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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[234A2100DD/AAKC001030/
A0A501010.999900; OMB Control Number
1076–0122]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Data Elements for
Bureau-Funded Schools
AGENCY:
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
ACTION:
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 June 30,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection request (ICR)
should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA) through https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/
icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_
nbr=202301-1076-001 or by visiting
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain and selecting ‘‘Currently
under Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ and then scrolling down to
the ‘‘Department of the Interior.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Mullen, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, by email at
comments@bia.gov or telephone at (202)
924–2650. Individuals in the United
States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to
access telecommunications relay
services. You may also view the ICR at
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/
Forward?SearchTarget=PRA&textfield=
1076-0122.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 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.
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A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on March 2,
2023 (88 FR 13145). BIE received one
comment.
Comment: Commentor opposes the
BIE proposal for a referral intake form
to facilitate virtual counseling and crisis
services and believes the new form
would place undue burden on schools,
especially those without a counselor on
staff.
Agency Response to Comment: BIE
wholeheartedly appreciates schools are
limited in both capacity and resources.
To clarify, BIE’s program seeks to
connect schools to federally-funded
virtual counseling and crisis services.
The proposed action would not create a
regulatory requirement for schools to
provide counseling services; and it
would not require Tribal schools/
organizations to have a counselor on
staff. BIE’s Behavioral Health and
Wellness Program (BHWP) is an
optional resource for students and staff
at all Bureau-funded programs,
departments, and institutions—
including Bureau operated schools,
Tribally controlled schools, postsecondary institutions, and Tribal
colleges and universities. The purpose
of the referral intake form is to collect
information necessary to facilitate
virtual counseling and crisis services.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, 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,
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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.
OMB Control Number 1076–0122
Abstract: The Secretary of the Interior,
through the Bureau of Indian Education
(BIE), is required by the Snyder Act (25
U.S.C. 13), Indian Self-Determination
and Education Assistance Act of 1975
(25 U.S.C. 5301), Education
Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001),
Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford
Elementary and Secondary School
Improvement Amendments of 1988 (20
U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and Every Student
Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. 6301) to
provide educational services to federally
recognized Indians and Alaska Natives.
In addition, 25 CFR 43, Maintenance
and Control of Student Records in
Bureau Schools, contain regulations
governing the maintenance, control, and
accessibility of student records.
BIE’s Student Enrollment Application
is utilized by schools operated or
funded by BIE. The information is
collected by school registrars to
determine the student’s eligibility for
enrollment in a bureau-operated school,
and if eligible, is shared with
appropriate school officials to identify
the student’s base and supplemental
educational and/or residential program
needs. The information is compiled into
a national database by the Bureau of
Indian Education to facilitate budget
requests and the allocation of
congressionally appropriated funds.
BIE’s Behavioral Health and Wellness
Program (BHWP) is focused on
providing indigenous focused,
evidence-based, and trauma-informed
behavioral health and wellness services/
resources for students and staff at all
Bureau-funded programs, departments,
and institutions including Bureau
operated schools, Tribally controlled
schools, post-secondary institutions,
and Tribal colleges and universities.
Proposed Revisions
BIE proposes a referral intake form to
facilitate federally-funded virtual
counseling and crisis services. All data
collected for the BHWP will only be
utilized for establishing the appropriate
level of care, assessing client safety,
ensuring services are individualized to
meet the client’s specific needs, and
providing clients with external referrals,
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as needed. The BHWP counseling and
crisis services are optional—BIE
regulations do not require a school to
participate in the BHWP.
Title of Collection: Data Elements for
Bureau-Funded Schools.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0122.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals, Contract and Grant schools,
and Bureau-funded schools.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 49,000 per year, on
average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 49,000 per year, on average.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 15 to 30 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 12,500 hours.
Frequency of Collection: Occasionally,
required to obtain a benefit.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $0.
Authority
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.).
Steven Mullen,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative
Action—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[234A2100DD/AAKC001030/
A0A501010.999900]
Receipt of Documented Petition for
Federal Acknowledgment as an
American Indian Tribe
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Interior (Department) gives notice that
the group known as the Butte Tribe of
Bayou Bourbeaux has filed a
documented petition for Federal
acknowledgment as an American Indian
Tribe with the Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs. The Department seeks
comment and evidence from the public
on the petition.
DATES: Comments and evidence must be
postmarked by September 28, 2023.
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Copies of the narrative
portion of the documented petition, as
submitted by the petitioner (with any
redactions appropriate under 25 CFR
83.21(b)), and other information are
available at OFA’s website:
www.bia.gov/as-ia/ofa. Submit any
comments or evidence to: Department of
the Interior, Office of the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs, Attention:
Office of Federal Acknowledgment,
Mail Stop 4071 MIB, 1849 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 20240, or by email to:
lee.fleming@bia.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
R. Lee Fleming, OFA Director, Office of
the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs,
Department of the Interior, telephone:
(202) 513–7650.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
31, 2015, the Department’s revisions to
25 CFR part 83 became final and
effective (80 FR 37861). A key goal of
the revisions was to improve
transparency through increased notice
of petitions and providing improved
public access to petitions. Today the
Department informs the public that a
complete documented petition has been
submitted under the current regulations,
that portions of that petition are
publicly available on the website
identified above for easy access, and
that we are seeking public comment
early in the process on this petition.
Under 25 CFR 83.22(b)(1), OFA
publishes notice that the following
group has filed a documented petition
for Federal acknowledgment as an
American Indian Tribe to the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs: Butte Tribe of
Bayou Bourbeaux c/o Mr. Rodger
Collum, 1458 Highway 1226,
Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457.
