Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 225 / Tuesday, November 23, 2004 / Notices 68157

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 29.4. 

Status: Extension of a currently 

approved collection.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as 

amended.

Dated: November 16, 2004. 

Wayne Eddins, 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. E4–3282 Filed 11–22–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Submission of Information Collection 

to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for Review Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs 

(BIA) is submitting the information 

collection titled the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs Higher Education Grant Program 

Annual Report Form, OMB Control 

Number 1076–0106, and the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs Higher Education Grant 

Application Form, OMB Control 

Number 1076–0101 to OMB for 

approval under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. Approval of the Higher 

Education Annual Grant Report form 

and the Higher Education Grant 

Application need to be renewed.

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

December 23, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the information collection to the 

Desk Officer for the Department of the 

Interior, by facsimile at (202) 395–6566, 

or via e-mail: 

OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov.

Please send a copy of your comments 

to Director, Office of Indian Education 

Programs, 1849 C Street, NW., MS–

3609–MIB, Washington, DC 20240. The 

telephone number is (202) 208–6123.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may request further information or 

obtain copies of the information 

collection from Garry R. Martin, Branch 

Chief, Branch of Planning, Office of 

Indian Education Programs, 1849 C 

Street, NW., MS–3609–MIB, 

Washington, DC 20240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher 

Education Grant Program Annual Report 

Form (OMB No. 1076–0106) provides a 

profile of program financial data from 

which to derive a national analysis of 

supplemental funding, unmet financial 

needs of eligible students and college 

graduation rates. Authority for the 

collection of information is contained in 

Public Law 93–638, The Indian SelfDetermination and Education 

Assistance Act of 1975, as amended. 

The Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher 

Education Grant Application (OMB No. 

1076–0101) provides for an annual 

collection of information required to 

make a determination of an applicant’s 

eligibility for funding. The information 

must be collected for the applicant to be 

considered for a benefit. A request for 

comments on these information 

collection requests appeared in the 

Federal Register on April 16, 2004 (69 

FR 20636). No comments were received 

regarding either of the information 

collection forms. 

Request for Comments 

The Bureau of Indian Affairs requests 

you to send your comments on this 

collection to the locations listed in the 

ADDRESSES section. Your comments 

should address: 

(a) The necessity of this information 

collection for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden (hours and cost) 

of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) Ways we could enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

(d) Ways we could minimize the 

burden of the collection of the 

information on the respondents, such as 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that an agency may not 

sponsor or request, and an individual 

need not respond to, a collection of 

information unless it has valid OMB 

Control Number. 

It is our policy to make all comments 

available to the public for review at the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs location listed 

in the ADDRESSES section, room 3609, 

during the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except for legal 

holidays. If you wish to have your name 

and/or address withheld, you must state 

this prominently at the beginning of 

your comments. We will honor your 

request according to the requirements of 

the law. All comments from 

organizations or representatives will be 

available for review. We may withhold 

comments from review for other 

reasons. 

OMB has up to 60 days to make a 

decision on the submission for renewal, 

but may make the decision after 30 

days. Therefore, to receive the best 

consideration of your comments, you 

should submit them as early as possible. 

Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher 

Education Grant Program Annual 

Report Form 

Title: Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher 

Education Grant Program Annual Report 

Form. 

OMB Approval Number: 1076–0106. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Brief Description of Collection:

Respondents who receive a grant are 

required to submit an annual report. 

Respondents: Tribal higher education 

program directors. 

Number of Respondents: 125. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 3 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annual. 

Total Annual Burden to Respondents:

375 hours. 

Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher 

Education Grant Program Application 

Title: Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher 

Education Grant Program Application. 

OMB Approval Number: 1076–0101. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Brief Description of Collection:

Respondents receiving a benefit must 

annually complete the form to 

demonstrate unmet financial need for 

consideration for a grant. 

Respondents: Tribal members, 

students. 

Number of Respondents: 14,000. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: Annual. 

Total Annual Burden to Respondents:

14,000 hours.

Dated: November 15, 2004. 

David W. Anderson, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 04–25949 Filed 11–22–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service 

Plan of Operations, Environmental 

Assessment, Padre Island National 

Seashore, TX

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of a plan 

of operations, environmental 

assessment, and floodplains statement 

of findings for a 30-day public review at 

Padre Island National Seashore. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

(NPS), in accordance with § 9.52(b) of