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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Submission of Information Collection
to Office of Management and Budget
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is
submitting this information collection
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and renewal.
The collection is: 25 CFR 151 Land
Acquisitions, OMB Control Number
1076–0100.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 30, 2007, to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
the Desk Officer for the Department of
the Interior at the Office of Management
and Budget. You may submit comments
either by telefacsimile at (202) 395–
6566, or by e-mail to
[email protected].
Please send a copy to Ben Burshia,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of
Real Estate Services, Mail Stop 4639–
MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington,
DC 20240–0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Interested persons may obtain copies of
the information collection requests
without charge by contacting Ben
Burshia at (202) 219–1195.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
provides an opportunity for interested
parties to comment on proposed
information collection requests. This
collection covers 25 CFR 151 as
presently approved. The Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Division of Real Estate
Services, is proceeding with this public
comment period as the next step in
obtaining a normal information
collection clearance from OMB. The
request contains (1) Type of review, (2)
title, (3) summary of the collection, (4)
respondents, (5) frequency of collection,
(6) reporting and record keeping
requirements, and (7) reason for
response.
A Federal Register notice was
published on December 13, 2006 (71 FR
74932). No comments were received.
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SUMMARY:

25 CFR 151—Land Acquisitions
OMB Control Number: 1076–0100.
Type of review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Acquisition of Title to Land in
Trust, 25 CFR 151.

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Summary: The Secretary of the
Interior has statutory authority to
acquire lands in trust status for
individual Indians and federally
recognized Indian tribes. The Secretary
requests information in order to identify
the parties involved and a description of
the land in question. Respondents are
Native American tribes or individuals
who request acquisition of real property
into trust status. The Secretary also
requests additional information
necessary to satisfy those pertinent
factors listed in 25 CFR 151.10 or
151.11. The information is used to
determine whether or not the Secretary
will approve an applicant’s request. No
specific form is used, but respondents
supply information and data, in
accordance with 25 CFR 151, so that the
Secretary may make an evaluation and
determination in accordance with
established Federal factors, rules and
policies.
Frequency of Collection: One Time.
Description of Respondents: Native
American tribes and individuals
desiring acquisition of lands in trust
status.
Total Respondents: 1,000.
Total Annual Responses: 1,000.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 67,800
hours.
Reason for Response: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs solicits
comments in order to:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the bureau, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the bureau’s estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond. Any public comments
will be addressed in the Bureau of
Indian Affairs’ submission of the
information collection request to the
Office of Management and Budget.
We will not sponsor nor conduct a
request for information, and you need
not respond to such a request, unless
there is a valid OMB Control Number.
Please note that comments are open to
public review. If you wish to have your
name and address withheld from the
reviewing public, you must state so
prominently at the beginning of your
comments. We will honor your request
to the limit of the appropriate laws. All
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representatives will be available for
public review. We may decide to
withhold information for other reasons.
The Office of Management and Budget
has between 30 and 60 days to make a
decision about this information
collection request; therefore, comments
received closer to 30 days have a better
chance of being considered.
Dated: February 22, 2007.
Grayford Payne,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Submission of Information Collection
for Probate to the Office of
Management and Budget
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Submission to Office
of Management and Budget for renewal.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we are
submitting to the Office of Management
and Budget the information collection
found in the general Probate of Indian
Decedents’ Estates, Except for Member
of the Five Civilized Tribes regulations.
The purpose of this data collection is to
ensure that Probate regulations are
administered for the benefit of
individual Indians and any persons
having claims against an Indian
decedent’s estate.
DATES: Comments on this proposed
information collection must be received
by March 30, 2007.

