[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 245 (Thursday, December 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 65724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31336]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Submission of Information Collection to the Office of Management 
Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of a current approved information collection.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs is submitting an 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
for clearance and extension. The information collection request for the 
Indian Child Welfare Act Annual Report is cleared under OMB Control 
Number 1076-0131 through December 31, 2001.

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 22, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent directly to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of Interior, Room 10102, 725 
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
    Send a copy of your comments to Larry Blair, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Branch of Tribal Government, Division of Social Services, 1849 
C Street NW (MS-4660-MIB), Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested persons may obtain copies 
of the information collection requests without charge by contacting Mr. 
Larry Blair, (202) 208-2479 (this is not a toll free number). Facsimile 
number (202) 208-2648.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Department has issued regulations prescribing procedures by 
which an Indian tribe may receive funding to provide ICWA services. 
Funding is authorized by the Indian Child Welfare Act, Public Law 95-
608, 92 Stat. 3069, 25 U.S.C. 1918.
    A Federal Register notice soliciting comments from interested 
parties to renew this information collection was published on October 
2, 2001 (66 FR 50201). No comments were received. Upon review of ICWA 
program information previously collected, we realized that a change was 
needed to more accurately reflect the public burden. Therefore, we are 
submitting this information collection for revision and renewal. 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

    The Department invites comments on:
    (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the Bureau, including whether 
the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of the Bureau's estimate of the burden of the 
information collection, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and,
    (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated electronic, mechanical, or other collection techniques or 
forms of information technology.

III. Data

    Title of the Information Collection: ICWA of 1978.
    OMB: 1076-0131; Expiration date: December 31, 2001.
    Type of Review: Revision and renewal of a current approved 
information collection.
    Summary of Collection of Information: The collection of information 
will ensure that the provisions of Public Law 95-608 are met.
    Affected Entities: Federally recognized tribes who receive grant 
funding to provide ICWA services.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: One annual and four quarterly 
reports (the fourth quarter report is also the annual report).
    Estimated Time Per Response: One-half hour for each of 4 reports 
from 536 grantees.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,072 hours.
    This notice is published in accordance with the authority delegated 
by the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary--Indian 
Affairs by 209 Departmental Manual 8.1.

    Dated: December 11, 2001.
Neal A. McCaleb,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 01-31336 Filed 12-19-01; 8:45 am]
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