30-day Notice

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We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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.
Abstract: As codified in 25 U.S.C.
4001, The American Indian Trust Fund
Management Reform Act of 1994 (the
Reform Act) makes provisions for the
Bureau of Trust Funds Administration
(formerly known as the Office of the
Special Trustee for American Indians) to
administer trust fund accounts for
individuals and tribes. This collection
of information is required to fulfill the
mission of the Bureau of Trust Funds
Administration (BTFA) and the
Secretary of the Interior’s responsibility
for evaluating all Public Law 93–638
Compact Tribes administering or
managing trust programs, functions,
services, and/or activities on behalf of
the Secretary of the Interior. This
responsibility is federally mandated
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 458cc(d) and 25
CFR 1000.350. The BTFA, Office of
Trust Risk, Evaluation and Compliance
currently performs the evaluations by
collecting Tribal trust data and
documentation from approximately 126
Compacted Tribes. These evaluations
are conducted by performing desk
reviews (via email questionnaires, and
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results are documented in a final report
which is submitted to the Tribe(s) with
copies to select government officials.
The data is also reported in the annual
report to Congress through the Office of
Self-Governance.
The original 2018 request for the OMB
Form 1035–0005 to be approved
included language regarding the
automation of the questionnaires that
make up the 1035–0005 collection. This
would have provided the Compacted
Tribes access to the questionnaires
through a Tribal Evaluation System
(TES) that the Office of the Special
Trustee for American Indians (OST) was
developing. System development
reviews identified a number of
problematic issues with TES, including
potential vulnerabilities to the system.
As a result, the system development
ended, which lead to the system being
formally decommissioned by OST in
2020. This request for renewal of 1035–
0005 is for the continued approved use
of the collection (questionnaires) only.
Title of Collection: Tribal Trust
Evaluations, 25 CFR 1000.350.
OMB Control Number: 1035.
Form Number: 0005.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Public
Law 93–638 Compacted Tribes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 64 Tribes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 640.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 3 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,920.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Maintain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Bi-Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour
Burden Cost: $71,654.
(64 respondents × average of 10
questionnaires per year × 3 hours per
questionnaire = 1,920 × $37.32
(Business and Financial Operations
Classification) = $71,654.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information,
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
John Montel,
Associate Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[212A2100DD/AAKC001030/
A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control
Number 1076–0160]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Verification of Indian
Preference for Employment in BIA and
IHS
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are
proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 28,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
[email protected]; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to Ms.
Laurel Iron Cloud, Chief, Division of
Tribal Government Services, Office of
Indian Services, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop
4513 MIB, Washington, DC 20240; fax:
(202) 208–5113; email:
[email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1076–
0160 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Ms. Laurel Iron Cloud
by email at [email protected], or
by telephone at (202) 513–7641. You
may also view the ICR at http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
SUMMARY:

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comments on this collection of
information was published on
September 30, 2020 (85 FR 61767). No
comments were received.
We are again soliciting comments on
the proposed ICR that is described
below. We are especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is the collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
BIA; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the BIA enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the BIA minimize the burden of
this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. 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.
Abstract: The BIA is seeking renewal
of the approval for the information
collection conducted under 25 U.S.C.
43, 36 Stat. 472, inter alia, and
implementing regulations, at 25 CFR
part 5, regarding verification of Indian
preference for employment. The
purpose of Indian preference is to
encourage qualified Indian persons to
seek employment with the BIA and the
Indian Health Service (IHS) by offering
preferential treatment to qualified
candidates of Indian heritage. The BIA
collects the information to ensure
compliance with Indian preference
hiring requirements. The information
collection relates only to individuals
applying for employment with the BIA
and/or IHS. The tribe’s involvement is
limited to verifying membership
information submitted by the applicant.
The collection of information allows
certain persons who are of Indian
descent to receive preference when
appointments are made to vacancies in
positions with the BIA and the IHS as
well as in any unit that has been
transferred intact from the BIA to a
Bureau or office within the Department
of the Interior or the Department of
Health and Human Services and that
continues to perform functions formerly
performed as part of the BIA and the
IHS. You are eligible for preference if (a)

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you are a member of a federally
recognized Indian tribe; (b) you are a
descendent of a member and you were
residing within the present boundaries
of any Indian reservation on June 1,
1934; (c) you are an Alaska native; or (d)
you possess one-half degree Indian
blood derived from tribes that are
indigenous to the United States.
Title of Collection: Verification of
Indian Preference for Employment in
the BIA and the IHS.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0160.
Form Number: BIA 4432.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Qualified Indian persons who are
seeking preference in employment with
the BIA and the IHS.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 5,000 per year, on average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 5,000 per year, on average.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 30 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,500 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: A response
is required to obtain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $7,400.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
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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JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE
UNITED STATES
Committee on Rules of Practice and
Procedure; Meeting of the Judicial
Conference
Judicial Conference of the
United States.
ACTION: Committee on Rules of Practice
and Procedure; revised notice of open
meeting.
AGENCY:

The Committee on Rules of
Practice and Procedure will hold a
virtual meeting on June 22, 2021 rather
than meeting in person. The meeting is
open to the public. When a meeting is
held virtually, members of the public
may join by telephone or video

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conference to observe but not
participate. An agenda and supporting
materials will be posted at least 7 days
in advance of the meeting at: http://
www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/
records-and-archives-rules-committees/
agenda-books. The announcement for
this meeting was previously published
in the Federal Register on January 26,
2021.
DATES: June 22, 2021, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
(Eastern).
Julie
Wilson, Esq., Acting Chief Counsel,
Rules Committee Staff, Administrative
Office of the U.S. Courts, Thurgood
Marshall Federal Judiciary Building,
One Columbus Circle NE, Suite 7–300,
Washington, DC 20544, Phone (202)
502–1820, RulesCommittee_Secretary@
ao.uscourts.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

(Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2073.)
Dated: March 23, 2021.
Shelly L. Cox,
Management Analyst, Rules Committee Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request
ACTION:

Notice.

The Department of Labor’s
(DOL) Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting
comments concerning a proposed
extension for the authority to conduct
the information collection request (ICR)
titled, ‘‘O*NET Data Collection
Program.’’ This comment request is part
of continuing Departmental efforts to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA).

SUMMARY:

Consideration will be given to all
written comments received by May 28,
2021.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation,
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden,
may be obtained free by contacting
Lauren Fairley by telephone at (202)
693–3731 (this is not a toll-free
number), TTY 1–877–889–5627 (this is
not a toll-free number), or by email at
[email protected] or by accessing
DATES:

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