Agency Information Collection Activities; Tribal Trust Evaluations for Compact Tribes
| Published date | 29 March 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 16390 |
| Record Number | 2021-06418 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Indian Affairs Bureau,Interior Department |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 58 (Monday, March 29, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 58 (Monday, March 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16390-16391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06418]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[DT64101000.DSB4A0000.T7AC00.24IA; OMB CONTROL NUMBER 1035-0005]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Tribal Trust
Evaluations for Compact Tribes
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, Bureau of
Trust Funds Administration (formerly known as the Office of the Special
Trustee for American Indians), Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of
the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
we, the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA, formerly known as
the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians) are proposing
to renew an information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 28, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request
(ICR) by mail to Nina Alexander, Bureau of Trust Funds Administration
Director of Federal Information Resources, 4400 Masthead NE,
Albuquerque, NM 87109; or by email to [email protected]. Please
reference Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1035-
0005 in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Nina Alexander by email at
[email protected] or by telephone at 505-273-1620.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval under the
PRA. We may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid
OMB control number.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies to comment on
new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This
helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements
and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public
understand our information collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
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We are especially interested in public comment addressing the
following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection
of information, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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.
Abstract: As codified in 25 U.S.C. 4001, The American Indian Trust
Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (the Reform Act) makes provisions
for the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (formerly known as the
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians) to administer trust
fund accounts for individuals and tribes. This collection of
information is required to fulfill the mission of the Bureau of Trust
Funds Administration (BTFA) and the Secretary of the Interior's
responsibility for evaluating all Public Law 93-638 Compact Tribes
administering or managing trust programs, functions, services, and/or
activities on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior. This
responsibility is federally mandated pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 458cc(d) and
25 CFR 1000.350. The BTFA, Office of Trust Risk, Evaluation and
Compliance currently performs the evaluations by collecting Tribal
trust data and documentation from approximately 126 Compacted Tribes.
These evaluations are conducted by performing desk reviews (via email
questionnaires, and teleconferences), and on-site visits. The results
are documented in a final report which is submitted to the Tribe(s)
with copies to select government officials. The data is also reported
in the annual report to Congress through the Office of Self-Governance.
The original 2018 request for the OMB Form 1035-0005 to be approved
included language regarding the automation of the questionnaires that
make up the 1035-0005 collection. This would have provided the
Compacted Tribes access to the questionnaires through a Tribal
Evaluation System (TES) that the Office of the Special Trustee for
American Indians (OST) was developing. System development reviews
identified a number of problematic issues with TES, including potential
vulnerabilities to the system. As a result, the system development
ended, which lead to the system being formally decommissioned by OST in
2020. This request for renewal of 1035-0005 is for the continued
approved use of the collection (questionnaires) only.
Title of Collection: Tribal Trust Evaluations, 25 CFR 1000.350.
OMB Control Number: 1035.
Form Number: 0005.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Public Law 93-638 Compacted Tribes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 64 Tribes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 640.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 3 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,920.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Maintain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Bi-Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour Burden Cost: $71,654.
(64 respondents x average of 10 questionnaires per year x 3 hours
per questionnaire = 1,920 x $37.32 (Business and Financial Operations
Classification) = $71,654.
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 OMB control number.
The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
John Montel,
Associate Chief Information Officer.
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