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25 CFR 293, Class III Tribal-State
Gaming Compact Process and the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), 25
U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(A), (B) and (C), which
authorizes the Secretary to approve,
disapprove or ‘‘consider approved’’ (i.e.,
deemed approved) a Tribal-state gaming
compact or compact amendment and
publish notice of that approval or
considered approval in the Federal
Register. The information collected
includes Tribal-state compacts or
compact amendments entered into by
Indian Tribes and State governments.
The Secretary of the Interior reviews
this information and may approve,
disapprove or consider the compact
approved.
Title of Collection: Class III TribalState Gaming Compact Process.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0172.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Indian
Tribes and State governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 40 per year.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 40 per year.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 200 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 8,000 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $0.
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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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[212A2100DD/AAKC001030/
A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control
Number 1076–0114]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Application for
Admission to Haskell Indian Nations
University and to Southwestern Indian
Polytechnic Institute
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 Education (BIE) are
proposing to renew an information
collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 26,
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.
Juanita Mendoza, U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Education,
1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC
20240; fax: (202) 208–3312; email:
[email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1076–
0114 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Dr. Sherry Allison,
with Southwestern Indian Polytechnic
Institute, by phone at (505) 346–2348 or
by email at [email protected] or
LouEdith Hara, with Haskell Indian
Nations University, by phone at (785)
749–8404 or by email at lhara@
haskell.edu. 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
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collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on
November 27, 2020 (85 FR 76100). 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
BIE; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the BIE enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the BIE 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 BIE is requesting
approval for the admission forms for
Haskell Indian Nations University
(Haskell) and Southwest Indian
Polytechnic Institute (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.
Submission of these eligibility
application forms is mandatory in
determining a student’s eligibility for
educational services. The information is
collected on two forms: The Application
for Admission to Haskell form and the
Application for Admission to SIPI form.
Haskell opted to not pursue approval of
the Dual Enrollment as a part of this
renewal.
Title of Collection: Application for
Admission to Haskell Indian Nations
University and to Southwestern Indian
Polytechnic Institute.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0114.

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Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Students.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 2,100 per year, on average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 2,100 per year, on average.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 15 minutes per Haskell
application; 30 minutes per SIPI
application.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 800 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Response is
required to obtain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once per
year for Haskell; once for SIPI, unless a
student has missed more than two
consecutive trimesters.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $11,155.
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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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[212A2100DD/AAKC001030/
A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control
Number 1076–0153]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Certificate of Degree of
Indian or Alaska Native Blood
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.

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SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 26,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
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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
3645 MIB, Washington, DC 20240; fax:
(202) 208–5113; or by email to
[email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1076–
0153 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
comments on this collection of
information was published on
September 30, 2020 (85 FR 61768). 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

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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 the
numerous laws authorizing BIA to
administer program services to Indians,
provided that the individual possesses 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
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
CDIB, 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: $4,000,000.
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. 2021–06274 Filed 3–25–21; 8:45 am]
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