[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8985-8986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03340]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[DR.5B814.IA001213]


Revision of Agency Information Collection for Reporting Systems 
for Public Law 102-477 Demonstration Project

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments and tribal consultation meeting.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs is seeking comments on the revision 
of the collection of information for the Reporting System for Public 
Law 102-477 Demonstration Project authorized by OMB Control Number 
1076-0135. This information collection expires January 31, 2017. See 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for details on the 
tribal consultation session.

DATES: Submit comments on or before April 15, 2014. A tribal 
consultation session will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2014 from 1:00 
to 5:00 p.m.

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at the Westin Washington City Center, 1400 M Street NW., Washington, DC 
20005. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for 
details on the tribal consultation session.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to 
James West, Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development, Assistant 
Secretary--Indian Affairs, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., MS-20 SIB, 
Washington, DC 20240; facsimile: (202) 208-4564; email: 
[email protected]. Copies of the draft forms can be viewed at: http://www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/AS-IA/Consultation/index.htm. See the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for information on the 
consultation session.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James West, (202) 208-6310.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs is seeking comments on the 
revisions for the information collection conducted under OMB Control 
Number 1076-0135, Reporting System for Public Law 102-477 Demonstration 
Project. This information allows funding agencies to document 
compliance with statutory, regulatory, and program specific 
requirements of the various integrated programs. Public Law 102-477 
authorized tribal governments to integrate federally funded employment, 
training, and related services and programs tribes provide into a 
single, coordinated, comprehensive service delivery plan. Funding 
agencies include the Department of the Interior, Department of Labor, 
and the Department of Health and Human Services. Indian Affairs (IA) is 
statutorily required to serve as the lead agency and provides a single 
report format related to the approved plan for the individual project 
for use by tribal governments to report on integrated activities and 
expenditures. IA shares the information collected from these reports 
with the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human 
Services.
    There were previously four information collections, three of which 
were collected on forms, associated with this OMB Control Number: IA 
7701--Narrative Report, IA 7702--Statistical Report, IA 7703--Financial 
Report, and IA 7703A--Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
(TANF) Financial Report. This revision reduces the number of forms to 
two: Narrative and Statistical Report and Financial Expenditure Report. 
The previous TANF Financial Report and Financial Report have been 
combined to create the Financial Expenditure Report, allowing tribes to 
complete and submit the information on one form. Revisions were made to 
the Narrative Report Instructions and Statistical Report and 
Instructions to provide clear guidance for completion. These revisions 
are the result of input by a Federal and Tribal workgroup (``477 
Workgroup'').

Consultation Session

    A consultation session with tribal leaders will be held on 
Thursday, March 14, 2014 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Westin 
Washington City Center, 1400 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20005. Copies 
of the draft forms can be viewed at: http://www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/AS-IA/Consultation/index.htm.

II. Request for Comments

    The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs requests your comments on 
this collection 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.
    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 personal 
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your 
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1076-0135.
    Title: Reporting System for Public Law 102-477 Demonstration 
Project.
    Brief Description of Collection: Public Law 102-477 authorized 
tribal governments to integrate federally-funded employment, training 
and related services programs into a single, coordinated, comprehensive 
delivery plan. Interior has made available a single universal format 
for Statistical Reports for tribal governments to report on integrated 
activities undertaken within their projects, and a single universal 
format for Financial Reports for tribal governments to report on all 
project expenditures.
    Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Indian tribes participating in Public Law 102-477.
    Number of Respondents: 62 on average.
    Number of Responses: 62 on average.
    Frequency of Response: Each respondent must supply the information 
for the Financial Status Report and Public Law 102-477 Demonstration 
Project Statistical Report once.
    Estimated Time per Response: Ranges from 2 to 40 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,628 hours.
    Estimated Total Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $310.

    Dated: February 10, 2014.
John Ashley,
Acting Assistant Director for Information Resources.
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