[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 62 (Thursday, March 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17963-17964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7584]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Application for Job 
Placement and Training Services; 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: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of Indian Energy & Economic Development (IEED) is seeking 
comments on renewal of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval for the collection of information for the Application for Job 
Placement and Training Services. The information collection is 
currently authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0062, which expires on 
March 31, 2011.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 2, 2011.

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 
Francis Dunne, Division of Workforce Development, Office of Indian 
Energy and Economic Development, 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW., Mail 
Stop SIB/20, Washington, DC 20240, e-mail [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francis Dunne, Division of Workforce 
Development at (202) 219-5270.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The IEED is seeking renewal of the approval for the information 
collection conducted under 25 CFR part 26 to administer the job 
placement and training program, which provides vocational/technical 
training, related counseling, guidance, job placement services, and 
limited financial assistance to Indian individuals who are not less 
than 18 years old and who reside within the Department of the Interior 
(DOI) approved service areas. This information collection includes a 
form: BIA-8205, Application for Job Placement and/or Training 
Assistance. Approval for this collection expires March 31, 2011.
    This renewal will adjust the responses and burden hours that are 
currently approved to correct for a database entry error that occurred 
in the last submission that quadrupled the number of responses and 
burden hours. The 60-day notice and 30-day notice for the current 
approval reflected the current number of responses and burden hours, as 
does this notice. The database will be corrected to reflect these 
figures through a change due to adjustment in agency estimate.

II. Request for Comments

    The IEED 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 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, an 
individual need not respond to, a collection of information unless it 
has a valid OMB Control Number. This information collection expires 
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.

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III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1076-0062.
    Title: Application for Job Placement & Training Services.
    Brief Description of Collection: Submission of this information 
allows DOI to administer the job placement and training program, which 
provides vocational/technical training, related counseling, guidance, 
job placement services, and limited financial assistance to Indian 
individuals who are not less than 18 years old and who reside within 
DOI approved service areas. The information collection includes an 
application for services, quarterly progress reports, and information 
from employers regarding opportunities. Response is required to obtain 
a benefit.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents: Individuals seeking to participate, or currently 
participating, in the IEED job placement and training program.
    Number of Respondents: 4,900 per year, on average.
    Total Number of Responses: 7,450 per year, on average.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually to apply for services, 
quarterly to provide progress reports, on occasion to provide 
information regarding job opportunities.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3,726 hours.

    Dated: March 14, 2011.
Alvin Foster,
Acting Chief Information Officer--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-7584 Filed 3-30-11; 8:45 am]
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