[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 102 (Thursday, May 27, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 28778-28779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13505]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
42 CFR Part 36
RIN 0917-AA02
Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act
Minimum Standards of Character
agency: Indian Health Service, Public Health Service, HHS.
action: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.
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summary: The Indian Health Service (IHS) is extending the comment
period for the notice of proposed rulemaking implementing section 408
of the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act
Minimum Standards of Character (Published March 25, 1999, 64 FR 14560)
from May 24, 1999, to July 26, 1999, in response to tribal requests for
more time to analyze the proposed rule and to prepare their comments.
dates: Comments must be received on or before July 26, 1999.
addresses: Written comments may be sent to Betty J. Penn, Regulations
Officer, Indian Health Service, Twinbrook Metro Plaza, Suite 450, 12300
Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Comments will be made
available for public inspection at
[[Page 28779]]
this address from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday.
for further information contact: Ramona Williams, Child Protection
Coordinator, Office of Mental Health/Social Services, Indian Health
Service, 5300 Homestead Road, N.E., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110,
(505) 248-4245. (This is not a toll-free number.)
supplementary information: In the Federal Register of March 25, 1999,
the IHS published proposed regulations to implement section 408 of Pub.
L. 101-630, the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention
Act. The Act requires that tribes or tribal organizations who receive
funds under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act,
Pub. L. 93-638, employ individuals in positions involving regular
contact with or control over Indian children only if the individuals
meet standards of character no less stringent than those prescribed
under these regulations. Comments have been received on behalf of a
number of tribes requesting an extension of the comment period for the
proposed regulation ranging from 30 days to 2 months. For example, some
of the tribes are currently engaged in contract/compact negotiations
and need additional time to fully study the proposed regulations and
consult with their tribal councils before submitting written comments.
Some tribes have already adopted their detailed policies on this
subject and need time to compare the proposed regulations to their
policies. The IHS has considered these requests and determined that an
additional 60 days would accommodate the need for additional time and
be consistent with its policy of consultation with tribes.
All comments received during the public comment period will be
given full consideration in the development of the final regulations.
Dated: May 21, 1999.
Robert G. McSwain,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 99-13505 Filed 5-26-99; 8:45 am]
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