[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10810-10811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4930]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians


Notice of Proposed Renewal of Information Collection: OMB Control 
Number 1035-0004, Trust Funds for Tribes and Individual Indians

AGENCY: Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Special Trustee for American 
Indians, Department of the Interior (DOI), announces that it has 
submitted a request for proposed extension of an information collection 
to the Office of Management and Budget and requests public comments on 
this submission.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collection request, but may respond after 30 days; therefore, public 
comments should be submitted to OMB by April 8, 2010, in order to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send your written comments by facsimile to (202) 395-5806 or 
e-mail ([email protected]) to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: 
Department of the Interior Desk Officer (1035-0004). Also, please send 
a copy of your comments to U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of 
the Special Trustee for American Indians, Attn. John Marshall, 4400 
Masthead Street, NE., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109, or via e-mail to 
[email protected]. Individuals providing comments should 
reference OMB control number 1035-0004, ``Trust Funds for Tribes and 
Individual Indians, 25 CFR 115.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information on 
this information collection should be directed to John Marshall at U.S. 
Department of the Interior, Office of the Special Trustee for American 
Indians, 4400 Masthead Street, NE., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109. You 
may also e-mail requests for further information to him at [email protected] or call (505) 816-1096.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR 1320, 
which implement the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), 
require that interested members of the public and affected parties have 
an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping 
activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an information 
collection activity that the Office of the Special Trustee for American 
Indians has submitted to OMB for renewal.
    The American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (Pub. 
L. 103-412) makes provisions for the Office of the Special Trustee for 
American Indians to administer trust fund accounts for individuals and 
tribes. The collection of information is required to facilitate the 
processing of deposits, investments, and distribution of monies held in 
trust by the U.S. Government and administered by the Office of the 
Special Trustee for American Indians. The collection of information 
provides the information needed to establish procedures to: Deposit and 
retrieve funds from accounts, perform transactions such as cashing 
checks, reporting lost or stolen checks, stopping payment of checks, 
and general verification for account activities.
    The OMB granted a three-year extension on March 12, 2007. The 
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians is requesting to 
extend the information collection approval authority in order to enable 
the Department of the Interior to continue to comply with the American 
Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994.

II. Data

    (1) Title: Trust Funds for Tribes and Individuals Indians, 25 CFR 
115.
    OMB Control Number: 1035-0004.
    Current Expiration Date: March 31, 2010.
    Type of Review: Information Collection Renewal.
    Affected Entities: Individual Indian Monies (IIM) Account Holders.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 135,797.
    Frequency of response: Four times a year.
    (2) Annual reporting and recordkeeping burden:

Average annual reporting burden per respondent: 0.25 hours.
Total annual reporting: 135,797 hours.

    (3) Description of the need and use of the information: This 
information collection is used to process deposits, investments, and 
distribution of monies held in trust by the Special Trustee for 
individual Indians in the administration of these accounts. The 
respondents submit information in order to gain or retain a benefit, 
namely, access to funds held in trust.
    (4) As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on the information collection was published on 
October 16, 2009 and an amended version correcting the date for the 
close of the comment period, on October 30, 2009 (74 FR 53292 and 74 FR 
56209). No comments were received. This notice provides the public with 
an additional 30 days in which to comment on the proposed information 
collection activity.

III. 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 of the 
collection and 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.
    ``Burden'' means the total time, effort, or financial resources 
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 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 train personnel and to be able 
to respond to a collection of information, to search data sources, to 
complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or 
otherwise disclose the information.
    All written comments, with names and addresses, will be available 
for public inspection by appointment with

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the point of contact given in the ADDRESSES section. The comments, with 
names and addresses, will be available for public view during regular 
business hours, excluding legal holidays. If you wish us to withhold 
your personal information, you must prominently state at the beginning 
of your comment what personal information you want us to withhold. We 
will honor your request to the extent allowable by law.
    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 Office of Management and Budget control number.

    Dated: March 3, 2010.
Douglas A. Lords,
Deputy Special Trustee-Field Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-4930 Filed 3-8-10; 8:45 am]
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