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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Submission of Information Collection to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.



SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting the
information collection titled the Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher
Education Grant Program Annual Report Form, OMB Control Number 1076-
0106, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher Education Grant
Application Form, OMB Control Number 1076-0101 to OMB for approval
under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Approval of the Higher Education
Annual Grant Report form and the Higher Education Grant Application
need to be renewed.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 23, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to the
Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior, by facsimile at (202)
395-6566, or via e-mail: OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov.
    Please send a copy of your comments to Director, Office of Indian
Education Programs, 1849 C Street, NW., MS-3609-MIB, Washington, DC
20240. The telephone number is (202) 208-6123.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may request further information or
obtain copies of the information collection from Garry R. Martin,
Branch Chief, Branch of Planning, Office of Indian Education Programs,
1849 C Street, NW., MS-3609-MIB, Washington, DC 20240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher
Education Grant Program Annual Report Form (OMB No. 1076-0106) provides
a profile of program financial data from which to derive a national
analysis of supplemental funding, unmet financial needs of eligible
students and college graduation rates. Authority for the collection of
information is contained in Public Law 93-638, The Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975, as amended. The
Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher Education Grant Application (OMB No.
1076-0101) provides for an annual collection of information required to
make a determination of an applicant's eligibility for funding. The
information must be collected for the applicant to be considered for a
benefit. A request for comments on these information collection
requests appeared in the Federal Register on April 16, 2004 (69 FR
20636). No comments were received regarding either of the information
collection forms.

Request for Comments

    The Bureau of Indian Affairs requests you to send your comments on
this collection to the locations listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your
comments should address:
    (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, such as through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Please note that an agency may not sponsor or request, and an
individual need not respond to, a collection of information unless it
has valid OMB Control Number.
    It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for
review at the Bureau of Indian Affairs location listed in the ADDRESSES
section, room 3609, during the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except for legal holidays. If you wish to have your
name and/or address withheld, you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comments. We will honor your request according to the
requirements of the law. All comments from organizations or
representatives will be available for review. We may withhold comments
from review for other reasons.
    OMB has up to 60 days to make a decision on the submission for
renewal, but may make the decision after 30 days. Therefore, to receive
the best consideration of your comments, you should submit them as
early as possible.

Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher Education Grant Program Annual Report
Form

    Title: Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher Education Grant Program
Annual Report Form.
    OMB Approval Number: 1076-0106.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Brief Description of Collection: Respondents who receive a grant
are required to submit an annual report.
    Respondents: Tribal higher education program directors.
    Number of Respondents: 125.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 375 hours.

Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher Education Grant Program Application

    Title: Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher Education Grant Program
Application.
    OMB Approval Number: 1076-0101.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Brief Description of Collection: Respondents receiving a benefit
must annually complete the form to demonstrate unmet financial need for
consideration for a grant.
    Respondents: Tribal members, students.
    Number of Respondents: 14,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 14,000 hours.

    Dated: November 15, 2004.
David W. Anderson,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 04-25949 Filed 11-22-04; 8:45 am]