This information collection is required to administer the grazing program on tribal and individual Indian lands that are held in trust by the U.S. Government for the benefit of tribes and individual Indians.
US Code:
25 USC 3701, et seq.
Name of Law: American Indian Agriculture Resource Management Act
The information collection associated with 166.217 had been submitted as a combined information collection with 166.200, Grazing Permits, in the past. It is now separated out to better account for the burden associated with actually applying for or bidding on grazing privileges, as opposed to reviewing and signing a permit once itÂs issued. This results in an agency adjustment increase of 1,000 responses and 333 burden hours.
In addition, there are three information collections associated with regulatory requirements that have been in place, but which BIA previously determined did not require clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Now, upon closer examination, BIA has determined that these information collections do, in fact, impose a public burden. These increases of 9,250 in responses and 3,083 in burden hours are recorded as a program change due to agency discretion.
Finally, an entry in ROCIS previously stated that there was a cost burden of $175,000 in the form of a 3% administrative fee. Since the fee is a regulatory fee for administering the program, it is not associated with just the information collection and should not be included.
$133,695
No
No
No
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Elizabeth Appel 202 273-4680
No
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.
166.217 - Bid for BIA to award grazing privileges OR apply for tribe to allocate grazing privileges