[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27458-27460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10682]
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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 at (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 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)--
Extension
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
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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 (SABG), 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 or the burden hours.
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
2016-2017 annual application and reporting requirements approved under
OMB control number 0930-0168.
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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 SA Block Grants and/or Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH)
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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 (SABG).............
54.8(c)(4) Total number of
referrals to alternative
service providers reported
by program participants to
States (respondents):
SABG.................... 6 23 (avg.) 135 1 135
PATH.................... 10 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:
SABG.................... 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....... 115 - 477 - 367
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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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Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E57-B, Rockville, Maryland 20857, or email a
copy to [email protected]. Written comments should be received
by July 5, 2016.
Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2016-10682 Filed 5-5-16; 8:45 am]
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