[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 138 (Friday, July 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42031-42032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16971]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Verification of
Indian Preference for Employment in BIA and IHS
AGENCIES: 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 Verification of Indian Preference for Employment in BIA
and IHS authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0160. This information
collection expires November 30, 2014.
DATES: Submit comments on or before September 16, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection 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 4513 MIB, Washington, DC 20240; facsimile: (202) 208-5113;
email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Laurel Iron Cloud, telephone (202)
513-7641.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
BIA is seeking renewal of the approval for the information
collection conducted under 25 U.S.C. 43, 36 Stat. 472, inter alia, and
implementing regulations, at 25 CFR part 5, regarding verification of
Indian preference for employment. The purpose of Indian preference is
to encourage qualified Indian persons to seek employment with the BIA
and Indian Health Service (IHS) by offering preferential treatment to
qualified candidates of Indian
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heritage. BIA collects the information to ensure compliance with Indian
preference hiring requirements. The information collection relates only
to individuals applying for employment with the BIA and IHS. The
tribe's involvement is limited to verifying membership information
submitted by the applicant. The collection of information allows
certain persons who are of Indian descent to receive preference when
appointments are made to vacancies in positions with the BIA and IHS as
well as in any unit that has been transferred intact from the BIA to a
Bureau or office within the Department of the Interior or the
Department of Health and Human Services and that continues to perform
functions formerly performed as part of the BIA and IHS. You are
eligible for preference if (a) you are a member of a federally
recognized Indian tribe; (b) you are a descendent of a member and you
were residing within the present boundaries of any Indian reservation
on June 1, 1934; (c) you are an Alaska native; or (d) you possess one-
half degree Indian blood derived from tribes that are indigenous to the
United States.
II. Request for Comments
The BIA requests your comments on this collection concerning: (a)
The necessity of the information collection for the proper performance
of the functions of the agencies, 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 sponsor or conduct, 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 during the hours
of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday except
for legal holidays. 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: 1076-0160.
Title: Verification of Indian preference for Employment in the BIA
and IHS, 25 CFR part 5.
Brief description of collection: Submission of this information by
Indian applicants for jobs with BIA and IHS allows the Personnel
Offices of BIA and IHS to verify that the individual meets the
requirements for Indian preference in hiring. Response is required to
obtain the benefit of preferential hiring.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Qualified Indian persons who are seeking preference in
employment with the BIA and IHS.
Number of Respondents: 5,000 per year, on average.
Number of Responses: 5,000 per year, on average.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Time per response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,500 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $6,920 (postage and
copying costs).
Dated: July 14, 2014.
Christine Cho,
Acting Assistant Director for Information Resources--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-16971 Filed 7-17-14; 8:45 am]
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