[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39338-39339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10888]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Submission of Request to Office of Management and Budget for 
Extension of Self-Governance Information Collection

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting a request to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend an information 
collection from potential and existing Self-Governance Tribes, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collected 
under OMB Clearance Number 1076-0143 will be used to establish 
requirements for entry into the pool of qualified applicants for self-
governance, to provide information for awarding planning and 
negotiation grants, and to meet reporting requirements of the Self-
Governance Act.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 11, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Written comments can be sent to: The Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior via telefacsimile at (202) 395-6566 or by e-
mail to [email protected]. A copy should be sent to Ken 
Reinfeld, Office of Self-Governance, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 4622 
MIB, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the 
information collection request submission and the Federal Register 
notice by contacting Ken Reinfeld, (202) 208-5734.



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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    The Federal Register notice seeking comments from the public on a 
request to OMB to extend information collection activities was 
published in the Federal Register on January 9, 2006 (71 FR 1452). Only 
one comment was received that was not directly related to the notice 
and was addressed by making the requested change on a referenced list 
of contact persons. You are advised that an agency may not conduct or 
sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of 
information that does not display a valid OMB clearance number. For the 
Self-Governance collection of information, the response is voluntary, 
to obtain or retain a benefit, depending upon the parts of the program 
being addressed.
    The Self-Governance program was authorized by the Tribal Self-
Governance Act of 1994, Public Law 103-413, as amended. Tribes 
interested in entering into Self-Governance must submit certain 
information as required by Public Law 103-413, as amended, to support 
their admission into Self-Governance. In addition, those tribes and 
tribal consortia who have entered into self-governance funding 
agreements will be requested to submit certain information as described 
in the negotiated rules published in final form on December 15, 2000 
(65 FR 78688). This information will be used to justify a budget 
request submission on their behalf and to comport with section 405 of 
the Act that calls for the Secretary to submit an annual report to the 
Congress.
    You may submit comments about the collection to evaluate the 
following:
    (a) The accuracy of the burden hours, including the validity of the 
methodology used and assumptions made;
    (b) The necessity of the information for proper performance of the 
bureau functions, including its practical utility;
    (c) The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and,
    (d) Suggestions to reduce the burden including use of automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    Please submit your comments to the persons listed in the ADDRESSES 
section. Please note that comments, names and addresses of 
commentators, will be available for public review during regular 
business hours. If you wish your name and address withheld from the 
public, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your 
comments. We will honor your request to the extent allowable by law.
    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, BIA is soliciting comments concerning the following 
information collection:
    OMB control number: 1076-0143.
    Type of review: Renewal.
    Title: Tribal Self-Governance Program, 25 CFR part 1000.
    Brief description of collection: The information collected is used 
to establish requirements for entry into the pool of qualified 
applicants for self-governance, to provide information for awarding 
planning and negotiation grants, and to meet reporting requirements of 
the Self-Governance Act.
    Affected Entities: Tribes and tribal consortia participating in or 
wishing to enter into Self-Governance.
    Size of Respondent Pool: 101.
    Number of Annual Responses: 219.
    Hours per response: 50 hours.
    Yearly hour burden: 10,882.

    Dated: April 3, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-10888 Filed 7-11-06; 8:45 am]
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