You may submit comments
to the Desk Officer for the Department
of the Interior by e-mail to
[email protected]. or by
facsimile to (202) 395–6566.
Send a copy of the comments to Bill
Titchwy, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Western Regional Office, Division of
Probate, 400 N. Fifth Street, 10th Floor,
Two Arizona Center, Phoenix, AZ
85004. Comments may also be telefaxed
to (602) 379–4005. We cannot accept Email comments at this time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Titchwy, 602–379–4002.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
information provided through collection
requirements is used by the Department
of the Interior, BIA, to determine heirs
and divide any funds held by the BIA
for an Indian decedent and to divide the
decedent’s trust and restricted real
ADDRESSES:

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property. The information is
particularly used by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs in:
(a) Instructing an individual in
starting the probate process;
(b) Preparing a probate package for
review;
(c) Filing claims;
(d) Disbursing assets; and
(e) Filing appeals for adverse
decisions.
Request for Comments
A notice requesting comments was
published in the Federal Register
November 1, 2006 (71 FR 64391). No
comments were received. The Bureau of
Indian Affairs now requests your
comments on this collection be sent to
the Desk Officer for the Department of
Interior at the Office of Management and
Budget. Please address the following:
(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, such as
facilitating use of automation for
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Please note that an agency may not
sponsor or request, and an individual
need not respond to, a collection of
information unless it has a valid OMB
Control Number.
OMB has 60 days in which to make
a decision about this collection but may
act after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure
maximum consideration of your
comments, please send close to the 30
days after publication.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0156.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Title: Probate of Indian Estates, Except
for Members of the Five Civilized
Tribes, 25 CFR 15.
Brief Description of Collection:
Information is collected through the
probate process when BIA learns of a
decedent’s death from a neighbor,
friend, or any other interested person
who provides a copy of decedent’s
obituary notice from a local newspaper
or when BIA receives an affidavit of
death prepared by someone who knows
about the decedent. BIA also requires
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inform BIA if any of the documents or
information identified are not available.
Respondents: Possible respondents
include: Individual tribal members,
individual non-Indians, individual
tribal member-owned businesses, nonIndian owned businesses, tribal
governments, and land owners who are
seeking a benefit.
Number of Responses: 208,073
annually.
Annual hours: 1,129,157.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies
from 1/2 to 44.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: As required.
Dated: February 23, 2007.
Grayford Payne,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Documented Petitions for Federal
Acknowledgment as an Indian Tribe,
Submission to OMB for Renewal
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: This notice announces that
the Information Collection Request for
Documented Petitions for Federal
Acknowledgment as an Indian Tribe is
submitted to Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget for extension.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
March 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send your written
comments to Attention: Desk Officer for
the Department of the Interior, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
either by facsimile to 202–395–6566 or
by e-mail to
[email protected]. Please
send a duplicate copy to R. Lee Fleming,
Director, Office of Federal
Acknowledgment, Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs, 1951 Constitution
Avenue, NW., MS–34B SIB,
Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
submission should be directed to R. Lee
Fleming, Director, Office of Federal
Acknowledgment, Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs, 1951 Constitution
Avenue, NW., MS–34B SIB,
Washington, DC 20240. You may also
call (202) 513–7650.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Abstract
The information collection is needed
to establish whether a petitioning group
has the characteristics necessary to be
acknowledged as having a governmentto-government relationship with the
United States. Federal recognition
makes the group eligible for benefits
from the Federal government. No
respondents made any comments
regarding this information collection.
II. Method of Collection
The acknowledgment regulations at
25 CFR Part 83 contain seven criteria
(§ 83.7) which unrecognized groups
seeking Federal acknowledgment as
Indian tribes must demonstrate that they
meet. Information collected from
petitioning groups under these
regulations provides anthropological,
genealogical and historical data used by
the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs
to establish whether a petitioning group
has the characteristics necessary to be
acknowledged as having a governmentto-government relationship with the
United States. BIA forms 8304, 8305,
and 8306 are optional in providing a
complete list of members of the group
seeking recognition. Respondents are
not required to retain copies of
information submitted to the
Department of the Interior but will
probably maintain copies for their own
use. No periodic reports are required.
III. Data
Title: Documents for Petition for
Federal Acknowledgment as an Indian
Tribe, 25 CFR Part 83.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0104.
Current Expiration Date: February 28,
2007.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Entities: Groups petitioning
for Federal acknowledgment as Indian
tribes.
Response: Respondents are seeking to
obtain a benefit.
Estimated Annual Number of
Petitioners: 10.
Estimated Time per Petition: 2,075
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 20,750.
IV. Request for Comments
You are invited to comment on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary 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 (including hours
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