[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 82 (Thursday, April 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22611-22612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9898]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Acquisition of Trust 
Land; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of submission to the Office of Management and Budget.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting the information collection to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal: Acquisition of Trust 
Land, 25

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CFR part 151, OMB Control Number 1076-0100. This information collection 
expires April 30, 2010. The information collection allows BIA to ensure 
compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements for taking land 
into trust on behalf of individual Indians or Indian tribes.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 1, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to the 
Desk Officer for Department of the Interior at the Office of Management 
and Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395-5806 or you may send an e-mail 
to: [email protected]. Please send a copy of your comments to 
Darryl LaCounte, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Real Estate 
Services, 316 N. 26th Street, Billings, MT 59601; facsimile: (406) 247-
7991; e-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darryl LaCounte (406) 247-7945.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    BIA is seeking renewal of the approval for the information 
collection conducted under 25 CFR part 151, Land Acquisitions, for the 
United States to take land into trust for individual Indians and Indian 
tribes. This information collection allows BIA to review applications 
for compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements. No specific 
form is used. 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

    BIA published a notice requesting comments on renewal of this 
information collection on February 18, 2010. See 75 FR 7285. Two 
commenters responded to that notice. Several of their comments would 
require regulatory changes to implement. The remaining comments 
suggested improvements to technology for exchanging electronic 
documents and to process for controlling versions. BIA is investigating 
these improvements. The BIA requests that you send your comments on 
this collection to the location listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your 
comments should address: (a) The necessity of the information 
collection for the proper performance of the agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of our 
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.
    It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for 
review at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Real Estate 
Services, 316 N. 26th Street, Billings, MT 59601, during the hours of 9 
a.m.-5 p.m., Local 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: 1076-0100.
    Title: Acquisition of Trust Land, 25 CFR 151.
    Brief Description of Collection: Submission of this information 
allows BIA to review applications for the acquisition of land into 
trust status by the United States on behalf of individual Indians and 
Indian tribes, pursuant to 25 CFR part 151. The information also allows 
the Secretary to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and 
to determine if title to the subject property is marketable and 
unencumbered. No specific form is used, but respondents supply 
information and data in accordance with 25 CFR part 151, so that BIA 
may make an evaluation and determination on the application. Response 
is required to obtain a benefit.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents: Individual Indians and Indian tribes seeking 
acquisition of land into trust status.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Total Number of Responses: 1,000.
    Frequency of Response: Once per each tract of land to be acquired.
    Estimated Time per Response: Ranges from 60 to 110 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 67,800 hours.

    Dated: April 20, 2010.
Alvin Foster,
Acting Chief Information Officer--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-9898 Filed 4-28-10; 8:45 am]
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