[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56372-56373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19451]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Bureau of Indian Affairs

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Education

ACTION: Notice of proposed renewal of information collection.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is planning to renew the 
No Child Left Behind Regulation, 25 CFR part 36 and 47, OMB Control 
Number 1076-0164 as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
renewal will ensure we meet the residential requirements of the No 
Child Left Behind Act.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before November 2, 
2007.

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 Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 
3609-MIB, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. James Martin (202) 208-6123.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    Public Law 107-110, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of January 
8, 2001, requires all schools, including Bureau of Indian Education 
(BIE) funded boarding/residential 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. In addition, the BIE is 
required by NCLB to implement national standards for home-living 
situations in all BIE funded residential schools. The BIE is required 
to assess each residential school and submit a plan to the Congress, 
tribes, and schools which will bring all BIE funded residential schools 
up to the national standards. Information from all BIE funded 
residential schools must be collected in order to assess each school's 
progress in meeting the national standards. Finally, the BIE is 
required to monitor programs, gather data, and complete reports for the 
U.S. Department of Education. To achieve these results, residential 
schools must prepare reports, develop curriculum, prepare financial 
planning documents, and establish standards to measure student 
progress. The BIE uses the Annual Report to the Department of Education 
and three other information collections for the BIE to collect data, 
measuring each school's performance. When there is a lack of progress, 
the residential schools must show that they have developed school 
improvement, corrective action, or restructuring plans to address the 
problems of all students. Additional information collection 
requirements have been developed to implement the No Child Left Behind 
Act.

II. Request for Comments

    A 60-day notice requesting comments was published on May 7, 2007 
(Vol. 72, FR 25773). 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 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 agencies' 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;
    (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.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and become a matter of public record.
    OMB has up to 60 days to make a decision, but may decide after 30 
days; therefore your comments will receive maximum consideration if 
received during the 30-day period.
    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

    OMB Control Number: 1076-0164.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Title: No Child Left Behind Regulations, 25 CFR part 36 and 47.
    Brief Description of Collection: This collection is mandatory 
according to statutory regulations, and the benefit to the respondents 
is continued supplementary Title programs funds.
    Respondents: Bureau-funded schools with residential programs, 
tribal governing bodies, and school boards are the respondents, and 
submission is mandatory.
    Number of Respondents: There are 66 schools with residential 
programs, of which 28 are Bureau-operated and 38 are tribally operated. 
Thus, the collection of information must be cleared for 38 of the 66 
residential schools.
    Estimated Time per Response: The range of time can vary from .02 
hour to an average of 20 hours per 1 item.
    Frequency of Response: Annually and sometimes daily.
    Total Annual Burden to Respondents: It is estimated that 20,793 
(number of responses) x 20 (hourly burden per response) = 415,860 total 
annual hours of burden.

    Dated: September 25, 2007.
Carl J. Artman,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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