[Federal Register: May 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 85)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Submission of Agency Information Collection the Office of
Management and Budget
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting this
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget for
reinstatement of the Indian Child Welfare Annual Report form. The
information collected will aid the BIA in fulfilling requirements of
law. This reinstatement meets the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Submit comments on or before June 2, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments
regarding this proposal to the Desk Officer of the Department of the
Interior by facsimile to 202-395-6566. You may also send comments by e-
mail to: OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov.
Copies of comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to Kevin Sanders, Acting Chief,
Office of Indian Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the
Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., MS-4513-MIB, Washington, DC 20240.
Telephone (202) 513-7621.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the collection of
information form or requests for additional information should be
directed to Kevin Sanders, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of
Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., MS-4513-MIB, Washington, DC 20240.
Telephone (202) 513-7621.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The information collection required by the use of this form is
necessary to comply with Public Law 95-608, the Indian Child Welfare
Act, and as codified in 25 CFR part 23, Indian Child Welfare Act
(ICWA). This information is collected through the use of a consolidated
caseload form by tribal ICWA program directors who are the providers of
the ICWA services. The information is used to determine the extent of
service needs in local Indian communities, assessment of the ICWA
program effectiveness, and to provide data for the annual program
budget justification. The responses to this request for information
collection are voluntary and the aggregated report is not considered
confidential. The public is not required to respond unless a currently
valid OMB control number is displayed.
II. Request for Comments
A request for comments was published January 28, 2008 (73 FR 5207).
No comments were received.
You may submit comments to OMB at the address provided in the
ADDRESSES section with a copy to the Bureau of Indian Affairs within 30
days concerning the following:
(a) The necessity of this information collection 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 (hours and
cost) of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Ways we could enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and,
(d) Ways we could minimize the burden of the collection of the
information on the respondents, such as through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Please note that an agency may not sponsor nor request, and an
individual need not respond to, a collection of information unless it
has a valid OMB Control Number. Please note that all comments received
will be available for public review. Before including your
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address, phone number, e-mail address or other personally identifiable
information, be advised that your entire comment--including your
personally identifiable information--may be made public at any time.
While you may request that we withhold your personally identifiable
information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. We do
not consider anonymous comments. All comments from representatives of
businesses or organizations will be made public in their entirety.
OMB is required to respond to this request within 60 days after
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, but may respond
after 30 days; therefore, your comments should be submitted to OMB
within 30 days of publication to assure maximum consideration.
III. Data
Title: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian
Child Welfare Act Annual Report, 25 CFR part 23.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0131.
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Brief Description of Collection: Indian tribes are required to
collect selected data on Indian child welfare cases and submit them to
the Bureau for consolidation. This data is useful on a local level, to
the tribes and tribal organizations that collect it, for case
management purposes and on nationwide bases for planning and budget
purposes.
Respondents: Indian tribes or tribal entities who are operating
programs for Indian tribes.
Number of Respondents: 536.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
Estimated Annual Burden to Respondents: 1072 hours.
Dated: April 25, 2008.
Sanjeev ``Sonny'' Bhagowalia,
Chief Information Officer--Indian Affairs.
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