[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30772-30773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14894]


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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.

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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,

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mechanical or other forms of information technology.

III. Data

    Title of the Collection of Information: Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Service Population and Labor Force 
Estimates.
    OMB Number: 1076-(new).
    Affected Entities: Indian tribes who are living on or near a 
tribally, of by law, defined service area.
    Frequency of Response: Biennially or less frequently.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 557.
    Estimated Time per Application: \1/2\ hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 139 hours biennially.

    Dated: May 26, 1998.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 98-14894 Filed 6-4-98; 8:45 am]
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