[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4410-4411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1640]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Navajo Partitioned 
Lands Grazing Regulations Permits

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is proposing to submit the 
information collection, titled ``Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing 
Regulations Permits, 25 CFR 161'' to the Office of Management and 
Budget for renewal. The information collection is currently authorized 
by OMB Control Number 1076-0162, which expires March 31, 2010. The 
information collection requires the Navajo Nation, members of the 
Navajo Nation, and tribal organizations authorized by the Navajo Nation 
to submit certain information in order to obtain, modify, or assign a 
grazing permit.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 29, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to 
David Edington, Office of Trust Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 4655, 
Washington, DC 20240, facsimile: (202) 219-0006, or e-mail 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may request further information or 
obtain copies of the information collection request submission from 
David Edington, telephone: (202) 513-0886.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The BIA is seeking renewal of the approval for the information 
collection conducted under 25 CFR 161, implementing the Navajo-Hopi 
Settlement Act of 1974, 24 U.S.C. 640d-6402-31, as amended by the 
Navajo-Hopi Indian Relocation Amendments Acts of 1980, 94 Stat. 929, 
and the Federal court decisions of Healing v. Jones, 174 F. Supp. 211 
(D. Ariz. 1959) (Healing I), Healing v. Jones, 210 F. Supp. 126 (D. 
Ariz. 1962), aff'd 363 U.S. 758 (1963) (Healing II), Hopi Tribe v. 
Watt, 530 F. Supp. 1217 (D. Ariz. 1982), and Hopi Tribe v. Watt, 719 
F.2d 314 (9th Cir. 1983).
    Approval for this collection expires March 31, 2010. This 
information collection allows BIA to receive the information necessary 
to determine whether an applicant to obtain, modify, or assign a 
grazing permit on Navajo partitioned lands is eligible and complies 
with all applicable grazing requirements. No third party notification 
or public disclosure burden is associated with this collection. There 
is no change to the approved burden hours for this information 
collection.

II. Request for Comments

    The BIA requests that you send your comments on this collection to 
the locations listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your comments should 
address: (a) The necessity of the information collection for the proper 
performance of the agencies, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agencies' 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 conduct, and an 
individual need not respond to, a collection of information unless it 
has a valid OMB Control Number. Approval for this collection expires 
March 31, 2010.
    It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for 
review at the

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location listed in the ADDRESSES section during the hours of 9 a.m.-5 
p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday except for legal holidays. 
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.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1076-0162.
    Title: Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing Regulations Permits, 25 CFR 
161.
    Brief Description of Collection: Submission of this information is 
required for Navajo Nation representatives, members, and authorized 
tribal organizations to obtain, modify or assign a grazing permit on 
Navajo partitioned lands. Response is required to obtain a benefit.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents: Tribes, tribal organizations, and individual Indians.
    Number of Respondents: 700.
    Total Number of Responses: 3,200.
    Estimated Time per Response: Varies, from 0.25 hour to 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,227 hours.

    Dated: January 21, 2010.
Alvin Foster,
Chief Information Officer--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-1640 Filed 1-26-10; 8:45 am]
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