[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19770-19771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9906]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Office of Indian Education Programs; Proposed Agency Information 
Collection Activities; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Indian Education Programs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of emergency clearance and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice 
announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs received an emergency 
clearance from the Office of Management and Budget for enrollment 
applications for two Bureau-operated post secondary schools: Haskell 
Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic 
Institute. We are now preparing a regular clearance and requesting 
comments on this information collection.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 24, 2002.

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ADDRESSES: You may hand deliver or send your written comments to 
Kenneth Whitehorn, Department of the Interior, Office of Indian 
Education Programs, Branch of Planning, MS Room 3512 MIB, 1849 C 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240. You may fax your written comments to 
(202) 208-3312.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Whitehorn, (202) 208-4976.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published in exercise of 
authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs under 25 
U.S.C. 2 and 9 and 209 DM 8.

I. Abstract

    The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is providing the admission forms 
for Haskell Indian Nations University and the Southwestern Indian 
Polytechnic Institute for 60-day review and comment period. These 
admission forms are useful in determining program eligibility of 
American Indian and Alaska Native students for educational services. 
The form has been changed to include a Paperwork Reduction Act and 
Public Burden statements, a Privacy Act statement, and an Effects of 
NonDisclosure statement.
    These forms are utilized pursuant to Blood Quantum Act, Public Law 
99-228; the Snyder Act, Chapter 115, Public Law 67-85; and, the Indian 
Appropriations of the 48th Congress, Chapter 180, page 91, For Support 
of Schools, July 4, 1884.

II. 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. If you 
wish to have your name and/or address withheld, you must state this 
prominently at the beginning of your comments. We will honor your 
request according to the requirements of the law. All comments from 
organizations or representatives will be available for review. We may 
withhold comments from review for other reasons.
    All written comments will be available for public inspection in 
Room 3512 of the Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, 
DC, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays.
    We will not request nor sponsor a collection of information, and 
you need not respond to such a request, if there is no valid Office of 
Management and Budget Control Number.

III. Data

    Title: Applications for Admission to Haskell Indian Nations 
University and to Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.
    OMB approval number: 1076-0114.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Description: These eligibility application forms are mandatory in 
determining a student's eligibility for educational services. This 
collection is at no cost to the public.
    Total Number of Respondents: 2,281.
    Total Number of Annual responses: 3,943.
    Total Annual Burden hours: 2,214 hours.

    Dated: April 12, 2002.
Neal A. McCaleb,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 02-9906 Filed 4-22-02; 8:45 am]
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