Notice2025-16341
Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Proposed Information Collection: Addendum to Declaration for Federal Employment (OF 306), Indian Health Service, Child Care and Indian Child Care Worker Positions
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Published
August 26, 2025
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Health and Human Services DepartmentIndian Health Service
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the public to take this opportunity to comment on the information collection titled, "Addendum to Declaration for Federal Employment (OF 306), Indian Health Service, Childcare and Indian Child Care Worker Positions," Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-0028.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41585-41586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16341]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Proposed Information
Collection: Addendum to Declaration for Federal Employment (OF 306),
Indian Health Service, Child Care and Indian Child Care Worker
Positions
AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments. Request for reinstatement
without revision.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the public to take this opportunity
to comment on the information collection titled, ``Addendum to
Declaration for Federal Employment (OF 306), Indian Health Service,
Childcare and Indian Child Care Worker Positions,'' Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-0028.
DATES: October 27, 2025. Your comments regarding this information
collection are best assured of having full effect if received within 60
days of the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Randolph Beasley III by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6230030c060d0e120a4c200703110e071b220b0a114c050d14"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5301323d373c3f233b7d113632203f362a133a3b207d343c25">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be made
available to the public by publishing them in the 30-day Federal
Register notice for this information collection. For this reason,
please do not include information of a confidential nature, such as
sensitive personal information or proprietary information. If comments
are submitted via email, the email address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the
public docket and made available on the internet. Please note that
responses to this public comment request containing any routine notice
about the confidentiality of the communication will be treated as
public comments that may be made available to the public
notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information,
please contact Thomas Hamby at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a3e0205070b1944020b0708132a030219440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d783bfb8bab6a4f9bfb6bab5ae97bebfa4f9b0b8a1">[email protected]</span></a> or 240-252-0331.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This previously approved information
collection project was last published in the Federal Register on
February 23, 2022 (87 FR 10218) and allowed 30 days for public comment.
No public comment was received in response to the notice. This notice
announces our intent to submit this collection to OMB for approval of
reinstatement without revision, and to solicit comments on specific
aspects for the proposed information collection.
Title: Addendum to Declaration for Federal Employment (OF 306),
Indian Health Service, Child Care and Indian Child Care Worker
Positions (OMB No. 0917-0028). Type of Information Collection Request:
Reinstatement without revision, of previously-approved information
collection, 0917-0028, Addendum to Declaration for Federal Employment
(OF 306), Indian Health Service, 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 (OF
306), Indian Health Service, 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, 4551 codified as amended
at 25 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 3207; the Crime Control Act
of 1990, Public Law 101-647, title II, subtitle E, section 231, 104
Stat. 4789, 4808, codified as amended at 34 U.S.C. 20351 (formerly
codified at 42 U.S.C. 13041, which was transferred to 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
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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 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. 34
U.S.C. 20351(b)(1)(C). The statute 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. 34 U.S.C.
20351(d)(1).
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
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 3,000 1 12/60 600
(OF 306), Indian Health Service, Child Care and
Indian Child Care Worker Positions (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.
P. Benjamin Smith,
Acting Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-16341 Filed 8-25-25; 8:45 am]
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