[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35699-35700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14500]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


Proposed Information Collection; Request for Public Comment: 
Addendum to Declaration for Federal Employment, Child Care and Indian 
Child Care Worker Positions

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, which requires 60 days for public comment on 
proposed information collection projects, the Indian Health Service 
(IHS) is publishing for comment a summary of a proposed information 
collection to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review.
    Proposed Collection: Title: Addendum to Declaration for Federal 
Employment, Child Care and Indian Child Care Worker Positions (OMB No. 
0917-0028). Type of Information Collection Request: Extension, without 
revision, of currently approved information collection, 0917-0028, 
``Addendum to Declaration for Federal Employment, Child Care and Indian 
Child Care Worker Positions.'' Although there was a change on the form 
``Addendum to Declaration for Federal Employment, Child care and Indian 
Child care Worker Positions'' (OMB No. 0917-0028), where the item 
number 15a was changed to 16 to reflect a change in the same item 
number on the ``Declaration for Federal Employment'' form (OPM OF 306; 
OMB No. 3206-0182), there are no program changes or adjustments in 
burden hours. Form Number: OMB No. 0917-0028. Forms: Addendum to 
Declaration for Federal Employment, Child Care and Indian Child Care 
Worker Positions. Need and Use of Information Collection: This is a 
request for approval of the collection of information as required by 
Section 408 of the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence 
Prevention Act, Public Law (Pub. L.) 101-630, 104 Stat. 4544, and 25 
United States Code (U.S.C.) Sec. Sec.  3201-3211. The IHS is required 
to compile a list of all authorized positions within the IHS where the 
duties and responsibilities involve regular contact with, or control 
over, Indian children; and to conduct an investigation of the character 
of each individual who is employed, or is being considered for 
employment in a position having regular contact with, or control over, 
Indian children. 25 U.S.C. Sec.  3207 requires regulations prescribing 
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minimum standards of character to ensure that none of the individuals 
appointed to positions involving regular contact with, or control over, 
Indian children have been found guilty of, or entered a plea of nolo 
contendere or guilty to any felonious offense, or any of two or more 
misdemeanor offenses under Federal, State, or Tribal law involving 
crimes of violence; sexual assault, molestation, exploitation, contact 
or prostitution; crimes against persons; or offenses committed against 
children. In addition, 42 U.S.C. Sec.  13041 requires each agency of 
the Federal Government, and every facility operated by the Federal 
Government (or operated under contract with the Federal Government), 
that hires (or contracts for hire) individuals involved with the 
provision of child care services to children under the age of 18 to 
assure that all existing and newly hired employees undergo a criminal 
history background check. The background investigation is to be 
initiated through the personnel program of the applicable Federal 
agency. This section requires employment applications for individuals 
who are seeking work for an agency of the Federal Government, or for a 
facility or program operated by (or through contract with) the Federal 
Government, in positions involved with the provision of child care 
services to children under the age of 18, to contain a question asking 
whether the individual has ever been arrested for or charged with a 
crime involving a child. Affected Public: Individuals and households. 
Type of Respondents: Individuals.
    The table below provides: Types of data collection instruments, 
Estimated number of respondents, Number of responses per respondent, 
Average burden hour per response, and Total annual burden hour(s).

                                          Estimated Annual Burden Hours
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                                                     Estimated                        Average
           Data collection instrument                number of     Responses per    burden hour    Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent     per  response   burden hours
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Addendum to Declaration for Federal Employment             3,000               1           12/60             600
 (OMB 0917-0028)................................
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    Total.......................................           3,000  ..............  ..............             600
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    There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance 
Costs to report.
    Requests for Comments: Your written comments and/or suggestions are 
invited on one or more of the following points: (a) Whether the 
information collection activity is necessary to carry out an agency 
function; (b) whether the agency processes the information collected in 
a useful and timely fashion; (c) the accuracy of the public burden 
estimate (the estimated amount of time needed for individual 
respondents to provide the requested information); (d) whether the 
methodology and assumptions used to determine the estimates are 
logical; (e) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information being collected; and (f) ways to minimize the public burden 
through the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Send your written comments, requests for more information on the 
proposed collection, or requests to obtain a copy of the data 
collection instrument(s) and instructions to: Tamara Clay, Reports 
Clearance Officer, 801 Thompson Avenue, TMP, Suite 450, Rockville, MD 
20852, call non-toll free (301) 443-4750, send via facsimile to (301) 
443-2316, or send your email requests, comments, and return address to: 
[email protected].
    Comment Due Date: Your comments regarding this information 
collection are best assured of having full effect if received within 60 
days of the date of this publication.

    Dated: June 5, 2012.
Yvette Roubideaux,
Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-14500 Filed 6-13-12; 8:45 am]
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