30772 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 108 / Friday, June 5, 1998 / Notices

Frequency of Response: Annual.

Estimated Number of Annual

Responses: 554.

Estimated Time per Application: 1⁄2

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 277 hours.

Dated: May 26, 1998.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 98–14891 Filed 6–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Information Collection Submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for Review Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of reinstatement.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that

the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C 3506(c)(2)(A) is

soliciting comments on the proposed

information collection request for the

reinstatement of the Financial

Assistance and Social Services program

application forms.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the collection of information

documents may be obtained by

contacting Larry Blair, Office of Tribal

Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street

NW, MS–4603–MIB, Washington, D.C.

20240. Telephone: (202) 208–2479.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

August 4, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Your comments and

suggestions on the requirements should

be made directly to the attention: Larry

Blair, Office of Tribal Services Bureau of

Indian Affairs, Department of the

Interior, 1849 C Street NW, MS–4603–

MIB, Washington, D.C. 20240.

Telephone: (202) 208–2479.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The information collection required is

necessary to be in compliance with 25

CFR 20 and 25 U.S.C. 13—the Snyder

Act of November 2, 1921, in order to

make determinations of eligibility for

the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) social

service (financial assistance) programs:

General Assistance, Miscellaneous

Assistance, Child Welfare Assistance,

and Services Only (non-cash assistance).

The information is also used to insure

uniformity of services, and assure the

maintenance of current and accurate

records for clear audit facilitating data.

All information collected is retained in

an individual case record and is used

for case management/case planning

purposes. 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.

II. Request for Comments

We specifically request your

comments concerning:

1. Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the BIA,

including whether the information will

have practical utility;

2. The accuracy of the BIA’s estimate

of the burden of the information

collection, including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

3. The quality, utility and clarity of

the information to be collected; and,

How to minimize the burden of the

information collection on those who are

to respond, including the use of

appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical or other forms of

information technology.

III. Data

Title of the Collection of Information:

Department of the Interior, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, Financial Assistance and

Social Services Programs.

OMB Number: 1076–0017.

Affected Entities: Individual members

of Indian tribes who are living on or

near a tribally, of by law, defined

service area.

Frequency of Response: One

application per year.

Estimated Number of Annual

Responses: 200,000 individual

applicants.

Estimated Time per Application: 40

minutes for all.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 33,333.

Dated: May 26, 1998.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 98–14892 Filed 6–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Information Collection Submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for Review Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that

the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3506 (c)(2)(A)

is soliciting comments on the proposed

information collection form for the

Indian Service Population and Labor

Force Estimates.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the documents contained in

the information collection request may

be obtained by contacting Miss

Elizabeth Colliflower, Office of Tribal

Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street

NW, MS–4603–MIB, Washington, D.C.

20240. Telephone: (202) 208–7435.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

August 4, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Your comments and

suggestions on the requirements should

be made directly to Elizabeth

Colliflower, Office of Tribal Services,

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of

the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, MS–

4603–MIB, Washington, D.C. 20240.

Telephone: (202) 208–7435.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The information is mandated by

Congress through P. L. 102–477, Indian

Employment, Training and Related

Services Demonstration Act of 1992,

Section 17. The Act requires the

Secretary to develop, maintain and

publish, not less than biennially, a

report on the population, by gender,

income level, age, service area, and

availability for work. The information is

used by the U. S. Congress, other

Federal Agencies, State and local

governments and private sectors for the

purpose of developing programs,

planning, and to award financial

assistance to American Indians. An

agency may not conduct or sponsor, nor

is any person required to respond to a

collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

II. Request for Comments

We specifically request your

comments on the following:

1. Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the BIA,

including whether the information will

have practical utility;

2. The accuracy of the BIA’s estimate

of the burden of the information

collection, including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

3. The quality, utility and clarity of

the information to be collected; and,

4. How to minimize the burden of the

information collection on those who are

to respond, including the use of

appropriate automated electronic,