Federal Acknowledgment as an Indian Tribe, 25 CFR 83

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 8304 Compile documented petition Form	Modified
1076-0104_SS_4-22-15.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-04-21
43 USC 1457.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-03-31
25 USC 9.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-03-31
25 USC 2.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-03-31
5 USC 301.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-03-31

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
11474	Compile documented petition Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1076-0104	ICR Reference No: 201507-1076-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201408-1076-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BIA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Federal Acknowledgment as an Indian Tribe, 25 CFR 83
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/31/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/31/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2016
Responses	10	0	10
Time Burden (Hours)	14,360	0	20,750
Cost Burden (Dollars)	21,000,000	0	0

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Abstract: The information collection allows the Office of Federal Acknowledgment (OFA), within the Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs, to review petitions by Indian groups to determine whether the groups should be acknowledged as Indian tribes eligible for a government-to-government relationship with the U.S. Government.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 25 USC 2 and 9 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 43 USC 1457 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 5 USC 301 Name of Law: null
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1076-AF18	Final or interim final rulemaking	80 FR 37861	07/01/2015

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Compile documented petition	8304, 8305, 8306	Individual History Chart ,   Ancestory Chart ,   Membership Roll Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	10	10	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	14,360	20,750	0	-6,390	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	21,000,000	0	0	21,000,000	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: With regard to hour burden, which reflects time spent by the respondents themselves to research, collect, and provide information for the petition, we made appropriate adjustments to reflect the decreases in burden that will result from program changes associated with revising the Federal Acknowledgment regulations. Based on input provided by past and present petitioners the time it takes to prepare the documented petition for each of the criteria can be distributed as follows: (a) 12.25 % ; (b) 12.25 % ; (c) 12.25 % ; (d) 12.25 %; (e) 50 %; (f) 0.5 %; and (g) 0.5 %. In the past, we had estimated that it takes 2,075 hours total to prepare a response, including 1,720 hours to provide information for each of the criteria and 355 to provide forms and respond to technical assistance. The 1,720 hours could be broken down into the following number of hours per criterion: (a) 210.7 hours; (b) 210.7 hours; (c) 210.7 hours; (d) 210.7 hours; (e) 860 hours; (f) 8.6 hours; (g) 8.6 hours The new rule's revisions to these criteria reduce the hour burden from 1,720 to 1,221, as explained in the following table. In addition, the burden of responding to technical assistance review has been removed because this burden occurs after the administrative case file has been opened, resulting in an additional decrease of 140 burden hours per respondent. Together, the overall result of the new rule is a net decrease of 639 burden hours (499 + 140) per respondent (a net decrease of 6,390 hours total). We have also estimated an annual cost burden of $21,000,000 to account for non-hour costs of compiling a petition; while these costs have always been present, they were not previously accounted for and thus are designated here as a program change.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,100,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 06/23/2015

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