Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Notice for Reinstated Collection: Division of Urban Indian Affairs Uniform Data System and Budget Formulation
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 In...
Notice and request for comments. Request for a reinstated collection.
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
( printed page 66861)
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:
Mail:
Indian Health Service, Office of Information Technology, Mail Stop: 07E57B, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Electronically:
You may submit electronic comments to
www.regulations.gov. 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
Thomas.Hamby@ihs.gov.
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.
Data collection instrument(s)
Estimated number of
respondents
Responses per
respondent
Average
burden hour
per response *
Total annual burden hours
UIOs
41
1
8
328
Total
41
1
8
328
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.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 66860
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Notice for Reinstated Collection: Division of Urban Indian Affairs Uniform Data System and Budget Formulation,” thefederalregister.org (October 23, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-21644/request-for-public-comment-60-day-notice-for-reinstated-collection-division-of-urban-indian-affairs-uniform-data-system-.
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