82 FR 61580 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 248 (December 28, 2017)

Page Range		61580-61580
FR Document		2017-28051

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are proposing to renew an information collection.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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0153]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Certificate of 
Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are proposing to renew an 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 29, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to Ms. Laurel Iron Cloud, Chief, Division of Tribal Government 
Services, Office of Indian Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C 
Street NW, Mail Stop 3645 MIB, Washington, DC 20240; facsimile: (202) 
208-5113; or by email to laurel.ironcloud@bia.gov. Please reference OMB 
Control Number 1076-0179 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Ms. Laurel Iron Cloud by email at 
laurel.ironcloud@bia.gov, or by telephone at (202) 513-7641. You may 
also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact 
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
October 16, 2017 (82 FR 48110). No comments were received.
    We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is 
described below. We are especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the 
proper functions of the BIA; (2) will this information be processed and 
used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) 
how might the BIA enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the BIA minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. 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.
    Abstract: The BIA is seeking renewal of the approval for the 
information collection conducted under the numerous laws authorizing 
BIA to administer program services to Indians, provided that the 
individual possess a minimum degree of Indian or Alaska Native blood. 
When applying for program services authorized by these laws, an 
applicant must provide acceptable documentation to prove that he or she 
meets the minimum required degree of Indian or Alaska Native blood. 
Currently, the BIA certifies an individual's degree of Indian or Alaska 
Native blood if the individual can provide sufficient information to 
prove his or her identity and prove his or her descent from an Indian 
ancestor(s) listed on historic documents approved by the Secretary of 
the Interior that include blood degree information. To obtain the CDIB, 
the applicant must fill out an application form and provide supporting 
documents.
    Title of Collection: Request for Certificate of Degree of Indian or 
Alaska Native Blood.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0153.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 100,000 per year, on 
average.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 100,000 per year, on 
average.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 150,000.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $400,000.
    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.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

    Dated: December 20, 2017.
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action--Indian 
Affairs.
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OMB Control Number: 1076–0179. provide a copy of your comments to Ms. cannot guarantee that we will be able to
Form Number: None. Laurel Iron Cloud, Chief, Division of do so.
Type of Review: Extension without Tribal Government Services, Office of Abstract: The BIA is seeking renewal
change of currently approved collection. Indian Services, Bureau of Indian of the approval for the information
Respondents/Affected Public: Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop collection conducted under the
Individuals. 3645 MIB, Washington, DC 20240; numerous laws authorizing BIA to
Total Estimated Number of Annual facsimile: (202) 208–5113; or by email to administer program services to Indians,
Respondents: 20, per year. laurel.ironcloud@bia.gov. Please provided that the individual possess a
Total Estimated Number of Annual reference OMB Control Number 1076– minimum degree of Indian or Alaska
Responses: 20, per year. 0179 in the subject line of your Native blood. When applying for
Estimated Completion Time per comments. program services authorized by these
Response: 1 hour. laws, an applicant must provide
Total Estimated Number of Annual FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about acceptable documentation to prove that
Burden Hours: 20 hours. he or she meets the minimum required
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to this ICR, contact Ms. Laurel Iron Cloud
by email at laurel.ironcloud@bia.gov, or degree of Indian or Alaska Native blood.
Obtain or Retain a Benefit. Currently, the BIA certifies an
Frequency of Collection: Once. by telephone at (202) 513–7641. You
may also view the ICR at http:// individual’s degree of Indian or Alaska
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Native blood if the individual can
Burden Cost: $0. www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
provide sufficient information to prove
An agency may not conduct or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
his or her identity and prove his or her
sponsor and a person is not required to accordance with the Paperwork descent from an Indian ancestor(s) listed
respond to a collection of information Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the on historic documents approved by the
unless it displays a currently valid OMB general public and other Federal Secretary of the Interior that include
control number. agencies with an opportunity to blood degree information. To obtain the
The authority for this action is the comment on new, proposed, revised, CDIB, the applicant must fill out an
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 and continuing collections of application form and provide
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). information. This helps us assess the supporting documents.
Dated: December 20, 2017. impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s Title of Collection: Request for
Elizabeth K. Appel, Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska
reporting burden. It also helps the
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Native Blood.
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the OMB Control Number: 1076–0153.
[FR Doc. 2017–28053 Filed 12–27–17; 8:45 am]
requested data in the desired format. Form Number: N/A.
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A Federal Register notice with a 60- Type of Review: Extension of a
day public comment period soliciting currently approved collection.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR comments on this collection of
Respondents/Affected Public:
information was published on October
Individuals.
Bureau of Indian Affairs 16, 2017 (82 FR 48110). No comments
were received. Total Estimated Number of Annual
[189A2100DD/AAKC001030/ Respondents: 100,000 per year, on
A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control We are again soliciting comments on
the proposed ICR that is described average.
Number 1076–0153]
below. We are especially interested in Total Estimated Number of Annual
Agency Information Collection public comment addressing the Responses: 100,000 per year, on average.
Activities; Submission to the Office of following issues: (1) Is the collection Estimated Completion Time per
Management and Budget for Review necessary to the proper functions of the Response: 1.5 hours.
and Approval; Certificate of Degree of BIA; (2) will this information be Total Estimated Number of Annual
Indian or Alaska Native Blood processed and used in a timely manner; Burden Hours: 150,000.
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, (4) how might the BIA enhance the Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Interior. quality, utility, and clarity of the Obtain a Benefit.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; information to be collected; and (5) how Frequency of Collection: Once.
request for comment. might the BIA minimize the burden of Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
this collection on the respondents, Burden Cost: $400,000.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
including through the use of An agency may not conduct or
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
information technology. sponsor and a person is not required to
the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are
proposing to renew an information Comments that you submit in respond to a collection of information
collection. response to this notice are a matter of unless it displays a currently valid OMB
public record. Before including your control number.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to address, phone number, email address,
submit comments on or before January The authority for this action is the
or other personal identifying Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
29, 2018. information in your comment, you
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U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on should be aware that your entire
this information collection request (ICR) comment—including your personal Dated: December 20, 2017.
to the Office of Management and identifying information—may be made Elizabeth K. Appel,
Budget’s Desk Officer for the publicly available at any time. While Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Department of the Interior by email at you can ask us in your comment to Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via withhold your personal identifying [FR Doc. 2017–28051 Filed 12–27–17; 8:45 am]
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please information from public review, we BILLING CODE 4337–15–P

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of information collection; request for comment.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 29, 2018.
Contact		To request additional information about this ICR, contact Ms. Laurel Iron Cloud by email at [email protected], or by telephone at (202) 513-7641. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
FR Citation		82 FR 61580

82 FR 61580 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBureau of Indian Affairs

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 248 (December 28, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs