[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 130 (Thursday, July 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36916-36917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17399]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Information Collection for Adult Vocational Training and
Employment
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of emergency clearance and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) This notice announces that the Office of
Management and Budget's (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs approved an information collection request for emergency
clearance under 5 CFR 1320.13. The information collection, Application
for Training or Employment Assistance, is cleared under OMB Control
Number 1076-0062 through November 30, 1999. We are seeking comments
from interested parties to renew the clearance.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 7,
1999.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Deano Poleahla, Office of
Economic Development, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street, NW, MS-
4640-MIB, Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the form, contact Deano Poleahla, (202) 208-2671 (this is not a
toll-free number). You may also send requests by facsimile to (202)
208-3664.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Pub. L. 84-959 and Pub. L. 88-230 authorize the Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), to help adult Indians who
reside on or near Indian reservations to obtain reasonable and
satisfactory employment. The information collection documents provide
information necessary to administer the program for Employment
Assistance or Vocational Training. The Department is authorized to
undertake a program of vocational training that provides vocational
counseling, guidance, and training in any recognized vocation,
apprenticeship, trade, or on-the-job training. The program is available
to Indians who are not less than 18 years old and not more than 35
years old who reside on or near Indian reservation. The Act authorizes
the BIA to enter into contracts or agreements with Federal, State,
local government agencies or associations with apprenticeship programs
or on-the-job training that leads to skilled employment. The same
application form is used for both 25 CFR parts 26 and 27.
II. Request for Comments
The Department of the Interior invites comments on:
(1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the BIA, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the BIA'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
(1) Title of the Information Collection: The Adult Vocational
Training and Employment Assistance Program application form, OMB No.
1076-0062, Expiration date: 12/31/92.
(2) Type of Review: Reinstatement of an expired information
collection form.
(3) Summary of Collection of Information: The collection of
information provides pertinent data concerning the individual's
training and employment background to determine eligibility for program
services.
(4) Affected Entities: Individual tribal members residing on or
near
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reservations seeking training and employment assistance services.
(5) Frequency of Response: Annually.
(6) Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,900.
(7) Estimated Time per Application: one-half hour.
(8) Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,450.
Dated: June 19, 1999.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 99-17399 Filed 7-7-99; 8:45 am]
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