[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 243 (Thursday, December 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 66382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33014]
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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 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data
collection projects, 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 data collection plans and instruments, call the
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-8005.
Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed collection of
information is 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
Community Mental Health Services (CMHS) Block Grant Application,
FY98--Revision--The ADAMHA Reorganization Act 42 U.S.C. 300x1-9
established the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant program
which authorized block grants to States to provide community based
mental health services. Under provision of the law, States may receive
allotments only after an application is approved by the Secretary.
Further, the Act requires States to submit to the Secretary a plan for
providing comprehensive community mental health services to adults with
a serious mental illness and to children with a serious emotional
disturbance and an annual implementation report on the block grant fund
activities for the previous year. This block grant program is
administered by SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS). The
proposed application reflects the criteria, assurances, and
requirements set forth in Pub. L. 102-321. The revision includes the
consolidation of the criteria for application and reduced respondent
burden.
The annual burden estimates are as follows:
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Number of
Number of responses Average Annual
respondents per burden per burden hours
respondent response
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States and Territories.................................. 59 1 210 12,390
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Send comments to Beatrice Rouse, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 16-105, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: December 12, 1997.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 97-33014 Filed 12-17-97; 8:45 am]
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