[Federal Register: June 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 126)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Indian Education, Adult Education Annual Report Form,
Submission to the Office of Management and Budget
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Submission of Information Collections.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Information Collection Request
for Adult Education Annual Report Form OMB 1076-0120 is
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Bureau of Indian
Education is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 30, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments are to be mailed to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior at the Office of Management and Budget, by
facsimile at (202)-395-6566 or you may send an e-mail to: OIRA_
DOCKET@omb.eop.gov.
Copies of any comments should be submitted to Kevin Skenandore,
Acting Director, Bureau of Indian Education, Department of the
Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., MS 3609 MIB, Washington, DC 20240, or
hand delivered 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 or at 202-208-3601.
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
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46.20 ``Program Requirements'' and 46.30 ``Records and Reporting
Requirements of the Adult Education Program.'' The Adult Education
Program regulations under 25 CFR part 46, subpart 46 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.
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 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.
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 5 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through
Friday except for legal holidays. Before including your address,
telephone 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. We
may withhold comments from review for other reasons.
Comments submitted in response to this notice 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.
III. Data
Title of the Collection of Information: Bureau of Indian Education,
Adult Education Program Annual Report Form. OMB Number: 1076-0120;
Expiration Date: June 30, 2008.
Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Summary of the Collection of Information: The collection of
information provides pertinent data concerning the adult education
programs.
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 of Indian Education or
tribally controlled programs for fiscal accountability and appropriate
direct services documentation. The results of the data are used for
administrative planning.
Affected Entities: Tribal adult education contractors.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 70 Respondents are Tribal adult
education program administrators.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours.
Proposed Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Burden: The estimate of total annual reporting and recordkeeping
burden that will result from the collection of information: Reporting 4
hours per response x 70 respondents = 280 hours. Also included are
minimal support services estimated at $200.00 per year.
Christine Cho,
Acting Chief Information Officer--Indian Affairs.
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