Tribal Land Logs: BIA Keeps Lease Paperwork Steady
Published Date: 3/3/2026
Notice
Summary
The Bureau of Indian Affairs wants to keep collecting info about leases and permits the same way they have been, with no changes. This affects people and businesses involved in leasing or permitting on tribal lands. You’ve got until April 2, 2026, to share your thoughts, but no new costs or rules are coming—just a smooth paperwork renewal!
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Lease and Permit Paperwork Renewal
If you lease or permit trust or restricted Indian land, the Bureau of Indian Affairs is renewing the existing lease-and-permit information collection with no changes. This renewal affects about 99,340 annual respondents, totals 81,899 estimated annual burden hours, and lists $1,813,000 in total annual nonhour burden costs; each response takes about 15 minutes to 2 hours. The public comment deadline for this renewal is April 2, 2026.
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