Indian Health Service 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Indian Health Service published a Notice of Funding Opportunity in the Federal Register of November 4, 2021, for the Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Aftercare grant program. The notice was missing a section in the description of the required Project Narrative that applicants must submit with their application. The Project Narrative will have a fourth section added, Statement of Need, and the page limit for the Project Narrative increased from 15 to 17 pages.

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. A copy of the supporting statement is available at www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID: IHS_FRDOC_0001).

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on the information collection Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-0014, titled, ``IHS Loan Repayment Program (LRP).'' The IHS is requesting OMB to approve an extension for this collection, which expires on November 30, 2021. Notice regarding the information collection was last published in the Federal Register (86 FR 43257) on August 6, 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.

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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-0014, titled, ``IHS Loan Repayment Program (LRP).''

Notice is hereby given that the Indian Health Service has decided to expand the geographic boundaries of the Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) Delivery Area for the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation (NWBSN) in the State of Utah to include the Utah counties of Davis, Salt Lake, and Weber. The final PRC delivery area for the NWBSN is Box Elder County, Davis, Salt Lake, and Weber counties in the State of Utah. The sole purpose of this expansion is to authorize NWBSN to cover additional Tribal members and beneficiaries to receive PRC services.

The Indian Health Service (IHS) is reopening and extending the comment period for the proposed rule entitled ``Acquisition Regulations; Buy Indian Act; Procedures for Contracting.'' This action is being taken in response to requests from stakeholders to extend the comment period to allow additional time for interested persons to submit comments on the proposed rule.