A State court that appoints counsel
for an indigent Indian parent or custodian in an involuntary Indian
child custody proceeding in a State court may write to the BIA
requesting payment for the counsel's services when State law does
not authorize State funds to pay such services. The BIA's Regional
Director, in the BIA Region where the case is heard, uses the
submitted information to decide whether to certify that the client
is eligible to have his counsel compensated by the BIA in
accordance with the Indian Child Welfare Act, Public Law
95-608.
The BIA has adjusted its
estimate of burden hours to account for more than one respondent
per year and to better define both the reporting and recordkeeping
burdens associated with this collection.
$457
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Elizabeth Appel 202
273-4680
No
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.