The Department is establishing minimum
qualifications for appraisers of Indian property that require the
submission of the appraiser’s qualifications to the Department for
verification. The Indian Trust Asset Reform Act (ITARA) allows
Tribal and individual Indian landowners to use appraisals by
qualified appraisers without further review or approval from the
Department.
Program changes resulted in the
addition of the information collection requirement, as a result of
a statutory change (ITARA), increasing the hourly burden to 465
hours. The statute requires the Department to publish minimum
qualifications for appraisers, necessitating a verification of
whether the appraisers meet those published minimum
qualifications.
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.