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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 190 / Wednesday, September 30, 2020 / Notices

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 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: $6,920.
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.
[FR Doc. 2020–21559 Filed 9–29–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[201A2100DD/AAKC001030/
A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control
Number 1076–0153]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Certificate of Degree of
Indian or Alaska Native Blood
AGENCY:

Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.

ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is
proposing to renew an information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 30, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
information collection request (ICR) by
mail 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;
facsimile: (202) 208–5113; email:
[email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1076–

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0153 in the subject line of your
comments.
To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Ms. Laurel Iron Cloud,
telephone (202) 513–7641.
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.
We are 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. 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: The BIA is seeking renewal
of this information collection conducted
under the numerous laws authorizing
BIA to administer program services to
Indians, provided that the individual
possess a minimum degree of Indian or
Alaska Native blood. When applying for
program services authorized by these
laws, an applicant must provide
acceptable documentation to prove that
he or she meets the minimum required
degree of Indian or Alaska Native blood.
Currently, the BIA certifies an
individual’s degree of Indian or Alaska
Native blood if the individual can
provide sufficient information to prove
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his or her identity and prove his or her
descent from an Indian ancestor(s) listed
on historic documents approved by the
Secretary of the Interior that include
blood degree information. To obtain the
Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska
Native Blood, the applicant must fill out
an application form and provide
supporting documents.
Title of Collection: Request for
Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska
Native Blood.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0153.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 100,000 per year, on
average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 100,000 per year, on average.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 1.5 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 150,000.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $400,000.
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.
[FR Doc. 2020–21558 Filed 9–29–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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A0A51010.999900]

Land Acquisitions; Santa Ynez Band of
Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa
Ynez Reservation, California
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs has made a final
determination to acquire 1,427.78 acres,
more or less, (commonly known as
‘‘Camp 4’’) into trust for the Santa Ynez
Band of Chumash Mission Indians of
the Santa Ynez Reservation, California.
Congress affirmed that this property is

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