that continues to perform
functions formerly performed as part of the BIA and the IHS. You are
eligible for preference if (a) you are a member of a federally
recognized Indian tribe; (b) you are a descendent of a member and you
were residing within the present boundaries of any Indian reservation
on June 1, 1934; (c) you are an Alaska native; or (d) you possess one-
half degree Indian blood derived from tribes that are indigenous to the
United States.
Title of Collection: Verification of Indian Preference for
Employment in the BIA and the IHS.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0160.
Form Number: BIA 4432.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Qualified Indian persons who are
seeking preference in employment with the BIA and the IHS.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 5,000 per year, on
average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,000 per year, on
average.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,500 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: A response is required to obtain a
benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $7,640.
2. Law and Order on Indian Reservations--Marriage & Dissolution
Applications, 25 CFR 11
Abstract: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking renewal of
the approval for the information collection conducted under 25 CFR
11.600(c) and 11.606(c). This information collection allows the Clerk
of the Court of Indian Offenses to collect personal information
necessary for a Court of Indian Offenses to issue a marriage license or
dissolve a marriage. Courts of Indian Offenses have been established on
certain Indian reservations under the authority vested in the Secretary
of the Interior by 5 U.S.C. 301 and 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, and 13, which
authorize appropriations for ``Indian judges.'' The courts provide for
the administration of justice for Indian tribes in those areas where
the tribes retain jurisdiction over Indians, exclusive of State
jurisdiction, but where tribal courts have not been established to
exercise that jurisdiction and the tribes has, by resolution or
constitutional amendment, chosen to use the Court of Indian Offenses.
Accordingly, Courts of Indian Offenses exercise jurisdiction under 25
CFR 11. Domestic relations are governed by 25 CFR 11.600, which
authorizes the Court of Indian Offenses to conduct and dissolve
marriages.
In order to obtain a marriage licenses in a Court of Indian
Offenses, applicants must provide the six items of information listed
in 25 CFR 11.600(c), including identifying information, such a Social
Security number, information on previous marriage, relationship to the
other applicant, and a certificate of the results of any medical
examination required by applicable tribal ordinances or the laws of the
State in which the Indian country under the jurisdiction of the Court
of Indian Offenses is located. To dissolve a marriage, applicants must
provide the six items of information listed in 25 CFR 11.606(c),
including information on occupation and residency (to establish
jurisdiction), information on whether the parties have lives apart for
at least 180 days or if there is serious marital discord warranting
dissolution, and information on the children of the marriage and
whether the wife is pregnant (for the court to determine the
appropriate level of support that may be required from the non-
custodial parent). (25 CFR 11.601) Two forms are used as part of this
information collection, the Marriage License Application and the
Dissolution of Marriage Application.
Title of Collection: Law and Order on Indian Reservations--Marriage
& Dissolution Applications, 25 CFR 11.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0094.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 260 per year, on
average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 260 per year, on
average.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 65 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $6,500 (approximately
$25 per application for processing fees).
3. Bureau of Indian Education Adult Education Program
Abstract: The BIE is seeking renewal of the approval for the
information collection conducted under 25 CFR part 46 to manage program
resources and for fiscal accountability and appropriate direct services
documentation. This information includes an annual report form.
Title of Collection: Bureau of Indian Education Adult Education
Program.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0120.
Form Number: BIA-62123.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals (Tribal Adult Education
Program Administrators).
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 70 per year, on
average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 70 per year, on
average.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 4 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 280 hours.
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Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once per year.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $200.
4. Indian Child Welfare Quarterly and Annual Report
Abstract: The BIA is seeking to revise the information collection
conducted under 25 CFR 23, related to the Indian Child Welfare Act
(ICWA). The BIA uses the information to determine the extent of service
needs in local Indian communities, assess ICWA program effectiveness,
and provide date for the annual program budget justification. The
aggregated report is not considered confidential. The form must be
completed by Federally recognized Tribes that operate child protection
programs. Submission of this information by Federally recognized Tribes
allows the BIA to consolidate and review selected data on Indian child
welfare cases. The data is useful on a local level, to the Tribes and
Tribal entities that collect it, for case management purposes. The data
are useful on a nationwide basis for planning and budget purposes.
Title of Collection: Indian Child Welfare Quarterly and Annual
Report.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0131.
Form Number: Part A, Part B.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Proposed Revisions: The BIA propose to revise the existing,
consolidated caseload form into two forms--Part A form, and Part B
form--in order to facilitate the appropriate Tribal officials filling
out each.
