<NOTICE>
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
<SUBAGY>Bureau of Indian Affairs</SUBAGY>
<DEPDOC>[Docket No. BIA-2022-0005-0004; 245A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900; OMB Control Number 1076-0018, 1076-0020, 1076-0047, 1076-0094, 1076-0112, 1076-0114, 1076-0120, 1076-0131, 1076-0134, 1076-0135, 1076-0153, 1076-0160, 1076-0169, 1076-0182, 1076-0183, 1076-0184, 1076-0190, 1076-0199]</DEPDOC>
<SUBJECT>Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comment on Fiscal Year 2025 Expirations Under the Paperwork Reduction Act</SUBJECT>
<HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD>
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
<HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD>
Notice of information collection; request for comment.
<SUM>
<HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD>
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, Indian Affairs, are proposing to renew eighteen (18) information collections. We are seeking comments from the public, and other Federal agencies, as part of our continuing effort to minimize burdens and enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected.
</SUM>
<DATES>
<HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD>
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 20, 2024.
</DATES>
<HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD>
To submit a comment, please visit
<E T="03">https://www.regulations.gov</E>
/docket/BIA-2022-0005 or use the search field on
<E T="03">https://www.regulations.gov</E>
to find the “BIA-2022-0005” docket. Please follow the instructions on
<E T="03">Regulations.gov</E>
for submitting a comment; and reference the applicable OMB Control Number within your comment submission.
<FURINF>
<HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD>
Steven Mullen, Information Collection Clearance Officer, by email at
<E T="03">comments@bia.gov</E>
or telephone at (202) 924-2650. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. You may also view each information collection at
<E T="03">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.</E>
</FURINF>
<SUPLINF>
<HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD>
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501
<E T="03">et seq.</E>
) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval under the PRA. We may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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 especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
(1) 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;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for the collection of information, 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) How might the agency 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 technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology,
<E T="03">e.g.,</E>
permitting electronic submission of response.
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 the information collection request. 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.
<GPOTABLE COLS="3" OPTS="L2,nj,tp0,i1" CDEF="s100,12,12">
<TTITLE> </TTITLE>
<CHED H="1">Information Collection</CHED>
<ENT I="01">(1.) Verification of Indian Preference for Employment in BIA and IHS</ENT>
<ENT>1076-0160</ENT>
<ENT>10/31/2024</ENT>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<ENT I="01">(2.) Law and Order on Indian Reservations—Marriage & Dissolution Applications, 25 CFR 11</ENT>
<ENT>1076-0094</ENT>
<ENT>11/30/2024</ENT>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<ENT I="01">(3.) Bureau of Indian Education Adult Education Program</ENT>
<ENT>1076-0120</ENT>
<ENT>11/30/2024</ENT>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<ENT I="01">(4.) Indian Child Welfare Quarterly and Annual Report</ENT>
<ENT>1076-0131</ENT>
<ENT>11/30/2024</ENT>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<ENT I="01">(5.) Reporting System for Public Law 102-477 Demonstration Project</ENT>
<ENT>1076-0135</ENT>
<ENT>11/30/2024</ENT>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<ENT I="01">(6.) Request for Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood</ENT>
<ENT>1076-0153</ENT>
<ENT>11/30/2024</ENT>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<ENT I="01">(7.) Sovereignty in Indian Education Grant Program</ENT>
<ENT>1076-0182</ENT>
<ENT>11/30/2024</ENT>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<ENT I="01">(8.) Indian Highway Safety Grants</ENT>
<ENT>1076-0190</ENT>
<ENT>11/30/2024</ENT>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<ENT I="01">(9.) Probate of Indian Estates, except for Members of the Osage Nation and the Five Civilized Tribes</ENT>
<ENT>1076-0169</ENT>
<ENT>12/31/2024</ENT>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<ENT I="01">(10.) Tribal Colleges and Universities Grant Application Form, 25 CFR 41</ENT>
<ENT>1076-0018</ENT>
<ENT>01/31/2025</ENT>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<ENT I="01">(11.) Indian Business Incubator Program, 25 CFR 1187</ENT>
<ENT>1076-0199</ENT>
<ENT>01/31/2025</ENT>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<ENT I="01">(12.) Application for Admission to Haskell Indian Nations University and to Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute</ENT>
<ENT>1076-0114</ENT>
<ENT>03/31/2025</ENT>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<ENT I="01">(13.) Loan Guarantee, Insurance, and Interest Subsidy Program, 25 CFR 103</ENT>
<ENT>1076-0020</ENT>
<ENT>05/31/2025</ENT>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<ENT I="01">(14.) Reindeer in Alaska</ENT>
<ENT>1076-0047</ENT>
<ENT>05/31/2025</ENT>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<ENT I="01">(15.) Tribal Reassumption of Jurisdiction over Child Custody Proceedings, 25 CFR 13</ENT>
<ENT>1076-0112</ENT>
<ENT>05/31/2025</ENT>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<ENT I="01">(16.) Student Transportation Form</ENT>
<ENT>1076-0134</ENT>
<ENT>05/31/2025</ENT>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<ENT I="01">(17.) Secretarial Elections</ENT>
<ENT>1076-0183</ENT>
<ENT>05/31/2025</ENT>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<ENT I="01">(18.) Bureau of Indian Affairs Housing Improvement Program</ENT>
<ENT>1076-0184</ENT>
<ENT>05/31/2025</ENT>
</ROW>
</GPOTABLE>
<HD SOURCE="HD1">1. Verification of Indian Preference for Employment in BIA and IHS</HD>
<E T="03">Abstract:</E>
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 the Indian Health Service (IHS) by offering preferential treatment to qualified candidates of Indian heritage. The 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/or 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 the 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 the 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.
<E T="03">Title of Collection:</E>
Verification of Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and the IHS.
<E T="03">OMB Control Number:</E>
1076-0160.
<E T="03">Form Number:</E>
BIA 4432.
<E T="03">Type of Review:</E>
Extension of a currently approved collection.
<E T="03">Respondents/Affected Public:</E>
Qualified Indian persons who are seeking preference in employment with the BIA and the IHS.
<E T="03">Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents:</E>
5,000 per year, on average.
<E T="03">Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses:</E>
5,000 per year, on average.
<E T="03">Estimated Completion Time per Response:</E>
30 minutes.
<E T="03">Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours:</E>
2,500 hours.
<E T="03">Respondent's Obligation:</E>
A response is required to obtain a benefit.
<E T="03">Frequency of Collection:</E>
On occasion.
<E T="03">Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost:</E>
$7,640.
<HD SOURCE="HD1">2. Law and Order on Indian Reservations—Marriage & Dissolution Applications, 25 CFR 11</HD>
<E T="03">Abstract:</E>
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