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(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond; including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comment in response to these 

questions. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

Dated: January 29, 2015. 

Clifford Taffet, 

General Deputy Secretary for Community 

Planning and Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[156/A0J351010.999900/AAKL008000] 

Renewal of Agency Information 

Collection for Law and Order on Indian 

Reservations—Marriage and 

Dissolution Applications 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking 

comments on the renewal of Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval for the collection of 

information for the Law and Order on 

Indian Reservations—Marriage & 

Dissolution Applications, which 

concerns marriage and dissolution of a 

marriage in a Court of Indian Offenses. 

The information collection is currently 

authorized by OMB Control Number 

1076–0094. This information collection 

expires April 30, 2015. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

April 10, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the information collection to 

Katherine Scotta, Office of Justice 

Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 

C Street NW., MS–2603–MIB, 

Washington, DC 20240; email: 

Katherine.Scotta@bia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katherine Scotta, (202) 208–6711. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is 

seeking renewal of the approval for the 

information collection conducted under 

25 CFR 11.600(c) and 11.606(c). This 

information collection allows the Clerk 

of the Court of Indian Offenses to collect 

personal information necessary for a 

Court of Indian Offenses to issue a 

marriage license or dissolve a marriage. 

Courts of Indian Offenses have been 

established on certain Indian 

reservations under the authority vested 

in the Secretary of the Interior by 5 

U.S.C. 301 and 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, and 13, 

which authorize appropriations for 

‘‘Indian judges.’’ The courts provide for 

the administration of justice for Indian 

tribes in those areas where the tribes 

retain jurisdiction over Indians, 

exclusive of State jurisdiction, but 

where tribal courts have not been 

established to exercise that jurisdiction 

and the tribes has, by resolution or 

constitutional amendment, chosen to 

use the Court of Indian Offenses. 

Accordingly, Courts of Indian Offenses 

exercise jurisdiction under 25 CFR 11. 

Domestic relations are governed by 25 

CFR 11.600, which authorizes the Court 

of Indian Offenses to conduct and 

dissolve marriages. In order to obtain a 

marriage licenses in a Court of Indian 

Offenses, applicants must provide the 

six items of information listed in 25 CFR 

11.600(c), including identifying 

information, such a Social Security 

number, information on previous 

marriage, relationship to the other 

applicant, and a certificate of the results 

of any medical examination required by 

applicable tribal ordinances or the laws 

of the State in which the Indian country 

under the jurisdiction of the Court of 

Indian Offenses is located. To dissolve 

a marriage, applicants must provide the 

six items of information listed in 25 CFR 

11.606(c), including information on 

occupation and residency (to establish 

jurisdiction), information on whether 

the parties have lives apart for at least 

180 days or if there is serious marital 

discord warranting dissolution, and 

information on the children of the 

marriage and whether the wife is 

pregnant (for the court to determine the 

appropriate level of support that may be 

required from the non-custodial parent). 

(25 CFR 11.601) Two forms are used as 

part of this information collection, the 

Marriage License Application and the 

Dissolution of Marriage Application. 

II. Request for Comments 

The BIA requests your comments on 

this collection concerning: (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. 

Please note that an agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and an individual 

need not respond to, a collection of 

information unless it has a valid OMB 

Control Number. 

It is our policy to make all comments 

available to the public for review at the 

location listed in the ADDRESSES section. 

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. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0094. 

Title: Law and Order on Indian 

Reservations—Marriage & Dissolution 

Applications. 

Brief Description of Collection: 

Submission of this information allows 

applicants to obtain a benefit, namely, 

the issuance of a marriage license or a 

decree of dissolution of a marriage 

license from the Court of Indian 

Offenses. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Individuals. 

Number of Respondents: 260 per year, 

on average. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

65 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour 

Dollar Cost: $0. 

Dated: February 3, 2015. 

Elizabeth K. Appel, 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and 

Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs. 

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