[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 14 (Thursday, January 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3333-3341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1455]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs--Office of Indian Education Programs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Information Collection Request for
the Tribally Controlled Community College Grant Application Form, OMB
#1076-018, and the Tribally Controlled Community College Annual Report
Form, OMB #1076-0105, require reinstatement. The proposed information
collection requirement, with no appreciable changes, described below
will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law
104-13, 44 U.S.C. 350(c)(2)(A). The Bureau is soliciting public
comments on the subject proposal.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before March 23, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Comments are to be mailed to Director, Office of Indian
Education Programs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, 1849 C Street, NW, Mail Stop 3512-MIB, Washington D.C. 20240,
or hand delivered to Room 3512 at the above address. All written
comments will be available for public inspection in Room 3543 of the
Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington D.C., from 9:00
a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garry R. Martin, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, Mail Stop 3512,
Washington D.C. 20240. Telephone 202-208-3478.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The information collection is necessary to assess the need for
financial assistance and annual performance in accordance with 25 CFR,
part 41--Grants To Tribally Controlled Community Colleges And Navajo
Community College.
II. Method of Collection
The Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Navajo Community
College regulations provided in 25 CFR part 41.9, subpart A and 25 CFR
part 41.25, subpart B contain the program requirements which govern the
program. Information collected from the institutions will be used for
the continued operation and improvement of tribally controlled
community colleges to ensure continued and expanded opportunities for
Indian students.
III. Data
(1) Titles of the Collection of Information are (a) Tribally
Controlled Community College Grant Application, OMB No. 1076-018.
Expiration Date: 6-30-93; Type of Review: Reinstatement of an approved
information collection form; and (b) Tribally Controlled Community
College Annual Report, OMB No. 1076-0105. Expiration Date: 8-31-93;
Type of Review: Reinstatement of an approved information collection
form.
(2) Summary of the Collection of Information: The collection of
information provides pertinent data concerning institutional need and
annual performance of the Tribally Controlled Community Colleges.
(3) Affected Entities: Tribally Controlled Community Colleges
(4) Description of the need for the information and proposed use of
the information: Submission of an annual grant application (OMB No.
1076-018), is required by statute. Submission of the annual report (OMB
No. 1076-0105) is necessary to assess an annual performance for the
expenditure of funds received under the authorizing Act. The
information is needed to ensure continued support of the establishment,
operation and improvement of tribally controlled community colleges.
The information collected with the annual report will be used by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs or tribal programs for fiscal accountability.
The analysis of data will be utilized for administrative and program
planning.
(5) Description of likely respondents, including the estimated
number of likely respondents, and proposed frequency of responses to
the collection of information: There are 25 tribal college institutions
that respond annually. The number of likely respondents, currently
estimated at four additional institutions, will depend on an
institution's ability to complete the criteria for becoming an approved
tribal college.
(6) Estimate of total annual reporting and record keeping burden
that will result from the collection of information: 150 hours per
annum. 75 hours is the estimated public reporting burden for the 25
tribal institutions to complete the tribally controlled community
college grant application (OMB No. 1076-018). This form is estimated to
average three hours per respondent that includes time for reviewing the
instructions, gathering and maintaining data and completing the form.
75 hours is the estimated public reporting burden for the 25 tribal
institutions to complete the tribally controlled community college
annual report (OMB No. 1076-0105). This form is estimated to average
three hours per respondent that includes time for reviewing the
instructions, gathering and maintaining data and completing the form.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150 hours. Estimated
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Annual Costs: $2,700.00 (150 hours @$18.00/hour).
IV. 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
agency's 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 will become a matter of public record.
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 Office of Management and Budget control number.
Dated: December 9, 1997.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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