[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19313-19315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7683]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Renewal of Agency Information Collection for the Bureau of Indian 
Education Information Collection Activities; 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 Affairs (BIA) is submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal for the collection of 
information for the Application for Admission to Haskell Indian Nations 
University and to Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute authorized 
by OMB Control Number 1076-0114, the Student Transportation Form, 
authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0134, and the Data Elements for 
Student Enrollment in Bureau-funded Schools, authorized by OMB Control 
Number 1076-0122. These information collections expire March 30, 2012.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 30, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collections to 
the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at the Office of 
Management and

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Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395-5806 or you may send an email to: 
[email protected]. Please send a copy of your comments to 
Juanita Keesing, Program Analyst, U.S. Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Indian Education, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240; 
email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juanita Keesing, Program Analyst, 
(202) 208-3559. You may review the information collection requests 
online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review 
Department of the Interior collections under review by OMB.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    These collections help support the educational efforts for American 
Indian and Alaska Native students from elementary through post-
secondary levels.

Application for Admission to Haskell & SIPI

    The BIA is requesting renewal of OMB approval for the admission 
forms for Haskell Indian Nations University and the Southwestern Indian 
Polytechnic Institute. These admission forms are used in determining 
program eligibility of American Indian and Alaska Native students for 
educational services. These forms are utilized pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 2 
and 2007(f). Adjustments were made to the total annual cost burden to 
accurately reflect the cost to submit the applications, in addition to 
the filing fee per application for Haskell.

Student Transportation Form

    The BIA is requesting renewal of OMB approval for the Student 
Transportation Form. The Student Transportation regulations in 25 CFR 
part 39, subpart G, contain the program eligibility and criteria that 
govern the allocation of transportation funds. Information collected 
from the schools will be used to determine the rate per mile. The 
information collection provides transportation mileage for Bureau-
funded schools, which determines the allocation of transportation 
funds. The burden hours has decreased from six to two hours due to the 
implementation of the Web-based system, NASIS, to collect this 
information, which has reduced the total annual burden hours from 726 
to 366 hours. There is an increase in the average number of respondents 
to this collection from 121 to 183, to accurately reflect the number of 
respondents.

Data Elements for Student Enrollment in Bureau-Funded Schools

    The BIA is requesting renewal of OMB approval for the Student 
Enrollment Application in Bureau-funded Schools. School registrars 
collect information on this form to determine the student's eligibility 
for enrollment in a Bureau-funded school, and if eligible, to identify 
the student's base and supplemental educational and/or residential 
program needs. The Bureau of Indian Education compiles the information 
into a national database to facilitate budget requests and the 
allocation of congressionally appropriated funds.

II. Request for Comments

    The BIA requests your comments on these collections concerning: (a) 
The necessity of this information collection 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 (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 conduct or sponsor, 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 location listed in the ADDRESSES section. Before 
including your address, phone number, email 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: 1076-0114.
    Title: Application for Admission to Haskell Indian Nations 
University and to Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.
    Brief Description of Collection: Submission of these eligibility 
applications forms is mandatory in determining a student's eligibility 
for educational services. The information is collected on one of two 
forms: Application for Admission to Haskell Indian Nations University 
form and Application for Admission to Southwestern Indian Polytechnic 
Institute form.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents: Students.
    Number of Respondents: 4,000 per year, on average.
    Total Number of Responses: 4,000 per year, on average.
    Frequency of Response: Once per year for Haskell; each trimester 
for SIPI.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes per Haskell application; 30 
minutes per SIPI application.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,000 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden: $12,240 is the estimated total 
annual cost burden. We estimate 1,000 Haskell applications at $10 
filing fee per application. There is no fee to apply to SIPI. The costs 
for postage and envelopes to submit an application are included for 
Haskell and SIPI.
* * * * *
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0134.
    Title: Student Transportation Form.
    Brief Description of Collection: This annual collection provides 
pertinent data concerning the school's bus transportation mileage and 
related long distance travel mileage to determine funding levels for 
school transportation. This information is collected on the Indian 
School Equalization Program (ISEP) Student Transportation form.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents: Contract and Grant schools; Bureau-operated schools.
    Number of Respondents: 183 per year, on average.
    Total Number of Responses: 183 per year, on average.
    Frequency of Response: Once per year.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 366 hours.
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    OMB Control Number: 1076-0122.
    Title: Data Elements for Student Enrollment in Bureau-funded 
Schools.
    Brief Description of Collection: This annual collection provides 
Bureau-funded schools with data about students to determine placement, 
special needs assessment, and funding for individuals and assists 
schools in developing a plan for the school year. The information is 
collected on a Student Enrollment Application form.

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    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents: Contract and Grant schools; Bureau-operated schools.
    Number of Respondents: 48,000 per year, on average.
    Total Number of Responses: 48,000 per year, on average.
    Frequency of Response: Once per year.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 12,000 total burden hours.

    Dated: March 26, 2012.
Alvin Foster,
Assistant Director for Information Resources.
[FR Doc. 2012-7683 Filed 3-29-12; 8:45 am]
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