80 FR 52787 - Renewal of Agency Information Collection for the Bureau of Indian Education Tribal Education Department Grant Program; Request for Comments
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 169 (September 1, 2015)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 169 (September 1, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-21561 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 52787-52788] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-21561] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs [156A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900.253G] Renewal of Agency Information Collection for the Bureau of Indian Education Tribal Education Department Grant Program; Request for Comments AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice of request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking comments on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the collection of information for the Tribal Education Department Grant Program, authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0185. The information collection will expire November 30, 2015. DATES: Submit comments on or before November 2, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to Ms. Wendy Greyeyes, Bureau of Indian Education, Office of the BIE Director, 1849 C Street NW., MS-4657-MIB, Washington, DC 20240; email [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Greyeyes, (202) 208-5810. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is seeking renewal of the approval for information collection conducted under 25 U.S.C. 2020, for the solicitation of grant proposals from Federally-recognized tribes and their Tribal Education Departments (TEDs) that will fund program goals to promote tribal education capacity building to include:Development and enforcement of tribal educational codes, including tribal education policies and tribal standards applicable to curriculum, personnel, students, facilities, and support programs; Facilitate tribal control in all matters relating to the education of Indian children on reservations (and on [[Page 52788]] former Indian reservations in Oklahoma); Provide development of coordinated educational programs (including all preschool, elementary, secondary, and higher or vocational educational programs) on reservations (and on former Indian reservations in Oklahoma) by encouraging tribal administrative support of all Bureau-funded educational programs, as well as encouraging tribal cooperation and coordination with entities carrying out all educational programs receiving financial support from other Federal agencies, State agencies, or private entities. A response is required to obtain or retain a benefit. II. Request for Comments The BIE requests your comments on the collection concerning: (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 conduct or sponsor, and an individual need not respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB Control Number. It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for review at the location listed in the ADDRESSES section. Before including your address, phone number, email address or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. III. Data OMB Control Number: 1076-0185. Title: Tribal Education Department Grant Program. Brief Description of Collection: The Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Indian Education, may solicit grant proposals from federally-recognized tribes and their Tribal Education Departments (TEDs) for projects defined under 25 U.S.C. 2020. These funds are necessary to assist TEDs to improve educational outcomes for students and improve efficiencies and effectiveness by planning and coordinating all educational programs for BIE-funded schools. Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Federally-recognized tribes and their Tribal Education Departments (TEDs). Estimated Number of Respondents: 64. Frequency of Respondents: Once the grant has been awarded, each awardee will be responsible for monthly meetings, quarterly reports, followed by an annual report. Estimated Time per Request: Ranges from one hour to 20 hours. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,000. Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $40,626. Elizabeth K. Appel, Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action--Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 2015-21561 Filed 8-31-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4337-15-P
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serve as hosts and partners. Agreements in any year, and to receive an average cannot guarantee that we will be able to
are for set periods of time (generally five of five proposals per CSC-request, for a do so.
years); thus, when the agreement for a total of fifteen proposals in any single
Shawn Carter,
specific CSC is nearing its termination year. USGS expects to enter into
date, USGS will solicit proposals and Acting Chief, National Climate Change and
agreements with a minimum of eight
Wildlife Science Center.
determine whether to enter another CSC host institutions, and as many as
[FR Doc. 2015–21620 Filed 8–31–15; 8:45 am]
agreement with the same institution/ fifteen additional CSC partner
consortium or with another institution/ BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P
institutions. Thus USGS would request
consortium. quarterly and annual information
USGS also currently collects addressing host and partner agreements
information from institutions that serve DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
from an estimated twenty-three
as hosts for CSCs. This information institutions. In addition, USGS expects Bureau of Indian Affairs
includes quarterly financial statements approximately forty requests per year
(Standard Form 425) and annual addressing specific research projects [156A2100DD/AAKC001030/
progress reports. These reports address A0A501010.999900.253G]
funded under these hosting agreements.
