[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 14 (Thursday, January 22, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 3333-3341] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-1455] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs--Office of Indian Education Programs. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces the Information Collection Request for the Tribally Controlled Community College Grant Application Form, OMB #1076-018, and the Tribally Controlled Community College Annual Report Form, OMB #1076-0105, require reinstatement. The proposed information collection requirement, with no appreciable changes, described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 350(c)(2)(A). The Bureau is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before March 23, 1998. ADDRESSES: Comments are to be mailed to Director, Office of Indian Education Programs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street, NW, Mail Stop 3512-MIB, Washington D.C. 20240, or hand delivered to Room 3512 at the above address. All written comments will be available for public inspection in Room 3543 of the Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington D.C., from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garry R. Martin, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, Mail Stop 3512, Washington D.C. 20240. Telephone 202-208-3478. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The information collection is necessary to assess the need for financial assistance and annual performance in accordance with 25 CFR, part 41--Grants To Tribally Controlled Community Colleges And Navajo Community College. II. Method of Collection The Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Navajo Community College regulations provided in 25 CFR part 41.9, subpart A and 25 CFR part 41.25, subpart B contain the program requirements which govern the program. Information collected from the institutions will be used for the continued operation and improvement of tribally controlled community colleges to ensure continued and expanded opportunities for Indian students. III. Data (1) Titles of the Collection of Information are (a) Tribally Controlled Community College Grant Application, OMB No. 1076-018. Expiration Date: 6-30-93; Type of Review: Reinstatement of an approved information collection form; and (b) Tribally Controlled Community College Annual Report, OMB No. 1076-0105. Expiration Date: 8-31-93; Type of Review: Reinstatement of an approved information collection form. (2) Summary of the Collection of Information: The collection of information provides pertinent data concerning institutional need and annual performance of the Tribally Controlled Community Colleges. (3) Affected Entities: Tribally Controlled Community Colleges (4) Description of the need for the information and proposed use of the information: Submission of an annual grant application (OMB No. 1076-018), is required by statute. Submission of the annual report (OMB No. 1076-0105) is necessary to assess an annual performance for the expenditure of funds received under the authorizing Act. The information is needed to ensure continued support of the establishment, operation and improvement of tribally controlled community colleges. The information collected with the annual report will be used by the Bureau of Indian Affairs or tribal programs for fiscal accountability. The analysis of data will be utilized for administrative and program planning. (5) Description of likely respondents, including the estimated number of likely respondents, and proposed frequency of responses to the collection of information: There are 25 tribal college institutions that respond annually. The number of likely respondents, currently estimated at four additional institutions, will depend on an institution's ability to complete the criteria for becoming an approved tribal college. (6) Estimate of total annual reporting and record keeping burden that will result from the collection of information: 150 hours per annum. 75 hours is the estimated public reporting burden for the 25 tribal institutions to complete the tribally controlled community college grant application (OMB No. 1076-018). This form is estimated to average three hours per respondent that includes time for reviewing the instructions, gathering and maintaining data and completing the form. 75 hours is the estimated public reporting burden for the 25 tribal institutions to complete the tribally controlled community college annual report (OMB No. 1076-0105). This form is estimated to average three hours per respondent that includes time for reviewing the instructions, gathering and maintaining data and completing the form. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150 hours. Estimated [[Page 3334]] Annual Costs: $2,700.00 (150 hours @$18.00/hour). IV. Request for Comments The Department of the Interior invites comments on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including the hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumption used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to 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 collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions, to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information and disclosing and providing information; to search data sources; to complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they will become a matter of public record. 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 Office of Management and Budget control number. Dated: December 9, 1997. Kevin Gover, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. 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