[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 73 (Monday, April 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20402-20403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08014]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[212A2100DD/AAKC001030//A0A501010.999900; OMB Control Number 1076-0169]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Probate of Indian 
Estates, Except for Members of the Osage Nation and Five Civilized 
Tribes

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 
June 18, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments on this information collection 
request (ICR) to Ms. Charlene Toledo, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office 
of Trust Services, Division of Probate Services, 2600 N Central Ave., 
STE MS 102, Phoenix, AZ 85004: or email to [email protected]. 
Please reference OMB Control Number 1076-0169 in the subject line of 
your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Ms. Charlene Toledo by telephone at (505) 563-
3371 or 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.
    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: The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) probates the 
estates of individual Indians owning trust or restricted property in 
accordance with 25 U.S.C. 372-373. In order to compile the probate 
file, the BIA must obtain the family heirship data regarding the 
deceased from individuals and the tribe. This section contains the 
procedures that the Secretary of the Interior follows to initiate the 
probate of the trust estate for a deceased person who owns an interest 
in trust or restricted property. The Secretary must perform the 
necessary research of family heirship data collection requests in this 
part to obtain the information necessary to compile an accurate and 
complete probate file. This file will be forwarded to the Office of 
Hearing and Appeals (OHA) for disposition. Responses to these 
information collection requests are required to create a probate file 
for the decedent's estate so that OHA can determine the heirs of the 
decedent and order distribution of the trust assets in the decedent's 
estate.
    Title of Collection: Probate of Indian Estates, Except for Members 
of the Osage Nation and Five Civilized Tribes.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0169.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Indians, businesses, and tribal 
authorities.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 36,906 per year.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 41,139 per year.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 0.5 hours to 45 
hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 617,486 per year.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain a Benefit.

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    Frequency of Collection: Once per respondent per year.
    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. 2021-08014 Filed 4-16-21; 8:45 am]
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