Notice2025-03297
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Application for Admission to Haskell Indian Nations University and to Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
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Published
February 28, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentIndian Affairs Bureau
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), are proposing to renew an information collection with revisions.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 39 (Friday, February 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10938-10939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03297]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[256A2100DD/AAKP300000/A0A501010.000000; OMB Control Number 1076-0114]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Application
for Admission to Haskell Indian Nations University and to Southwestern
Indian Polytechnic Institute
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 Education (BIE), are proposing to renew an
information collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 31, 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=202405-1076-016">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_nbr=202405-1076-016</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: 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#96f5f9fbfbf3f8e2e5d6f4fff7b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5c6cac8c8c0cbd1d6e5c7ccc48bc2cad3">[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/do/PRAOMBHistory?ombControlNumber=1076-0114">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAOMBHistory?ombControlNumber=1076-0114</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 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.
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Proposed Revisions
We are proposing to revise the information collection to facilitate
the digital submission of the student's application.
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.
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: 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: $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.).
Bryan Mercier,
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs Exercising the delegated authority
of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-03297 Filed 2-27-25; 8:45 am]
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