[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52671-52672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20937]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Proposed Renewal of Agency Information Collection Activities;

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice 
announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is proposing to renew 
the information collections for OMB Control Number 1076-0114, 
Application for Admission to Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) 
and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI); OMB Control 
Number 1076-0134, Student Transportation Form, Subpart H, 25 CFR 39; 
and OMB Control Number 1076-0122, Data Elements for Student Enrollment 
in Bureau-funded Schools. These collections help support the 
educational efforts for Native American students from elementary 
through post-secondary levels. These collections help fulfill the trust 
responsibility of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior. We 
are requesting comments on these information collections.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before November 10, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: You are requested to send any comments to Kevin Skenandore, 
Acting Director, Bureau of Indian Education, 1849 C Street NW., MS 
3610, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Neves, Bureau of Indian 
Education, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., MS 3609 MIB, 
Washington, DC 20240; Telephone 202-208-3601.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published in exercise of 
authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs under 25 
U.S.C. 2 and 9 and 209 DM 8.

I. Abstract

Application for Admission to HINU & SIPI

    The BIA is providing the admission forms for Haskell Indian Nations 
University (HINU) and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute 
(SIPI) for review. 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 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.

Student Transportation Form

    The Student Transportation regulations in 25 CFR part 39, subpart 
H, contain the program eligibility and criteria which govern the 
allocation of transportation funds. Information collected from the 
schools will be used to determine the rate per mile. The information 
collection provides transportation mileage for Bureau-funded schools, 
which determines the allocation of transportation funds.

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Data Elements for Students in Bureau-funded Schools

    The information is collected by school registrars to determine the 
student's eligibility for enrollment in a Bureau-funded school, and if 
eligible, is shared with appropriate school officials to identify the 
student's base and supplemental educational and/or residential program 
needs. The information is compiled into a national database by the 
Bureau of Indian Education to facilitate budget requests and the 
allocation of Congressionally appropriated funds.

II. Request for Comments

    The Department of the Interior invites comments on:
    (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of the agencies' estimate of the burden (including 
the hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information, 
including the validity of the methodology and assumption used;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources 
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or 
provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time 
needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize 
technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and 
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and 
disclosing and providing information, to search data sources, to 
complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or 
otherwise disclose the information.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection. They also will become a matter of public record. All 
written comments will be available for public inspection in Room 3612 
of the Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC, from 
7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address 
or other personally identifiable information, be advised that your 
entire comment--including your personally identifiable information--may 
be made public at any time. While you may request that we withhold your 
personally identifiable information, we cannot guarantee that we will 
be able to do so. All comments from representatives of businesses or 
organizations will be made public in their entirety.
    We will not request nor sponsor a collection of information, and 
you need not respond to such a request, if there is no valid Office of 
Management and Budget Control Number.

III. Data

    Title: Applications for Admission to Haskell Indian Nations 
University and to Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0114.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Description: These eligibility application forms are mandatory in 
determining a student's eligibility for educational services.
    Total Number of Respondents: 2,281.
    Total Number of Annual Responses: 3,943.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 30 minutes per application x (number of 
HINU applications) and 40 minutes per application x (number of SIPI 
applications) = total burden hours.
    Filing fee: $10 per application for HINU; no fee for SIPI.
    Title: Student Transportation Form, Subpart H, 25 CFR 39.100-103.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0134.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Description: This annual collection provides pertinent data 
concerning the schools' bus transportation mileage and related long 
distance travel mileage to determine funding levels for school 
transportation.
    Total Number of Respondents: 121.
    Total Number of Annual Responses: 121.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 6 hours each response = 726 hours.
    Title: Data Elements for Student Enrollment in Bureau-funded 
Schools.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0122.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Description: This annual collection provides data about students 
that impacts placement, special needs assessment, and funding for 
individuals and assists schools in developing a plan for the school 
year.
    Total Number of Respondents: 48,000.
    Total Number of Annual Responses: 48,000.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 15 minutes for each response = 12,000.

    Dated: September 2, 2008.
Sanjeev ``Sonny'' Bhagowalia,
Chief Information Officer--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8-20937 Filed 9-9-08; 8:45 am]
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