[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 6, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 26902-26903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09100]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

25 CFR Part 82

[201A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G]
RIN 1076-AF51


Procedures for Federal Acknowledgment of Alaska Native Entities

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction and reopening of period for comments 
on the information collection.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs published a proposed rule in the 
Federal Register of January 2, 2020, that contained errors in the 
Paperwork Reduction Act statement. This document provides a corrected 
Paperwork Reduction Act statement and reopens the comment period for 
comments on the information collection described in that statement.

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DATES: Comments on the information collection, published on January 2, 
2020 (85 FR 37), are due by May 21, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments on the information collection, 
identified by RIN number 1076-AF51 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for sending comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include RIN number 1076-AF51 
in the subject line of the message.
     Mail or Hand-Delivery/Courier: Office of Regulatory 
Affairs & Collaborative Action--Indian Affairs (RACA), U.S. Department 
of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 4660, Washington, DC 
20240.
    All submissions received must include the Regulatory Information 
Number (RIN) for this rulemaking (RIN 1076-AF51). All comments received 
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including 
any personal information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Appel, Director, Office of 
Regulatory Affairs & Collaborative Action, (202) 273-4680; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Correction

    In the Federal Register of January 2, 2020, in FR Doc. 2019-27998, 
on page 45, in the third column:
     Replace ``we are seeking to revise this information 
collection'' with ``we are seeking to renew and revise this information 
collection'';
     Replace ``14,360 annual burden hours'' with ``1,436 annual 
burden hours''; and
     Replace ``Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Cost: 
$2,100,000'' with ``Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Cost: $4,200,000''.
    We are restating the entire Paperwork Reduction Act statement 
(which was provided in Section V.J. of the preamble to the proposed 
rule) here for the convenience of anyone who wishes to comment on the 
information collection.

J. Paperwork Reduction Act

    OMB Control No. 1076-0104 currently authorizes the collections of 
information related to petitions for Federal acknowledgment under the 
Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) contained in 25 CFR part 83, with an 
expiration of October 31, 2021. With this rulemaking, we are seeking to 
renew and revise this information collection to include collections of 
information related to petitions for Federal acknowledgment under the 
Alaska IRA and 25 CFR part 82. The current authorization totals an 
estimated 1,436 annual burden hours. This rule change would require a 
revision to an approved information collection under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., for which the Department 
is requesting OMB approval.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0104.
    Title: Federal Acknowledgment as an Indian Tribe, 25 CFR 82 & 83.
    Brief Description of Collection: This information collection 
requires entities seeking Federal recognition as an Indian Tribe to 
collect and provide information in a documented petition evidencing 
that the entities meet the criteria set out in the rule.
    Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Entities petitioning for Federal acknowledgment.
    Number of Respondents: 2 on average (each year).
    Number of Responses: 2 on average (each year).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Time per Response: (See table below).
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,872 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Cost: $4,200,000.
    OMB Control No. 1076-0104 currently authorizes the collections of 
information contained in 25 CFR part 83. If this proposed rule is 
finalized, DOI estimates that the annual burden hours for respondents 
(entities petitioning for Federal acknowledgment) will increase by 
approximately 1,436 hours, for a total of 2,872 hours.

Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020-09100 Filed 5-5-20; 8:45 am]
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