[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45431-45432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22726]


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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 information 
requests, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration 
(SAMHSA) will publish periodic summaries of each proposed collection of 
information. To request a copy of these documents, contact the SAMHSA 
Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-8005.
    SAMHSA is publishing this notice to solicit public comment on the 
Proposed Reporting Requirements in the Final Rule for the activities of 
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) 
programs. Written comments from the public should be received within 60 
days of the publication of this notice.
    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

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use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Proposed Project: Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with 
Mental Illness (PAIMI) Final Rule--Information collection requirements 
in the Final Rule for the protection and advocacy programs serving 
individuals with mental illness. The development of regulations and 
issuance of the Final Rule meets the directive under Public Law 102-
173, ``Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Amendments 
Act of 1991'' (PAIMI Act), 42 U.S.C. 10826(b), requiring the Secretary 
to promulgate final regulations to carry out the Act. 45 CFR Subchapter 
51 of the Final Rule contains information collection requirements.
    The PAIMI Act (Pub. L. 99-319) authorized funds to support 
activities on behalf of individuals with mental illness. Recipients of 
this formula grant program are required by law to annually report their 
activities and accomplishments to include the number of individuals 
served, types of facilities involved, types of activities undertaken 
and accomplishments resulting from such activities. This summary must 
also include a separate report prepared by the PAIMI Advisory Council 
descriptive of its activities and assessment of the operations of the 
protection and advocacy system. The annual burden estimate is as 
follows:
    Estimated Annual Reporting Burden:

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                                                                                          Average               
                                                                 Annual       Annual     burden per     Annual  
                                                               number of    frequency     response      burden  
                                                              respondents                 (hours)       hours   
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                     Section 51.8(a)(2)                                                                         
                                                                                                                
Program Performance Report..................................           56            1         35.0      1 1,960
    Part I..................................................  ...........  ...........         33.0  ...........
    Part II.................................................  ...........  ...........          2.0  ...........
                                                                                                                
                     Section 51.8(a)(8)                                                                         
                                                                                                                
Advisory Council Report.....................................           56            1         10.0        1 560
                                                                                                                
                        Section 51.10                                                                           
                                                                                                                
Remedial Actions:                                                                                               
    Corrective Action Plan..................................            6            1          8.0           48
    Implementation Status Report............................            6            3          2.0           36
                                                                                                                
                      Section 51.23(c)                                                                          
                                                                                                                
Reports, materials and fiscal data to Advisory Council......           56            1          1.0           56
                                                                                                                
                     Section 51.25(b)(2)                                                                        
                                                                                                                
Grievance Procedure.........................................           56            1          0.5           28
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    Total...................................................          124  ...........  ...........        2,688
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1 Burden hours associated with the Annual Performance Report and Advisory Council Report are approved under OMB 
  Control No. 0930-0169.                                                                                        

    Individuals or organizations wishing to submit comments on the 
information collection requirements, estimated burden, or any other 
aspect of this collection of information should send their comments to: 
Beatrice A. Rouse, Reports Clearance Officer, SAMHSA, 16-105 Parklawn 
Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Written 
comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: August 15, 1997.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 97-22726 Filed 8-26-97; 8:45 am]
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