81 FR 23004 - Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing Permits

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 75 (April 19, 2016)

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 Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing Permits authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0162. This information collection expires July 31, 2016.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23004-23005]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09018]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Navajo Partitioned 
Lands Grazing Permits

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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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 Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing Permits authorized by 
OMB Control Number 1076-0162. This information collection expires July 
31, 2016.

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 20, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to 
Derrith Watchman-Moore, Office of Trust Services, Branch of Natural 
Resources, P.O. Box 1060, Gallup, New Mexico 87105; telephone: (505) 
863-8221; email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Derrith Watchman-Moore, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    BIA is seeking comments on the information collection conducted 
under 25 CFR 161, implementing the Navajo-

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Hopi Indian Relocation Amendments Act of 1980, 94 Stat. 929, and the 
Federal court decisions of Healing v. Jones, 174 F. Supp.211 (D Ariz. 
1959) (Healing I), Healing v. Jones, 210 F. Supp. 126 (D. Ariz. 1962), 
aff'd 363 U.S. 758 (1963) (Healing II), Hopi Tribe v. Watt, 530 F. 
Supp. 1217 (D. Ariz. 1982), and Hopi Tribe v. Watt, 719 F.2d 314(9th 
Cir. 1983).
    This information collection allows BIA to receive the information 
necessary to determine whether an applicant to obtain, modify, or 
assign a grazing permit on Navajo Partitioned Lands is eligible and 
complies with all applicable grazing permit requirements. BIA, in 
coordination with the Navajo Nation, will continue to collect grazing 
permit information up to and beyond the initial reissuing of the 
grazing permits, likely within a 1-3 year time period from the date of 
publication of this notice. The data is collected by electronic global 
positioning systems and field office interviews by BIA & Navajo Nation 
staff. The data is maintained by BIA's Navajo Partitioned Lands office. 
The burden hours for this continued collection of information are 
reflected in the Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden in this notice.

II. Request for Comments

    The BIA requests your comments on this 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.
    Please note that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and an 
individual need not respond to, a collection of information unless it 
has 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 personally 
identifiable 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: 1076-0162.
    Title: Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing Permits, 25 CFR 161.
    Brief Description of Collection: Submission of information is 
required for Navajo Nation representatives, members, and authorized 
Tribal organizations to obtain, modify, or assign a grazing permit on 
Navajo partitioned lands.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents: Tribes, Tribal organizations, and individual Indians.
    Number of Respondents: 750.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1,500.
    Estimated Time per Response: On average, 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Obligation to Respond: A response is required to obtain a benefit.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,000 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $0.

Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action--Indian 
Affairs.
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