[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 102 (Thursday, May 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30485-30486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12838]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
[OMB Control Number 1035-0NEW; 15XD0120AF DST000000.54FY DT11100000]
Proposed Collection of Information Collection: Tribal Evaluation
of Indian Trust Programs Compacted by Tribes
AGENCY: Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, Office of
Trust Review & Audit, Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Trust Review & Audit, Office of the Special Trustee for
American Indians, Department of the Interior announces the proposed
collection of information and seeks public comments on the provisions
thereof.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 27,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Send your written comments to Nolan Solomon, Office of
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the Special Trustee for American Indians, U.S. Department of the
Interior, 4400 Masthead Street NE., Albuquerque, NM 87109, fax 505-816-
1380, or by electronic mail to [email protected]. Please
mention that your comments concern the ``OMB ID 1035-0NEW--Tribal
Evaluation of Indian Trust Programs Compacted by Tribes''.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information
collection request, any explanatory information and related forms, see
the contact information provided in the ADDRESSES section above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This notice is for collection of information and public comment.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part
1320, which implement the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq., require that interested members of the public and
affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)).
Under 25 CFR 1000.355, the Secretary's designated representative
will conduct trust evaluations for each self-governance tribe that has
an annual funding agreement. The end result is the issuance of a
report, which is required by 25 CFR 1000.365. Currently, Department of
the Interior, Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians,
Office of Trust Review & Audit (OTRA), conducts an on-site review of
trust operations where a tribe has compacted a trust program. During
that review, under current methodology, interviews are conducted and
documents are requested on site. Information collected is then brought
back to the Albuquerque office and analyzed. A draft report is written
and provided to the tribe for comment where applicable, comments
received back are incorporated into the report, and a final report is
issued to the tribe. The purpose of this notice is to inform tribes and
solicit comment that the method of collecting the information to
conduct that annual evaluation is changing to an electronic method.
Each year, tribes that compact trust programs will be asked to conduct
an online assessment where they respond to questions, upload
documentation, and provide a certification upon completion that answers
provided are true and complete to the best of their knowledge. The
information received will then be analyzed by OTRA, and a draft and or
a final report will be issued. Pending the responses provided,
additional information may be requested. An on-site inspection will
still occur, however, it may be less often than annually.
This notice of proposed information collection is being published
by the Office of Trust Review & Audit, Office of the Special Trustee
for American Indians, Department of the Interior,
II. Data
Title: Tribal Evaluation of Indian Trust Programs Compacted by
Tribes.
OMB Control Number: 1035-0NEW.
Current Expiration Date: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: New Information Collection.
Affected Entities: Tribes that have an annual funding agreement in
place to compact Indian trust programs.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 111.
Frequency of responses: Once per fiscal or calendar year (year the
respective tribe operates under).
(2) Annual reporting and recordkeeping burden:
Total annual reporting per program: 6 hours.
Total number of estimated responses: 111 tribes with an estimated
average of 7 compacted programs each.
Total annual reporting: 4,662 hours.
(3) Description of the need and use of the information: The need
and use of the information is to comply with 25 CFR 1000.355. The CFR
requires an annual review of each Tribe that has an annual funding
agreement in place. Information electronically received will be used to
conduct an initial review of all these compacted tribes on an annual
basis. After the information is received and analyzed, an on-site
review will occur as needed, based on risk. When an on-site review does
occur, it will involve less time on-site than occurs with the current
on-site reviews, as much of the documentation will have been submitted
electronically. We are converting from collecting the information
manually to collecting the information electronically as it is more
efficient.
III. Request for Comments
The Departments invite comments on:
(a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agencies, including whether
the information will have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the agencies' estimate of the burden of the
collection of information and the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
``Burden'' means the total time, effort, and financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide
information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and use
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able
to respond to a collection of information, to search data sources, and
to complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit
or otherwise disclose the information.
All written comments, with names and addresses, will be available
for public inspection. If you wish us to withhold your personal
information, you must prominently state at the beginning of your
comment what personal information you want us to withhold. We will
honor your request to the extent allowable by law. If you wish to view
any comments received, you may do so by scheduling an appointment with
the Office of Trust Review & Audit, Office of the Special Trustee for
American Indians, by calling (505) 816-1257. A valid picture
identification is required for entry into the Department of the
Interior.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
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 Office of Management and Budget control number.
Nolan Solomon,
Management & Program Analyst, Program Management, Office of the Special
Trustee for American Indians.
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