[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61366-61367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21317]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood 
Information Collection, Comment Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Agency Information Collection.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is seeking comments from the 
public on an extension of an information collection from persons 
seeking proof of American Indian or Alaska Native blood, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collected under OMB 
Control Number 1076-0153 will be used to establish that the applicants 
meet requirements for official recognition as an American Indian or 
Alaska Native for purposes of eligibility determination and 
participation in programs administered through the U. S. Bureau of 
Indian Affairs.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 31, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Written comments can be sent to Ms. Daisy West, Chief, 
Division of Tribal Government Services, Office of Indian Services, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 4513 MIB, 
Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Daisy West, Chief, Division of 
Tribal Government Services, (202) 513-7626.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This collection was originally approved and 
assigned OMB Control No. 1076-0153 when it was submitted with a 
proposed rulemaking, 25 CFR Part 70, which was published in the Federal 
Register on April 18, 2000 (66 FR 20775). The proposed rulemaking has 
not been finalized due to various reasons. We are in the process of 
developing guidance for processing applications for Certificates of 
Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood (CDIB).

Request for Comments

    We are requesting comments about the proposed collection to 
evaluate:
    (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.
    The public is 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 example, this 
collection is listed by OMB as Control No. 1076-0153, and it expires 
11/30/2007. The response is voluntary to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Please submit your comments to the person listed in the ADDRESSES 
section. Please note that comments, names and addresses of 
commentators, are open for public review during the hours of 8 a.m. to 
3 p.m., EST, Monday through Friday except for legal holidays. If you 
wish your name and address withheld, you must state this prominently at 
the beginning of your comments. We will honor your request to the 
extent allowable by law.

Information Collection Abstract

    OMB control number: 1076-0153.
    Type of review: Renewal.
    Brief description of collection: The information will be used to 
establish that the applicants have Indian or Alaska Native ancestry 
from a tribe

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indigenous to the United States, and the degree of Indian or Alaska 
Native blood will be documented by using historical records prepared by 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The CDIB will be used for purposes of 
eligibility determination and participation in programs administered 
through the U. S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.
    Affected Entities: Individual Indian Applicants.
    Estimated number of respondents: 154,980.
    Estimated time per response: 1.5 hours.
    Number of Annual Responses: 154,980.
    Total annual burden hours: 232,470 hours.

    Dated: October 22, 2007.
Carl J. Artman,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7-21317 Filed 10-29-07; 8:45 am]
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