[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4720-4721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1589]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Homeliving Programs 
and School Closure and Consolidation; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Bureau of Indian Education (Bureau) is seeking comments on renewal of 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the collection 
of information for Homeliving Programs and School Closure and 
Consolidation. The information collection is currently authorized by 
OMB Control Number 1076-0164, which expires on March 31, 2011.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 28, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to 
Brandi Sweet, Policy Analyst, Bureau of Indian Education, Mail Stop 
3609-MIB, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240; facsimile: (202) 
208-3312; e-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brandi Sweet, Policy Analyst, at (202) 
208-5504.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Public Law 107-110, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of January 
8, 2001, requires all schools including Bureau-funded boarding/
residential schools to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and 
significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, 
at a minimum, proficiency on challenging academic achievement standards 
and assessments. The NCLB Act, and implementing regulations at 25 CFR 
36, requires the Bureau to implement national standards for homeliving 
situations in all Bureau-funded residential schools. The Bureau must 
collect information from all Bureau-funded residential schools in order 
to assess each school's progress in meeting the national standards. The 
Bureau is seeking renewal of the approval for this information 
collection to ensure that minimum academic standards for the education 
of Indian children and criteria for dormitory situations in Bureau-
operated schools and Tribally-controlled contract and grant schools are 
met.

II. Request for Comments

    The Bureau of Indian Education Office 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 agencies, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of our estimate of the burden (hours and cost) of the 
collection

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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. This information collection expires on 
March 31, 2011.
    It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for 
review at the 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: 1076-0164.
    Title: Homeliving Programs and School Closure and Consolidation.
    Brief Description of Collection: Submission of this information 
allows the Department of the Interior to ensure that minimum academic 
standards for the education of Indian children and criteria for 
dormitory situations in Bureau-operated schools and Indian-controlled 
contract schools are met. Response is mandatory under 25 U.S.C. 2001.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Respondents: Bureau-funded schools with residential programs, 
tribal governing bodies, and school boards are the respondents, and 
submission is mandatory.
    Number of Respondents: There are 66 schools with residential 
programs, of which 27 are Bureau-operated and 39 are tribally operated. 
Thus, the collection of information must be cleared for 39 of the 66 
residential schools.
    Total Number of Responses: 730 per year, on average.
    Frequency of Response: Annually or on occasion, depending on the 
activity.
    Estimated Time per Response: Ranges from 0.02 hours to 40 hours, 
depending on the activity.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,344 hours.

    Dated: December 14, 2010.
Alvin Foster,
Acting Chief Information Officer--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-1589 Filed 1-25-11; 8:45 am]
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