Agency Information Collection Activities; Tribal Trust Evaluations for Public Law 93-638 Compact Tribes, 38753-38754 [2021-15572]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 138 / Thursday, July 22, 2021 / Notices extension of TPS-related documentation. In most cases, SAVE provides an automated electronic response to benefit-granting agencies within seconds, but, occasionally, verification can be delayed. You can check the status of your SAVE verification by using CaseCheck at save.uscis.gov/casecheck/. CaseCheck is a free service that lets you follow the progress of your SAVE verification case using your date of birth and one immigration identifier number (Anumber, USCIS number or Form I–94 number) or Verification Case Number. If an agency has denied your application based solely or in part on a SAVE response, the agency must offer you the opportunity to appeal the decision in accordance with the agency’s procedures. If the agency has received and acted upon or will act upon a SAVE verification and you do not believe the SAVE response is correct, the SAVE website, www.uscis.gov/save, has detailed information on how to make corrections or update your immigration record, make an appointment, or submit a written request to correct records. [FR Doc. 2021–15595 Filed 7–21–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–97–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR [DT64101000.DSB4A0000.T7AC00.24IA; OMB Control Number 1035–0005] Agency Information Collection Activities; Tribal Trust Evaluations for Public Law 93–638 Compact Tribes Department of the Interior. Notice of information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA), are proposing to renew an information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 23, 2021. ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request (ICR) by mail to Nina Alexander, Bureau of Trust Funds Administration, Director of Federal Information Resources, 400 Masthead Street NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109; or by email to Nina_Alexander@ btfa.gov. Please reference Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1035–0005 in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this ICR, contact Nina Alexander, Director, Federal Information Resources, lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Jul 21, 2021 Jkt 253001 Bureau of Trust Funds Administration at 4400 Masthead Street, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109; or by email at Nina_Alexander@btfa.gov or via telephone at 505–273–1620. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 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 (86 FR 16390) with a 60-day public comment period soliciting on this collection of information was published on March 29, 2021. No comments were received in response to that notice. We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the following: (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the BTFA, 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. 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 et seq., The American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (the Reform Act) makes provisions for PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 38753 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. BTFA is responsible under 25 U.S.C. 4041 for overseeing the implementation of trust reforms, trust accounting, and coordination of trust policies intrabureau-wide related to the management of Indian trust funds and assets. The BTFA, Division of Trust Evaluation and Review (DTER), formerly the Office of Trust Audit and Review (OTRA), is responsible for performing tribal trust evaluations and trust records assessments for Tribes performing Indian trust programs and functions. In addition, DTER has a congressional mandate to conduct Annual Tribal Trust Evaluations for Tribes that compact trust programs, functions, services, and/ or activities under Public Law 93–638 Self-Governance Compacts on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior. This authority is contained in 25 U.S.C. 5363(d)(1) & (2) and the enabling regulations in 25 CFR 1000.350. DTER currently collects Indian trust data and documentation from Tribes in fulfillment of performing Tribal trust evaluations for compacted Tribes. These evaluations are enabled by performing desk reviews (via email electronic questionnaires), and on-site visits to Tribes and federal agencies for the trust records assessments (although federal agencies are exempt from the provisions of the PRA). Under 25 CFR 1000.355, the Secretary’s designated representative will conduct trust evaluations for each self-governance Tribe that has an annual funding agreement. The end result is the issuance of a report, which is required by 25 CFR 1000.365. Currently, DTER conducts either desk reviews and/or onsite reviews (pre- and post-COVID–19 pandemic) of trust operations where a Tribe has compacted a trust program. During that review, under current methodology, interviews are conducted and documents are requested. A draft report is written and provided to the Tribe for comment where applicable. Comments received back are E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM 22JYN1 38754 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 138 / Thursday, July 22, 2021 / Notices incorporated into the report, and a final report is issued to the Tribe. Title of Collection: Tribal Trust Evaluations for Public Law 93–639 Compact Tribes. OMB Control Number: 1035–0005. Form Number: None. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Tribes that have an annual funding agreement in place to compact Indian trust programs. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 64 Tribes. Federal agencies are exempt from the PRA and are not included in the total annual respondents/responses/burden hour estimates. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,024. Estimated Completion Time per Response: 2 hours for reporting and 1 hour for recordkeeping. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,072. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Frequency of Collection: Once per fiscal or calendar year (year the respective Tribe operates under). Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour Burden Cost: None. 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.). Jeffrey Parrillo, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2021–15572 Filed 7–21–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4334–63–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032323; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, Anchorage, AK National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office (BLM) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Jul 21, 2021 Jkt 253001 there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the BLM. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the BLM at the address in this notice by August 23, 2021. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert E. King, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, 222 W 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513, telephone (907) 271–5510, email r2king@blm.gov. Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects under the control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, Anchorage, AK. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Unalaska Island and Amaknak Island in the Eastern Aleutian Islands, AK. This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consultation A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the BLM with the help of the University of Alaska Museum of the North professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska. PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 History and Description of the Remains In 1948, human remains representing at minimum, one individual were removed from the Chernofski site on Unalaska Island, Eastern Aleutian Islands, AK. The work was done as part of the Harvard Peabody Museum’s Aleutian Expedition of 1948, led by Harvard University graduate student William S. Laughlin. The Harvard Peabody Museum felt it had authorization for the work under a contract to partially fund the 1948 Expedition, but it obtained an Antiquities Act Permit for work during a second season in 1949, due to uncertainty about the authorization for the 1948 work. The human remains of the one individual removed in 1948 were accessioned by the Harvard Peabody Museum, where they remained until 2017, when they were transferred to the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska and placed in their current location at the University of Alaska Museum of the North. The human remains consist of a single mandible from an adult of unknown sex. No known individual was identified. The one associated funerary object is the fragment of a ground stone lamp. The site is more than 200 years old; its actual age unknown. The stone lamp fragment is consistent with items found in other archeological sites more than 200 years old in the Eastern Aleutian Islands. Based on genetic studies as well as a continuity in artifact styles, scientists view the current aboriginal Unangan population of the Eastern Aleutian Islands as direct descendants of the people who first came to the region 9,000 or more years ago and were never replaced by any other people. This view is consistent with oral traditional information provided by today’s Unangan people. In 1950, human remains representing at minimum, five individuals were removed from the Eider Point Site on Unalaska Island, Eastern Aleutian Islands, AK. That same year, human remains representing one individual were removed from the Amaknak Burial Site on Amaknak Island, near Unalaska Island. Both removals were carried out by Ted P. Bank II, of the University of Michigan, under a Federal permit. Initially, the human remains were placed at the University of Michigan. Around the late 1990s, these six sets of human remains were moved to the Museum of the Aleutians, Unalaska, Alaska. Until 2018, the human remains were believed to be under the control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Accordingly, FWS moved the remains from the Museum of the E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM 22JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 138 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[DT64101000.DSB4A0000.T7AC00.24IA; OMB Control Number 1035-0005]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Tribal Trust 
Evaluations for Public Law 93-638 Compact Tribes

