[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68371-68372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31567]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Tribal Self-Governance Program Information Collection
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed agency information collection activities; comment
request.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is seeking comments from the
public on an extension of an information collection from current and
potential Self-Governance Tribes, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The information collected under OMB Clearance Number,
1076-0143, will be used to establish requirements for entry into the
pool of qualified applicants for self-governance, to provide
information for awarding grants, and to meet reporting requirements of
the Self-Governance Act.
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DATES: Submit comments on or before February 7, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Written comments can be sent to William Sinclair, Office of
Self-Governance, 1849 C Street, NW, Mail Stop 2542 MIB, Washington, DC
20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Sinclair, (202) 219-0240.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Self-Governance program was authorized
by the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994, Pub. L. 103-413 as amended.
Tribal Self-Governance is a voluntary program that is currently active
and operating without promulgated regulations. [See Sec. 407(d) of the
Act which says that lack of promulgated regulations shall not limit the
effect of this title.] Previously, an information collection request
was cleared by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget of the Act. That clearance expires on February
29, 2000. Tribes interested in entering into Self-Governance must
submit certain information to support their admission into Self-
Governance. In addition, those tribes and tribal consortia who have
entered into self-governance compacts must submit certain information
to justify budget requests on their behalf and to comport with section
405 of the Act that calls for the Secretary to submit an annual report
to the Congress. Information is also required of tribes to ensure that
the trust responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior are
safeguarded and that imminent jeopardy to trust assets is avoided. (See
section 403(d) of the Act.)
You are advised that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a
person is not required to respond to, a collection of information that
does not display a valid OMB clearance number. For example, this
collection is listed by OMB as 1076-0143, and it expires February 29,
2000. The response is voluntary or to obtain or retain a benefit,
depending upon the parts of the program being addressed.
We are requesting comments about the proposed collection to
evaluate:
(a) The accuracy of the burden hours, including the validity of the
methodology used and assumptions made,
(b) The necessity of the information for proper performance of the
bureau functions, including its practical utility,
(c) The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected, and
(d) Suggestions to reduce the burden including use of automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
Please submit your comments to the person listed in the ADDRESSES
section. Please note that comments, names and addresses of
commentators, are open for public review during regular business hours.
If you wish your name and address withheld, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your comments. We will honor your
request to the extent allowable by law.
Type of review: Renewal.
Title: Tribal Self-Governance Program.
Affected Entities: Tribes and tribal consortiums currently in Self-
Governance or wishing to enter into a self-governance compact.
Size of Respondent Pool: 85.
Number of Annual Responses: 257.
Hours per response: 42 hours.
Total burden hours: 10,766 hours.
BIA Information Collection Clearance Officer: Ruth Bajema, 202-208-
2574.
Dated: December 1, 1999.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 99-31567 Filed 12-6-99; 8:45 am]
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