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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Early Revision of Agency Information
Collection for the Application for
Admission to Haskell Indian Nations
University and to Southwestern Indian
Polytechnic Institute
AGENCY:

Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is
seeking comments on the early renewal
of Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for the collection of
information for the Application for
Admission to Haskell Indian Nations
University (Haskell) and to
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic
Institute (SIPI), authorized by OMB
Control Number 1076–0114. This
information collection expires August
31, 2017.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
June 26, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to: Ms.
Jacquelyn Cheek, Special Assistant to
the Director, Bureau of Indian
Education, 1849 C Street NW., Mailstop
3609–MIB, Washington, DC 20240;
facsimile: (202) 208–3312; or email to:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Jacquelyn Cheek, phone: (202) 208–
6983.
SUMMARY:

The BIE is requesting early renewal of
OMB approval for the admission forms
for Haskell and SIPI. These admission
forms are used in determining program
eligibility of American Indian and
Alaska Native students for educational
services. These forms are utilized
pursuant to the Blood Quantum Act,
Public Law 99–228; the Snyder Act,
Chapter 115, Public Law 67–85; and, the
Indian Appropriations of the 48th
Congress, Chapter 180, page 91, For
Support of Schools, July 4, 1884. The
application was revised following input
from students on the form. Haskell
reduced the length of the application
form to a page and a half. SIPI’s
application did not change.

III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0114.
Title: Application for Admission to
Haskell Indian Nations University and
to Southwestern Indian Polytechnic
Institute.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of these eligibility
application forms is mandatory in
determining a student’s eligibility for
educational services. The information is
collected on two forms: Application for
Admission to Haskell form and SIPI
form.
Type of Review: Early revision of
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Students.
Number of Respondents: 4,000 per
year, on average.
Frequency of Response: Once per year
for Haskell; each trimester for SIPI.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes per Haskell application; 30
minutes per SIPI application.
Obligation to Respond: Response
required to obtain a benefit.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
2,000 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Dollar Cost: $12,360.

II. Request for Comments

Authority

The BIE requests your comments on
this collection concerning: (a) The

These forms are utilized pursuant to
the Blood Quantum Act, Public Law 99–

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

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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
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 displays 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 personal
identifying 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.

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228; the Snyder Act, Chapter 115,
Public Law 67–85; and, the Indian
Appropriations of the 48th Congress,
Chapter 180, page 91, For Support of
Schools, July 4, 1884. The authority for
this action is the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Northern California District Resource
Advisory Council; Postponement of
Meeting
AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.
ACTION:

Notice.

The April 2017 Northern
California District Resource Advisory
Council meeting has been postponed.

SUMMARY:

The meeting was scheduled for
April 26, 2017, in Redding, California,
and will be rescheduled at a later date.
We will publish a future notice with
new meeting date and location.

DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

BLM Northern California District
Manager, Alan Bittner, (530) 224–2160;
or by email at [email protected].
The 15member council advises the Secretary of
the Interior, through the BLM, on a
variety of planning and management
issues associated with public land
management on BLM-administered
lands in northern California and
northwest Nevada.
Additional information is available in
the meeting notice published on April
18, 2017 (82 FR 18308).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.
Patrick Wilkinson,
Acting Assistant Director, Communications.
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