Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing Permits, 48839-48840 [2016-17546]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Indian Affairs

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48839-48840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17546]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Navajo Partitioned 
Lands Grazing Permits

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 
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal of the collection of 
information for Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing Permits authorized by 
OMB Control Number 1076-0162. This information collection expires July 
31, 2016.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 25, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please submit your comments 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: 
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Also please send a copy of your comments 
to Derrith Watchman-Moore, Office of Trust Services, Branch of Natural 
Resources, P.O. Box 1060, Gallup, New Mexico 87105; telephone: (505) 
863-8221; email: derrith.watchman-moore@bia.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Derrith Watchman-Moore, Office of 
Trust Services, Branch of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 1060, Gallup, New 
Mexico 87105; telephone: (505) 863-8221; email: derrith.watchman-moore@bia.gov. 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

    This information collection is authorized under 25 CFR 161, which 
implements the Navajo-Hopi Indian Relocation Amendments Act of 1980, 94 
Stat. 929, codified as 25 U.S.C. 640d-640d-31, and the Federal court 
decisions of Healing v. Jones, 174 F. Supp.211 (D Ariz. 1959) (Healing 
I), Healing v. Jones, 210 F. Supp. 126 (D. Ariz. 1962), aff'd 363 U.S. 
758 (1963) (Healing II), Hopi Tribe v. Watt, 530 F. Supp. 1217 (D. 
Ariz. 1982), and Hopi Tribe v. Watt, 719 F.2d 314(9th Cir. 1983). 
Another law and ruling affecting grazing include Public Law 103-177, 
the American Indian Agricultural Resource Management Act, as amended 
and codified as 25 U.S.C. 3701 et seq., authorizes the Secretary of the 
Interior, in participating with the beneficial owner of the land, to 
manage Indian agricultural lands in a manner consistent with trust 
responsivities and with identified Tribal goals and priorities for 
conservation, multiple use, and sustained yield.
    This information collection allows BIA to receive the information 
necessary to determine whether an applicant to obtain, modify, or 
assign a grazing permit on Navajo Partitioned Lands is eligible and 
complies with all applicable grazing permit requirements. BIA, in 
coordination with the Navajo Nation, will continue to collect grazing 
permit information up to and beyond the initial reissuing of the 
grazing permits, likely within a 1-3 year time period from the date of 
publication of this notice. The data is maintained by BIA's Navajo 
Partitioned Land office. The burden hours for this continued collection 
of information are reflected in the Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden 
in this notice.

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 
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

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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: 1076-0162.
    Title: Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing Permits, 25 CFR 161.
    Brief Description of Collection: Submission of information is 
required for Navajo Nation Tribal members wanting to obtain, modify, or 
assign a grazing permit on Navajo partitioned lands, and the BIA will 
seek concurrence from the Navajo Nation to issue grazing permits.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Navajo Nation Tribal members and the Navajo Nation.
    Number of Respondents: 700.
    Number of Responses: 3,121.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Obligation to Respond: Responses are required to obtain or maintain 
a benefit.
    Estimated Time per Response: Varies from quarter of an hour to one 
hour, with an average of less than one hour per response.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,123.
    Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $0.

Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action--Indian 
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-17546 Filed 7-25-16; 8:45 am]
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