[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4720-4721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1589]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Homeliving Programs
and School Closure and Consolidation; Request for Comments
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 (Bureau) is seeking comments on renewal of
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the collection
of information for Homeliving Programs and School Closure and
Consolidation. The information collection is currently authorized by
OMB Control Number 1076-0164, which expires on March 31, 2011.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 28, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to
Brandi Sweet, Policy Analyst, Bureau of Indian Education, Mail Stop
3609-MIB, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240; facsimile: (202)
208-3312; e-mail: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brandi Sweet, Policy Analyst, at (202)
208-5504.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Public Law 107-110, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of January
8, 2001, requires all schools including Bureau-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 NCLB Act, and implementing regulations at 25 CFR
36, requires the Bureau to implement national standards for homeliving
situations in all Bureau-funded residential schools. The Bureau must
collect information from all Bureau-funded residential schools in order
to assess each school's progress in meeting the national standards. The
Bureau 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 Bureau-
operated schools and Tribally-controlled contract and grant schools are
met.
II. Request for Comments
The Bureau of Indian Education Office requests that you send your
comments on this collection to the location listed in the ADDRESSES
section. Your comments should address: (a) The necessity of the
information collection for the proper performance of the agencies,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of our estimate of the burden (hours and cost) of the
collection
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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, such as through the use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information technology.
Please note that an agency may not sponsor or conduct, and an
individual need not respond to, a collection of information unless it
has a valid OMB Control Number. This information collection expires on
March 31, 2011.
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 a.m.-5 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday except for legal
holidays. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address
or other personally identifiable information, be advised that your
entire comment--including your personally identifiable information--may
be made public at any time. While you may request that we withhold your
personally identifiable information, we cannot guarantee that we will
be able to do so.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076-0164.
Title: Homeliving Programs and School Closure and Consolidation.
Brief Description of Collection: Submission of this information
allows the Department of the Interior 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 mandatory under 25 U.S.C. 2001.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Respondents: Bureau-funded schools with residential programs,
tribal governing bodies, and school boards are the respondents, and
submission is mandatory.
Number of Respondents: There are 66 schools with residential
programs, of which 27 are Bureau-operated and 39 are tribally operated.
Thus, the collection of information must be cleared for 39 of the 66
residential schools.
Total Number of Responses: 730 per year, on average.
Frequency of Response: Annually or on occasion, depending on the
activity.
Estimated Time per Response: Ranges from 0.02 hours to 40 hours,
depending on the activity.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,344 hours.
Dated: December 14, 2010.
Alvin Foster,
Acting Chief Information Officer--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-1589 Filed 1-25-11; 8:45 am]
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