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comments on this collection of 

information was published on October 

19, 2017 (82 FR 48722). No comments 

were received. 

We are again 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. 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: The BIA is seeking renewal 

of the approval for the information 

collection conducted under 25 U.S.C. 

43, 36 Stat. 472, inter alia, and 

implementing regulations, at 25 CFR 

part 5, regarding verification of Indian 

preference for employment. The 

purpose of Indian preference is to 

encourage qualified Indian persons to 

seek employment with the BIA and 

Indian Health Service (IHS) by offering 

preferential treatment to qualified 

candidates of Indian heritage. BIA 

collects the information to ensure 

compliance with Indian preference 

hiring requirements. The information 

collection relates only to individuals 

applying for employment with the BIA 

and IHS. The tribe’s involvement is 

limited to verifying membership 

information submitted by the applicant. 

The collection of information allows 

certain persons who are of Indian 

descent to receive preference when 

appointments are made to vacancies in 

positions with the BIA and IHS as well 

as in any unit that has been transferred 

intact from the BIA to a Bureau or office 

within the Department of the Interior or 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services and that continues to perform 

functions formerly performed as part of 

the BIA and IHS. You are eligible for 

preference if (a) you are a member of a 

federally recognized Indian tribe; (b) 

you are a descendent of a member and 

you were residing within the present 

boundaries of any Indian reservation on 

June 1, 1934; (c) you are an Alaska 

native; or (d) you possess one-half 

degree Indian blood derived from tribes 

that are indigenous to the United States. 

Title of Collection: Verification of 

Indian Preference for Employment in 

BIA and IHS. 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0160. 

Form Number: BIA 4432. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Qualified Indian persons who are 

seeking preference in employment with 

the BIA and IHS. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 5,000 per year, on average. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 5,000 per year, on average. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 30 minutes. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 2,500 hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: A response 

is required to obtain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $6,920. 

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.). 

Elizabeth K. Appel, 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and 

Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[189A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control 

Number 1076–0114] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Application for 

Admission to Haskell Indian Nations 

University and to Southwestern Indian 

Polytechnic Institute 

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 Education (BIE) are 

proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

22, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

to the Office of Management and 

Budget’s Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior by email at 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via 

facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please 

provide a copy of your comments to Ms. 

Jacquelyn Cheek, Special Assistant to 

the Director, Bureau of Indian 

Education, 1849 C Street NW, Mailstop 

3609–MIB, Washington, DC 20240; 

facsimile: (202) 208–3312; or email to: 

Jacquelyn.Cheek@bie.edu. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 1076– 

0114 in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Ms. Jacquelyn Cheek, 

phone: 202–631–4074. You may also 

view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. 

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. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on April 27, 

2017 (82 FR 19382). No comments were 

received. 

We are again 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 

BIE; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the BIE enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the BIE 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 


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public record. 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: The BIE is requesting early 

renewal of OMB approval for the 

admission forms for Haskell and SIPI. 

These admission forms are used in 

determining program eligibility of 

American Indian and Alaska Native 

students for educational services. These 

forms are utilized pursuant to the Blood 

Quantum Act, Public Law 99–228; the 

Snyder Act, Chapter 115, Public Law 

67–85; and, the Indian Appropriations 

of the 48th Congress, Chapter 180, page 

91, For Support of Schools, July 4, 1884. 

The application was revised following 

input from students on the form. 

Haskell reduced the length of the 

application form to a page and a half. 

SIPI’s application did not change. 

Submission of these eligibility 

application forms is mandatory in 

determining a student’s eligibility for 

educational services. The information is 

collected on two forms: Application for 

Admission to Haskell form and SIPI 

form. 

Title of Collection: Application for 

Admission to Haskell Indian Nations 

University and to Southwestern Indian 

Polytechnic Institute. 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0114. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Early revision of 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Students. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 4,000 per year, on average. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 4,000 per year, on average. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 30 minutes per Haskell 

application; 30 minutes per SIPI 

application. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,750 hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Response is 

required to obtain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: Once per 

year for Haskell; each trimester for SIPI. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $10,000. 

