[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 194 (Friday, October 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61096-61097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21873]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[DT64101000.DSB4A0000.T7AC00.24IA; OMB Control Number 1035-0003]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Application To Withdraw 
Tribal Funds From Trust Status, 25 CFR 1200

AGENCY: Office of Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, Bureau of Trust 
Funds Administration (formerly known as the Office of the Special 
Trustee for American Indians), Department of the 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), are proposing to renew 
an information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 7, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by mail to Nina Alexander, Bureau of Trust Funds Administration, 
Director of Federal Information Resources, 4400 Masthead Street NE, 
Albuquerque, NM 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.

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 (87 FR 35241) with a 60-day public 
comment period soliciting on this collection of information was 
published on June 9, 2022. No comments were received in response to 
that notice.
    We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is 
described below. We are especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following: (1) Whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the BTFA, 
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

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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: U.S.C. 25 chapter 42, sub-chapter 11, 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, section 
1200.13, ``How does a Tribe apply to withdraw funds?'' describes the 
requirements for application for withdrawal. The Act generally covers 
all tribal trust funds including judgment funds as well as some 
settlements funds, but excludes funds held in Individual Indian Money 
accounts and Other Trust Funds. 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 Tribe's 
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.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or maintain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: One per Tribe per trust fund withdrawal 
application.
    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.).

Jeffrey Parrillo,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-21873 Filed 10-6-22; 8:45 am]
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