[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9241-9244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4639]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Indian Education Programs, 
Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Information Collection Request for 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher Education Grant Program Annual 
Report Form, OMB No. 1076-0106, requires 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 April 27, 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 annual 
performance in accordance with 25 CFR, Part 40--Administration Of 
Educational Loans, Grants And Other Assistance For Higher Education.

II. Method of Collection

    The regulations provided in 25 CFR Part 40 contain the program 
requirements which govern the program. Information collected from the 
programs will be used for the continued operation and evaluation of 
program delivery to ensure continued and expanded opportunities for 
Indian students.

III. Data

    (1) Title of the Collection of Information is the Higher Education 
Grant Program Annual Report Form, OMB No. 1076-0106. Expiration date: 
5-31-98; Type of Review: Renewal of an approved information collection 
form.
    (2) Summary of the Collection of Information: The collection of 
information provides pertinent data concerning annual performance of 
the Higher Education Program.
    (3) Affected Entities: Bureau and tribally administered higher 
education grant programs.
    (4) Description of the need for the information and proposed use of 
the information: Submission of an annual report is necessary to assess 
an annual performance for the expenditure of funds received under the 
authorizing Act. 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 approximately 125 programs that 
respond annually.
    (6) Estimate of total annual reporting and record keeping burden 
that will result from the collection of information: 375 hours per 
annum. 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 Annual Costs: 
$6,750.00 (375 hours @ $18.00 per 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.

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    (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.

    Dated: February 16, 1998.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.

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