Attachment for 25 CFR 18, Tribal Probate Codes

Attachment A

Table 1. Estimated Burden Hours for Public

Old CFR Section1	New CFR Section	Description of Info Collection Requirement	No. of Respond-ents (Annual)	Responses per Respondent (Annual)	Hourly Burden per Response	Total Hourly Burden (Annual)*	Current OMB Inventory Hours	Cost Burden @ $27.38/hr	Current OMB O&M/ Annual-ized Cost Inventory	Explanation of Difference
---	18.105, 202, 302	Submit Tribal probate code, amendment, or single heir rule to Department	100	1	0.5	50	0	$1,369	$0	Program change.
	Total		100			50		$1,369	$0

*No. of Respondents x Responses per Respondent x Hourly Burden per Response= Total Hourly Burden

¹ For the purposes of this part, we have estimated that 100 federally recognized tribes each year will submit a new tribal probate code or an amendment to an existing tribal probate code or a free-standing single heir rule.

² Because tribes prepare tribal probate codes in the course of their usual and customary business, this time includes only the amount of time it takes to submit the code to the Secretary, and does not include preparation time.

³ Total responses = sum of number of responses required (i.e., no. of respondents x responses per respondent) under each section.

⁴ The cost of reporting and recordkeeping by the public is estimated to be approximately $27.38/hour on average. This figure is based on the wages and salaries average of $19.56 multiplied by 1.4 to address benefits, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation – September 2007; USDL: 07-1883 (12/11/07). We have used this figure as a medium figure that would indicate the cost of having a cover letter typed, the cost of taking an hour’s time off work or the cost of time at work where providing the information is within the scope of employment, the cost of using one’s vehicle, plus time spent on the activity, and other miscellaneous costs that may be associated with obtaining the information needed to fulfill this part’s information collection requirements.

Table 2. Estimated Burden Hours for the Federal Government

Old CFR Section	New CFR Section	Description of Info Collection Requirement	No. of Responses (Annual)	Hourly Burden per Response	Total Hourly Burden (Annual)*	Cost Burden @ $29.355 /hour1	Explanation of Difference
---	18. 105, 202, 302	Review Tribal probate codes, amendments or single heir rules	100	5	500	$14,677.50	New section provides for Secretarial review of Tribal probate codes
	Total				500	$14,677.50

¹The estimated average salary for Federal government employees performing these duties is at the GS-8, Step 5 ($19.57/hour) level. The salary associated with this grade and step is based on the 2.50% General Schedule Increase 2008. This salary, multiplied by 1.5 to cover benefits, equals an hourly rate of $29.355/hr. This method is derived from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation – September 2007; USDL: 07-1883 (12/11/07)).