[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55146-55147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22962]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Leases and Permits
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 Affairs (BIA) is seeking comments on the renewal of
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the collection of
information for Leases and Permits, 25 CFR 162. The information
collection is currently authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0155.
This information collection expires November 30, 2015.
DATES: Submit comments on or before November 13, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to Ms.
Sharlene Roundface, Office of Trust Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
1849 C Street NW., Mailstop 3642--MIB, Washington, DC 20240; email:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sharlene Roundface, telephone:
(202) 208-5831.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking renewal of the
approval for information collection conducted under 25 CFR 162, Leases
and Permits, for the review and approval of leases and permits on land
the United States holds in trust or restricted status for individual
Indians and Indian tribes. This information collection allows BIA to
review applications for leases and permits, modifications, and
assignments, and to determine:
(a) Whether or not a lease may be approved or granted;
(b) The value of each lease;
(c) The appropriate compensation to landowners; and
(d) Provisions for violations of trespass.
A response is required to obtain or retain a benefit.
II. Request for Comments
The BIA 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: 1076-0155.
Title: Leases and Permits, 25 CFR 162.
Brief Description of Collection: Generally, trust and restricted
land may be leased by Indian landowners with the approval of the
Secretary of the Interior, except when specified by statute. Submission
of this information allows BIA to review applications for obtaining,
modifying and assigning leases and permits of land that the United
States holds in trust or restricted status for individual Indians and
Indian tribes. The information is used to determine approval of a
lease, amendment, assignment, sublease, mortgage or related document.
Response is required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Individual Indians and Indian tribes seeking to lease
their trust or restricted land and businesses that lease trust and
restricted land.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 127,110.
Frequency of Response: One approval per lease, other collections
occur fewer than once per lease, on average, upon
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request for modification or assignment or upon a trespass violation.
Estimated Time per Response: Ranges from 15 minutes to 3 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 108,975 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $1,813,000.
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action--Indian
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-22962 Filed 9-11-15; 8:45 am]
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