Proposed Information Collection; Request for Public Comment: Addendum to Declaration for Federal Employment, Child Care and Indian Child Care Worker Positions, 35699-35700 [2012-14500]

Download as PDF pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2012 / Notices society or national advocacy organization and one (1) representative of a public health professional organization. Non-voting representatives provide a perspective unique to the SACHDNC based on their organizations’ or interest groups’ subject area of expertise, and each nominee selection is based on the organization’s/interest group’s mission and relevancy to the SACHDNC’s purpose (e.g., primary care, pediatrics, newborn screening, genetics and other relevant specialty expertise). Eligible organizations should represent broad constituencies affected or impacted by the work of the SACHDNC, as noted in the SACHDNC Charter. Applicants eligible for consideration include representatives of the following organizations: (a) Medical, technical, public health, or scientific organizations with special expertise in the field of heritable disorders or (b) organizations that provide screening, counseling, testing, or specialty services for newborns and children at risk for heritable disorders. Organizations will also be chosen based on perspectives and expertise not currently represented, or with expiring terms, that serve to increase the knowledge base of the SACHDNC. Applicants are requested to submit a written application to the DFO. Applications must contain the following: • Letter of nomination stating the organization’s: Æ Name and mission statement; Æ Outline of the perspective and expertise provided by the nominated organization and why this perspective and expertise would benefit the SACHDNC; and Æ Description of how the SACHDNC’s work affects and/or impacts the nominated organization and its constituency. • Contact information: Point of contact name, address, telephone number, and Web site of the organization; • Portfolio of organizational projects, programs and products that are of importance to the SACHDNC’s work; • Organization’s commitment to provide expert input into the decisionmaking process of the SACHDNC; • Organization’s detailed information concerning any possible conflicts of interest relative to both the organization and the proposed organizational representative (e.g., current or anticipated employment, consultancies, research grants, or contracts); • Organization’s commitment to support a representative to attend all SACHDNC meetings; VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:34 Jun 13, 2012 Jkt 226001 • Organization’s commitment to ensure active contribution to and dissemination of SACHDNC activities and recommendations to its representative constituencies; • Statement affirming that the organization: (a) Wishes to serve as a representative to the SACHDNC, and (b) has no conflict of interest that would preclude informing the SACHDNC in a fair and balanced manner; • Organization’s description clearly identifying how the organizational perspective and expertise would serve to increase the knowledge base of the SACHDNC; and • SACHDNC’s professional impact on the organization and its stakeholders. Please submit written nominations no later than August 1, 2012. The two (2) at large organizational representatives will be invited to contribute to the SACHDNC for terms of not more than 2 years with an opportunity to re-apply to serve after the 2-year term has expired. The public health professional organization will be invited to have a representative contribute to the SACHDNC for terms of not more than 4 years with an opportunity to re-apply to serve after the 4-year term has expired. Selected organizations will have their representatives begin serving their term in January 2013. Whenever possible, organizational representatives to the SACHDNC shall have expertise in dealing with heritable disorders and genetic diseases affecting racially, ethnically, and geographically diverse populations of newborns served by State newborn screening programs. HHS will ensure that SACHDNC members equitably reflect geographical location and gender distribution, provided that Committee effectiveness would not be impaired. Appointments shall be made without regard to age, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation, and cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status. Dated: June 7, 2012. Reva Harris, Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination. [FR Doc. 2012–14499 Filed 6–13–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35699 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Indian Health Service Proposed Information Collection; Request for Public Comment: Addendum to Declaration for Federal Employment, Child Care and Indian Child Care Worker Positions Indian Health Service, HHS. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: 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: 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.) §§ 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\14JNN1.SGM 14JNN1 35700 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2012 / Notices 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 Estimated number of respondents Data collection instrument Average burden hour per response Responses per respondent Total annual burden hours 3,000 1 12/60 600 Total .......................................................................................................... pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Addendum to Declaration for Federal Employment (OMB 0917–0028) ......... 3,000 ........................ ........................ 600 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. 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: 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 requests, comments, and return address to: Tamara.Clay@ihs.gov. Comment Due Date: Your comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having full effect if VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:34 Jun 13, 2012 Jkt 226001 received within 60 days of the date of this publication. Dated: June 5, 2012. Yvette Roubideaux, Director, Indian Health Service. [FR Doc. 2012–14500 Filed 6–13–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–16–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY [Docket No. DHS–2012–0003] Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) Program Survey National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS. ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comments; Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection: 1670–0012. AGENCY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP), Infrastructure Information Collection Division (IICD), will submit the following Information Collection Request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until August 13, 2012. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Written comments and questions about this Information Collection Request should be forwarded to DHS/NPPD/IP/IICD, 245 Murray Lane, SW., Mailstop 0602, Arlington, VA 20598–0602. Email requests should go to Vickie Bovell, Vickie.Bovell@dhs.gov. Written comments should reach the contact person listed no later than August 13, 2012. Comments must be identified by ‘‘DHS–2012–0003’’ and may be submitted by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. • Email: Include the docket number in the subject line of the message. Instructions: All submissions received must include the words ‘‘Department of Homeland Security’’ and the docket number for this action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. ADDRESSES: The Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) Program was created according to the Critical Infrastructure Information (CII) Act of 2002 for DHS to encourage voluntary information sharing by owners and operators of critical infrastructure and protected systems. The PCII Program provides standardized training for stakeholders to become PCII Authorized Users and PCII Officer/PCII Program Manager Designees. To further its mission, the PCII Program requires supporting SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\14JNN1.SGM 14JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35699-35700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14500]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


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

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: 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.) Sec. Sec.  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. Sec.  3207 requires regulations prescribing 
the

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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. Sec.  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             3,000               1           12/60             600
 (OMB 0917-0028)................................
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    Total.......................................           3,000  ..............  ..............             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.
    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: 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 requests, comments, and return address to: 
Tamara.Clay@ihs.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: June 5, 2012.
Yvette Roubideaux,
Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-14500 Filed 6-13-12; 8:45 am]
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