[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 216 (Friday, November 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60262-60264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29402]
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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 that the Information Collection Request
for Adult Education Annual Report Form OMB #1076-0120 requires renewal.
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 January 6, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Comments are to be mailed to Director, Office of Indian
Education Programs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, 1849 C St. NW, Mail Stop 3512-MIB, Washington, DC 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: Dalton J. Henry or Keener Cobb, Bureau
of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, MS
3512, Washington, D.C. 20240, 202-208-3550.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The information collection is necessary to assess the need for
adult education programs in accordance with 25 CFR Part 46, Subpart A,
Sections 46.20 Program Requirements and 46.30 Records and Reporting
Requirements of Adult Education Program.
II. Method of Collection
The Adult Education Program regulations under 25 CFR Part 46
Subpart A contain the program requirements which govern the program.
Information collected from the contractors will be used for
administrative planning, setting long and short term goals, and
analyzing and monitoring the use of funds.
III. Data
(1) Title of the Collection of Information: Bureau of Indian
Affairs Adult Education Program Annual Report Form. OMB Number: 1076-
0120; Expiration Date: October 31, 1997; Type of Review: Renewal of a
currently approved information collection.
(2) Summary of the Collection of Information: The collection of
information provides pertinent data concerning adult education
programs.
(3) Affected Entities: Tribal adult education contractors.
(4) Description of the need for the information and proposed use of
the information:
Submission of this information is necessary to assess the need for
adult education programs. The information is needed for the utilization
and management of program resources to provide education opportunities
for adult American Indians and Alaska Natives to complete high school
requirements, and to gain new skills and knowledge for individual
student self enhancement. The information collected with the annual
report will be used by the Bureau or tribal programs for fiscal
accountability and appropriate direct services documentation. The
results of the data are used for administrative planning.
(5) Description of likely respondents, including the estimated
number of likely respondents, and proposed frequency of response to the
collection of information: Description of likely respondents: Tribal
adult education program administrators; Estimated number of
respondents: 70; Proposed frequency of responses: Annually.
(6) Estimate of total annual reporting and record keeping burden
that will result from the collection of information: 280 hours;
Reporting 4.0 hours/response x 70 respondents = 280 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours = 280 hours. Estimated Annual
Costs: $5,040.00 (4.0 hours x 70 x $18.00)
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 also 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: October 17, 1997.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs.
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