The United States District Court for
the District of Columbia declared that the Secretary of the
Interior is in breach of a duty to promulgate written policies and
procedures to collect information from third parties which would
support an historical accounting of individual Indian and Tribal
trust funds. In order for the Department to develop informed
policies and procedures, and to comply with the Court's direction,
it is necessary to request information about the population of
relevant records that may be in the procession of third
parties.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.