Also, under 25 CFR 83.22(b)(1), OFA
publishes on its website the following:
i. The narrative portion of the
documented petition, as submitted by
the petitioner (with any redactions
appropriate under 25 CFR 83.21(b));
ii. The name, location, and mailing
address of the petitioner and other
information to identify the entity;
iii. The date of receipt;
iv. The opportunity for individuals
and entities to submit comments and
evidence supporting or opposing the
petitioner’s request for acknowledgment
within 120 days of the date of the
website posting; and
v. The opportunity for individuals
and entities to request to be kept
informed of general actions regarding a
specific petitioner.
The Department publishes this notice
and request for comment in the exercise
of authority delegated by the Secretary
ADDRESSES:
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of the Interior to the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.
Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[234A2100DD/AAKC001030/
A0A501010.999900]
HEARTH Act Approval of Pueblo of
Santa Clara, New Mexico Business and
Residential Leasing Ordinance
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) approved the Pueblo of Santa
Clara’s Leasing Ordinance under the
Helping Expedite and Advance
Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act
of 2012 (HEARTH Act). With this
approval, the Tribe is authorized to
enter into business and residential
leases without further BIA approval.
DATES: BIA issued the approval on May
24, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Carla Clark, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Division of Real Estate Services, 1001
Indian School Road NW, Albuquerque,
NM 87104, carla.clark@bia.gov, (702)
484–3233.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Summary of the HEARTH Act
The HEARTH Act makes a voluntary,
alternative land leasing process
available to Tribes, by amending the
Indian Long-Term Leasing Act of 1955,
25 U.S.C. 415. The HEARTH Act
authorizes Tribes to negotiate and enter
into business leases of Tribal trust lands
with a primary term of 25 years, and up
to two renewal terms of 25 years each,
without the approval of the Secretary of
the Interior (Secretary). The HEARTH
Act also authorizes Tribes to enter into
leases for residential, recreational,
religious or educational purposes for a
primary term of up to 75 years without
the approval of the Secretary.
Participating Tribes develop Tribal
Leasing regulations, including an
environmental review process, and then
must obtain the Secretary’s approval of
those regulations prior to entering into
leases. The HEARTH Act requires the
Secretary to approve Tribal regulations
if the Tribal regulations are consistent
with the Department of the Interior’s
(Department) leasing regulations at 25
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[234A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900; OMB Control Number 1076-0122]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Data Elements
for Bureau-Funded Schools
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 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 Indian Education (BIE) are proposing to renew an
information collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
June 30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection request (ICR) should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA) through https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_nbr=202301-1076-001 or by visiting https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain and selecting ``Currently under
Review--Open for Public Comments'' and then scrolling down to the
``Department of the Interior.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Mullen, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, by email at [email protected] or telephone at (202)
924-2650. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind,
hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. You may also
view the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/Forward?SearchTarget=PRA&textfield=1076-0122.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 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 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
March 2, 2023 (88 FR 13145). BIE received one comment.
Comment: Commentor opposes the BIE proposal for a referral intake
form to facilitate virtual counseling and crisis services and believes
the new form would place undue burden on schools, especially those
without a counselor on staff.
Agency Response to Comment: BIE wholeheartedly appreciates schools
are limited in both capacity and resources. To clarify, BIE's program
seeks to connect schools to federally-funded virtual counseling and
crisis services. The proposed action would not create a regulatory
requirement for schools to provide counseling services; and it would
not require Tribal schools/organizations to have a counselor on staff.
BIE's Behavioral Health and Wellness Program (BHWP) is an optional
resource for students and staff at all Bureau-funded programs,
departments, and institutions--including Bureau operated schools,
Tribally controlled schools, post-secondary institutions, and Tribal
colleges and universities. The purpose of the referral intake form is
to collect information necessary to facilitate virtual counseling and
crisis services.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 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.
OMB Control Number 1076-0122
Abstract: The Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of
Indian Education (BIE), is required by the Snyder Act (25 U.S.C. 13),
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25
U.S.C. 5301), Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001), Augustus
F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School
Improvement Amendments of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and Every
Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. 6301) to provide educational services
to federally recognized Indians and Alaska Natives. In addition, 25 CFR
43, Maintenance and Control of Student Records in Bureau Schools,
contain regulations governing the maintenance, control, and
accessibility of student records.
BIE's Student Enrollment Application is utilized by schools
operated or funded by BIE. The information is collected by school
registrars to determine the student's eligibility for enrollment in a
bureau-operated school, and if eligible, is shared with appropriate
school officials to identify the student's base and supplemental
educational and/or residential program needs. The information is
compiled into a national database by the Bureau of Indian Education to
facilitate budget requests and the allocation of congressionally
appropriated funds.
BIE's Behavioral Health and Wellness Program (BHWP) is focused on
providing indigenous focused, evidence-based, and trauma-informed
behavioral health and wellness services/resources for students and
staff at all Bureau-funded programs, departments, and institutions
including Bureau operated schools, Tribally controlled schools, post-
secondary institutions, and Tribal colleges and universities.
Proposed Revisions
BIE proposes a referral intake form to facilitate federally-funded
virtual counseling and crisis services. All data collected for the BHWP
will only be utilized for establishing the appropriate level of care,
assessing client safety, ensuring services are individualized to meet
the client's specific needs, and providing clients with external
referrals,
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as needed. The BHWP counseling and crisis services are optional--BIE
regulations do not require a school to participate in the BHWP.
Title of Collection: Data Elements for Bureau-Funded Schools.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0122.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals, Contract and Grant
schools, and Bureau-funded schools.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 49,000 per year, on
average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 49,000 per year, on
average.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 15 to 30 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 12,500 hours.
Frequency of Collection: Occasionally, required to obtain a
benefit.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0.
Authority
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.).
Steven Mullen,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Regulatory Affairs
and Collaborative Action--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-11569 Filed 5-30-23; 8:45 am]
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