Notice2026-05413
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing Permits
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Published
March 19, 2026
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 without change.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 53 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13321-13322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05413]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[OMB Control Number 1076-0162; 267A2100DD/AAKP300000/A0A501010.000000]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Navajo
Partitioned Lands Grazing Permits
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 without change.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments. To be
considered, your comments must be received on or before April 20, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send your 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=202508-1076-005">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_nbr=202508-1076-005</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#a4c7cbc9c9c1cad0d7e4c6cdc58ac3cbd2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2b1bdbfbfb7bca6a192b0bbb3fcb5bda4">[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=1076-0162">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/Forward?SearchTarget=PRA&textfield=1076-0162</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
September 22, 2025 (90 FR 45406). We received one comment, available at
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov/comment/BIA-2022-0005-0025">https://www.regulations.gov/comment/BIA-2022-0005-0025</a> with pertinent
summary below.
Comment 1: The Navajo Partitioned Lands are tribal lands;
therefore, grazing decisions must reflect tribal laws, customs, and
governance systems, not unilateral federal control; and require Navajo
Nation review and concurrence for all NPL grazing permit decisions; and
initiate formal, government-to-government consultation before any
approval, implementation, or modification of NPL grazing information
collection activities.
Agency Response to Comment 1: The Department is proposing to extend
an existing information collection authorized under 25 CFR part 161, to
maintain services for (a) individual Navajo Tribal members wanting to
obtain or modify a grazing permit and (b) by departments and officials
of the Navajo Nation. Under 25 CFR 161.101, unless prohibited by
federal law, BIA will recognize and comply with tribal laws regulating
activities on the Navajo Partitioned Lands, including tribal laws
relating to land use, environmental protection, and historic or
cultural preservation.
The Department is not proposing to modify 25 CFR part 161. The
following formal, government-to-government consultation occurred under
RIN 1076-AE46.
<bullet> For 25 CFR part 161, the proposed regulation was published
on November 12, 2003 (68 FR 64023) and the final regulation was
published October 7, 2005 (70 FR 58882).
<bullet> On October 27, 2004, the Navajo Hopi Land Commission, by a
6-0 vote, passed a resolution recommending concurrence in the final
regulation. On February 10, 2005, the Navajo Nation Resources
Committee, by a 7-0 vote, recommended concurrence, and referred the
final regulation to the Navajo Nation Intergovernmental Relations
Committee for final concurrence.
<bullet> On April 8, 2005, the Navajo Nation Intergovernmental
Relations Committee, by an 8-0 vote, passed a resolution concurring in
and approving the final regulation.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
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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: This information collection is authorized under 25 CFR
part 161, which implements the Navajo-Hopi Indian Relocation Amendments
Act of 1980, 94 Stat. 929, and the Federal court decisions of Healing
v. Jones, 174 F. Supp. 211 (D Ariz. 1959) (Healing I), Healing v.
Jones, 210 F. Supp. 126 (D. Ariz. 1962), aff'd 363 U.S. 758 (1963)
(Healing II), Hopi Tribe v. Watt, 530 F. Supp. 1217 (D. Ariz. 1982),
and Hopi Tribe v. Watt, 719 F.2d 314 (9th Cir. 1983). This information
collection allows BIA to receive the information necessary to determine
whether an applicant to obtain, modify, or assign a grazing permit on
Navajo Partitioned Lands is eligible and complies with all applicable
grazing permit requirements. The data is collected by electronic global
positioning systems and field office interviews by BIA & Navajo Nation
staff. The data is maintained by BIA's Navajo Partitioned Lands office.
Title of Collection: Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing Permits.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0162.
Form Number: 5-5015 and 5-5022.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Tribes, Tribal organizations, and
individual Indians.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 700.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,121.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 2
hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,123.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Non-hour 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. 2026-05413 Filed 3-18-26; 8:45 am]
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