[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35048-35049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13776]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians

[13XD0120AF DST000000.54AB00 DT20400000]


Notice of Proposed Renewal of Information Collection: Trust Funds 
for Tribes and Individual Indians

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 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, is announcing its intention to 
request renewal approval for the collection of information for ``Trust 
Funds for Tribes and Individual Indians, 25 CFR 115,'' OMB Control No. 
1035-0004. This collection request has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information 
collection request (ICR) describes the nature of the information 
collection and the expected burden and cost.

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 July 11, 2013, in order to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for 
the Department of the Interior (1035-0004), by telefax at (202) 395-
5806 or via email to [email protected]. Also, please send a 
copy of your comments to Helen Riggs, Office of the Special Trustee for 
American Indians, 4400 Masthead Street NE., Albuquerque, NM 87109 or 
email them to: [email protected]. Individuals providing comments 
should reference ``Trust Funds for Tribes and Individual Indians, 25 
CFR 115,'' OMB Control No. 1035-0004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
information collection or to obtain a copy of the collection 
instrument, please write or call Helen Riggs at telephone number 505-
816-1131, or send email to [email protected]. To see a copy of 
the entire ICR submitted to OMB, go to: http://www.reginfo.gov and 
select Information Collection Review, Currently Under Review.

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. 104-131), 
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.
    Public Law 103-412, The American Indian Trust Fund Management 
Reform Act of 1994 (the Reform Act) 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

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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 Office of Special Trustee for American Indians has revised the 
application form to include a section to provide the applicant the 
ability to direct deposit to either a checking or savings account and 
the means by which the Automated Clearing House (ACH) notifications 
will be sent.

II. Data

    (1) Title: Trust Funds for Tribes and Individuals Indians, 25 CFR 
115.
    OMB Control Number: 1035-0004.
    Current Expiration Date: July 31, 2013.
    Type of Review: Information Collection Renewal.
    Affected Entities: Individual Indians and Tribes who wish to 
initiate some activity on their accounts.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 323,034
    Frequency of response: 1.
    (2) Annual reporting and record keeping burden:
    Total annualized reporting per respondent: \1/4\ hour
    Total annualized reporting: 80,759 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 
March 27, 2013 (78 FR 18623). 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 techniques.
    ``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.
    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: May 31, 2013.
Margaret Williams,
Regional Trust Administrator--Field Operations, Office of the Special 
Trustee for American Indians.
[FR Doc. 2013-13776 Filed 6-10-13; 8:45 am]
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