Renewal of Agency Information Collection for the Bureau of Indian Affairs Housing Improvement Program, 56398-56399 [2014-22440]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Indian Affairs

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 182 (Friday, September 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56398-56399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22440]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Renewal of Agency Information Collection for the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs Housing Improvement Program

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs is submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal for the collection of 
information for the BIA Housing Improvement Program. The information 
collection is currently authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0084, 
which expires October 31, 2014.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 20, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to the 
Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at the Office of 
Management and Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395-5806 or you may send 
an email to: OIRASubmission@omb.eop.gov. Please send a copy of 
your comments to Les Jensen, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Mail Stop 4513, Washington, DC 20240; facsimile: (907) 586-7044; 
email: Leslie.Jensen@bia.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Les Jensen, telephone: (907) 586-7397. 
You may review the information collection request online at https://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the 
Interior collections under review by OMB.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking renewal for the 
information collection conducted under 25 CFR part 256, Housing 
Improvement Program, to determine applicant eligibility for housing 
improvement program services and to determine priority order in which 
eligible applicants may receive the program services. Approval for this 
collection expires on October 31, 2014. The information collection 
includes an application form. No changes are being made to the form or 
to the approved burden hours for this information collection.

II. Request for Comments

    The BIA requests your comments on this collection concerning: (a) 
The 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 
has 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.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1076-0084.
    Title: Bureau of Indian Affairs Housing Improvement Program, 25 CFR 
256.
    Brief Description of Collection: Submission of this information 
allows BIA to determine applicant eligibility for housing services 
based upon the criteria referenced in 25 CFR 256.9 (repairs and 
renovation assistance) and 256.10 (replacement housing assistance). 
Enrolled members of federally recognized tribes, who live within a 
tribe's designated and approved service area, submit information on an 
application form. The information is collected on a BIA Form 6407, 
``Housing Assistance Application,'' and includes:
    A. Applicant Information including: Name, current address, 
telephone number, date of birth, social security number, tribe, roll 
number, reservation, marital status, name of spouse, date of birth of 
spouse, tribe of spouse, and roll number of spouse.
    B. Family Information including: Name, date of birth, relationship 
to applicant, and tribe/roll number.
    C. Income Information: Earned and unearned income.
    D. Housing Information including: Location of the house to be 
repaired, constructed, or purchased; description of housing assistance 
for which applying; knowledge of receipt of prior Housing Improvement 
Program assistance, amount to whom and when; ownership or rental; 
availability of electricity and name of electric company; type of sewer 
system; water source; number of bathroom facilities.
    E. Land Information including: Landowner; legal status of land; or 
type of interest in land.
    F. General Information including: Prior receipt of services under 
the Housing Improvement Program and description of such; ownership of 
other housing and description of such; identification of Housing and 
Urban Development-funded house and current status of project; 
identification of other sources of housing assistance for which the 
applicant has applied and been denied assistance, if applying for a new 
housing unit or purchase of an existing standard unit; and advisement 
and description of any severe health problem, handicap or permanent 
disability.
    G. Applicant Certification including: Signature of applicant and 
date, and signature of spouse and date.
    A response is required to obtain a benefit.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.

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    Respondents: Individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 8,000 per year, on average.
    Total Number of Responses: 8,000 per year, on average.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 8,000 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $0.

    Dated: September 15, 2014.
Christine Cho,
Acting Deputy Director for Information Resources.
[FR Doc. 2014-22440 Filed 9-18-14; 8:45 am]
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