[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36091-36092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14869]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Homeliving Programs 
and School Closure and Consolidation

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 
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs is submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal for the collection of 
information for the Homeliving Programs (25 CFR 36, Subpart G) and 
School Closure and Consolidation. The information collection is 
currently authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0164, which expires 
June 30, 2014.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 25, 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 Juanita Mendoza, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Indian Education, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 312--SIB, Washington, DC 
20240; facsimile: (202) 208-3312; email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juanita Mendoza, (202) 208-6123. 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

    Public Law 107-110, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of January 
8, 2001, requires all schools including Bureau-funded boarding/
residential schools to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and 
significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, 
at a minimum, proficiency on challenging academic achievement standards 
and assessments. The NCLB Act and implementing regulations at 25 CFR 
part 36 require the Bureau to implement national standards for 
homeliving situations in all Bureau-funded residential schools. The 
Bureau must collect information from all Bureau-funded residential 
schools in order to assess each school's progress in meeting the 
national standards. The Bureau is seeking renewal of the approval for 
this information collection to ensure that minimum academic standards 
for the education of Indian children and criteria for dormitory 
situations in Bureau-operated schools and Tribally-controlled contact 
and grant schools are met.

II. Request for Comments

    The Bureau of Indian Education (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: 1076-0164.
    Title: Homeliving Programs (25 CFR 36, Subpart G) and School 
Closure and Consolidation.
    Brief Description of Collection: Submission of this information 
allows the Department of the Interior to ensure that minimum academic 
standards for the education of Indian children and criteria for 
dormitory situations in Bureau-operated schools and Indian-controlled 
contract schools are met. Response is required to obtain a benefit.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents: Indian tribes.
    Number of Respondents: There are 65 schools with residential 
programs, of which 27 are Bureau-operated and 52 are tribally operated. 
Thus, the collection of information must be cleared for 52 of the 65 
residential schools.
    Total Number of Responses: 730 per year, on average.
    Frequency of Response: Annual or on occasion, depending on the 
activity.
    Estimated Time per Response: Ranges from 1 minute to 40 hours, 
depending on the activity.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,344 hours.

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    Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $0.

    Dated: June 19, 2014.
John Ashley,
Acting Assistant Director for Information Resources.
[FR Doc. 2014-14869 Filed 6-24-14; 8:45 am]
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