[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 96 (Monday, May 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28769-28770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11542]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Renewal of Agency Information Collection for IDEIA Part B and C 
Child Count

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal for the collection of 
information for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement 
Act (IDEIA) Part B and C Child Count. The information is currently 
authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0176, which expires May 31, 2014.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 18, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to the 
Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at the Office of 
Management and Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395-5806 or you may send 
an email to: [email protected]. Please send a copy of your 
comments to Sue Bement, Bureau of Indian Education, 1011 Indian School 
Road NW., Suite 332, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104-1088, fax: (505) 
563-5281 or email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue Bement, telephone: (505) 563-5275. 
You may review the information collection request online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the 
Interior collections under review by OMB.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The IDEIA, 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(4)(c) and 1443(b)(3) require tribes 
and tribal organizations to submit certain information to the Secretary 
of the Interior. Under the IDEIA, the U.S. Department of Education 
provides funding to the Secretary of the Interior for the coordination 
of assistance for special education and related services for Indian 
children aged 0 to 5 with disabilities on reservations served by 
Bureau-funded schools. The Secretary of the Interior, through the BIE, 
then allocates this funding to tribes and tribal organizations based on 
the number of

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such children served. In order to allow the Secretary of the Interior 
to determine what amounts to allocate to whom, the IDEIA requires 
tribes and tribal organizations to submit information to Interior. The 
BIE collects this information on two forms, one for Indian children 
aged 3 to 5 covered by IDEIA Part B, and one for Indian children aged 0 
to 2 covered by IDEIA Part C.
    In IDEIA Part B--Assistance for Education of All Children with 
Disabilities, 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(4)(D) requires tribes to and tribal 
organizations to use the funds to assist in child find, screening, and 
other procedures for the early identification of Indian children aged 3 
through 5, parent training, and the provision of direct services. In 
IDEIA Part C--Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, 20 U.S.C. 
1443(b)(4) likewise requires tribes and tribal organizations to use the 
fund to assist in child find, screening, and other procedures for early 
identification of Indian children under 3 years of age and for parent 
training, and early intervention services.

II. Request for Comments

    The BIE 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 
displays 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: 1076-0176.
    Title: IDEIA Part B and Part C Child Count.
    Brief Description of Collection: Indian Tribes and Tribal 
organizations served by elementary or secondary schools for Indian 
children operated or funded by the Departments of the Interior that 
receive allocations of funding under the IDEIA for the coordination of 
assistance for Indian children 0 to 5 years of age with disabilities on 
reservations must submit information to the BIE. The information must 
be provided on two forms. The Part B form addresses Indian children 3 
to 5 years of age on reservations served by Bureau-funded schools. The 
Part C form addresses Indian children up to 3 years of age on 
reservations served by Bureau-funded schools. The information required 
by the forms includes counts of children as of a certain date each 
year. Response is required to obtain a benefit.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents: Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations.
    Number of Respondents: 61 each year.
    Frequency of Response: Twice (Once per year for each form).
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 hours per form.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,440 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $0.

    Dated: May 13, 2014.
John Ashley,
Acting Assistant Director for Information Resources.
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