The American Indian Trust Reform Act
of 1994 directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish
guidelines to carry out the fiduciary duties owed to tribes and
individual Indians to administer trust funds held exclusively for
their benefit. This information collection facilitates the
management of those funds on behalf of individual Indians.
US Code:
25 USC 4001 et seq. Name of Law: American Indian Trust Fund
Management Reform Act of 1994
The number of actual responses
is tracked more accurately through the use of the OST Call Center
and Field Operations staff and is a reflection of fiscal year 2012
results. The burden per response remains the same as the previous
renewal.
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.