[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 29580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13639]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Agency Information Collection Activities: OMB Control Number 
1076-0017; Financial Assistance and Social Services

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 ``Financial Assistance and Social Services Program, 25 
CFR 20.'' The information collection is currently authorized by OMB 
Control Number 1076-0017, which expires June 30, 2017.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 31, 2017.

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. Evangeline Campbell, Chief, Division of Human Services, Office 
of Indian Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., MS-
4513-MIB, Washington, DC 20240; facsimile: (202) 208-5113; email: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Evangeline M. Campbell, (202) 513-
7621. 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 BIA is seeking to renew the information collection it conducts 
to provide assistance under 25 CFR 20 to eligible Indians when 
comparable financial assistance or social services either are not 
available or not provided by State, Tribal, county, local, or other 
Federal agencies. Approval for this collection expires June 30, 2017. 
The information collection allows BIA to determine whether an 
individual is eligible for assistance and services. No third party 
notification or public disclosure burden is associated with this 
collection.

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 
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: 1076-0017.
    Title: Financial Assistance and Social Services Program, 25 CFR 20.
    Brief Description of Collection: Submission of this information is 
required of Indian applicants for BIA financial assistance and social 
services. BIA uses the information to determine if an individual is 
eligible for services and, where appropriate, to conduct an 
employability assessment and jointly develop with the individual an 
Individual Self-Sufficiency Plan outlining how the individual can 
attain self-sufficiency.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents: Individual Indians seeking financial assistance or 
social services from BIA.
    Number of Respondents: 240,000 provide information on the 
application; of those, 95,000 contribute information to an 
employability assessment and ISP.
    Total Number of Responses: 335,000.
    Frequency of Response: Once per respondent.
    Obligation to respond: Response is required to obtain a benefit.
    Estimated Time per Response: One half hour for the application and 
1 hour for the employability assessment and ISP.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 215,000 hours ((240,000 x .5 
hours for applications = 120,000 hours) + (95,000 x 1 hour for 
employability assessment and ISP = 95,000 hours)).
    Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $0.

Authority

    The authorities for this action are the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act, 25 U.S.C. 450, Expenditures of 
appropriations by the Bureau, 25 U.S.C. 13, the Indian Employment, 
Training and Related Services Demonstration Act, 25 U.S.C. 3401 et 
seq., the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, Public Law 
104-193, 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. 2017-13639 Filed 6-28-17; 8:45 am]
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