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.). 

Elizabeth K. Appel, 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and 

Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–01108 Filed 1–22–18; 8:45 am] 

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 332–562 and 

Investigation No. 332–563] 

Global Digital Trade 2: The Businessto-Business Market, Key Foreign Trade 

Restrictions, and U.S. 

Competitiveness; and Global Digital 

Trade 3: The Business-to-Consumer 

Market, Key Foreign Trade 

Restrictions, and U.S. 

Competitiveness; Scheduling of 

Hearing 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Scheduling of public hearing. 

SUMMARY: The Commission has 

scheduled a public hearing for March 6, 

2018, in connection with the second 

and third of three investigations on 

global digital trade: Investigation No. 

332–562, Global Digital Trade 2: The 

Business-to-Business Market, Key 

Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. 

Competitiveness; and investigation No. 

332–563, Global Digital Trade 3: The 

Business-to-Consumer Market, Key 

Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. 

Competitiveness. Procedures relating to 

participation are set forth below. 

DATES: 

February 20, 2018: Deadline for filing 

request to appear at the public hearing 

February 26, 2018: Deadline for filing 

pre-hearing briefs and statements 

March 6, 2018: Public hearing 

March 20, 2018: Deadline for filing posthearing briefs and statements 

April 6, 2018: Deadline for filing all 

other written submissions for 

investigation No. 332–362 

August 15, 2018: Deadline for filing all 

other written submissions for 

investigation No. 332–563 

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, 

including the Commission’s hearing 

rooms, are located in the United States 

International Trade Commission 

Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, 

DC. All written submissions should be 

addressed to the Secretary, United 

States International Trade Commission, 

500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 

20436. The public file for these 

investigations may be reviewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at https://edis.usitc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information relating to Global Digital 

Trade 2, contact co-Project Leaders Dan 

Kim (202–205–3234 or dan.kim@

usitc.gov) and Alissa Tafti (202–205– 

3244 or alissa.tafti@usitc.gov); and for 

information relating to Global Digital 

Trade 3, contact Project Leader Ricky 

Ubee (202–205–3493 or ravinder.ubee@

usitc.gov) or Deputy Project Leader 

Christopher Robinson (202–205–2602 or 

christopher.robinson@usitc.gov). For 

information on the legal aspects of these 

investigations, contact William Gearhart 

in the Commission’s Office of the 

General Counsel (202–205–3091 or 

william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media 

should contact Margaret O’Laughlin, 

Office of External Relations (202–205– 

1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). 

Hearing-impaired individuals may 

obtain information on this matter by 

contacting the Commission’s TDD 

terminal at 202–205–1810. General 

information concerning the Commission 

may also be obtained by accessing its 

website (https://www.usitc.gov). Persons 

with mobility impairments who will 

need special assistance in gaining access 

to the Commission should contact the 

Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In his 

letter of January 13, 2017, the United 

States Trade Representative (USTR) 

requested that the Commission conduct 

three investigations and prepare three 

reports relating to global digital trade. 

The Commission delivered the first of 

these reports, Global Digital Trade 1: 

Market Opportunities and Key Foreign 

Trade Restrictions, on August 29, 2017 

and released it to the public on 

September 28, 2017. 

The Commission invites members of 

the public with an interest in the matter 

to participate in a hearing for the second 

and third investigations in this series 

and provide information that relates to 

the reports that the Commission has 

been asked to prepare. For the second 

report (Global Digital Trade 2: The 

Business-to-Business Market, Key 

Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. 

Competitiveness) the USTR requested 

that the Commission, based on available 

information, including a survey of U.S. 

firms in selected industries particularly 

involved in digital trade: 

• Provide qualitative, and to the 

extent possible, quantitative analysis of 

measures in key foreign markets 

(identified in the first report) that affect 

the ability of U.S. firms to develop and/ 

or supply business-to-business digital 

products and services abroad; and 


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