[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31732-31733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13234]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians; Submission of 
Information Collections for Review by the Office of Management and 
Budget With Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of requests for extension of information collection 
approvals.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians announces the 
following Information Collection Requests have been submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: 
Application for Technical Assistance, OMB No. 1035-0001; Application 
for Technical Assistance to Withdraw Funds from Trust Status (General), 
OMB No. 1035-0002; and Application to Withdraw Tribal Funds from Trust 
Status, OMB No. 1035-0003. These information collections and their 
expected burdens and costs remain unchanged from their original review 
and approval by the Office of Management and Budget. The request to the 
Office of Management and Budget is to extend these currently approved 
collections for three years.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 27, 2003.

ADDRESSES: You may telefax your comments to: Attention: Desk Officer 
for the Interior Department, Office of Management and Budget at (202) 
395-5806. You may also e-mail comments to: [email protected].
    Please also send a copy of your comments to: Ms. Sarah Yepa, Office 
of the Special Trustee for American Indians, Trust Regulations, Policy 
& Procedures, 505 Marquette, NW., Suite 1000, Albuquerque, NM 87102.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Yepa, telephone (505) 816-1003, 
FAX (505) 816-1377.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The American Indian Trust Fund Management 
Reform Act of 1994 (the Reform Act) allows tribes to withdraw their 
money held in trust by the U.S. Government. To withdraw their money, 
tribes must first submit an application and get approval from the 
Secretary of the Interior. The Reform Act also allows tribes to apply 
for technical assistance and financial assistance to complete the 
application. Section 1200.13 tells tribes how to submit an application 
to withdraw their money and Section 1200.14 tells them how they can 
apply for technical assistance and financial assistance. These 
information collections allow us to collect documents associated with 
tribes withdrawing their funds held in trust and applying for technical 
assistance to withdraw funds under 25 CFR 1200.
    Responses to these collections of information are required to 
obtain or retain a benefit. A Federal Register notice required under 5 
CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on proposed renewal of these 
collections of information, was published on February 21, 2003 (68 FR 
8524); no comments were received.
    Request for comments: The Office of the Special Trustee for 
American Indians requests you to send your comments on this collection 
to the locations listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your comments should 
address:
    (a) Is this information collection necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Special Trustee and will the 
information have practical utility?
    (b) Is the Special Trustee's estimate of the burden (hours and 
cost) of the collection of information accurate? Are the methodology 
and assumptions used valid?
    (c) Could we enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information to be collected? and
    (d) Are there ways we could minimize the burden of the collection 
of the information on the respondents, such as through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    1. OMB Approval Number: 1035-0001.
    Title: Application for Technical Assistance, 25 CFR Part 1200.
    Brief Description of collection: This collection provides a benefit 
and a vehicle for tribes to obtain help in withdrawing funds from their 
trust account held by the U. S. Government using OST Form No. SF-424A, 
``Application for Technical Assistance to Withdraw Funds from Trust 
Status (Specific Budget).''
    Type of review: Renewal.
    Respondents: Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents per year: 12.
    Estimated Time per Response: 39 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 468 hours.
    2. OMB Approval Number: 1035-0002.
    Title: Application for Technical Assistance to Withdraw Tribal 
Funds from Trust Status (General), 25 CFR Part 1200.
    Brief Description of collection: This collection provides a benefit 
and a vehicle for tribes to obtain help in withdrawing funds from their 
trust account held by the U. S. Government using OST Form No. SF-424, 
``Application for Technical Assistance to Withdraw Funds from Trust 
Status (General).''
    Type of review: Renewal.
    Respondents: Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents per year: 12.
    Estimated Time per Response: 13 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 156 hours.
    3. OMB Approval Number: 1035-0003.
    Title: Application to Withdraw Tribal Funds from Trust Status, 25 
CFR Part 1200.
    Brief Description of collection: This collection provides a benefit 
and a vehicle for tribes to obtain help in withdrawing funds from their 
trust account held by the U. S. ``Application for Technical Assistance 
to Withdraw Funds from Trust Status.''
    Type of review: Renewal.
    Respondents: Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents per year: 12.
    Estimated Time per Response: 342 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 4,104 hours.
    A Federal 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.
    It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for 
review at the location listed in the ADDRESSES section, Suite 1000, 
during the hours of 8 a.m.--4:30 p.m., MDT Monday through Friday except 
for legal holidays. If you wish to have your name or address withheld 
from review, you must state so prominently at the beginning of your 
comment. We honor all requests to the extent allowable by law. However, 
comments from businesses or their represents are made public. We may 
decide to withhold the information for other reasons.
    The Office of Management and Budget has up to 60 days to approve or 
disapprove the information collection but may respond after 30 days;

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therefore, public comments should be submitted to OMB within 30 days to 
assure full consideration.

    Dated: May 22, 2003.
Richard Fitzgerald,
Acting Director, Trust Regulations, Policy & Procedures.
[FR Doc. 03-13234 Filed 5-27-03; 8:45 am]
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