Respondents/Affected Public: Federally recognized Tribes or Tribal
entities that are operating programs for Tribes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 565 per year, on
average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,260 per year, on
average.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Approximately 30 minutes
for Part A--ICWA Data; approximately 30 minutes for Part B--Tribal
Child Abuse and Neglect Data.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,130 per year on
average.
Respondent's Obligation: A response is required to obtain a
benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Four times per year for the Part A--ICWA
Data; if applicable, four times per year for Part B--Tribal Child Abuse
Neglect Data.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0.
5. Reporting System for Public Law 102-477 Demonstration Project
Abstract: This information allows the Division of Workforce
Development (DWD), which reports to the BIA--Indian Services, to
document satisfactory compliance with statutory, regulatory, and other
requirements of the various integrated programs. Public Law 102-477
authorized tribal governments to integrate federally funded employment,
training, and related services and programs into a single, coordinated,
comprehensive service delivery plan. Funding agencies include the
Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services.
BIA is statutorily required to serve as the lead agency and provides a
single, universal report format for use by tribal governments to report
on integrated activities and expenditures. The DWD shares the
information collected from these reports with the Department of Labor
and the Department of Health and Human Services.
Title of Collection: Reporting System for Public Law 102-477
Demonstration Project.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0135.
Form Number: BIA-8205.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Proposed Revisions: The BIA propose to revise the existing forms in
collaboration with Federal partners and the 477 Tribal Workgroup.
Respondents/Affected Public: Indian tribes participating in Public
Law 102-477 and individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 258.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 258.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from half an hour to
six hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,017.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once annually for the reporting, and once
annually for the job placement and training application.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $355.
6. Request for Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood
Abstract: The BIA is seeking renewal of the approval for the
information collection conducted under the numerous laws authorizing
BIA to administer program services to Indians, provided that the
individual possesses a minimum degree of Indian or Alaska Native blood.
When applying for program services authorized by these laws, an
applicant must provide acceptable documentation to prove that he or she
meets the minimum required degree of Indian or Alaska Native blood.
Currently, the BIA certifies an individual's degree of Indian or Alaska
Native blood if the individual can provide sufficient information to
prove his or her identity and prove his or her descent from an Indian
ancestor(s) listed on historic documents approved by the Secretary of
the Interior that include blood degree information. To obtain the CDIB,
the applicant must fill out an application form and provide supporting
documents.
Title of Collection: Request for Certificate of Degree of Indian or
Alaska Native Blood.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0153.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 100,000 per year, on
average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 100,000 per year, on
average.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 1.5 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 150,000.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $2,500,000.
7. Sovereignty in Indian Education Grant Program
Abstract: Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations may submit
proposals to support their efforts to take control and operate BIE-
funded schools located on the Tribe's reservation under 25 U.S.C.
.2501. Each proposal must include a project narrative, a budget
narrative, a work plan outline, and a Project Director to manage the
execution of the grant. The Project Directors will participate in
monthly collaboration meetings, submit quarterly budget updates, ensure
an annual report is submitted at the end of each project year, and
ultimately ensure that the tribal education agency fulfills the
obligations of the grant.
Title of Collection: Sovereignty in Indian Education Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0182.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Indian Tribes and/or Tribal Education
Departments.
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Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 11 per year.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 198 per year.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Ranges from 1 hour to 40
hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 682 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Proposals and Annual reports once per year
and Budget Reports are submitted 4 times per year.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0.
8. Indian Highway Safety Grants
Abstract: This data collected is a requirement for the BIA Indian
Highway Safety Program (IHSP) to fulfil the data obligations of 23 CFR
1300.11 and will be used for review and consideration by the IHSP
Selection Committee for consideration of grant awards. This information
is collected from Tribal entities concerning population, land base,
highway miles and statistical data concerning vehicle fatalities,
crashes, traffic enforcement actions and proposed financial data.
Title of Collection: Indian Highway Safety Grants.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0190.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Tribal governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 485 per year, on
average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,256 per year, on
average.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: For applications, 4 hours,
on average; for monthly reports, 3-11 hours, on average; and for annual
reports, 5-9 hours, on average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 15,316 on average.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually for grant applications and annual
reports; monthly for reports.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
9. Probate of Indian Estates, Except for Members of the Osage Nation
and the Five Civilized Tribes
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: OHA-7.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Proposed Revisions: Addition of a form to collect data for heirship
finding and family history (OHA-7 form).
