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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 140 / Thursday, July 21, 2011 / Notices

Type: Extension without change of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Indian tribes and State
governments.
Number of Respondents: 32 per year,
on average.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Time per Response: 360
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
11,520 hours.
Dated: July 15, 2011.
Alvin Foster,
Acting Chief Information Officer—Indian
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011–18337 Filed 7–20–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Tribal Probate Codes
AGENCY:

II. Request for Comments

Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.
Notice of request for comments.

ACTION:

The Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) is proposing to submit the
information collection titled ‘‘Tribal
Probate Codes, 25 CFR 18’’ to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
renewal pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The information
collection is currently authorized by
OMB Control Number 1076–0168,
which expires November 30, 2011. The
information collection requires Indian
tribes to submit their tribal probate
codes to the Secretary of the Interior for
approval in accordance with the
American Indian Probate Reform Act of
2004.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 19, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to
Charlene Toledo, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Director, Special Projects, BIA
Division of Probate Services, 2600 N
Central Ave., STE MS102, Phoenix, AZ
85004; e-mail:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may request further information or
obtain copies of the information
collection request submission from
Charlene Toledo, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Director, Special Projects.
Telephone (505) 563–3371.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
As sovereignties, federally recognized
tribes have the right to establish their

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own probate codes. When those probate
codes govern the descent and
distribution of trust or restricted
property, they must be approved by the
Secretary of the Department of the
Interior. The American Indian Probate
Reform Act of 2004 (AIPRA)
amendments to the Indian Land
Consolidation Act, 25 U.S.C. 2201 et
seq., provides that any tribal probate
code, any amendment to a tribal probate
code, and any free-standing single heir
rule are subject to the approval of the
Secretary. This statute also establishes
the basics of review and approval of
tribal probate codes. This information
collection covers tribes’ submission of
tribal probate codes, amendments, and
free-standing single heir rules to the
Secretary for approval. We are adjusting
the estimated number of respondents
down to 10, based on the number of
submissions received per year since
AIPRA was passed.
The BIA 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. Approval for this
collection expires November 30, 2011.
Response to the information collection
is required to obtain a benefit.
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

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cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0168.
Title: Tribal Probate Codes, 25 CFR
18.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of this information is
required to comply with ILCA, as
amended by AIPRA, 25 U.S.C. 2201 et
seq., which provides that Indian tribes
must obtain Secretarial approval for all
tribal probate codes, amendments, and
free-standing single heir rules that
govern the descent and distribution of
trust or restricted property.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Indian tribes.
Number of Respondents: 10 per year.
Total Number of Responses: One per
respondent, on occasion.
Estimated Time per Response: Onehalf hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 5
hours.
Dated: July 15, 2011.
Alvin Foster,
Acting Chief Information Officer, Indian
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011–18432 Filed 7–20–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Probate of Indian
Estates
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:

The Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) is proposing to submit the
information collection titled ‘‘Probate of
Indian Estates, Except for Members of
the Osage Nation and the Five Civilized
Tribes, 25 CFR 15’’ to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
renewal pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The information
collection is currently authorized by
OMB Control Number 1076–0169,
which expires November 30, 2011. The
information collection addresses
information that individuals and tribes
provide to allow administration of the
trust estates of Indian individuals in
accordance with the American Indian
Probate Reform Act of 2004.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 19, 2011.
SUMMARY:

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