[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 173 (Tuesday, September 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53812-53813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22532]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service

[OMB NO. 0917-0028]


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

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

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

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public 
Law (Pub. L.) 104-13 [44 United States Code (U.S.C.) section 
3507(a)(1)(D)], the Indian Health Service (IHS) is submitting to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for an extension of a 
previously approved collection of information 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, which expires November 30, 2015.
    This previously approved information collection project was last 
published in the Federal Register (80 FR 43100) on July 21, 2015, and 
allowed 60 days for public comment, as required by 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A). The IHS received no comments regarding this collection. 
The purpose of this notice is to solicit public comments on specific 
aspects of the proposed information collection, which are to be 
submitted directly to OMB for a 30 day period.

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    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 
101-630, 104 Stat. 4544, and 25 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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                                                                                                   Total annual
                                                     Number of       Number of    Average burden      burden
          Data collection instrument(s)             respondents    responses per   per response    responses (in
                                                                    respondent      (in hours)        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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information, 
please contact Tamara Clay by one of the following methods:
     Mail: Tamara Clay, Information Collection Clearance 
Officer, Indian Health Service, 801 Thompson Avenue, TMP, STE 450-30, 
Rockville, MD 20852.
     Phone: 301-443-4750.
     Email: [email protected].
     Fax: 301-443-4750.
    Comment Due Date: October 8, 2015. 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 29, 2015.
Robert G. McSwain,
Deputy Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-22532 Filed 9-4-15; 8:45 am]
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