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.
10. Tribal Colleges and Universities Grant Application Form, 25 CFR 41
Abstract: Each tribally-controlled college or university requesting
financial assistance under the Tribally Controlled Colleges and
Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (the Act) (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
which provides grants to Tribally Controlled Colleges or Universities
for the purpose of ensuring continued and expanded educational
opportunities for Indian students. Similarly, each Tribally Controlled
College or University that receives financial assistance is required by
Sec.107(c)(1) of the Act and 25 CFR 41 to provide a report on the use
of funds received.
Title of Collection: Tribal Colleges and Universities Grant
Application Form, 25 CFR 41.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0018.
Form Number: BIE-62107, BIE-6259, BIE Form 22, and the Third Week
Monitoring Form.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Tribal college and university
administrators.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 29 per year, on
average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 174 per year, on
average.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 hour to 11
hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 870 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0.
11. Indian Business Incubator Program, 25 CFR 1187
Abstract: This information collection includes items that an
applicant must include in an application for an Indian Business
Incubator Program (IBIP) grant and that IBIP awardees must include in
the annual report. Applicant contents include such items as a
description of the reservation communities the incubator will serve, a
three-year plan regarding the services to be offered to participating
entrepreneurs, among other items, information regarding applicant's
experience in conducting assistance programs, and a site description of
the location at which the applicant will provide workspace to
participants, among other items. The annual report includes a detailed
breakdown of the entrepreneurs the incubator has served for the year
covered by the report.
Title of Collection: Indian Business Incubator Program, 25 CFR
1187.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0199.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals, Private Sector,
Government.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 50.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 100.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Ranges from 5 to 35 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,000 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Occasionally.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0.
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12. Application for Admission to Haskell Indian Nations University and
to Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Abstract: The BIE is requesting approval for the admission forms
for Haskell Indian Nations University (Haskell) and Southwest Indian
Polytechnic Institute (SIPI). These admission forms are used in
determining program eligibility of American Indian and Alaska Native
students for educational services. These forms are utilized pursuant to
the Blood Quantum Act, Public Law 99-228; the Snyder Act, Chapter 115,
Public Law 67-85; and, the Indian Appropriations of the 48th Congress,
Chapter 180, page 91, For Support of Schools, July 4, 1884. Submission
of these eligibility application forms is mandatory in determining a
student's eligibility for educational services. The information is
collected on two forms: The Application for Admission to Haskell form
and the Application for Admission to SIPI form. Haskell opted to not
pursue approval of the Dual Enrollment as a part of this renewal.
Title of Collection: Application for Admission to Haskell Indian
Nations University and to Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0114.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Proposed Revisions: Revised applications to facilitate digital
submissions.
Respondents/Affected Public: Students.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 2,100 per year, on
average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,100 per year, on
average.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 15 minutes per Haskell
application; 30 minutes per SIPI application.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 800 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Response is required to obtain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once per year for Haskell; once for SIPI,
unless a student has missed more than two consecutive trimesters.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $11,533.
13. Loan Guarantee, Insurance, and Interest Subsidy Program, 25 CFR 103
Abstract: Submission of this information allows the Office of
Indian Economic Development (OIED) to implement the Loan Guarantee,
Insurance, and Interest Subsidy Program, 25 U.S.C. 1451 et seq., the
purpose of which is to encourage private lending to individual Indians
and Indian organizations by providing lenders with loan guarantees or
loan insurance to reduce their potential risk. The information
collection allows OIED to determine the eligibility and credit-
worthiness of respondents and loans and otherwise ensure compliance
with Program requirements. This information collection includes the use
of several forms.
Title of Collection: Loan Guarantee, Insurance, and Interest
Subsidy Program, 25 CFR 103.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0020.
Form Number: ALD10, CFL10, ISR10, LGA10, LGC10, LIA10, NIL10,
NOD10, RGI10.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Lenders, including commercial banks,
and borrowers, including individual Indians and Indian organizations.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 622.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,377.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Ranging from 0.5 to 2
hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,654 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0.
14. Reindeer in Alaska
Abstract: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking renewal of
the approval for the information collection conducted under 25 CFR part
243, Reindeer in Alaska, which is used to monitor and regulate the
possession and use of Alaskan reindeer by non-Natives in Alaska. The
information to be provided includes an applicant's name and address,
and where an applicant will keep the reindeer. The applicant must fill
out an application for a permit to get a reindeer for any purpose; and
is required to report on the status of reindeer annually or when a
change occurs, including changes prior to the date of the annual
report. This information collection utilizes four forms. A response is
required to obtain and/or retain a benefit.
