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respond: The estimated total number of 

respondents for the information 

collection ICAM is 2,406,880 and the 

estimated hour burden per response is 

0.167 hours. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The total estimated annual 

hour burden associated with this 

collection is 407,157 hours. 

(7) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in cost) associated with the 

collection: The estimated total annual 

cost burden associated with this 

collection of information is $0. 

Dated: June 8, 2018 

Samantha L. Deshommes, 

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12764 Filed 6–13–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[189A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control 

Number 1076–0183] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Secretarial Elections 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are 

proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 

13, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

by mail to the Chief, Division of Tribal 

Government Services, Office of Indian 

Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street 

NW, Mail Stop 3645–MIB, Washington, 

DC 20240; or by email to Laurel Iron 

Cloud at laurel.ironcloud@bia.gov. 

Please reference OMB Control Number 

1076–0183 in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Laurel Iron Cloud by 

email at laurel.ironcloud@bia.gov, or by 

telephone at (202) 513–7641. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 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. 

We are soliciting comments on the 

proposed ICR that is described below. 

We are especially interested in public 

comment addressing the following 

issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to 

the proper functions of the BIA; (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

BIA enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (5) how might the BIA 

minimize the burden of this collection 

on the respondents, including through 

the use of information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. 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 the Indian 

Reorganization Act, Indian tribes have 

the right to organize and adopt 

constitutions, bylaws, and any 

amendments thereto, and ratify charters 

of incorporation, through elections 

called by the Secretary of the Interior, 

according to rules prescribed by the 

Secretary. See 25 U.S.C. 476, 477, 503. 

The Secretary’s rules for conducting 

these elections, known as ‘‘Secretarial 

elections,’’ and approving the results are 

at 25 CFR 81. In most cases, the tribe 

requests a Secretarial election; however, 

an individual voting member of a tribe 

may also request a Secretarial election 

by petition. These rules also establish 

the procedures for an individual to 

petition for a Secretarial election. 

BIA requires the tribe to submit a 

formal request for Secretarial election, 

including: A tribal resolution; the 

document or language to be voted on in 

the election; a list of all tribal members 

who are age 18 or older in the next 120 

days (when the election will occur), 

including their last known addresses, 

voting districts (if any), and dates of 

birth, in an electronically sortable 

format. 

While much of the information the 

tribe prepares for a Secretarial election 

(e.g., list of members eligible to vote) 

would be required if the tribe instead 

conducted its own tribal election, the 

Secretary’s rules establish specifics on 

what a tribal request or petition for 

election must contain. These specifics 

are necessary to ensure the integrity of 

Secretarial elections and allow Bureau 

of Indian Affairs (BIA) and tribal 

personnel the ability to consistently 

administer elections. 

Title of Collection: Secretarial 

Elections. 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0183. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Indian 

Tribes and their members. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 252,041. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 252,041. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 40 

hours. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 64,305. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain a Benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $110,880. 

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). 

Dated: June 8, 2018. 

Elizabeth K. Appel, 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and 

Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12802 Filed 6–13–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4337–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[189A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900 253G] 

Request for Nominations of Members 

To Serve on the Bureau of Indian 

Education Advisory Board for 

Exceptional Children 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 


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