Notice2024-28856
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
December 9, 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 236 (Monday, December 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 97650-97651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28856]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[256A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900; 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.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 8, 2025.
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=202405-1076-013">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_nbr=202405-1076-013</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#ea898587878f849e99aa88838bc48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4d7dbd9d9d1dac0c7f4d6ddd59ad3dbc2">[email protected]</span></a>; (202) 924-
2650.
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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=1076-0169">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/Forward?SearchTarget=PRA&textfield=1076-0169</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 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 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 form.
Type of Review: Extension of a 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.
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. 2024-28856 Filed 12-6-24; 8:45 am]
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