[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 223 (Monday, November 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70861-70862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25299]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[2231A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900; OMB Control Number 1076-0174]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Energy and 
Mineral Development Program Grants

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

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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 with revisions.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 21, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 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 Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) Control Number 1076-0174 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Winter Jojola-Talburt, Deputy Chief, Division 
of Energy and Mineral Development, by telephone: (720) 207-8063; or by 
email: [email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are 
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) 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), 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 
July 22, 2022 (87 FR 43889). 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 Energy Policy Act of 2005 authorizes the Secretary of 
the Interior to provide grants to Indian Tribes for energy development 
and appropriates funds for such grants on a year-to-year basis. See 25 
U.S.C. 3502 (a)(2)(B). When funding is available, the Division of 
Energy and Mineral Development (DEMD) may solicit applications for 
energy development projects from Indian Tribes whose lands are held in 
trust or restricted fee by the federal government under the Energy and 
Mineral Development Program (EMDP). Indian Tribes that would like to 
apply for an EMDP grant must submit an application that includes 
certain information, and once funding is received, recipients must 
submit reports on how they are using the funding.

Proposed Revisions

    BIA proposes to revise the information collection by modifying the 
progress report submission frequency from quarterly to semi-annual.
    Title of Collection: Energy and Mineral Development Program Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0174.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Federally recognized Indian Tribes 
with Indian land.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 113.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 143.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 3 to 100 hours, 
depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 8,480 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Annual for applications; semi-annual for 
progress reports.
    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.).

Steven Mullen,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Regulatory Affairs 
and Collaborative Action--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-25299 Filed 11-18-22; 8:45 am]
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