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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 34 / Friday, February 18, 2011 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
New Agency Information Collection for
Solicitation of Nominations for the
Advisory Board for Exceptional
Children; Request for Comments
AGENCIES:

Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.
Notice of request for comments.

ACTION:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is
seeking comments on a proposed
collection of information that will allow
the BIE to obtain information from
individuals on their qualifications to
serve on the Advisory Board for
Exceptional Children (Advisory Board)
under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Improvement Act. The BIE is
seeking approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
collect this information. This notice is
not requesting nominations; it is
requesting comment on the information
the BIE may collect in the future for
nominations by a separate Federal
Register notice.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 19,
2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to Sue
Bement, Education Specialist, Bureau of
Indian Education, Albuquerque Service
Center, Division of Performance and
Accountability, P.O. Box 1088,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103–1088.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue
Bement, Education Specialist, telephone
(505) 563–5274.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The BIE seeking approval for an
information collection that would allow
it to collect information regarding
individuals’ qualifications to serve on
the Federal advisory committee known
as the Advisory Board for Exceptional
Children. This information collection
would require persons interested in
being nominated to serve on the
Advisory Board to provide information
regarding their qualifications. A
Membership Nomination Form would
also be part of the information
collection.
The Individuals with Disabilities
Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of
2004, (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) requires
the BIE to establish an Advisory Board
on Exceptional Education. See 20 U.S.C
1411(h)(6). Advisory Board members
shall serve staggered terms of 2 years or

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3 years from the date of their
appointment. This Advisory Board is
currently in operation; this information
collection will allow the BIE to better
manage the nomination process for
future appointments to the Advisory
Board.
II. Request for Comments
The BIE requests that you send your
comments on this collection 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, phone 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–NEW.
Title: Solicitation of Nominations for
the Advisory Board for Exceptional
Children.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of this information allows
the BIE to review the qualifications of
individuals seeking nomination to the
Advisory Board for Exceptional
Children under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Improvement
Act. The information collection
includes a Membership Nomination
Form and requests information on
qualifications, experience, and expertise
on the education of Indian children

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with disabilities. Response is required
to obtain a benefit.
Type of Review: Proposed information
collection.
Respondents: Individuals.
Number of Respondents: 30 per year,
on average.
Total Number of Responses: 30 per
year, on average.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 30
hours.
Dated: February 9, 2011.
Alvin Foster,
Acting Chief Information Officer—Indian
Affairs.
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BILLING CODE 4310–4J–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Proclaiming Certain Lands, Reykers
Acquisition, as an Addition to the Bay
Mills Indian Reservation for the Bay
Mills Indian Community of Michigan
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Reservation
Proclamation.
AGENCY:

This notice informs the public
that the Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs proclaimed approximately 25
acres, more or less, to be added to the
Bay Mills Indian Reservation for the Bay
Mills Indian Community of Michigan.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben
Burshia, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Division of Real Estate Services, Mail
Stop 4639–MIB, 1849 C Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20240, telephone (202)
208–7737.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Notice is published in the exercise of
authority delegated by the Secretary of
the Interior to the Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs by part 209 of the
Departmental Manual.
A proclamation was issued according
with Section 7 of the Act of June 18,
1934 (48 Stat. 986; 25 U.S.C. 467), for
the land described below. The land was
proclaimed to be an addition to the Bay
Mills Indian Reservation and part of the
Bay Mills Indian Community of
Michigan for the exclusive use of
Indians on that Reservation who are
entitled to reside at the Reservation by
enrollment or Tribal membership.
Bay Mills Indian Community
Reservation, Reykers Acquisition,
Michigan Meridian, Township of Bay
Mills, Chippewa County, Michigan.
SUMMARY:

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