Notice2025-07234
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Secretarial Elections
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Published
April 28, 2025
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 90, Number 80 (Monday, April 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17613-17614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07234]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[256A2100DD/AAKP300000/A0A501010.000000; 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
May 28, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) through <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_nbr=202405-1076-021">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_nbr=202405-1076-021</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#50333f3d3d353e2423103239317e373f26"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3754585a5a5259434477555e5619505841">[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=1076-0183">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/Forward?SearchTarget=PRA&textfield=1076-0183</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 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.
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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 to 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. 5123, 5124, 5203. The Secretary's rules
for conducting these elections, known as ``Secretarial elections,'' and
approving the results are at 25 CFR part 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.
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.).
Scott J. Davis,
Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior, Exercising the
delegated authority of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-07234 Filed 4-25-25; 8:45 am]
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