[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 101 (Friday, May 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 24384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10829]
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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 July
31, 2017.
DATES: Submit comments on or before July 25, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to Ms.
Juanita Mendoza, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
Education, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240; fax: (202) 208-
3312; email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Juanita Mendoza, (202) 208-6123.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Public Law 114-95, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of
December 10, 2015, requires all schools including BIE-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 ESSA, and implementing regulations at 25 CFR 36,
requires the BIE to implement national standards for home-living
situations in all BIE-funded residential schools. The BIE must collect
information from all BIE-funded residential schools in order to assess
each school's progress in meeting the national standards. The BIE 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 BIE-operated schools
and Tribally-controlled contact and grant schools are met.
II. Request for Comments
The 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 BIE 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 65 schools with residential
programs, of which 27 are Bureau-operated and 38 are Tribally operated.
Thus, the collection of information must be cleared for 38 of the 65
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 1 minute to 40 hours,
depending on the activity.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,344 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $0.
Authority: The authorities for this action are the Every Student
Succeeds Act, Public Law 114-95, and the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action--Indian
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-10829 Filed 5-25-17; 8:45 am]
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