[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 68157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25949]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Submission of Information Collection to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting the 
information collection titled the Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher 
Education Grant Program Annual Report Form, OMB Control Number 1076-
0106, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher Education Grant 
Application Form, OMB Control Number 1076-0101 to OMB for approval 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Approval of the Higher Education 
Annual Grant Report form and the Higher Education Grant Application 
need to be renewed.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 23, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to the 
Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior, by facsimile at (202) 
395-6566, or via e-mail: [email protected].
    Please send a copy of your comments to Director, Office of Indian 
Education Programs, 1849 C Street, NW., MS-3609-MIB, Washington, DC 
20240. The telephone number is (202) 208-6123.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may request further information or 
obtain copies of the information collection from Garry R. Martin, 
Branch Chief, Branch of Planning, Office of Indian Education Programs, 
1849 C Street, NW., MS-3609-MIB, Washington, DC 20240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher 
Education Grant Program Annual Report Form (OMB No. 1076-0106) provides 
a profile of program financial data from which to derive a national 
analysis of supplemental funding, unmet financial needs of eligible 
students and college graduation rates. Authority for the collection of 
information is contained in Public Law 93-638, The Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975, as amended. The 
Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher Education Grant Application (OMB No. 
1076-0101) provides for an annual collection of information required to 
make a determination of an applicant's eligibility for funding. The 
information must be collected for the applicant to be considered for a 
benefit. A request for comments on these information collection 
requests appeared in the Federal Register on April 16, 2004 (69 FR 
20636). No comments were received regarding either of the information 
collection forms.

Request for Comments

    The Bureau of Indian Affairs requests you to send your comments on 
this collection to the locations listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your 
comments should address:
    (a) The necessity of this information collection 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 we could enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (d) 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.
    Please note that an agency may not sponsor or request, and an 
individual need not respond to, a collection of information unless it 
has valid OMB Control Number.
    It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for 
review at the Bureau of Indian Affairs location listed in the ADDRESSES 
section, room 3609, during the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except for legal holidays. 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 according to the 
requirements of the law. All comments from organizations or 
representatives will be available for review. We may withhold comments 
from review for other reasons.
    OMB has up to 60 days to make a decision on the submission for 
renewal, but may make the decision after 30 days. Therefore, to receive 
the best consideration of your comments, you should submit them as 
early as possible.

Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher Education Grant Program Annual Report 
Form

    Title: Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher Education Grant Program 
Annual Report Form.
    OMB Approval Number: 1076-0106.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Brief Description of Collection: Respondents who receive a grant 
are required to submit an annual report.
    Respondents: Tribal higher education program directors.
    Number of Respondents: 125.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 375 hours.

Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher Education Grant Program Application

    Title: Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher Education Grant Program 
Application.
    OMB Approval Number: 1076-0101.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Brief Description of Collection: Respondents receiving a benefit 
must annually complete the form to demonstrate unmet financial need for 
consideration for a grant.
    Respondents: Tribal members, students.
    Number of Respondents: 14,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 14,000 hours.

    Dated: November 15, 2004.
David W. Anderson,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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