both the overarching agreement to host
Estimated Time per Response: Each Renewal of Agency Information
the CSC and individual research
proposal for CSC hosting is expected to Collection for the Bureau of Indian
projects funded under that overarching
agreement. In the future, USGS may take 200 hours to complete. The time Education Tribal Education
enter into agreements with partner required to complete quarterly and Department Grant Program; Request
institutions in a consortium, in addition annual reports for any specific host/ for Comments
to the ‘‘host,’’ as is current practice. If partner or research project agreement is
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
such agreements are executed, USGS expected to total twenty hours per
Interior.
will request information from both the agreement (not per report).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
host and partner institutions. This Estimated Annual Burden Hours: A
information is used to evaluate the maximum of 4260 hours. SUMMARY: In compliance with the
performance of the institutions/ Estimated Reporting and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
consortia with respect to the Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking
agreements. Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’ comments on the renewal of Office of
burdens associated with this IC. Management and Budget (OMB)
II. Data approval for the collection of
OMB Control Number: 1028–0096. Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA information for the Tribal Education
Form Number: Standard form 425. (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an Department Grant Program, authorized
Other information not collected in a agency may not conduct or sponsor and by OMB Control Number 1076–0185.
form. you are not required to respond to a The information collection will expire
Title: NATIONAL CLIMATE collection of information unless it November 30, 2015.
CHANGE AND WILDLIFE SCIENCE displays a currently valid OMB control DATES: Submit comments on or before
CENTER AND DEPARTMENT OF THE number and current expiration date. November 2, 2015.
INTERIOR CLIMATE SCIENCE
CENTERS (NCCWSC/CSC). III. Request for Comments ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
Type of Request: Revisions to a on the information collection to Ms.
We are soliciting comments as to: (a) Wendy Greyeyes, Bureau of Indian
currently approved collection. Whether the proposed collection of
Affected Public: Institutions that are Education, Office of the BIE Director,
information is necessary for the agency 1849 C Street NW., MS–4657–MIB,
eligible to propose to serve as CSC host
to perform its duties, including whether Washington, DC 20240; email
or partner institutions include Federal,
the information is useful; (b) the Wendy.Greyeyes@bie.edu.
state, not-for-profit, local government,
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
and tribal entities, including academic
burden of the proposed collection of Wendy Greyeyes, (202) 208–5810.
institutions. Existing host institutions
information; (c) ways to enhance the
are academic institutions. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
Respondent’s Obligation: None,
information to be collected; and (d) how I. Abstract
participation is voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Proposals for to minimize the burden on the The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)
new CSC host/partner agreements are respondents, including the use of is seeking renewal of the approval for
collected approximately every five years automated collection techniques or information collection conducted under
for any individual CSC. However, other forms of information technology. 25 U.S.C. 2020, for the solicitation of
because CSCs were not all established in Please note that the comments grant proposals from Federally-
one year, and agreement terms may be submitted in response to this notice are recognized tribes and their Tribal
extended to address specific a matter of public record. Before Education Departments (TEDs) that will
circumstances, such proposals may be including your personal mailing fund program goals to promote tribal
requested during any year. Information address, phone number, email address, education capacity building to include:
is collected from institutions with or other personally identifiable • Development and enforcement of
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whom USGS has an agreement to serve information in your comment, you tribal educational codes, including
as a CSC host or partner and for should be aware that your entire tribal education policies and tribal
individual research projects funded comment, including your personally standards applicable to curriculum,
under these agreements on a quarterly identifiable information, may be made personnel, students, facilities, and
and annual basis. publicly available at any time. While support programs;
Estimated Total Number of Annual you can ask us in your comment to • Facilitate tribal control in all
Responses: USGS expects to request withhold your personally identifiable matters relating to the education of
proposals for a maximum of three CSCs information from public view, we Indian children on reservations (and on
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former Indian reservations in recognized tribes and their Tribal Persons who use a
Oklahoma); Education Departments (TEDs) for telecommunications device for the deaf
• Provide development of projects defined under 25 U.S.C. 2020. (TDD) may call the Federal Information
coordinated educational programs These funds are necessary to assist TEDs Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
(including all preschool, elementary, to improve educational outcomes for to contact the above individual during
secondary, and higher or vocational students and improve efficiencies and normal business hours. The FIRS is
educational programs) on reservations effectiveness by planning and available 24 hours a day, seven days a
(and on former Indian reservations in coordinating all educational programs week, to leave a message or question
Oklahoma) by encouraging tribal for BIE-funded schools. with the above individual. You will
administrative support of all Bureau- Type of Review: Extension without receive a reply during normal business
funded educational programs, as well as change of a currently approved hours.
