[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 199 (Friday, October 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53262-53264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24940]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 concerning opportunity for public comment on proposed
collections of information, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) will publish periodic summaries of
proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects
or to obtain a copy of the information collection plans, call the
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276-1243.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collections of
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
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respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: Regulations To Implement SAMHSA's Charitable Choice
Statutory Provisions--42 CFR Parts 54 and 54a (OMB No. 0930-0242)--
Revision
Section 1955 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-65),
as amended by the Children's Health Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-310) and
Sections 581-584 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290kk et
seq., as added by the Consolidated Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 106-
554)), set forth various provisions which aim to ensure that religious
organizations are able to compete on an equal footing for Federal funds
to provide substance abuse services. These provisions allow religious
organizations to offer substance abuse services to individuals without
impairing the religious character of the organizations or the religious
freedom of the individuals who receive the services. The provisions
apply to the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SAPT
BG), to the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
(PATH) formula grant program, and to certain Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) discretionary grant programs
(programs that pay for substance abuse treatment and prevention
services, not for certain infrastructure and technical assistance
activities). Every effort has been made to assure that the reporting,
recordkeeping and disclosure requirements of the proposed regulations
allow maximum flexibility in implementation and impose minimum burden.
No changes are being made to the regulations. This revision is for
approval of the updated estimate of burden on respondents to provide
the information required to be reported by 42 CFR part 54a.8(d) and
54.8(e), respectively, and to ascertain how they are implementing the
disclosure requirements of 54a.8(b) and 54.8(b), respectively.
Information on how States comply with the requirements of 42 CFR part
54 was approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as part of
the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant FY 2008-2010
annual application and reporting requirements approved under OMB
control number 0930-0080.
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per
42 CFR Citation and purpose respondents respondent responses response Total hours
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Part 54--States Receiving SAPT Block Grants and/or Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness
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Reporting:
96.122(f)(5) Annual report 60 1 60 1 60
of activities the State
undertook to comply 42 CFR
Part 54 (SAPT BG)..........
54.8(c)(4) Total number of
referrals to alternative
service providers reported
by program participants to
States (respondents).
SAPT BG................. 7 *68 476 1 476
PATH.................... 0 5 50 1 50
54.8(e) Annual report by 56 1 56 1 56
PATH grantees on activities
undertaken to comply with
42 CFR Part 54
Disclosure:
54.8(b) State requires
program participants to
provide notice to program
beneficiaries of their
right to referral to an
alternative service
provider.
SAPT BG................. 60 1 60 .05 3
PATH.................... 56 1 56 .05 3
Recordkeeping:
54.6(b) Documentation must 60 1 60 1 60
be maintained to
demonstrate significant
burden for program
participants under 42
U.S.C. 300x-57 or 42 U.S.C.
290cc-33(a)(2) and under 42
U.S.C. 290cc-21 to 290cc-35
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Part 54--Subtotal....... 116 .............. 818 .............. 708
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Part 54a--States, local governments and religious organizations receiving funding under Title V of the PHS Act
for substance abuse prevention and treatment services
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Reporting:
54a.8(c)(1)(iv) Total number 25 4 100 .083 8
of referrals to alternative
service providers reported
by program participants to
States when they are the
responsible unit of
government.................
54a(8)(d) Total number of 20 2 40 .25 10
referrals reported to
SAMHSA when it is the
responsible unit of
government. (NOTE: This
notification will occur
during the course of the
regular reports that may be
required under the terms of
the funding award.)........
Disclosure:
54a.8(b) Program participant 1,460 1 1,460 1 1,460
notice to program
beneficiaries of rights to
referral to an alternative
service provider...........
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Part 54a--Subtotal...... 1,505 .............. 1,600 .............. 1,478
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Total................... 1,621 .............. 2,418 .............. 2,186
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* Average.
Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 7-1044, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 and e-mail her
a copy at [email protected]. Written comments should be
received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: October 8, 2009.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E9-24940 Filed 10-15-09; 8:45 am]
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