[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 213 (Monday, November 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62486-62487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21676]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Submission of Information Collection to OMB for Approval

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Education, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is planning to reinstate 
the Home-living Programs and School Closure and Consolidation, OMB 
Control Number 1076-0164 as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
This collection expired during the renewal process because the 30-day 
notice was not published before the expiration date. The reinstatement 
will ensure we can continue to operate the residential program of the 
No Child Left Behind Act. This notice replaces the notice published 
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 (72 FR 56373).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before December 5, 
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.

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

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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: Reinstatement of Expired Collection.
    Title: Home-living Standards and School Closure and Consolidation, 
25 CFR Part 36 and 48.
    Brief Description of collection: This collection is mandatory 
according to statutory regulations, and the benefit to the respondents 
is continued supplementary Title programs funds. This collection deals 
with the dormitories and residential schools as well as possible school 
consolidations or closures.
    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: Ranges from .02 hour to 40 hours with 
an average of 1.841 hours, depending upon the activity.
    Frequency of Response: Annually and on occasion.
    Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 1,344 hours (730 responses x 
1.841 average hourly burden per response).

    Dated: October 24, 2007.
Carl J. Artman,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7-21676 Filed 11-2-07; 8:45 am]
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