AGENCY: Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA), are proposing to renew 
an information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 23, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by mail to Nina Alexander, Bureau of Trust Funds Administration, 
Director of Federal Information Resources, 400 Masthead Street NE, 
Albuquerque, NM 87109; or by email to [email protected]. Please 
reference Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1035-
0005 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Nina Alexander, Director, Federal Information 
Resources, Bureau of Trust Funds Administration at 4400 Masthead 
Street, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109; or by email at 
[email protected] or via telephone at 505-273-1620.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA), 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 (86 FR 16390) with a 60-day public 
comment period soliciting on this collection of information was 
published on March 29, 2021. No comments were received in response to 
that notice.
    We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is 
described below. We are especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following: (1) Whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the BTFA, 
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. 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 et seq., 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. BTFA is responsible under 25 U.S.C. 4041 for 
overseeing the implementation of trust reforms, trust accounting, and 
coordination of trust policies intra-bureau-wide related to the 
management of Indian trust funds and assets. The BTFA, Division of 
Trust Evaluation and Review (DTER), formerly the Office of Trust Audit 
and Review (OTRA), is responsible for performing tribal trust 
evaluations and trust records assessments for Tribes performing Indian 
trust programs and functions. In addition, DTER has a congressional 
mandate to conduct Annual Tribal Trust Evaluations for Tribes that 
compact trust programs, functions, services, and/or activities under 
Public Law 93-638 Self-Governance Compacts on behalf of the Secretary 
of the Interior. This authority is contained in 25 U.S.C. 5363(d)(1) & 
(2) and the enabling regulations in 25 CFR 1000.350. DTER currently 
collects Indian trust data and documentation from Tribes in fulfillment 
of performing Tribal trust evaluations for compacted Tribes. These 
evaluations are enabled by performing desk reviews (via email 
electronic questionnaires), and on-site visits to Tribes and federal 
agencies for the trust records assessments (although federal agencies 
are exempt from the provisions of the PRA).
    Under 25 CFR 1000.355, the Secretary's designated representative 
will conduct trust evaluations for each self-governance Tribe that has 
an annual funding agreement. The end result is the issuance of a 
report, which is required by 25 CFR 1000.365. Currently, DTER conducts 
either desk reviews and/or on-site reviews (pre- and post-COVID-19 
pandemic) of trust operations where a Tribe has compacted a trust 
program. During that review, under current methodology, interviews are 
conducted and documents are requested. A draft report is written and 
provided to the Tribe for comment where applicable. Comments received 
back are

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incorporated into the report, and a final report is issued to the 
Tribe.
    Title of Collection: Tribal Trust Evaluations for Public Law 93-639 
Compact Tribes.
    OMB Control Number: 1035-0005.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Tribes that have an annual funding 
agreement in place to compact Indian trust programs.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 64 Tribes. Federal 
agencies are exempt from the PRA and are not included in the total 
annual respondents/responses/burden hour estimates.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,024.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 2 hours for reporting and 1 
hour for recordkeeping.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,072.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Frequency of Collection: Once per fiscal or calendar year (year the 
respective Tribe operates under).
    Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour Burden Cost: None.
    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.).

Jeffrey Parrillo,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-15572 Filed 7-21-21; 8:45 am]
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