[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 216 (Friday, November 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60262-60264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29402]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs--Office of Indian Education Programs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
for Adult Education Annual Report Form OMB #1076-0120 requires renewal. 
The proposed information collection requirement, with no appreciable 
changes, described below will be submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Public Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 350(c)(2)(A). The Bureau is 
soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before January 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be mailed to Director, Office of Indian 
Education Programs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, 1849 C St. NW, Mail Stop 3512-MIB, Washington, DC 20240, or 
hand delivered to room 3512 at the above address. All written comments 
will be available for public inspection in Room 3543 of the Main 
Interior Building, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, D.C. from 9:00 a.m. 
until 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dalton J. Henry or Keener Cobb, Bureau 
of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, MS 
3512, Washington, D.C. 20240, 202-208-3550.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The information collection is necessary to assess the need for 
adult education programs in accordance with 25 CFR Part 46, Subpart A, 
Sections 46.20 Program Requirements and 46.30 Records and Reporting 
Requirements of Adult Education Program.

II. Method of Collection

    The Adult Education Program regulations under 25 CFR Part 46 
Subpart A contain the program requirements which govern the program. 
Information collected from the contractors will be used for 
administrative planning, setting long and short term goals, and 
analyzing and monitoring the use of funds.

III. Data

    (1) Title of the Collection of Information: Bureau of Indian 
Affairs Adult Education Program Annual Report Form. OMB Number: 1076-
0120; Expiration Date: October 31, 1997; Type of Review: Renewal of a 
currently approved information collection.
    (2) Summary of the Collection of Information: The collection of 
information provides pertinent data concerning adult education 
programs.
    (3) Affected Entities: Tribal adult education contractors.
    (4) Description of the need for the information and proposed use of 
the information:
Submission of this information is necessary to assess the need for 
adult education programs. The information is needed for the utilization 
and management of program resources to provide education opportunities 
for adult American Indians and Alaska Natives to complete high school 
requirements, and to gain new skills and knowledge for individual 
student self enhancement. The information collected with the annual 
report will be used by the Bureau or tribal programs for fiscal 
accountability and appropriate direct services documentation. The 
results of the data are used for administrative planning.
    (5) Description of likely respondents, including the estimated 
number of likely respondents, and proposed frequency of response to the 
collection of information: Description of likely respondents: Tribal 
adult education program administrators; Estimated number of 
respondents: 70; Proposed frequency of responses: Annually.
    (6) Estimate of total annual reporting and record keeping burden 
that will result from the collection of information: 280 hours; 
Reporting 4.0 hours/response  x  70 respondents = 280 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours = 280 hours. Estimated Annual 
Costs: $5,040.00 (4.0 hours  x  70  x  $18.00)

IV. Request for Comments

    The Department of the Interior invites comments on:
    (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary 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 (including 
the hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information, 
including the validity of the methodology and assumption used;
    (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (d) ways to 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 collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources 
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or 
provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time 
needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize 
technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and 
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and 
disclosing and providing information; to search data sources; to 
complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or 
otherwise disclose the information.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
    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 Office of Management and Budget control number.

    Dated: October 17, 1997.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs.

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