Title of Collection: Reindeer in Alaska.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0047.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Non-Indians who wish to possess
Alaskan reindeer.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 4 per year, on
average (1 respondent for the Sale Permit for Alaska Reindeer, 1
respondent for the Sale Report Form for Alaska Reindeer, 1 respondent
for the Special Use Permit for Alaskan Reindeer, and 1 respondent for
the Special Use Reindeer Report).
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 5 minutes for the Sale
Permit and Report forms; and 10 minutes for the Special Use Permit and
Report forms, on average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 30 minutes.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once a year, on average.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0.
15. Tribal Reassumption of Jurisdiction Over Child Custody Proceedings,
25 CFR 13
Abstract: The BIA is seeking to renew the information collection
conducted under 25 CFR 13, Tribal Reassumption of Jurisdiction over
Child Custody Proceedings, which prescribes procedures by which a
federally recognized Tribe that occupies Tribal lands over which a
State asserts any jurisdiction pursuant to Federal law may reassume
jurisdiction over Indian child proceedings as authorized by the Indian
Child Welfare Act, Public Law 95-608, 92 Stat. 3069, 25 U.S.C. 1918.
The collection of information will ensure that the provisions of Public
Law 95-608 are met. Any federally recognized Tribe that became subject
to State jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of the Act of August
15, 1953 (67 Stat. 588), as amended by title IV of the Act of April 11,
1968 (82 Stat. 73, 78), or pursuant to any other Federal law, may
reassume jurisdiction over child custody proceedings. The collection of
information provides data that will be used in considering the petition
and feasibility of the plan of the Tribe for reassumption of
jurisdiction over Indian child custody proceedings. We collect the
following information: Full name, address, and telephone number of
petitioning Tribe or Tribes; a Tribal resolution; estimated total
number of members in the petitioning Tribe of Tribes with an
explanation of how the number was estimated; current criteria for
Tribal membership; citation to provision in Tribal constitution
authorizing the Tribal governing body to exercise jurisdiction over
Indian child custody matters; description of Tribal court; copy of any
Tribal ordinances or
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Tribal court rules establishing procedures or rules for exercise of
jurisdiction over child custody matters; and all other information
required by 25 CFR 13.11.
Title of Collection: Tribal Reassumption of Jurisdiction over Child
Custody Proceedings, 25 CFR 13.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0112.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Federally recognized Tribes who submit
Tribal reassumption petitions for review and approval by the Secretary
of the Interior.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 8 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 8 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
16. Student Transportation Form
Abstract: The Student Transportation regulations in 25 CFR part 39,
subpart G, contain the program eligibility and criteria that govern the
allocation of transportation funds. Information collected from the
schools will be used to determine the rate per mile. The information
collection provides transportation mileage for Bureau-funded schools,
which determines the allocation of transportation funds. This
information is collected using a web-based system, Web Education
Transportation (Web ET).
Title of Collection: Student Transportation Form.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0134.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Contract and Grant schools; Bureau-
operated schools.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 183 per year, on
average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 183 per year, on
average.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Two hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 366 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once per year.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0.
17. Secretarial Elections
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: Secretarial Election Voter Registration Form.
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: $183,960.
18. Bureau of Indian Affairs Housing Improvement Program
Abstract: Submission of this information allows BIA to determine
applicant eligibility for housing services based upon the criteria
referenced in 25 CFR 256.9 (repairs and renovation assistance) and
256.10 (replacement housing assistance). Enrolled members of a
federally recognized Tribe, who live within a Tribe's designated and
approved service area, submit information on an application form.
Title of Collection: Bureau of Indian Affairs Housing Improvement
Program.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0184.
Form Number: BIA-6407, Tribal Annual Performance Report (TAPR)
Excel workbook, and the Government Performance Results Act (GPRA)
Reporting Form.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 12,292 per year, on
average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 12,523 per year, on
average.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies between 15 and 30
minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,185 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once per year for the HIP Application, HIP
Addendum, and TAPR workbook. Quarterly for the GPRA Reporting form.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0.
Authority
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 these information
collection actions 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, Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-13511 Filed 6-20-24; 8:45 am]
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