[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2519-2520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-518]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Deputy Director--Indian Services; Proposed Agency Information 
Collection Activities; Comment Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed renewal of information collection.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking comments in 
preparation for the renewal of the Indian Child Welfare Annual Report. 
The information collected will aid BIA in fulfilling the requirements 
of the law. This renewal meets the requirements of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. The Bureau is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: Submit comments on or before March 17, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments 
regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name 
and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to Stephanie E. Birdwell, 
Chief, Division of Human Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department 
of Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., MS-4513-MIB, Washington, DC 20240. 
Telephone: (202) 513-7621.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the collection of 
information form or requests for additional information should be 
directed to Stephanie E. Birdwell, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department 
of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., MS-4513-MIB, Washington, DC 20240. 
Telephone: (202) 513-7621.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The information collection required by the use of this form is 
necessary to comply with Public Law 95-608, The Indian Child Welfare 
Act of 1978, as codified at 25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq. and 25 CFR Part 23--
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). This information is collected through 
the use of a consolidated caseload form by tribal Indian Child Welfare 
Act program directors who are the providers of the ICWA services. The 
information is used to determine the extent of service needs in local 
Indian communities, to assess the effectiveness of the Indian Child 
Welfare Act program, and to provide data for the annual program budget 
justification. The responses to this request for information collection 
are voluntary and the aggregated report is not considered

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confidential. The public is not required to respond unless a currently 
valid OMB control number is displayed.

II. Request for Comments

    Please note that all comments received will be available for public 
review two weeks after publication in the Federal Register. Before 
including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire 
comment-including your personal identifying information-may be made 
publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to 
withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for 
review at the location listed in the ADDRESSES section, room 355-E, 
during the hours of 7:00 a.m.--4 p.m., EST Monday through Friday except 
for legal holidays. All comments from organizations or representatives 
will be available for review. We may withhold comments from review for 
other reasons.
    Request for Comments: The Bureau of Indian Affairs 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 
(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.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0131.
    Type of review: [Renewal.]
    Title: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian 
Child Welfare Act Annual Report, 25 CFR Part 23.4.
    Brief Description of collection: Indian tribes are required to 
collect selected data on Indian child welfare cases and submit them to 
the Bureau for consolidation. This data is useful on a local level, to 
the tribes, and tribal organizations that collect it, for case 
management purposes and on a nationwide basis for planning and budget 
purposes.
    Respondents: Indian tribes or tribal entities who are operating 
programs for Indian tribes.
    Number of Respondents: 536.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Annual Burden to Respondents: 1072 hours.

    Dated: December 31, 2007.
Carl J. Artman,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8-518 Filed 1-14-08; 8:45 am]
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