[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 208 (Tuesday, October 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64210-64211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25571]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Probate of Indian 
Estates

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 seeking comments on the renewal of 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the collection of 
information titled ``Probate of Indian Estates, Except for Members of 
the Osage Nation and the Five Civilized Tribes,'' authorized by OMB 
Control Number 1076-0169. This information collection expires February 
28, 2015.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 29, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to 
Charlene Toledo, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Trust Services, 
Division of Probate Services 2600 N

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Central Ave STE MS 102, Phoenix, AZ 85004: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlene Toledo, (505) 563-3371.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Secretary of the Interior probates the estates of individual 
Indians owning trust or restricted property in accordance with 25 
U.S.C. 372, 373. In order to compile the probate file, the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs (BIA) must obtain information regarding the deceased 
from individuals and the tribe.

II. Request for Comments

    The BIA 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 personally 
identifiable 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: 1076-0169.
    Title: Probate of Indian Estates, Except for Members of the Osage 
Nation and Five Civilized Tribes, 25 CFR part 15.
    Brief Description of Collection: This part contains the procedures 
that the Secretary of the Interior follows to initiate the probate of 
the trust estate for a deceased person who owns an interest in trust or 
restricted property. The Secretary must perform the information 
collection requests in this part to obtain the information necessary to 
compile an accurate and complete probate file. This file will be 
forwarded to the Office of Hearing and Appeals (OHA) for disposition. 
Responses to these information collection requests are required to 
create a probate file for the decedent's estate so that OHA can 
determine the heirs of the decedent and order distribution of the trust 
assets in the decedent's estate.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents: Indians, businesses, and tribal authorities.
    Number of Respondents: 64,915.
    Frequency of Response: On per respondent each year with the 
exception of tribes that may be required to provide enrollment 
information on an average of approximately 10 times/year.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 76,685.
    Estimated Time per Response: Ranges from 0.5 hours to 45.5 hours 
(see table below).
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,037,493.

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                                                                 Number of
        CFR  Section            Description of information     responses per     Hours per        Total burden
                                  collection requirement           year           response           hours
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15.9........................  File affidavit to self-prove             1,000              0.5                500
                               will, codicil, or revocation.
15.9........................  File supporting affidavit to             2,000              0.5              1,000
                               self-prove will, codicil, or
                               revocation.
15.104......................  Reporting req.- death                    5,850              5               29,250
                               certificate.
15.105......................  Provide probate documents.....          21,235             45.5            966,193
15.203......................  Provide tribal information for           5,650              2               11,300
                               probate file.
15.301......................  Reporting funeral expenses....           5,850              2               11,700
15.305......................  Provide info on creditor claim          35,100              0.5             17,550
                               (6 per probate).
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    Total...................  ..............................          76,685  ...............          1,037,493
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    Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $0.

    Dated: October 21, 2014.
Phillip L. Brinkley,
Senior Advisor for Information Resources--Indian Affairs, (Interim).
[FR Doc. 2014-25571 Filed 10-27-14; 8:45 am]
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