[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 188 (Tuesday, September 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 51948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25982]


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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, DOI.

ACTION: Notice.

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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) has submitted the proposed information collection request to 
the Office of Management and Budget for approval of a form for the 
Indian Service Population and Labor Force Estimates. On June 5, 1998, 
the BIA published a Notice in the Federal Register requesting comments. 
The comment period closed on August 5, 1998 and no comments were 
received.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the documents contained in 
the information collection request may be obtained by contacting Miss 
Elizabeth Colliflower, Office of Tribal Services, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, MS-4603-MIB, 
Washington, DC 20240. Telephone: (202) 208-7435.

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 by 
October 29, 1998 to assure maximum consideration.

ADDRESSES: Your comments and suggestions on the requirements should be 
made directly to: Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503. 
Telephone: (202)-395-7340. Please provide a copy to Elizabeth 
Colliflower, Office of Tribal Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, MS-4603-MIB, Washington, 
DC 20240. Telephone: (202) 208-7435.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The information is mandated by Congress through Pub. L. 102-477, 
Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 
1992, Section 17. The Act requires the Secretary to develop, maintain 
and publish, not less than biennially, a report on the population, by 
gender, income level, age, service area, and availability for work. The 
information is used by the U. S. Congress, other Federal Agencies, 
State and local governments and private sectors for the purpose of 
developing programs, planning, and to award financial assistance to 
American Indians. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, nor is any 
person 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 be submitted to OMB at the 
address provided above with a copy to the Bureau of Indian Affairs by 
October 29, 1998 concerning 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 Service Population and Labor Force 
Estimates.
    OMB Number: 1076-(new).
    Affected Entities: Indian tribes and members who are living on or 
near a tribally, or by law, a legally defined service area.
    Frequency of Response: Biennially.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 557.
    Estimated Time per Application: \1/2\ hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 279 hours.

    Dated: August 24, 1998.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 98-25982 Filed 9-28-98; 8:45 am]
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