[Federal Register: April 23, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 79)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Information Collection Request
for the Adult Education Annual Report Form, OMB 1076-0120,
requires renewal. The current Adult Education Annual Report Form, with
no appreciable changes, will be submitted after the comment period 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 Department of the Interior is soliciting public
comments on the renewal.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 23, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Mail comments to Kevin Skenandore, Acting Director, Bureau
of Indian Education, Department of the Interior, 1849 C St. NW., Mail
Stop 3609-MIB, Washington, DC 20240, or hand deliver to room 3610 at
the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Neves, Bureau of Indian
Education, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., MS-3609-MIB,
Washington, DC 20240, 202-208-3601.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Information Collection Abstract
The regulations under 25 CFR part 46, subpart A contain the program
requirements that govern the Adult Education Program. The information
collection is necessary to assess the need for adult education programs
in accordance with 25 CFR 46.20, Program Requirements, and section
46.30, Records and Reporting Requirements. 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.
This collection expires June 30, 2008.
Title of the Collection of Information: Adult Education Program
Annual Report Form.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0120.
Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Brief Description of the Collection of Information: The collection
of information provides pertinent data concerning the adult education
programs. 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 Bureau of Indian Education and
tribally controlled programs use the information collected with the
annual report for fiscal accountability and appropriate direct services
documentation. The results of the data are used for administrative
planning.
Affected Entities: Tribal adult education administrators.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 70.
Proposed Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 280 hours (reporting 4 hours per
response x 70 respondents = 280 hours).
II. 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 costs) 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
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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.
It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for
review at the location listed in the ADDRESSES section, room 3610,
during the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., EST, Monday thru Friday except
for legal holidays. If you wish to have your name and/or address
withheld, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your
comments. We will honor your request according to the requirements of
the law. All comments from organizations or representatives will be
available for review. We may withhold comments from review for other
reasons.
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 OMB control number.
Dated: April 17, 2008.
Sanjeev ``Sonny'' Bhagowalia,
Chief Information Officer--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8-8763 Filed 4-22-08; 8:45 am]
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