[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69238-69239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29082]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Proposed Agency Information Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that we are seeking comments from interested parties 
to renew the clearance for Application for Job Placement and Training 
Program, OMB No. 1076-0062.

DATES: Written comments must be received by January 14, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Lynn Forcia, Office of 
Economic Development, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street, NW., 
Mail Stop 4640-MIB, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information or copies of the 
forms, call Lynn Forcia at 202-219-5270 (This is not a toll-free 
number). You may send requests by facsimile to 202-208-3664.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Law 84-959 and Public Law 88-230 
authorize the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs 
(BIA) to help adult Indians who reside on or near Indian reservations 
to obtain reasonable and satisfactory employment. The information 
collection documents provide information necessary to administer the 
program for Job Placement and Training Program. The Department is 
authorized to undertake a program of vocational training and direct 
employment that provides vocational counseling, guidance, and training 
in any recognized vocation, apprenticeship, trade, or on-the-job 
training. The program is available to Indians who are primarily not 
less than 18 years old and not more than 35 years old who reside on or 
near an Indian reservation. The acts authorize the BIA to enter into 
contracts or agreements with Federal, State, local government agencies 
or associations with apprenticeship programs or on-the-job training 
that leads to skilled employment. The same application form is used for 
both 25 CFR parts 26 and 27. We are also proposing to combine 25 CFR 
parts 26 and 27 into one comprehensive Federal regulation combining 
vocational training and direct employment services. Information of a 
confidential nature is protected by the Privacy Act.
    You are asked to comment on the necessity of the information 
collection to fulfill the functions of the bureau; whether the burden 
estimate is accurate and the methodology and assumptions are valid; the 
utility, quality, and clarity of information requested; and ways that 
the burden might be minimized for respondents. All comments are subject 
to review by the public during regular business hours (9 a.m. to 3 
p.m.). If you wish your name or address withheld, you must state this 
prominently at the beginning of your comments. We will honor your 
request to the extent allowed by the law. Individuals who represent 
businesses, or companies will have comments available for review by the 
public. In some cases we may decide to withhold comments from review 
for good reason.
    Please note that an agency may not sponsor or conduct, and a person 
need not respond to, an information collection unless a currently valid 
OMB Control Number is displayed.

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    Title: Application for Job Placement and Training, 25 CFR 26 and 27 
(Proposed 25 CFR 26 combining both regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0062.
    Description of Respondents: Individual Indians living on or near a 
reservation who seek training or employment provide the information in 
order to receive a benefit.
    Respondents: 4900.
    Burden: 30 minutes to complete, total: 2450 hours.

    Dated: November 6, 2002.
Neal A. McCaleb,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 02-29082 Filed 11-14-02; 8:45 am]
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