[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 61 (Monday, March 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 18055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07051]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Home-Living Programs
and School Closure and Consolidation
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 Education (BIE) is seeking comments on the renewal of
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the collection of
information for the Home-living Programs and School Closure and
Consolidation. This information collection is currently authorized by
OMB Control Number 1076-0164. This information collection expires June
30, 2014.
DATES: Submit comments on or before May 30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection
Juanita Mendoza, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
Education, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240; facsimile: (202)
208-3312; email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juanita Mendoza, (202) 208-6123.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Public Law 107-110, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of January
8, 2001, requires all schools including Bureau-funded boarding/
residential schools to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and
significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach,
at a minimum, proficiency on challenging academic achievement standards
and assessments. The NCLB Act, and implementing regulations at 25 CFR
part 36, requires the Bureau to implement national standards for home-
living situations in all Bureau-funded residential schools. The Bureau
must collect information from all Bureau-funded residential schools in
order to assess each school's progress in meeting the national
standards. The Bureau is seeking renewal of the approval for this
information collection to ensure that minimum academic standards for
the education of Indian children and criteria for dormitory situations
in Bureau-operated schools and Tribally-controlled contact and grant
schools are met.
II. Request for Comments
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) 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
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: 1076-0164.
Title: Home-living Programs and School Closure and Consolidation.
Brief Description of Collection: Submission of this information
allows the Department of the Interior to ensure that minimum academic
standards for the education of Indian children and criteria for
dormitory situations in Bureau-operated schools and Indian-controlled
contract schools are met. Response is required to obtain a benefit.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Indian tribes.
Number of Respondents: There are 66 schools with residential
programs, of which 28 are Bureau-operated and 38 are tribally operated.
Thus, the collection of information must be cleared for 38 of the 66
residential schools.
Total Number of Responses: 730 per year, on average.
Frequency of Response: Annual or on occasion, depending on the
activity.
Estimated Time per Response: Ranges from 0.02 hours to 40 hours,
depending on the activity.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,344 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $0.
Dated: March 25, 2014.
John Ashley,
Acting Assistant Director for Information Resources.
[FR Doc. 2014-07051 Filed 3-28-14; 8:45 am]
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