Payment for Appointed Counsel in Involuntary Indian Child Custody Proceedings in State Courts, 25 CFR 23.13

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
02-19-10.Appointed Counsel 30-day.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-02-19	Available
Justification for 1076-0111 rev.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2010-01-19	Available
10-30-09.ICR 60-day Child Custody.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-01-07	Available
U_S_ Code.txt	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-11-30	Available
25cfr23.13.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-11-30	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
11483	Notice of the Appointment of Counsel in Involuntary Indian Child Custody Proceeding in State Courts, 25 CFR 23.13		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1076-0111	ICR Reference No: 200908-1076-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200611-1076-009
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BIA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Payment for Appointed Counsel in Involuntary Indian Child Custody Proceedings in State Courts, 25 CFR 23.13
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/13/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/19/2010
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2013	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2010
Responses	4	0	1
Time Burden (Hours)	12	0	9
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 95 - 608 2 et seq Name of Law: Indian Child Welfare Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 56208	10/30/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 7514	02/19/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Notice of the Appointment of Counsel in Involuntary Indian Child Custody Proceeding in State Courts, 25 CFR 23.13

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	4	1	0	0	3	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	12	9	0	0	3	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: 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.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $457

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 02/19/2010

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