[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 74 (Friday, April 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20636-20637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8707]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Information Collection Requests 
for the Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher Education Grant Program Annual 
Report Form, OMB Control No. 1076-0106, and the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs Higher Education Grant Program Application, OMB Control No. 
1076-0101 are being renewed. The proposed information collection 
requirements, with no appreciable changes, described below will be 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 after the public has an 
opportunity to comment on these proposals.

DATES: Submit your comments and suggestions on or before June 15, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent directly to Garry R. Martin, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Indian Education Programs, 1849 C 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240-0001, or hand delivered to Room 3526-
MIB at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the information collection 
may be obtained by contacting Garry R. Martin, 202-208-3478. Comments 
can be reviewed at the location listed in the ADDRESSES section between 
the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Abstract

    The information collection is necessary to request applications for 
this program and to assess the need for this program as required by 25 
CFR 40.

Request for Comments

    The Office of Indian Education Programs requests your comments on 
this collection concerning:
    (a) Whether these information collections are necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the

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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.
    Please note that 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. Each proposed 
information collection contains the following: Type of Review 
requested, e.g., new, revision, extension, reinstatement, existing; 
Title; Summary of collection; Description of the need for, and proposed 
use of, the information; respondents and frequency of collection; 
Reporting and/or Record keeping burden.

Information Collection Abstract

    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Title: Higher Education Grant Program Annual Report Form.
    OMB approval number: 1076-0106.
    Need and use of the Information: This is a compilation of data from 
tribes or tribal organizations that participate in the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs Higher Education Grant Program. The information is used to 
account for the funds appropriated for this program.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Description of respondents: Tribes, Tribal Organizations.
    Estimated completion time: 3 hours.
    Number of Annual responses: 125.
    Annual Burden hours: 375 hours.

Information Collection Abstract

    Type of Review: renewal.
    Title: Higher Education Grant Program Application.
    OMB approval number: 1076-0101.
    Need and use of the information: The information is used by the 
tribe or tribal organization to determine the eligibility of the 
respondents for this program.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Description of respondents: Eligible American Indian and Alaska 
Native students.
    Estimated completion time: 1 hour.
    Number of Annual responses: 14,000.
    Annual Burden hours: 14,000 total hours.

    Dated: April 8, 2004.
David W. Anderson,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 04-8707 Filed 4-15-04; 8:45 am]
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