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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 96 / Monday, May 19, 2014 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[AAK30000000/145A2100DD/
A0H501010.999900]

Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for the Bureau of Indian
Affairs Housing Improvement Program
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking
comments on the renewal of Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for the collection of
information for the BIA Housing
Improvement Program authorized by
OMB Control Number 1076–0084. This
information collection expires October
31, 2014.
DATE: Submit comments on or before
July 17, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to Les
Jensen, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C
Street NW., Mail Stop 4513,
Washington, DC 20240; facsimile: (907)
586–7044; email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Les
Jensen, telephone: (907) 586–7397.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is
seeking renewal for the information
collection conducted under 25 CFR part
256, Housing Improvement Program, to
determine applicant eligibility for
housing improvement program services
and to determine priority order in
which eligible applicants may receive
the program services. Approval for this
collection expires on October 31, 2014.
The information collection includes an
application form. No changes are being
made to the form or to the approved
burden hours for this information
collection.

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II. Request for Comments
The BIA requests your comments on
this collection concerning: (a) The
necessity of this information collection
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the
agency’s 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

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be collected; and (d) Ways we could
minimize the burden of the collection of
the information on the respondents.
Please note that an agency may not
conduct or sponsor, 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.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address or other
personally identifiable 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.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0084.
Title: Bureau of Indian Affairs
Housing Improvement Program, 25 CFR
256.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of this information allows
BIA to determine applicant eligibility
for housing services based upon the
criteria referenced in 25 CFR 256.9
(repairs and renovation assistance) and
256.10 (replacement housing
assistance). Enrolled members of
federally recognized tribes, who live
within a tribe’s designated and
approved service area, submit
information on an application form. The
information is collected on a BIA Form
6407, ‘‘Housing Assistance
Application,’’ and includes:
A. Applicant Information including:
Name, current address, telephone
number, date of birth, social security
number, tribe, roll number, reservation,
marital status, name of spouse, date of
birth of spouse, tribe of spouse, and roll
number of spouse.
B. Family Information including:
Name, date of birth, relationship to
applicant, and tribe/roll number.
C. Income Information: Earned and
unearned income.
D. Housing Information including:
Location of the house to be repaired,
constructed, or purchased; description
of housing assistance for which
applying; knowledge of receipt of prior
Housing Improvement Program
assistance, amount to whom and when;
ownership or rental; availability of
electricity and name of electric
company; type of sewer system; water
source; number of bathroom facilities.

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E. Land Information including:
Landowner; legal status of land; or type
of interest in land.
F. General Information including:
Prior receipt of services under the
Housing Improvement Program and
description of such; ownership of other
housing and description of such;
identification of Housing and Urban
Development-funded house and current
status of project; identification of other
sources of housing assistance for which
the applicant has applied and been
denied assistance, if applying for a new
housing unit or purchase of an existing
standard unit; and advisement and
description of any severe health
problem, handicap or permanent
disability.
G. Applicant Certification including:
Signature of applicant and date, and
signature of spouse and date.
A response is required to obtain a
benefit.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals.
Number of Respondents: 8,000 per
year, on average.
Total Number of Responses: 8,000 per
year, on average.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
8,000 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0.
Dated: May 14, 2014.
John Ashley,
Acting Assistant Director for Information
Resources.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[145A2100DD/AAK3000000/A0H501010/
241A00]

Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Financial Assistance and
Social Services
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs is
submitting to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal
for the collection of information for
‘‘Financial Assistance and Social
Services Program, 25 CFR 20.’’ The
information collection is currently
authorized by OMB Control Number

SUMMARY:

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