[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 248 (Friday, December 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71451-71452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27971]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[120A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control Number 1076-
0136]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act Program

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, 
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 
January 27, 2020.

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. 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]. Please

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reference OMB Control Number 1076-0136 in the subject line of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Ms. Sunshine Jordan by telephone at: (202) 513-
7616; or by email at: [email protected]. 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 on 
October 2, 2019 (84 FR 52529). No comments were received in response to 
this notice.
    We are again 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: 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.
    Title of Collection: Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0136.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Federally recognized Indian Tribes, 
Tribal organizations and contractors.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 567.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 7,063.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 4 hours to 122 
hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 127,127 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0.
    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. 2019-27971 Filed 12-26-19; 8:45 am]
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