The Department
of Interior’s (DOI) Office of Federal Acknowledgment is currently
developing a rule to revise the process of acknowledging an Indian
group as an Indian tribe. DOI has received public comment on ways
to improve the process and reduce the burden of this collection.
Such comments will be addressed in the context of the rulemaking.
Therefore, this collection is approved for 18 months.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2016
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2014
10
0
10
20,750
0
20,750
0
0
0
The information collection allows the
Office of Federal Acknowledgment (OFA), within the Office of the
Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs, to review petitions by Indian
groups to determine whether the groups should be acknowledged as
Indian tribes eligible for a government-to-government relationship
with the U.S. Government.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.