[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 150 (Monday, August 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45241-45242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17832]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Information Collection Activities, Submission to the Office of 
Management and Budget

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs has submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget a request for approval and renewal of 
information collections, OMB Control No. 1076-0017, Financial 
Assistance and Social Service Program application form 5-6601.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 3, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments 
regarding this proposal to the Desk Officer of the Department of the 
Interior by facsimile to (202) 395-6566. You may also send comments by 
e-mail to: [email protected].
    Copies of comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to Kevin Sanders, Acting Chief, 
Office of Indian Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the 
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 Kevin Sanders, Office of Indian Services, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., MS-4513, 
Washington, DC 20240. Telephone (202) 513-7621.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Bureau of Indian Affairs needs the information collected. 
Funding of these programs is authorized by 25 U.S.C. 13 to make 
determinations of eligibility for the BIA's social service financial 
assistance programs: General Assistance, Child Welfare Assistance, 
Miscellaneous Assistance, and services only (no cash assistance).
    A 60-day notice for public comments was published in the Federal 
Register on February 4, 2008 (73 FR 6524). No comments were received 
regarding this form.

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II. Request for Comments

    The Department of the Interior invites comments being sent to OMB 
on:
    (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the BIA, including whether the 
information will have practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of the BIA's estimate of the burden (including 
hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information, including 
the validity of the methodology and assumptions 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 the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 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. 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. Please note 
that all comments received will be available for public review. Before 
including your address, phone number, e-mail address or other 
personally identifiable information, be advised that your entire 
comment--including your personally identifiable information--may be 
made public at any time. While you may request that we withhold your 
personally identifiable information, we cannot guarantee that we will 
be able to do so. We do not consider anonymous comments. All comments 
from representatives of businesses or organizations will be made public 
in their entirety.
    OMB is required to respond to this request within 60 days after 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, but may respond 
after 30 days; therefore, your comments should be submitted to OMB 
within 30 days of publication to assure maximum consideration.
    Burden means the total time 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 collection, 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.

III. Data

    Title of the collection of information: Financial Assistance and 
Social Service Programs 25 CFR 20, Form BIA 5-6601.
    OMB Number: 1076-0017.
    Expiration Date: September 30, 2008.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. The 
information is submitted to obtain or retain benefits and for case 
management/case planning purposes.
    Affected Entities: Individual members of Indian tribes who are 
living on a reservation or within a tribal service area.
    Frequency of responses: One application per year.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 200,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200,000 x 30 min. = 100,000 
hours.

    Dated: July 28, 2008.
Sanjeev ``Sonny'' Bhagowalia,
Chief Information Officer--Indian Affairs.
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