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III. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this
IC on:
• Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
• The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this IC. Before
including your address, phone number,
e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment, including your
personal identifying information, may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Dated: February 17, 2010
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Indian Health Service
Proposed Renewal of Agency
Information Collection for Indian SelfDetermination and Education
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) and Indian Health Service (IHS)
are submitting the information
collection, titled ‘‘Indian SelfDetermination and Education
Assistance Act Programs, 25 CFR 900’’
to the Office of Management and Budget
for renewal. The current approval,
designated by OMB Control Number
1076–0136, expires on February 28,
2010. The information is collected to
process contracts, grants, or cooperative
agreements for award by the BIA and
the IHS, as authorized by the Indian
Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
March 25, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to the
Desk Officer for Department of the
Interior at the Office of Management and
Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395–5806
or you may send an e-mail to:
[email protected]. Please
send a copy of your comments to Terry
Parks, Office of Indian Services, Bureau
of Indian Affairs, Department of the
Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop
4520, Washington, DC 20240, Facsimile:
(202) 208–5113.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may request further information or
obtain copies of the information
collection request submission from
Terry Parks, telephone: (202) 513–7625.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

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AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of submission to the
Office of Management and Budget.

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Representatives of the BIA and IHS
seek renewal of the approvals for
information collections conducted
under their joint rule, 25 CFR part 900,
implementing the Indian SelfDetermination and Education
Assistance Act, as amended (25 U.S.C.
450 et seq.). The Act required the joint
rule to govern how contracts and grants
are awarded to Indian tribes, thereby
avoiding the unnecessary burden or
confusion associated with two sets of
rules and information collection
requirements. See 25 U.S.C.
450k(a)(2)(A)(ii). There is no change to
the approved burden hours for this
information collection.
The information requirements for this
joint rule represent significant
differences from other agencies in
several respects. Both the BIA and IHS

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let contracts for multiple programs
whereas other agencies usually award
single grants to tribes. Under the Act,
tribes are entitled to contract and may
renew contracts annually, whereas other
agencies provide grants on a
discretionary or competitive basis.
The BIA and IHS use the information
collected to determine applicant
eligibility, evaluate applicant
capabilities, protect the service
population, safeguard Federal funds and
other resources, and permit the Federal
agencies to administer and evaluate
contract programs. Tribal governments
or tribal organizations provide the
information by submitting Public Law
93–638 contract or grant proposals to
the appropriate Federal agency. No third
party notification or public disclosure
burden is associated with this
collection. Approval for the collection
expires on February 28, 2010.
II. Request for Comments
The BIA and IHS request that you
send your comments on this collection
to the locations listed in the ADDRESSES
section. Your comments should address:
(a) The necessity of the information
collection for the proper performance of
the agencies, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agencies’
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 through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Please note that an agency may not
sponsor or conduct, and an individual
need not respond to, a collection of
information unless it has a valid OMB
Control Number.
It is our policy to make all comments
available to the public for review at the
location listed in the ADDRESSES section
during the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday
except for legal holidays. Before
including your address, phone number,
e-mail address or other personally
identifiable information, be advised that
your entire comment—including your

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personally identifiable information—
may be made public at any time. While
you may request that we withhold your
personally identifiable information, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0136.
Title: Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Contracts, 25 CFR
Part 900.
Brief Description of Collection: An
Indian tribe or tribal organization may
be required to respond from 1 to 12
times per year, depending upon the
number of programs they contract from
the BIA and IHS. Each response may
vary in its length. In addition, each
subpart of 25 CFR part 900 concerns
different parts of the contracting
process. For example, Subpart C relates
to provisions of the contents for the
initial contract proposal. The burden
associated with this would not be used
when contracts are renewed. Subpart F
describes minimum standards for the
management systems used by Indian
tribes or tribal organizations under these
contracts. Subpart G addresses the
negotiability of all reporting and data
requirements in the contract. Responses
are required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Respondents: Federally recognized
Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
Number of Respondents: 550.
Total Number of Responses: 5,267.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies
from 10 to 50 hours, with an average of
45 hours per response.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents:
219,792 hours.
Dated: December 18, 2009.
Alvin Foster,
Chief Information Officer, Bureau of Indian
Affairs.
Dated: December 11, 2009.
Randy Grinnell,
Deputy Director of Indian Health Services.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
Information Collection for Tax Credit
Bonds for Bureau of Indian AffairsFunded Schools
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Request for comments.
SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act, the Office of Facilities,
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(OFECR), in the Office of the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs, is seeking
comments on a renewing the
information collection entitled ‘‘Tax
Credit Bonds for Bureau of Indian
Affairs-Funded Schools,’’ which has
been assigned Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Control Number
1076–0173 and expires on April 30,
2010. This information collection is
related to tax credit bonds for BIAfunded schools authorized by the
American Reinvestment and Recovery
Act of 2009 (ARRA). Indian Tribes
interested in obtaining an allocation of
the bonding authority to finance
construction, rehabilitation, or repair of
a BIA-funded elementary or secondary
school or dormitory must provide
certain information as part of the
application. This notice requests
comments on the information collection
associated with the application.
DATE: Submit comments on or before
April 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Mail or hand-carry
comments to Bernadette Myers, U.S.
Department of the Interior, Office of
Facilities, Environmental and Cultural
Resources, 2051 Mercator Drive, Reston,
Virginia 20191; or e-mail to:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bernadette Myers (703) 390–6655.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This information collection allows
OFECR to receive written applications
for allocations of the $400,000,000 in
Tax Credit Bonding Authority granted to
the Secretary as a result of the ARRA of
2009. This bonding authority is for the
purpose of the construction,
rehabilitation and repair of BIA-funded
schools. The information collection
allows OFECR to determine whether the
project is eligible to be considered for an
allocation. No third party notification or
public disclosure burden is associated
with this collection. OFECR obtained an
emergency approval of this information
collection from OMB to allow it to
solicit applications for tax credit bonds.
See 74 FR 56211 (October 30, 2009).
OMB’s approval for the information
collection expires April 30, 2010.
Because the tax credit bond authority
extends through calendar year 2010,
OFECR is requesting a renewal of the
OMB authority to collect information
from Indian Tribes through
applications.
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
provides an opportunity for interested
parties to comment on information
collection requests. OFECR is
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period as the first step in obtaining
renewal of the information collection
clearance from OMB. Each clearance
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.
II. Request for Comments
If you would like to comment on this
information collection, please send your
comments to the location listed in the
ADDRESSES section. Your comments
should address: (a) The necessity of the
information collection for the proper
performance of the agencies, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of our
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 through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Please note that an agency may not
sponsor or conduct and an individual
need not respond to a collection of
information unless it has a valid OMB
Control Number. It is our policy to make
all comments available to the public for
review at the location listed in the
ADDRESSES section during the hours of
9 a.m.–5 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday
through Friday except for legal holidays.
Before including your address,
telephone number, e-mail address or
other personally identifiable
information, be advised that your entire
comment—including your personally
identifiable information—may be made
public at any time. While you may
request that we withhold your
personally identifiable information, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0173.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Tax Credit Bonds for Bureau of
Indian Affairs-Funded Schools.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of this information is
required to apply for allocations of the
$400,000,000 in Tax Credit Bonding
Authority granted to the Secretary as a
result of the ARRA of 2009. This
bonding authority is for the purpose of
the construction, rehabilitation and
repair of BIA-funded schools. The

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