[Federal Register: May 27, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 101)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

 
Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 
has submitted the proposed renewal of the information collection 
request for the Housing Assistance Application, codified at 25 CFR Part 
256.5, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval under 
the paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On February 19, 
1997, BIA published a notice in the Federal Register (62 FR 7469-7470) 
requesting comments on the proposed information collection. The 
regulations for the Housing Improvement Program (HIP)

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have been modified for the purpose of simplifying administrative 
guidelines, presenting the regulations in a clear and unambiguous 
manner (plain English) and making the program more flexible and 
responsive to the needs of Tribes. The final rule was published in the 
Federal Register (FR 10124-10139) on March 2, 1998. One comment 
regarding this information collection was received after the close of 
the prescribed time period published in the Federal Register. The OMB 
requested that the BIA more fully demonstrate compliance with the 
Privacy Act and that respondents be informed of the legal significance 
of the displayed OMB control number. The BIA has complied with OMB's 
request. The BIA is requesting OMB approval of the collection of 
information on a regular basis, within 30 days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the collection of 
information form may be obtained by contacting June Henkel, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, MS-4603-
MIB, Washington, DC 20240. Telephone: (202) 208-3667.

DATES: OMB is required to respond to this request within 60 days after 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, but may respond 
after 30 days; therefore, your comments should be submitted to OMB 
within 30 days of publication to assure maximum consideration.

ADDRESSES: Your comments and suggestions on the requirements should be 
made directly to the attention: Desk Officer for the Department of the 
Interior, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW, Washington DC 
20503. Telephone: (202) 395-7340. Please provide a copy to June Henkel, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, 
MS-4603-MIB, Washington, DC 20240. Telephone: (202) 208-3667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The information is needed to establish an applicant's eligibility 
to receive services under the Housing Improvement Program and to 
establish the priority order in which eligible applicants may receive 
services under the program. 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.

II. Request for Comments

    We specifically request your comments be submitted to OMB at the 
address provided above with a copy to the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
within 30 days concerning the following:
    1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the BIA, including whether the 
information will have practical utility;
    2. The accuracy of the BIA's estimate of the burden to collect the 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used;
    3. The quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and,
    4. How to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical or other forms of information technology.

III. Data

    Title of the Collection of Information: Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Housing Assistance Application.
    OMB Number: 1076-0084.
    Affected Entities: Individual members of Indian tribes who are 
living on or near a tribally or legally defined service area.
    Frequency of Response: At least annually.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3500.
    Estimated Time per Application: \1/2\ hour.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,750 hours.

    Dated: April 23, 1998.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 98-13949 Filed 5-26-98; 8:45 am]
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