[Federal Register: July 6, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 129)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Job Placement and Training (Adult Vocational Training and Direct
Employment)
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed renewal of information collection document.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs is
seeking comments on the renewal of the Job Placement and Training
(Adult Vocational Training and Direct Employment) Information
Collection. This action is being taken due to the impending expiration
of the existing data collection. This action will allow the Department
on-going collection of data required by statute, regulation and policy.
DATE: Submit comments on or before September 4, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Robert W. Middleton, Ph.D.,
Director, Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development, either by
facsimile at (202) 208-4564, or by mail to 1951 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Mailstop 20-SIB, Washington, DC 20245.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may request further information or
obtain copies of the proposed information collection request from Lynn
Forcia, Chief, Division of Workforce Development, telephone (202) 219-
5270 or Jody Garrison, Manpower Development Specialist on (202) 208-
2685.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection is necessary to
be in compliance with 25 CFR parts 26 and 27 and 25 U.S.C. 309 (Pub. L.
84-959 of 1956). The information is used to make determinations of
eligibility for services provided by the Department's Job Placement and
Training Program (Adult Vocational Training Program). Data collection
allows us to ensure uniformity of services, and to ensure current,
accurate records, comply with the Government Performance Results Act
(GPRA) and provide sufficient data for Performance Assessment Rating
Tool (PART) evaluations. All information collected is retained in an
individual case record and is used for case management/case planning
purposes by the service provider. Data collected will be retained for
three years.
Request for Comments: The Department of the Interior 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, 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 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, room 18, South
Interior Building, during the hours of 8 a.m. 5 p.m., EST Monday
through Friday except for legal holidays. Before including your
address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying
information in your comment, be advised 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
from public review your personal identifying information, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so. All comments from
organizations or representatives will be available for review. We may
withhold comments from review for other reasons.
OMB Control Number: 1076-0062.
Type of review: Renewal.
Title: 25 CFR parts 26 and 27.
Brief Description of Collection: Data Collection using this form is
submitted
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voluntarily to obtain or retain a benefit; namely, vocational training.
Respondents: Individuals seeking financial assistance for Adult
vocational training, job placement and related supportive services in
accordance with 25 CFR part 26 and part 27 complete this data
collection instrument.
Number of Respondents: 4,900.
Estimated Time per Response: We estimate one-half hour to complete
the form for each applicant.
Frequency of Response: Each applicant will complete the form one
time, upon application for benefits.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents: We estimate a total of 4,900
applicants in one year times one-half hour to complete the form equals
total burden hours per year of 2,450 hours.
Dated: June 26, 2007.
Carl J. Artman,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7-13074 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am]
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