Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Notice for Reinstated Collection: Division of Urban Indian Affairs Uniform Data System and Budget Formulation

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the public to comment on the information collection titled, "Division of Urban Indian Affairs (DUIA) Uniform Data System and Budget Formulation," Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-0007. The IHS is requesting OMB to approve a reinstated collection.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 204 (Friday, October 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66860-66861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21644]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Notice for Reinstated 
Collection: Division of Urban Indian Affairs Uniform Data System and 
Budget Formulation

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments. Request for a reinstated 
collection.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the public to comment on the 
information collection titled, ``Division of Urban Indian Affairs 
(DUIA) Uniform Data System and Budget Formulation,'' Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-0007. The IHS is 
requesting OMB to approve a reinstated collection.

DATES: Comment Due Date: December 22, 2026. Your comments regarding 
this

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information collection are best assured of having full effect if 
received within 60 days of the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: Send your written comments, requests for more information on 
the collection, or requests to obtain a copy of the data collection 
instrument and instructions to Thomas Hamby, Acting Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, by one of the following methods:
    <bullet> Mail: Indian Health Service, Office of Information 
Technology, Mail Stop: 07E57B, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
    <bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82d6eaedefe3f1accae3efe0fbc2ebeaf1ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e2b68a8d8f8391ccaa838f809ba28b8a91cc858d94">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    <bullet> Electronically: You may submit electronic comments to 
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the ``Submit a Comment'' 
instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information, 
please contact Thomas Hamby, Acting Information Collection Clearance 
Officer, Office of Information Technology at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#45112d2a2824366b0d2428273c052c2d366b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ecaf6f1f3ffedb0d6fff3fce7def7f6edb0f9f1e8">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Reinstated: Title: Division of Urban Indian 
Affairs Uniform Data System and Budget Formulation. Type of Information 
Collection Request: Request for data collection to ensure contract 
compliance and to report to Congress and policymakers on program 
accomplishments. Reporting formats are contained in the Uniform Data 
System (UDS) Reporting Guidance Manual. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: The UDS and Budget Formulation (BF) contain the annual 
reporting requirements for the cluster of ambulatory, limited 
ambulatory, and case management/outreach and referral urban Indian 
organizations (UIOs) funded by the IHS. The authorizing statute is 
Title V of Public Law 94-437, of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act, as amended. The IHS will collect data in the UDS and BF, which 
will be used to ensure contract compliance and for reports to Congress 
and policymakers on program accomplishments. To meet these objectives, 
the DUIA will collect a core set of data annually that is appropriate 
for monitoring and evaluating performance and reporting on annual 
trends. Affected Public: Title V-funded Urban Indian health programs. 
Type of Respondents: Urban Indian Organizations.
    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 hours.

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                                                     Estimated                        Average
          Data collection instrument(s)              number of     Responses per    burden hour    Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent    per response *   burden hours
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UIOs............................................              41               1               8             328
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    Total.......................................              41               1               8             328
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    There are no direct costs to respondents 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.

Mark Cruz,
Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-21644 Filed 10-22-26; 8:45 am]
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