[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68640-68641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19238]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[245A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900; OMB Control Number 1076-0199]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Indian 
Business Incubator Program

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, 
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs (AS-IA) are proposing to renew an 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 26, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this notice to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs (OIRA) through https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_nbr=202405-1076-015 or by visiting https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain and selecting ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' and then scrolling down to the 
``Department of the Interior.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact 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; [email protected]; (202) 924-
2650. 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 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/Forward?SearchTarget=PRA&textfield=1076-0199.

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 
June 21, 2024 (89 FR 52076). 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: Under 25 CFR 1187, this information collection includes 
items that an applicant must include in an application for an Indian 
Business Incubator Program (IBIP) grant and that IBIP awardees must 
include in the annual report. Applicant contents include such items as 
a description of the reservation communities the incubator will serve, 
a three-year plan regarding the services to be offered to participating 
entrepreneurs, among other items, information regarding applicant's 
experience in conducting assistance programs, and a site description of 
the location at which the applicant will provide workspace to 
participants, among other items. The annual report includes a detailed 
breakdown of the entrepreneurs the incubator has served for the year 
covered by the report. The authority for this information collection is 
the Native American Business Incubators Program Act (25 U.S.C. 5801 et 
seq.).
    We are updating the ``Total Estimated Number of Annual 
Respondents'' from 50 to 30 to reflect actual responses received in 
recent years. We are also updating ``Total Estimated Number of Annual 
Responses'' 100 from 30 by streamlining the program's business 
practices. Finally, we are updating ``Total Estimated Number of Annual 
Burden Hours'' from 2,000 to 750 hours.
    Title of Collection: Indian Business Incubator Program, 25 CFR 
1187.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0199.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals, Private Sector, 
Government.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 30.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 30.

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    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Ranges from 5 to 35 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 750 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Occasionally.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0.
    Authority: 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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