Notice2024-19485
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Law and Order on Indian Reservations-Marriage & Dissolution Applications
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Published
August 30, 2024
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 89, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70659-70660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19485]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[245A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900; OMB Control Number 1076-0094]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Law and Order
on Indian Reservations--Marriage & Dissolution Applications
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
September 30, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection request (ICR) should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA) through <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_nbr=202405-1076-006">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_nbr=202405-1076-006</a> or by visiting <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a> and selecting ``Currently under
Review--Open for Public Comments'' and then scrolling down to the
``Department of the Interior.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact 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; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c4a7aba9a9a1aab0b784a6ada5eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ff9c9092929a918b8cbf9d969ed1989089">[email protected]</span></a>; (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 the ICR at <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/Forward?SearchTarget=PRA&textfield=1076-0094">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/Forward?SearchTarget=PRA&textfield=1076-0094</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), 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
June 21, 2024 (89 FR 52076). 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
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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: 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). See 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).
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 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. 2024-19485 Filed 8-29-24; 8:45 am]
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