[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21982-21983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8763]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
for the Adult Education Annual Report Form, OMB  1076-0120, 
requires renewal. The current Adult Education Annual Report Form, with 
no appreciable changes, will be submitted after the comment period to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 
350(c)(2)(A). The Department of the Interior is soliciting public 
comments on the renewal.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 23, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to Kevin Skenandore, Acting Director, Bureau 
of Indian Education, Department of the Interior, 1849 C St. NW., Mail 
Stop 3609-MIB, Washington, DC 20240, or hand deliver to room 3610 at 
the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Neves, Bureau of Indian 
Education, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., MS-3609-MIB, 
Washington, DC 20240, 202-208-3601.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Information Collection Abstract

    The regulations under 25 CFR part 46, subpart A contain the program 
requirements that govern the Adult Education Program. The information 
collection is necessary to assess the need for adult education programs 
in accordance with 25 CFR 46.20, Program Requirements, and section 
46.30, Records and Reporting Requirements. Information collected from 
the contractors will be used for administrative planning, setting long 
and short-term goals, and analyzing and monitoring the use of funds. 
This collection expires June 30, 2008.
    Title of the Collection of Information: Adult Education Program 
Annual Report Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0120.
    Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Brief Description of the Collection of Information: The collection 
of information provides pertinent data concerning the adult education 
programs. Submission of this information is necessary to assess the 
need for adult education programs. The information is needed for the 
utilization and management of program resources to provide education 
opportunities for adult American Indians and Alaska Natives to complete 
high school requirements, and to gain new skills and knowledge for 
individual student self-enhancement. The Bureau of Indian Education and 
tribally controlled programs use the information collected with the 
annual report for fiscal accountability and appropriate direct services 
documentation. The results of the data are used for administrative 
planning.
    Affected Entities: Tribal adult education administrators.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 70.
    Proposed Frequency of Responses: Annually.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 280 hours (reporting 4 hours per 
response x 70 respondents = 280 hours).

II. Request for Comments

    The Department of the Interior invites comments on:
    (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 agency's estimate of the burden (including 
the hours and costs) 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; and
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through

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the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources 
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or 
provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time 
needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize 
technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and 
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and 
disclosing and providing information, to search data sources, to 
complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or 
otherwise disclose the information.
    It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for 
review at the location listed in the ADDRESSES section, room 3610, 
during the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., EST, Monday thru Friday except 
for 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.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information, unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.

    Dated: April 17, 2008.
Sanjeev ``Sonny'' Bhagowalia,
Chief Information Officer--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8-8763 Filed 4-22-08; 8:45 am]
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