[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50006-50007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17984]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act 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 renewal of the collection of 
information for Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
Programs, authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0136. This information 
collection expires July 31, 2016.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 29, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please submit your comments 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]. Also please send a copy of your comments 
to Ms. Sunshine Jordan, Acting Division Chief, Office of Indian 
Services--Division of Self-Determination, 1849 C Street NW., MS 4513-
MIB, Washington, DC 20240, telephone: (202) 513-7616; email: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sunshine Jordan, Acting Division 
Chief, Office of Indian Services--Division of Self-Determination, 1849 
C Street NW., MS 4513-MIB, Washington, DC 20240, telephone: (202) 513-
7616; email: [email protected]. 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 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) 
authorizes and directs the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to contract 
or compact with and fund Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations that 
choose to take over the operation of programs, services, functions and 
activities (PSFAs) that would otherwise be operated by the BIA. These 
PSFAs include programs such as law enforcement, social services, and 
tribal priority allocation programs. The contracts and compacts provide 
the funding that the BIA would have otherwise used for its direct 
operation of the programs had they not been contracted or compacted by 
the Tribe, as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 450 et. seq.
    Congressional appropriations are divided among BIA and Tribes and 
Tribal organizations to pay for both the BIA's direct operation of 
programs and for the operation of programs by Tribes and Tribal 
organizations through Self-Determination contracts and compacts. The 
regulations implementing ISDEAA are at 25 CFR 900.
    The data is maintained by BIA's Office of Indian Services, Division 
of Self-Determination. The burden hours for this continued collection 
of information are reflected in the Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden 
in this notice.

II. Request for Comments

    The Bureau of Indian Affairs (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 
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: 1076-0136.

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    Title: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
Programs, 25 CFR 900.
    Brief Description of Collection: An Indian Tribe or Tribal 
organization is required to submit this information each time that it 
proposes to contract with BIA under the ISDEAA. The information 
collected is used by the BIA to determine applicant eligibility, 
evaluate applicant capabilities, protect the service population, 
safeguard Federal funds and resources, and permit the BIA to administer 
and evaluate Tribal ISDEAA contract programs.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents: Federally recognized Indian Tribes, Tribal 
organizations and contractors.
    Number of Respondents: 567.
    Number of Responses: 7,063.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Obligation to Respond: Responses are required to obtain or maintain 
a benefit.
    Estimated Time per Response: Varies from 4 hours to 122 hours, with 
an average of 38 hours per response.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 127,127 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $0.

Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action--Indian 
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-17984 Filed 7-28-16; 8:45 am]
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