[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8985-8986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03340]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[DR.5B814.IA001213]
Revision of Agency Information Collection for Reporting Systems
for Public Law 102-477 Demonstration Project
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments and tribal consultation meeting.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs is seeking comments on the revision
of the collection of information for the Reporting System for Public
Law 102-477 Demonstration Project authorized by OMB Control Number
1076-0135. This information collection expires January 31, 2017. See
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for details on the
tribal consultation session.
DATES: Submit comments on or before April 15, 2014. A tribal
consultation session will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2014 from 1:00
to 5:00 p.m.
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at the Westin Washington City Center, 1400 M Street NW., Washington, DC
20005. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for
details on the tribal consultation session.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to
James West, Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development, Assistant
Secretary--Indian Affairs, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., MS-20 SIB,
Washington, DC 20240; facsimile: (202) 208-4564; email:
[email protected]. Copies of the draft forms can be viewed at: http://www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/AS-IA/Consultation/index.htm. See the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for information on the
consultation session.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James West, (202) 208-6310.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs is seeking comments on the
revisions for the information collection conducted under OMB Control
Number 1076-0135, Reporting System for Public Law 102-477 Demonstration
Project. This information allows funding agencies to document
compliance with statutory, regulatory, and program specific
requirements of the various integrated programs. Public Law 102-477
authorized tribal governments to integrate federally funded employment,
training, and related services and programs tribes provide into a
single, coordinated, comprehensive service delivery plan. Funding
agencies include the Department of the Interior, Department of Labor,
and the Department of Health and Human Services. Indian Affairs (IA) is
statutorily required to serve as the lead agency and provides a single
report format related to the approved plan for the individual project
for use by tribal governments to report on integrated activities and
expenditures. IA shares the information collected from these reports
with the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human
Services.
There were previously four information collections, three of which
were collected on forms, associated with this OMB Control Number: IA
7701--Narrative Report, IA 7702--Statistical Report, IA 7703--Financial
Report, and IA 7703A--Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF) Financial Report. This revision reduces the number of forms to
two: Narrative and Statistical Report and Financial Expenditure Report.
The previous TANF Financial Report and Financial Report have been
combined to create the Financial Expenditure Report, allowing tribes to
complete and submit the information on one form. Revisions were made to
the Narrative Report Instructions and Statistical Report and
Instructions to provide clear guidance for completion. These revisions
are the result of input by a Federal and Tribal workgroup (``477
Workgroup'').
Consultation Session
A consultation session with tribal leaders will be held on
Thursday, March 14, 2014 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Westin
Washington City Center, 1400 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20005. Copies
of the draft forms can be viewed at: http://www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/AS-IA/Consultation/index.htm.
II. Request for Comments
The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs 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 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: 1076-0135.
Title: Reporting System for Public Law 102-477 Demonstration
Project.
Brief Description of Collection: Public Law 102-477 authorized
tribal governments to integrate federally-funded employment, training
and related services programs into a single, coordinated, comprehensive
delivery plan. Interior has made available a single universal format
for Statistical Reports for tribal governments to report on integrated
activities undertaken within their projects, and a single universal
format for Financial Reports for tribal governments to report on all
project expenditures.
Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Indian tribes participating in Public Law 102-477.
Number of Respondents: 62 on average.
Number of Responses: 62 on average.
Frequency of Response: Each respondent must supply the information
for the Financial Status Report and Public Law 102-477 Demonstration
Project Statistical Report once.
Estimated Time per Response: Ranges from 2 to 40 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,628 hours.
Estimated Total Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $310.
Dated: February 10, 2014.
John Ashley,
Acting Assistant Director for Information Resources.
[FR Doc. 2014-03340 Filed 2-13-14; 8:45 am]
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