Notice2025-10419
Agency Information Collection Activities; Payment for Appointed Counsel in Involuntary Indian Child Custody Proceedings in State Courts
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Published
June 9, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentIndian Affairs Bureau
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is proposing to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 109 (Monday, June 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10419]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[Docket No. BIA-2022-0005; 256A2100DD/AAKP300000/A0A501010.000000; OMB
Control Number 1076-0111]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Payment for Appointed
Counsel in Involuntary Indian Child Custody Proceedings in State Courts
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, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments. To be
considered, your comments must be received on or before August 8, 2025.
ADDRESSES: To submit comments, please visit <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket/">https://www.regulations.gov/docket/</a>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 ``OMB Control Number 1076-0111'' within your
comment submission. You may also mail comments to Indian Affairs, RACA,
1001 Indian School Road NW, Suite 229, Albuquerque, NM 87104.
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#ec8f8381818982989fac8e858dc28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f0939f9d9d959e8483b0929991de979f86">[email protected]</span></a>; (202) 208-5403. 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=1076-0111">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/Forward?SearchTarget=PRA&textfield=1076-0111</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 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.
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. 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 BIA is seeking renewal of the approval for the
information collection conducted under 25 CFR 23.13, implementing the
Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. 1901). The information collection
allows BIA to receive written requests by State courts that appoint
counsel for an indigent Indian parent or Indian custodian in an
involuntary Indian child custody proceeding when appointment of counsel
is not authorized by State law. The applicable BIA Regional Director
uses this information to decide whether to certify that the client in
the notice is eligible to have his/her counsel compensated by the BIA
in accordance with the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Title of Collection: Payment for Appointed Counsel in Involuntary
Indian Child Custody Proceedings in State Courts, 25 CFR 23.13.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0111.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State courts.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 2.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 3 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
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).
Scott J. Davis,
Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior, Exercising the
delegated authority of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-10419 Filed 6-6-25; 8:45 am]
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