Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 39 / Wednesday, February 28, 2007 / Notices 9023 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Submission of Information Collection 

to Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is 

submitting this information collection 

request to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and renewal. 

The collection is: 25 CFR 151 Land 

Acquisitions, OMB Control Number 

1076–0100. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 30, 2007, to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to 

the Desk Officer for the Department of 

the Interior at the Office of Management 

and Budget. You may submit comments 

either by telefacsimile at (202) 395–

6566, or by e-mail to 

OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. 

Please send a copy to Ben Burshia, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of 

Real Estate Services, Mail Stop 4639–

MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, 

DC 20240–0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Interested persons may obtain copies of 

the information collection requests 

without charge by contacting Ben 

Burshia at (202) 219–1195. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

provides an opportunity for interested 

parties to comment on proposed 

information collection requests. This 

collection covers 25 CFR 151 as 

presently approved. The Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, Division of Real Estate 

Services, is proceeding with this public 

comment period as the next step in 

obtaining a normal information 

collection clearance from OMB. The 

request contains (1) Type of review, (2) 

title, (3) summary of the collection, (4) 

respondents, (5) frequency of collection, 

(6) reporting and record keeping 

requirements, and (7) reason for 

response. 

A Federal Register notice was 

published on December 13, 2006 (71 FR 

74932). No comments were received. 

25 CFR 151—Land Acquisitions 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0100. 

Type of review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Acquisition of Title to Land in 

Trust, 25 CFR 151. 

Summary: The Secretary of the 

Interior has statutory authority to 

acquire lands in trust status for 

individual Indians and federally 

recognized Indian tribes. The Secretary 

requests information in order to identify 

the parties involved and a description of 

the land in question. Respondents are 

Native American tribes or individuals 

who request acquisition of real property 

into trust status. The Secretary also 

requests additional information 

necessary to satisfy those pertinent 

factors listed in 25 CFR 151.10 or 

151.11. The information is used to 

determine whether or not the Secretary 

will approve an applicant’s request. No 

specific form is used, but respondents 

supply information and data, in 

accordance with 25 CFR 151, so that the 

Secretary may make an evaluation and 

determination in accordance with 

established Federal factors, rules and 

policies. 

Frequency of Collection: One Time. 

Description of Respondents: Native 

American tribes and individuals 

desiring acquisition of lands in trust 

status. 

Total Respondents: 1,000. 

Total Annual Responses: 1,000. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 67,800 

hours. 

Reason for Response: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

The Bureau of Indian Affairs solicits 

comments in order to: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the bureau, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the bureau’s estimate of 

the burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond. Any public comments 

will be addressed in the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs’ submission of the 

information collection request to the 

Office of Management and Budget. 

We will not sponsor nor conduct a 

request for information, and you need 

not respond to such a request, unless 

there is a valid OMB Control Number. 

Please note that comments are open to 

public review. If you wish to have your 

name and address withheld from the 

reviewing public, you must state so 

prominently at the beginning of your 

comments. We will honor your request 

to the limit of the appropriate laws. All 

comments from businesses or their 

representatives will be available for 

public review. We may decide to 

withhold information for other reasons. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

has between 30 and 60 days to make a 

decision about this information 

collection request; therefore, comments 

received closer to 30 days have a better 

chance of being considered. 

Dated: February 22, 2007. 

Grayford Payne, 

Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—

Indian Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Submission of Information Collection 

for Probate to the Office of 

Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Submission to Office 

of Management and Budget for renewal. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we are 

submitting to the Office of Management 

and Budget the information collection 

found in the general Probate of Indian 

Decedents’ Estates, Except for Member 

of the Five Civilized Tribes regulations. 

The purpose of this data collection is to 

ensure that Probate regulations are 

administered for the benefit of 

individual Indians and any persons 

having claims against an Indian 

decedent’s estate. 

DATES: Comments on this proposed 

information collection must be received 

by March 30, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

to the Desk Officer for the Department 

of the Interior by e-mail to 

OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. or by 

facsimile to (202) 395–6566. 

Send a copy of the comments to Bill 

Titchwy, Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Western Regional Office, Division of 

Probate, 400 N. Fifth Street, 10th Floor, 

Two Arizona Center, Phoenix, AZ 

85004. Comments may also be telefaxed 

to (602) 379–4005. We cannot accept Email comments at this time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Titchwy, 602–379–4002. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

information provided through collection 

requirements is used by the Department 

of the Interior, BIA, to determine heirs 

and divide any funds held by the BIA 

for an Indian decedent and to divide the 

decedent’s trust and restricted real 


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