[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2001)]
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Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
for Adult Education Annual Report Form OMB #1076-0120 requires renewal. 
The proposed information collection requirement, with no appreciable 
changes, will be submitted after the comment period to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. The Bureau is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 30, 
2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be mailed or hand delivered to William 
Mehojah, Director, Office of Indian Education Programs, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C St., NW, Mail Stop Room 
3512-MIB, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garry Martin, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, MS 3512, 
Washington, DC 20240; 202-208-3478.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The information collection is necessary to assess the need for 
adult education programs in accordance with 25 CFR 46, Subpart A, 
Sections 46.20 and 46.30.

II. Method of Collection

    The Adult Education Program regulations under 25 CFR 46, Subpart A, 
contain the program requirements which govern the program. Information 
collected from the contractors will be used for administrative 
planning, setting short- and long-term goals, and analyzing and 
monitoring the use of funds.

III. Data

    Title of the collection of information: Bureau of Indian Affairs 
Adult Education Program Annual Report Form. OMB Number: 1076-0120; 
Expiration Date: August 31, 2001.
    Type of review: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Summary of the collection of information: The collection of 
information provides pertinent data concerning the adult education 
programs.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use of the 
information: Submission of this information is necessary to assess the 
need for adult education programs. The information is needed for the 
utilization and management of program resources to provide education 
opportunities for adult American Indians and Alaska Natives to complete 
high school requirements, and to gain new skills and knowledge for 
individual student self-enhancement.
    The information collected with the annual report will be used by 
the Bureau or tribally-controlled programs for fiscal accountability 
and appropriate direct services documentation. The results of the data 
are used for administrative planning.
    Affected entities: Tribal adult education contractors.
    Estimated number of respondents: 70. Respondents are tribal adult 
education program administrators.
    Proposed frequency of responses: Annually.
    Burden: The estimate of total annual reporting and record keeping 
burden that will result from the collection of information: Reporting 4 
hours per response  x  70 respondents = 280 hours.
    Estimated annual costs: $5,040.00 (4 hours  x  70  x  $18.00 = 
salary dollars). Cost for record keeping, auditing, is part of their 
costs for administering this program under Tribal Priority Allocation 
activity of the tribal budget

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 agencies' 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 also will become a matter of public record.
    All written comments will be available for public inspection in 
Room 3543 of the Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, 
DC from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays.
    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: June 20, 2001.
James H. McDivitt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs (Management).
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