BIA Keeps Indian Child Welfare Paperwork Unchanged for Smooth Family Cases
Published Date: 3/19/2026
Notice
Summary
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is renewing its paperwork for Indian Child Welfare Act cases in state courts without any changes. This affects families and courts involved in these cases, keeping the process smooth and clear. Comments on this renewal are open until April 20, 2026, with no new costs or changes to how info is collected.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
ICWA Paperwork Renewal Keeps Same Burden
If you are a parent, guardian, or household involved in an Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) child custody case in State court, you must continue to provide information under the existing BIA information collection that is being renewed without change. The collection is used to determine Indian status, provide notice to Tribes and parents or Indian custodians, and maintain records; it covers 7,556 annual respondents, 98,069 annual responses, takes from 15 minutes up to 12 hours per response, totals 301,811 annual burden hours, and has $286,362 in total annual nonhour costs.
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