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this ICR, contact Jennifer Davis, 

telephone: (602) 265–1592. 

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. 

We are 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 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. 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 Bureau of Indian 

Education (BIE) is seeking renewal for 

an information collection that would 

allow it to collect information regarding 

individuals’ qualifications to serve on 

the Federal advisory committee known 

as the Advisory Board for Exceptional 

Children. This information collection 

requires persons interested in being 

nominated to serve on the Board to 

provide information regarding their 

qualifications. This information 

collection includes one form. 

The Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 

2004, (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) requires 

the BIE to establish an Advisory Board 

on Exceptional Education. See 20 U.S.C. 

1411(h)(6). Advisory Board members 

shall serve staggered terms of two or 

three years from the date of their 

appointment. This Board is currently in 

operation. This information collection 

allows BIE to better manage the 

nomination process for future 

appointments to the Board. 

Title of Collection: Solicitation of 

Nominations for the Advisory Board for 

Exceptional Children. 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0179. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 30 per year, on average. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 30 per year, on average. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 1 hour. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 30 hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: A response 

is required to obtain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $0. 

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 

[178A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control 

Number 1076–0153] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Certificate of Degree of 

Indian or Alaska Native Blood 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is 

proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 15, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the 

information collection request (ICR) by 

mail to Ms. Laurel Iron Cloud, Chief, 

Division of Tribal Government Services, 

Office of Indian Services, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., Mail 

Stop 4513 MIB, Washington, DC 20240; 

facsimile: (202) 208–5113; email: 

laurel.ironcloud@bia.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 1076– 

0179 in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Ms. Laurel Iron Cloud, 

telephone (202) 513–7641. 

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. 

We are 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. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. 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 the 

numerous laws authorizing BIA to 

administer program services to Indians, 

provided that the individual possess a 

minimum degree of Indian or Alaska 

Native blood. When applying for 


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program services authorized by these 

laws, an applicant must provide 

acceptable documentation to prove that 

he or she meets the minimum required 

degree of Indian or Alaska Native blood. 

Currently, the BIA certifies an 

individual’s degree of Indian or Alaska 

Native blood if the individual can 

provide sufficient information to prove 

his or her identity and prove his or her 

descent from an Indian ancestor(s) listed 

on historic documents approved by the 

Secretary of the Interior that include 

blood degree information. To obtain the 

CDIB, the applicant must fill out an 

application form and provide 

supporting documents. 

Title of Collection: Request for 

Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska 

Native Blood. 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0153. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 154,980 per year, on 

average. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 154,980 per year, on average. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 1.5 hours. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 232,470 hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: A response 

is required to obtain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $6,199,200. 

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. 2017–22302 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4337–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[178A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control 

Number 1076–0135] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Reporting Systems for 

Public Law 102–477 Demonstration 

Project 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Information 

Collection; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is 

proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 15, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the 

information collection request (ICR) by 

mail to Mr. Terrence Parks, Chief, 

Division of Workforce Development, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs—Indian 

Services, 1849 C St. NW., MS–3645– 

MIB, Washington, DC 20240; facsimile: 

(202) 513–7625; email: Terrence.Parks@

bia.gov. Please reference OMB Control 

Number 1076–0135 in the subject line of 

your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Mr. Terrence Parks, 

telephone (202) 513–7625. 

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. 

We are 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. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. 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—Indian Services is 

seeking revisions for the information 

collection Reporting System for Public 

Law 102–477 Demonstration Project. 

This information allows the Division of 

Workforce Development (DWD), which 

reports to the BIA—Indian Services, to 

document satisfactory compliance with 

statutory, regulatory, and other 

requirements of the various integrated 

programs. Public Law 102–477 

authorized tribal governments to 

integrate federally funded employment, 

training, and related services and 

programs into a single, coordinated, 

comprehensive service delivery plan. 

Funding agencies include the 

Department of Labor and the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services. BIA is statutorily required to 

serve as the lead agency and provides a 

single, universal report format for use by 

tribal governments to report on 

integrated activities and expenditures. 

The DWD shares the information 

collected from these reports with the 

Department of Labor and the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

This renewal will be revised to 

include information collected under 25 

CFR part 26 to administer the job 

placement and training program, 

through Tribes, which provides 

vocational/technical training, related 

counseling, guidance, and job 

placement services, and limited 

financial assistance to Indian 

individuals who are not less than 18 

years old and who reside with the 

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

approved service areas. Public Law 102– 

477 allows tribes to consolidate into a 

single plan, single budget and single 

report to one office programs they 

currently have under contract or grant. 

The job placement and training program 

has been included in these 477 plans. 

Since tribes determine which programs 

will be included, the plans vary from 

tribe to tribe. Submission of this 

information allows DOI, through Tribes, 

to administer the job placement and 

training program, which provides 

vocational/technical training, related 

counseling, guidance, job placement 

services, and limited financial 

assistance to Indian individuals who are 

not less than 18 years old and who 

reside within DOI approved service 

areas. The information collection 

includes an application for services, 

quarterly progress reports, and 

information from employers regarding 

opportunities. 


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