[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40616-40617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15977]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[212A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control Number 1076-
0169]


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

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DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 27, 2021.

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. Charlene Toledo, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Trust 
Services, Division of Probate Services 1001 Indian School Road MS 44, 
Albuquerque NM 87104: 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. 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 
April 19, 2021 (86 FR 20402). No comments were received.
    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 Secretary of the Interior 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.
    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. 2021-15977 Filed 7-27-21; 8:45 am]
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