[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 10486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5079]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Information Collection for Part 13, Tribal Reassumption of 
Jurisdiction Over Child Custody Proceedings

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of submission to Office of Management and Budget.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs is seeking to extend 
clearance for an information collection request. The information 
collection, Tribal Reassumption of Jurisdiction over Child Custody 
Proceedings, is cleared under OMB Control Number 1076-0112. Interested 
parties are invited to comment on this collection.

DATES: Submit comments on or before April 4, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent directly to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior, 725 17th 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Send a copy of your comments to Larry 
Blair, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Tribal Services, Division of 
Social Services, 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW., MS 320-SIB, Washington, 
DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested persons may obtain copies 
of the information collection requests without charge by contacting Mr. 
Larry Blair, (202) 513-7621, Facsimile number (202) 208-2648.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The Department has issued regulations prescribing procedures by 
which an Indian tribe may reassume jurisdiction over Indian child 
proceedings when a state asserts any jurisdiction. Tribes have the 
right to pursue this alternative because this action is authorized by 
the Indian Child Welfare Act, Pub. L. 95-608, 92 Stat. 3069, 25 U.S.C. 
1918, and is incorporated in 25 CFR 13.11. A 60-day notice for public 
comments was published on December 12, 2002 (67 FR 76413 ). There were 
no comments received.

II. Request for Comments

    The Department invites comments on:
    (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the Bureau, including whether 
the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of the Bureau's estimate of the burden of the 
information collection, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and,
    (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated electronic, mechanical, or other collection techniques or 
forms of information technology.
    Please note, any comments, names and addresses concerning this 
submission are available for public review during regular business 
hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m). If you wish your name and address withheld 
from public review, you must state this prominently at the beginning of 
your comment. We will honor your request to the extent allowable by 
law. 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 OMB control number.
    OMB is required to make a decision concerning this information 
collection request between 30 and 60 days after publication of this 
document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment will receive the 
best consideration by OMB if it is submitted early during this comment 
period.

III. Data

    Type of action: Renewal.
    Title of the Information Collection: Tribal Reassumption of 
Jurisdiction Over Child Custody Proceedings.
    Summary of Collection of Information: The collection of information 
will ensure that the provisions of Pub. L. 95-608 are met.
    Affected Entities: Federally recognized tribes who submit tribal 
reassumption petitions for review and approval by the Secretary of the 
Interior.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2.
    Estimated Time Per Application: 8 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 16 hours.

    Dated: February 26, 2003.
Aurene M. Martin,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 03-5079 Filed 3-4-03; 8:45 am]
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