[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 169 (Thursday, August 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52749-52750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21376]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


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

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 30 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. This proposed information collection project was previously 
published in the Federal Register (77 FR 115) on June 14, 2012 and 
allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comment was received in 
response to the notice. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days 
for public comment to be submitted directly to OMB.
    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.) Sections 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. 3207 requires regulations prescribing the 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. 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              3000               1           12/60             600
 (OMB 0917-0028)................................
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    Total.......................................            3000  ..............  ..............             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.
    Direct your comments to OMB: Send your comments and suggestions 
regarding the proposed information collection contained in this notice, 
especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated 
response time to: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, Attention: Desk Officer for IHS.
    To request more information on the proposed collection, or to 
obtain a copy of the data collection instruments and/or instruction(s) 
contact: 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

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requests, comments, and return address to: [email protected].
    Comment Due Date: October 1, 2012. Your comments regarding this 
information collection are best assured of having full effect if 
received within 30 days of the date of this publication.

    Dated: August 24, 2012.
Yvette Roubideaux,
Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-21376 Filed 8-29-12; 8:45 am]
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