[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 30771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14889]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of reinstatement.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) 
is seeking reinstatement and soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection for the Indian Child Welfare Annual Report.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the collection of 
information and related self-explanatory form may be obtained by 
contacting Larry Blair, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the 
Interior, 1849 C Street NW, MS-4603-MIB, Washington, D.C. 20240. 
Telephone: (202) 208-2479.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 4, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Your comments and suggestions on the requirements should be 
made directly to the attention of: Larry Blair, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, MS-4603-MIB, 
Washington, D.C. 20240. Telephone: (202) 208-2479.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The information collection required by the form is necessary to be 
in compliance with 25 CFR 23. The information collection form has been 
revised and is being resubmitted for reinstatement since it expired in 
1992. The Bureau uses this data to measure program performance and for 
gathering data to prepare the annual program budget justification. 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.

II. Request for Comments

    We specifically request your comments concerning:
    1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the BIA, including whether the 
information will have practical utility;
    2. The accuracy of the BIA's estimate of the burden of the 
information collection, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    3. The quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and,
    4. How to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical or other forms of information technology.

III. Data

    Title of the Collection of Information: Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Child Welfare Annual Report.
    OMB Number: 1076-0131.
    Affected Entities: Individual members of Indian tribes who are 
living on or near a tribally, of by law, defined service area.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 554.
    Estimated Time per Application: 1/2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 277 hours.

    Dated: May 26, 1998.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 98-14889 Filed 6-4-98; 8:45 am]
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