[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 101 (Friday, May 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 24384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10829]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Home-Living Programs 
and School Closure and Consolidation

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 Education (BIE) is seeking comments on the renewal of 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the collection of 
information for the Home-living Programs and School Closure and 
Consolidation. This information collection is currently authorized by 
OMB Control Number 1076-0164. This information collection expires July 
31, 2017.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 25, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to Ms. 
Juanita Mendoza, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian 
Education, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240; fax: (202) 208-
3312; email: [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    Public Law 114-95, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 
December 10, 2015, requires all schools including BIE-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 ESSA, and implementing regulations at 25 CFR 36, 
requires the BIE to implement national standards for home-living 
situations in all BIE-funded residential schools. The BIE must collect 
information from all BIE-funded residential schools in order to assess 
each school's progress in meeting the national standards. The BIE 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 BIE-operated schools 
and Tribally-controlled contact and grant schools are met.

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: 1076-0164.
    Title: Home-living Programs and School Closure and Consolidation.
    Brief Description of Collection: Submission of this information 
allows the BIE 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 38 are Tribally operated. 
Thus, the collection of information must be cleared for 38 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.
    Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $0.

    Authority: The authorities for this action are the Every Student 
Succeeds Act, Public Law 114-95, and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action--Indian 
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-10829 Filed 5-25-17; 8:45 am]
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