[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 229 (Monday, November 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74792-74793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30305]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Revision of Agency Information Collection for the Bureau of 
Indian Education Tribal Education Department Grant Program

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 Affairs (BIA) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for a revision to a currently 
approved collection of information for the Tribal Education Department 
Grant Program, authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0185. The 
information collection will expire November 30, 2015.

DATE:  Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 30, 2015.

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 Wendy Greyeyes, Bureau of Indian Education, Office of the 
BIE Director, 1849 C Street NW., MIB--Mail Stop 4657, Washington, DC 
20240; email [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Greyeyes, (202) 208-5810. You 
may review the information collection requests online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the 
Interior collections under review by OMB.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    Under 25 U.S.C. 2020, Congress appropriated funding through the 
Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) for the development and operation of 
tribal departments or divisions of education for the purpose of 
planning and coordinating all educational programs of the tribe. All 
tribal education departments (TEDs) awarded will provide coordinating 
services and technical assistance to the school(s) they serve. As 
required under 25 U.S.C. 2020, for a Federally recognized tribe to be 
eligible to receive a grant, the tribe shall submit a grant application 
proposal. Once the grant has been awarded, each awardee will be 
responsible for quarterly and annual reports. All awardees shall comply 
with regulations relating to grants made under 25 U.S.C. 450h(a).

II. Request for Comments

    On September 1, 2015, Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) published a 
notice announcing the renewal of this information collection and 
provided a 60-day comment period in the Federal Register (80 FR 52878). 
On October, 30, 2015, one tribe responded provided comments but they 
were not substantive to the collection. Therefore, the BIE did not make 
any adjustments based on the comment received.
    The BIE requests your comments on these collections 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

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be collected; and (d) Ways we could minimize the burden of the 
collection of the information on the respondents, such as through the 
use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    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: 1076-0185.
    Title: Tribal Education Department Grant Program.
    Brief Description of Collection: The Secretary of the Interior, 
through the Bureau of Indian Education, may solicit grant proposals 
from Federally-recognized tribes and their Tribal Education Departments 
(TEDs) for projects defined under 25 U.S.C. 2020. These funds are 
necessary to assist TEDs to improve educational outcomes for students 
and improve efficiencies and effectiveness by planning and coordinating 
all educational programs for Bureau-funded schools for the respondent 
to receive or maintain a benefit.
    Type of Review: Revision to a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Federally-recognized tribes and their Tribal Education 
Departments (TEDs).
    Number of Respondents: 13.
    Total Number of Responses: 63.
    Frequency of Response: One time proposal submission, quarterly, and 
annual reports.
    Obligation to Respond: Response required to obtain or retain a 
benefit.
    Estimated Time per Response: One time proposal submission is 111 
hours, 1 hour to prepare a quarterly report, and 2 hours to prepare an 
annual report.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,503 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $5,359.
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Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action--Indian 
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-30305 Filed 11-27-15; 8:45 am]
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