encouraging tribal cooperation and collection. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The plat,
coordination with entities carrying out Respondents: Federally-recognized in 2 sheets, and field notes of the
all educational programs receiving tribes and their Tribal Education dependent resurvey and survey in
financial support from other Federal Departments (TEDs). Township 40 North, Range 4 West, New
agencies, State agencies, or private Estimated Number of Respondents: Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado,
entities. 64. were accepted on July 20, 2015.
A response is required to obtain or Frequency of Respondents: Once the The plat, in 2 sheets, incorporating
retain a benefit. grant has been awarded, each awardee the field notes of the dependent
will be responsible for monthly resurvey and survey in Township 48
II. Request for Comments
meetings, quarterly reports, followed by North, Range 4 West, New Mexico
The BIE requests your comments on an annual report. Principal Meridian, Colorado, was
the collection concerning: (a) The Estimated Time per Request: Ranges accepted on August 4, 2015.
necessity of this information collection from one hour to 20 hours.
for the proper performance of the Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: Randy Bloom,
functions of the agency, including 2,000. Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Colorado.
whether the information will have Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour [FR Doc. 2015–21600 Filed 8–31–15; 8:45 am]
practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the Dollar Cost: $40,626. BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P
agency’s estimate of the burden (hours
Elizabeth K. Appel,
and cost) of the collection of
information, including the validity of Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Ways we could enhance the quality, [FR Doc. 2015–21561 Filed 8–31–15; 8:45 am] Bureau of Land Management
utility, and clarity of the information to BILLING CODE 4337–15–P
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minimize the burden of the collection of
the information on the respondents, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey;
such as through the use of automated Bureau of Land Management North Dakota
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. [LLCO956000 L14400000.BJ0000] AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Please note that an agency may not Interior.
conduct or sponsor, and an individual Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of
need not respond to, a collection of Colorado. survey.
information unless it displays a valid AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
OMB Control Number. Interior. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
It is our policy to make all comments Management (BLM) will file the plat of
ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of
available to the public for review at the survey of the lands described below in
survey; Colorado. the BLM Montana State Office, Billings,
location listed in the ADDRESSES section.
Before including your address, phone SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Montana, on October 1, 2015.
number, email address or other personal Management (BLM) Colorado State DATES: Protests of the survey must be
identifying information in your Office is publishing this notice to filed before October 1, 2015 to be
comment, you should be aware that inform the public of the intent to considered.
your entire comment—including your officially file the survey plats listed ADDRESSES: Protests of the survey
personal identifying information—may below and afford a proper period of time should be sent to the Branch of
be made publicly available at any time. to protest this action prior to the plat Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land
While you can ask us in your comment filing. During this time, the plats will be Management, 5001 Southgate Drive,
to withhold your personal identifying available for review in the BLM Billings, Montana 59101–4669.
information from public review, we Colorado State Office.
cannot guarantee that we will be able to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DATES: Unless there are protests of this Marvin Montoya, Cadastral Surveyor,
do so. action, the filing of the plats described Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of
III. Data in this notice will happen on October 1,
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Land Management, 5001 Southgate
2015. Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669,
OMB Control Number: 1076–0185.
Title: Tribal Education Department ADDRESSES: BLM Colorado State Office, telephone (406) 896–5124 or (406) 896–
Grant Program. Cadastral Survey, 2850 Youngfield 5003, Marvin_Montoya@blm.gov.
Brief Description of Collection: The Street, Lakewood, CO 80215–7093. Persons who use a telecommunications
Secretary of the Interior, through the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Bureau of Indian Education, may solicit Randy Bloom, Chief Cadastral Surveyor Federal Information Relay Service
grant proposals from federally- for Colorado, (303) 239–3856. (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the
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| Contact | Wendy Greyeyes, (202) 208-5810. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 52787 |
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