[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 8609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2305]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of request for renewal.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice 
announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs is submitting an 
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
renewal. The collection concerns the Data Elements for Student 
Enrollment in Bureau-funded Schools. We are requesting a renewal of 
clearance and requesting comments on this information collection.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before March 20, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to the 
Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at the Office of 
Management and Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395-6566 or you may send 
an e-mail to [email protected].
    Please send copies of comments to the Office of Indian Education 
Programs, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 3609-MIB, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glenn Allison, (202) 208-3628.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The data elements for enrollment information collected is for 
attendance in elementary and secondary schools operated and funded by 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and to address the criteria for attendance 
under 25 U.S.C. 2007(f). The Secretary of the Interior, through the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, is required to provide educational services 
to federally recognized Indians and Alaskan Natives. Beginning with the 
Snyder Act and continuing with Public Laws 93-638, 95-561, 100-297, 
103-382, and 107-110, Congress has enacted legislation to ensure 
Indians receive educational opportunities. This act allows for the 
tuition free attendance of eligible Indian Students as defined by 25 
U.S.C 2007(f) and dependents of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian 
Health Service or tribal government employees who live on or near the 
school site.

II. Request for Comments

    A 60-day notice requesting comments was published on July 11, 2005 
(70 FR 39787). There were no comments received regarding that notice. 
You are invited to comment on the following items to the Desk Officer 
at OMB at the citation in the ADDRESSES section:
    (a) Whether the collection of information 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 (including 
the hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information, 
including the validity of the methodology and assumption 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 information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    We will not request nor sponsor a collection of information, and 
you need not respond to such a request, if there is no valid Office of 
Management and Budget Control Number.

III. Data

    Title: Data Elements for Student Enrollment in Bureau-funded 
Schools.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0122.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Description: These eligibility application data are mandatory in 
determining a student's eligibility for educational services. This 
collection is at no cost to the public.
    Total Number of Respondents: 48,000.
    Total Number of Annual Responses: 48,000.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 15 minutes per response x 48,000 annual 
responses = 12,000 hours.

    Dated: February 10, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-2305 Filed 2-16-06; 8:45 am]
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