[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 139 (Tuesday, July 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43100-43101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17872]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


Request for Public Comment; 60-Day Proposed Information 
Collection; Addendum to Declaration for Federal Employment, Child Care 
and Indian Child Care Worker Positions (OMB NO. 0917-0028)

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments. Request for extension of 
approval.

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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) invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on 
the information collection titled, ``Addendum to Declaration for 
Federal Employment, Child Care and Indian Child Care Worker 
Positions,'' Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-
0028.
    This previously approved information collection project was last 
published in the Federal Register (77 FR 52749) on August 30, 2012, and 
allowed 30 days for public comment. No public comment was received in 
response to the notice. This notice announces our intent to submit this 
collection, which expires November 30, 2015, to OMB for approval of an 
extension, and to solicit comments on specific aspects for the proposed 
information collection.
    A copy of the supporting statement is available at 
www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID IHS-2015-0004).
    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. There are no program changes or 
adjustments in burden hours. Form(s): 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.) 
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(a)(1) and (2)]. 
Title 25 U.S.C. 3207(b) 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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                                                             Number of        Average burden      Total annual
    Data collection instrument(s)         Number of        responses per     per response (in   burden responses
                                         respondents         respondent           hours)           (in hours)
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Addendum to Declaration for Federal                3000                  1              12/60                600
 Employment (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.

ADDRESSES: Send your written comments, requests for more information on 
the proposed collection, or requests to obtain a copy of the data 
collection instrument and instructions to Tamara Clay by one of the 
following methods:
     Mail: Tamara Clay, Information Collection Clearance 
Officer, 801 Thompson Avenue, TMP, STE 450-30, Rockville, MD 20852-
1627.
     Phone: 301-443-4750.
     Email: [email protected].
     Fax: 301-443-2316.
    Comment Due Date: September 21, 2015. 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: July 8, 2015.
Robert G. McSwain,
Acting Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-17872 Filed 7-20-15; 8:45 am]
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