[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10218-10219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03823]
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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, 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. The IHS is requesting OMB to approve an extension for
this collection, which expires on February 28, 2022. Notice regarding
the information collection was last published in the Federal Register
on December 13, 2021, and allowed 60 days for public comment. The
purpose of this notice is to announce the IHS' intent to submit this
collection to OMB and to allow 30 days for public comment to be
submitted directly to OMB. A copy of the supporting statement is
available at www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID: IHS_FRDOC_0001).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by March
25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: 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 Evonne Bennett, Information Collection Clearance Officer
at: [email protected] or 301-443-4750.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This previously approved information
collection project was last published in the Federal Register on
December 13, 2021, and allowed 60 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 February 28, 2022,
to OMB for approval of an extension, and to solicit comments on
specific aspects for the proposed information 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, 25 United States Code (U.S.C.) 3201-3210];
34 U.S.C. 20351; and 42 CFR part 136, subpart K.
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). Section 3207(a)(3) of Title 25 requires regulations
prescribing the minimum standards of character for individuals
appointed to positions involving regular contact with, or control over,
Indian children, and section 3207(b) provides that such standards shall
ensure that no such individuals have been found guilty of, or entered a
plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, any felonious offense, or any 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, 34 U.S.C. 20351 (formerly codified at 42 U.S.C. 13041,
which was transferred to 34 U.S.C. 20351) 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, and if so, requiring a description of the
disposition of the arrest or charge.
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).
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Estimated Annual Burden Hours
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Average Total annual
Number of Number of burden per burden
Data collection instrument(s) respondents responses per response (in responses (in
respondent hours) 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....................................... 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.
Elizabeth A. Fowler,
Acting Deputy Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-03823 Filed 2-22-22; 8:45 am]
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