[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35241-35242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12075]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

[22XDO120AF/DT64101100/DSB4A0000.T7AC00.241A; OMB Control Number 1035-
0003]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Tribal Enrollment Count

AGENCY: Bureau of Trust Funds Administration, 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 Trust Funds Administration (BTFA, formerly known

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as the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians), are 
proposing to renew an information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 8, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by mail to Nina Alexander, Director, Federal Information 
Resources, Bureau of Trust Funds Administration, U.S. Department of the 
Interior, 4400 Masthead Street NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109; or by 
email to [email protected]. Please reference Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1035-0003 in the subject line of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Nina Alexander, Director, Federal Information 
Resources, Bureau of Trust Funds Administration at 4400 Masthead Street 
NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109; or by email at [email protected] or 
via telephone at 505-273-1620. You may also view the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Individuals in the United States who 
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may 
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or Tele Braille) to access telecommunications relay 
services. 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 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all 
information collections require approval under the PRA. We may not 
conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection 
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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 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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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: Public Law 103-412, The American Indian Trust Fund 
Management Reform Act of 1994 (the Act), allows Indian Tribes on a 
voluntary basis to take their funds out of trust status within the 
Department of the Interior (and the Federal Government) in order to 
manage such funds on their own. 25 CFR part 1200, subpart B, Sec. 
1200.13, ``How does a Tribe apply to withdraw funds?'' describes the 
requirements for application for withdrawal. The Act covers all tribal 
trust funds including judgment funds as well as some settlements funds, 
but excludes funds held in Individual Indian Money accounts. Both the 
Act and the regulations state that upon withdrawal of the funds, the 
Department of the Interior (and the Federal Government) have no further 
liability for such funds. Accompanying their application for withdrawal 
of trust funds, Tribes are required to submit a Management Plan for 
managing the funds being withdrawn, to protect the funds once they are 
out of trust status.
    This information collection allows the BTFA to collect the Tribes' 
applications for withdrawal of funds held in trust by the Department of 
the Interior. If BTFA did not collect this information, the BTFA would 
not be able to comply with the Act, and Tribes would not be able to 
withdraw funds held for them in trust by the Department of the 
Interior.
    Title of Collection: Application to Withdraw Tribal Funds from 
Trust Status, 25 CFR 1200.
    OMB Control Number: 1035-0003.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Tribal governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: One respondent, on 
average, every three years.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 750 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 750 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Once per Tribe per trust fund withdrawal 
application.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour Burden CBTFA: 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.).

Jeffrey Parrillo,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-12075 Filed 6-8-22; 8:45 am]
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