[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 188 (Tuesday, September 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51947-51948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25981]


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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.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 
has submitted the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Annual Report 
information collection request for reinstatement with changes to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On June 5, 1998 the BIA 
published a notice in the Federal Register for sixty days requesting 
comments on the proposed information collection. The comment period 
expired on August 5, 1998 during which no public comments were 
received. The BIA is requesting OMB approval of the collection of 
information on a regular basis, within 30-60 days.

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, DC 20240. Phone 
(202) 208-2479.

DATES: OMB is required to respond to this request within 60 days after 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, but may respond 
after 30 days, therefore your comments should be submitted to OMB on or 
before October 29, 1998 in order to assure maximum consideration.

ADDRESSES: Your comments and suggestions on the requirements should be 
made directly to the attention: Desk Officer for the Interior 
Department, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Telephone (202) 395-7340. 
Please provide a copy of your comments to Larry Blair, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, MS-4603-MIB, 
Washington, DC 20240. Telephone (202) 208-2479.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The information collection required by the use of this form is 
necessary to comply with Pub. L. 95-608, ``The Indian Child Welfare 
Act'' and as codified in 25 CFR Part 23--Indian Child Welfare Act. This 
information is collected through the use of a consolidated caseload 
form by tribal

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Indian Child Welfare Act program directors who are the providers of 
ICWA services. The information is used to determine the extent of 
service needs in local Indian communities, assessment of the Indian 
Child Welfare program effectiveness, and to provide data for the annual 
program budget justification. The responses to this collection of 
information are voluntary and the aggregated report is not considered 
confidential. The public is not required to respond unless a currently 
valid OMB control number is displayed.

II. Request for Comments

    We specifically request your comments be submitted to the address 
provided above with a copy to the Bureau of Indian Affairs within 30 
days on the following:
    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 Act Annual Report.
    OMB Number: 1076-0131.
    Affected Entities: Individual members of Indian tribes who are 
living on or near a tribally, or legally defined service area.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 554.
    Estimated Time per Application: one-half hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 277 hours.

    Dated: August 24, 1998.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 98-25981 Filed 9-28-98; 8:45 am]
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