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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 39 / Wednesday, February 28, 2007 / Notices
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
comments from businesses or their

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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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