[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 140 (Thursday, July 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43702-43703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18431]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Probate of Indian
Estates
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is proposing to submit the
information collection titled ``Probate of Indian Estates, Except for
Members of the Osage Nation and the Five Civilized Tribes, 25 CFR 15''
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal pursuant to
the Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collection is currently
authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0169, which expires November 30,
2011. The information collection addresses information that individuals
and tribes provide to allow administration of the trust estates of
Indian individuals in accordance with the American Indian Probate
Reform Act of 2004.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 19, 2011.
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to
Charlene Toledo, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Director, Special Projects,
BIA Division of Probate Services, 2600 N Central Ave., STE MS102,
Phoenix, AZ 85004; e-mail: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may request further information or
obtain copies of the information collection request submission from
Charlene Toledo, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Director, Special Projects.
Telephone (505) 563-3371.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Secretary of the Interior probates those assets held by
individuals in trust or restricted status, in accordance with the
American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004 (AIPRA) amendments to the
Indian Land Consolidation Act, 25 U.S.C. 2201 et seq. In order to
compile the probate file, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) must
obtain information regarding the deceased from individuals and the
tribe. This renewal does not make any adjustments to the estimated
burden hours or otherwise change the approved information collection.
II. Request for Comments
The BIA requests that you send your comments on this collection to
the location listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your comments should
address: (a) The necessity of the information collection for the proper
performance of the agencies, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of our 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 or conduct, and an
individual need not respond to, a collection of information unless it
has a valid OMB Control Number. Approval for this collection expires
November 30, 2011. Response to the information collection is required
to obtain a benefit.
It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for
review at the location listed in the ADDRESSES section during the hours
of 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday except for legal
holidays. Before including your 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.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076-0169.
Title: Probate of Indian Estates, Except for Members of the Osage
Nation and the Five Civilized Tribes, 25 CFR 15.
Brief Description of Collection: This part contains the procedures
that the Secretary of the Interior follows to initiate the probate of
the trust estate of a deceased person for whom the Secretary holds an
interest as trust or restricted property. The Secretary must perform
the information collection requests in this part to obtain the
information necessary to compile an accurate and complete probate file.
This file will be forwarded to the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)
for disposition. Responses to these information collection requests are
required to obtain benefits (e.g., payment of a devise or claim from a
probated estate) in accordance with the Secretary's sole statutory
authority to probate estates (see 25 U.S.C. 372).
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Indians, businesses, and tribal authorities.
Number of Respondents: 64,915.
Frequency of Collection: One per respondent each year with the
exception of tribes that may be required to provide enrollment
information on an average of approximately 10 times/year.
Description of Respondents: Indians, businesses, and tribal
authorities.
Estimated Hours per Response: Ranges from 0.5 hour to 45.5 hour
(see table below).
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 76,655.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,037,433.
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Number of
New CFR section Description of info collection responses per Hours per Total burden
requirement yr response hours
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15.9............................. File affidavit to self-prove 1,000 0.5 500
will, codicil, or revocation.
15.9............................. File supporting affidavit to 2,000 0.5 1,000
self-prove will, codicil, or
revocation.
15.104........................... Reporting req.-death 5,850 5 29,250
certificate.
15.301........................... Reporting funeral expenses..... 5,850 2 11,700
15.105........................... Provide probate documents...... 21,235 45.5 966,193
15.302........................... Provide info on creditor claim 35,100 0.5 17,550
(6 per probate).
15.203........................... Provide tribal information for 5,620 2 11,240
probate file.
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Total........................ ............................... 76,655 ............ 1,037,433
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Dated: July 15, 2011.
Alvin Foster
Acting Chief Information Officer--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-18431 Filed 7-20-11; 8:45 am]
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