[Federal Register: September 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 186)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Proposed Information
Collection: Indian Health Service Background Investigations of
Individuals in Positions Involving Regular Contact With or Control Over
Indian Children, OPM-306
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: 0917-0028, ``IHS Background
Investigations of Individuals in Positions Involving Regular Contact
With or Control Over Indian Children, OPM-306. Type of Information
Collection Request: Extension, without revision, of currently approved
information collection, 0917-0028, ``IHS Background Investigations of
Individuals in Positions Involving Regular Contact With or Control Over
Indian Children, OPM-306.
Form Number: OPM-306. Forms: Declaration for Federal Employment.
Need and Use of Information Collection: This is a request for approval
of collection information 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 IRS 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.
Section 3207(b) of the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence
Prevention Act was amended by Section 814 of U.S.C. 3031, the Native
American Laws Technical Corrections Act of 2000, which requires that
the regulations prescribing the minimum standards of character 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 children under the age of 18 or child care
services to assure that all existing and newly hired employees undergo
a criminal history background check. The background is to be initiated
through the personnel program of the
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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 to children under the age of 18 or child care
services, 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 Burden Hours
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Average burden
Data collection instrument Estimated number Responses per hour per Total annual
of respondents respondent response burden hours
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Addendum to OPM-306 Declaration for 3000 1 12/60 600
Federal Employment 42 CFR Part 36......
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Total............................... 3000 ................ ................ 600
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There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance
Costs to report.
Request 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 Comments and Requests for Further Information: 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: Ms. Janet Ingersoll, Acting IRS
Reports Clearance Officer, 801 Thompson Avenue, TMP, Suite 450,
Rockville, MD 20852, call non-toll free (301) 443-6177, send via
facsimile to (301) 443-2316, or send your e-mail requests, comments,
and return address to: janet.ingersollihs.gov.
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: September 16, 2008.
Christopher Mandregan, Jr.,
Acting Deputy Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. E8-22359 Filed 9-23-08; 8:45 am]
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