Tribal Education Department Grant Program

OMB Control No: 1076-0185	ICR Reference No: 201504-1076-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BIA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Tribal Education Department Grant Program
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 05/08/2015
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/07/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/07/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2015	6 Months From Approved
Responses	744	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	2,000	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	40,626	0	0

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Abstract: The Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), may solicit grant proposals from federally-recognized tribes and their Tribal Education Departments (TEDs) for projects defined under 25 U.S.C. 2020.

Emergency Justfication: Congress appropriated $2 million to BIE, which became available in December 2014, for Tribal Education Department Grants (see “Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015”). These grants are “forward funded” and available for a limited time. Therefore, we are seeking emergency approval of this collection to allow us to solicit for grant proposals by May 15, 2015 and award grants by July 1, 2015 for the upcoming school year (2015/16). If we are not able to conduct this information collection, the grants will not be awarded in time and we will not be able to take action to address BIE-funded schools of this grant, resulting in the potential loss for tribes and TEDs to address problems surrounding their schools.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 25 USC 2020 Name of Law: Tribal Departments or Divisions of Education

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title Form No. Form Name Proposal Preparation and Submission Quarterly Budget Reports Annual Reports Monthly Meetings

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	744	0	0	744	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,000	0	0	2,000	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	40,626	0	0	40,626	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is a burden increase because this is a new collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $27,139

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Amanda Begay 443 966-1599 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(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;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date: 05/07/2015

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