[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11036-11037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5255]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Submission of Paperwork Reduction Act Request to Office of 
Management and Budget

AGENCY: Office of Self-Governance and Self-Determination, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
regarding revision of the Job Placement and Training Application, OMB 
Control No. 1076-0062, has been submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act.

DATES: Submit your comments and suggestions on or before April 8, 2004.

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. You may 
submit your comments by e-mail at [email protected] or by 
facsimile to 202-395-6566.
    Send a copy of your comments to Lynn Forcia, Office of Self-
Governance and Self-Determination, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail-Stop 2412 
MIB, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the information collection 
form may be obtained by contacting Lynn Forcia at 202-219-5270. (This 
is not a toll free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Abstract

    The information collection process is necessary to assess work 
history and training needs of adult Indians who reside on or near 
Indian reservations and who desire to obtain reasonable and 
satisfactory employment. The information collection document provides 
data necessary to administer the Job Placement and Training program. A 
previous version of this document has already been approved by OMB and 
is now in use. The document has been revised to better meet its 
purposes. The Secretary is authorized to undertake a program of Job 
Placement, which may include financial assistance, vocational training 
(including apprenticeships and on-the-job training), counseling, 
guidance, and related services for any recognized vocation. The program 
is available to Indians who are not less than 18 years old and who 
reside on or near an Indian reservation (and in Alaska). Public Law 84-
959, as amended, authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts or 
agreements with Federal, State or local government agencies, or with 
associations with programs, apprenticeship programs or on-the-job 
training programs that lead to skilled employment. Eligible tribes and 
tribal organizations may administer the Job Placement portion of these 
programs or the Job Training portion or both. The same application form 
is used for both 25 CFR Parts 26, Employment Assistance for Adult 
Indians, and 27, Vocational Training for Adult Indians. Information of 
a confidential nature is protected by the Privacy Act. A request for 
comments on this information collection was published in the Federal 
Register on November 7, 2003 (68 FR 63127). No comments were received.

Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on (a) whether the information collection 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 (hours and cost) of the 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions 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 the information on the respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.
    The Office of Management and Budget has up to 60 days to approve or 
disapprove the information collection form, but may respond after 30 
days; therefore, comments submitted in response to this notice should 
be submitted to OMB within 30 days in

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order to assure their maximum consideration.
    Please note that all comments are available for public review 
during regular office hours. 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 to the extent allowed by law. 
All comments from businesses or representatives of businesses will be 
open for public review.
    Title: Job Placement and Training Program Application Form (changed 
to be consistent with other similar federal programs).
    OMB approval number: 1076-0062.
    Summary of Collection of Information: The collection of information 
provides pertinent data concerning the individual's previous training, 
employment background, current training, and employment plans, and is 
used to determine eligibility for program services.
    Frequency: Applications are filed on an as-needed basis.
    Description of respondents: Individual tribal members residing on 
or near reservations seeking training for purposes of job placement 
services, or job-ready individual tribal members seeking employment 
services.
    Estimated completion time: \1/2\ hour.
    Number of Annual responses: 4,900.
    Annual Burden hours: 2,450 hours.

    Dated: February 25, 2004.
Dave Anderson,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 04-5255 Filed 3-8-04; 8:45 am]
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