[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28580-28581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13018]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[190A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control Number 1076-
0155]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Leases and 
Permits

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are proposing to renew an 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 19, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to Ms. Sharlene Round Face, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Real 
Estate Services, 1001 Indian School Road NW, Mailbox #44, Albuquerque, 
NM 87104; or by email to [email protected]. Please reference 
OMB Control Number

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1076-0155 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, Ms. Sharlene Round Face by email at 
[email protected], or by telephone at (505) 563-5258. You may 
also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact 
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published 
April 19, 2019 (84 FR 16529). No comments were received.
    We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described 
below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper 
functions of the BIA; (2) will this information be processed and used 
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 
might the BIA enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the BIA minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. 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.
    Abstract: Generally trust and restricted land may be leased by 
Indian land owners, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, 
except when specified by statute. Submission of this information allows 
BIA to review applications for obtaining, modifying and assigning 
leases and permits of land that the United States holds in trust or 
restricted status for individual Indians and Indian Tribes. The 
information is used to determine approval of a lease, amendment, 
assignment, sublease, mortgage or related document. A response is 
required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Title of Collection: Leases and Permits.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0155.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individual Indians and Indian Tribes 
seeking to lease their trust or restricted land and businesses that 
lease trust and restricted land.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 99,340.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 99,340.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 2 
hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 81,899.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: In general, once per approval per lease. 
Some collections occur upon request for modification or assignment or 
upon a trespass violation, which occur, on average, fewer than once per 
lease. Additionally, rent payments occur, on average, once per month.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $1,813,000.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is 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. 2019-13018 Filed 6-18-19; 8:45 am]
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