[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9639-9640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03719]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[2231A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900; OMB Control Number 1076-0112]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Tribal 
Reassumption of Jurisdiction Over Child Custody Proceedings

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 
March 24, 2022.

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

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facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments to 
Steven Mullen, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of 
Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action--Indian Affairs, U.S. 
Department of the Interior, 1001 Indian School Road NW, Suite 229, 
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104; or by email to [email protected]. Please 
reference OMB Control Number 1076-0112 in the subject line of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Jeanette Hanna, Deputy Bureau Director, Indian 
Services, Office of Indian Services, BIA, by email at 
[email protected] or telephone at (202) 208-2874. 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 
September 7, 2021 (86 FR 50153). No comments were received.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other 
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are 
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    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 BIA is seeking to renew the information collection 
conducted under 25 CFR 13, Tribal Reassumption of Jurisdiction over 
Child Custody Proceedings, which prescribes procedures by which a 
federally recognized Tribe that occupies Tribal lands over which a 
State asserts any jurisdiction pursuant to Federal law may reassume 
jurisdiction over Indian child proceedings as authorized by the Indian 
Child Welfare Act, Public Law 95-608, 92 Stat. 3069, 25 U.S.C. 1918.
    The collection of information will ensure that the provisions of 
Public Law 95-608 are met. Any federally recognized Tribe that became 
subject to State jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of the Act of 
August 15, 1953 (67 Stat. 588), as amended by title IV of the Act of 
April 11, 1968 (82 Stat. 73,78), or pursuant to any other Federal law, 
may reassume jurisdiction over child custody proceedings. The 
collection of information provides data that will be used in 
considering the petition and feasibility of the plan of the Tribe for 
reassumption of jurisdiction over Indian child custody proceedings. We 
collect the following information: Full name, address, and telephone 
number of petitioning Tribe or Tribes; a Tribal resolution; estimated 
total number of members in the petitioning Tribe of Tribes with an 
explanation of how the number was estimated; current criteria for 
Tribal membership; citation to provision in Tribal constitution 
authorizing the Tribal governing body to exercise jurisdiction over 
Indian child custody matters; description of Tribal court; copy of any 
Tribal ordinances or Tribal court rules establishing procedures or 
rules for exercise of jurisdiction over child custody matters; and all 
other information required by 25 CFR 13.11.
    Title of Collection: Tribal Reassumption of Jurisdiction over Child 
Custody Proceedings.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0112.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Federally recognized Tribes who submit 
Tribal reassumption petitions for review and approval by the Secretary 
of the Interior.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 8 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 8 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: None.
    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).

Steven Mullen,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Regulatory Affairs 
and Collaborative Action--Indian Affairs.
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