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

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This notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has submitted the proposed information collection request for the Application for Assistance/Services under the Financial Assistance and Social Services Program, OMB NO. 1076-0017 for reinstatement under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On June 5, 1998, the BIA published a Notice in the Federal Register (Volume 63, No. 108, page 30771) requesting comments on the proposed information collection. One public comment was received during the 60 day comment period. The respondent recommended that the application form be divided into two separate forms, enlarging the print, and that Self-Governance Tribes be provided flexibility to develop their own forms. In response to the suggestions, the BIA stated that prior to 1992, there were two separate application forms. Based on the recommendations of a majority of tribes for brevity and ease of application, the forms were combined. The print is small because of the volume of information requested, but has been determined readable by users and caseworkers alike. Therefore, one comment was not sufficient to change the format. In response to the recommendation that