[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 240 (Thursday, December 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64452-64453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30770]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Information Collection Request for 
Adult Education Annual Report Form OMB #1076-0120 requires renewal. The 
information collection requirement, with no appreciable changes, is 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before January 14, 
2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be mailed to Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk 
Officer for the Department of the Interior, 725 17th Street, 
Washington, DC 20503. Copies of comments should be sent to William 
Mehojah, Director, Office of Indian Education Programs, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849

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C St. NW, Mail Stop 3512-MIB, Washington, DC 20240, or hand delivered 
to room 3512 at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garry Martin, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, (202) 208-3478.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The information collection is necessary to assess the need for 
adult education programs under 25 CFR 46, subpart A, sections 46.20 
Program Requirements and 46.30 Records and Reporting Requirements of 
the Adult Education Program.
    We did not receive any comments on our Federal Register notice of 
August 31, 2001 (66 FR 46198). You may still send comments on this 
collection of information to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, OMB at the address listed in ADDRESSES section. Please send 
copies of these comments to the Director of the Office of Indian 
Education Programs at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section.

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 long- and short-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: November 30, 2001.
    Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Summary of the Collection of Information: The collection of 
information provides pertinent data on 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).

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; 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, disclose or provide 
information to 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.
    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.
    This notice is published under the authority delegated by the 
Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by 
209 Departmental Manual 8.1.

    Dated: November 19, 2001.
Neal A. McCaleb,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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