[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 87 (Monday, May 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25774-25775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8659]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Proposed Information Collection Under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act; Comment Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Education, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed renewal of information collection.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act, is proposing to renew the No Child Left Behind 
Act Regulations, 25 CFR parts 30, 37, 39, 42, 44 and 47, OMB Control 
Number 1076-0163.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 6, 2007 for best 
consideration.

ADDRESSES: Please send comments to Mr. Thomas M. Dowd, Director, Bureau 
of Indian Education, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 3609-MIB, 
Washington, DC 20240, facsimile number (202) 208-3312.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. James Martin, Chief, Division of 
Planning and Research, Bureau of Indian Education, 1849 C Street, NW., 
Mail Stop 3609-MIB, Washington, DC 20240, Telephone: (202) 208-6123, 
Facsimile: (202) 208-3312 or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Law 107-110, the No Child Left Behind 
(NCLB) Act of January 8, 2001, requires all schools, including Bureau 
of Indian Education funded schools, to ensure that all children have a 
fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality 
education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging academic 
achievement standards and assessments. The BIE is required to monitor 
programs, gather data, and complete reports for the U.S. Department of 
Education. To achieve these results, schools must prepare required 
documentation such as the Annual Report, the School Report Card, 
Section 1114 Plans, financial budgets, school improvement plans, 
compliance action plans as a result of monitoring, Title II, Part A 
reports on highly qualified staff, Title IV, Part A, Safe and Drug Free 
Schools and Communities reports, competitive sub-grant reports, Indian 
School Equalization Programs (ISEP) reports, the Native American 
Student Information System (NASIS) reports, and transportation reports.

Request for Comments

    The Bureau of Indian Education requests your comments on this 
collection concerning:
    (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

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    (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. It is our policy to make all comments 
available to the public for review at the location listed in the 
ADDRESSES section, room 3609, during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, 
Monday through Friday, except 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 Control Number: 1076-0163.
    Type of review: Renewal.
    Title: No Child Left Behind Regulations, 25 CFR parts 30, 37, 39, 
42, 44, and 47.
    Brief Description of collection: This collection is mandatory 
according to statutory regulations, and the benefit to the respondents 
is continued supplementary program funding.
    Respondents: Bureau-funded schools, tribal governing bodies and 
school boards are the respondents, and submission is mandatory.
    Number of Respondents: 184 Bureau-funded schools.
    Estimated Time per Response: The range of time can vary from 1 hour 
to 48 hours for one item.
    Frequency of Response: Annually and sometimes quarterly.
    Total Annual Hourly Burden to Respondents: 706 (number of 
responses) x 30 (hourly burden per response) = 21,180 total annual 
hours of burden.

    Dated: April 27, 2007.
Carl J. Artman,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7-8659 Filed 5-4-07; 8:45 am]
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