[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30443-30444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8185]


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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.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs is submitting the 
information collections titled Tribal Colleges and Universities Annual 
Report Form, 25 CFR 41.9, OMB Control No. 1076-0105, and the Tribal 
Colleges and Universities Grant Application Form, 25 CFR 41.8, OMB 
Control No. 1076-0018, to the Office of Management and Budget for 
review and approval.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before June 26, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent directly to the Desk Officer 
for the Department of the Interior, Office of Management and Budget, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, by e-mail to [email protected] or by facsimile to (202) 395-6566.
    Please send a copy of your comments to Kevin Skenandore, Acting 
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Indian Education 
Programs, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 3609-MIB, Washington, DC 20240-
0001. You may also send comments via facsimile to 202-208-3271.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may request further information or 
obtain copies of the information collections request submission from 
Keith Neves, (202) 208-3601 or Chris Redman, (202) 208-4397, Education 
Planning Specialists.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each tribal college and university receiving 
financial assistance under the Tribally Controlled College or 
University Assistance Act of 1978 (Act) is required by the Act, and by 
25 CFR Part 41, to provide an accounting of amounts and purposes for 
which financial assistance was expended for the preceding academic 
year. A request for comments on this information collection request was 
published in the Federal Register on January 3, 2006 (71 FR 126). No 
comments were received regarding these information collection forms.

Request for Comments

    You are invited to comment on the following items to the Desk 
Officer at OMB at the citation in the ADDRESSES section:
    (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 a valid OMB Control Number.
    OMB is required to make a decision concerning this information 
collection request between 30 and 60 days after publication of this 
document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment will receive the 
best consideration by OMB if it is submitted early during this comment 
period.
    In this notice, the Bureau of Indian Affairs is soliciting comments 
to the following information collection:

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(1) Tribal Colleges and Universities Annual Report Form

    Title of Collection: Tribal Colleges and Universities Annual Report 
Form, 25 CFR 41.9.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0105.
    Type of review: Renewal.
    Brief description of collection: The information, a report on how 
grant funds were used, is mandatory by Public Law 95-471 for the 
respondent to receive or maintain a benefit, specifically grants for 
students.
    Respondents: Tribal College and University administrators.
    Number of Respondents: 25.
    Estimated time of respondents: 6 hours.
    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Total annual burden to respondents: 150 hours.

(2) Tribal Colleges and Universities Grant Application Form

    Title of Collection: Tribal Colleges and Universities Grant 
Application Form, 25 CFR 41.8.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0018.
    Type of review: Renewal.
    Description of Collection: The information, application for grant 
funds, is mandatory by Public Law 95-471 for the respondent to receive 
or maintain a benefit, i.e., grants for students.
    Respondents: Tribal College and University administrators.
    Number of Respondents: 25.
    Estimated time of respondents: 6 hours.
    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Total annual burden to respondents: 150 hours.

    Dated: May 22, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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