[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2991-2992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1202]


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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 to provide the opportunity for public comment on proposed 
information collection activities, the Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration publishes periodic summaries of proposed 
activities. To request more information on the proposed activities or 
to obtain a copy of the information collection plans, call the SAMHSA 
Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-0525.
    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. FY 1999-2001 Substance Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Application Format--Revision--The 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x 21-35 & 51-64) authorizes

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block grants to States for the purpose of providing substance abuse 
prevention and treatment services. Under the provisions of the law, 
States may receive allotments only after an application is submitted 
and approved by the Secretary, DHHS. For the FY 1999 Substance Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant cycle, SAMHSA plans to 
provide States with slightly modified application forms and 
instructions. These changes affect the portion of the application that 
asks for information related to section 1926 (sales of tobacco to 
minors). The application will no longer require a description of 
sampling methodologies and procedures for identifying and selecting 
tobacco outlets to be sampled throughout a State, unless a change to 
such methodologies or procedures has occurred in the previous year. The 
application will provide for more detailed information on the results 
and validity of the random unannounced inspections, and it will request 
greater detail on the number and results of actual enforcement 
activities that a State has undertaken. At the request of the 
Department, SAMHSA plans to include an additional tobacco-related 
question to Attachment 6 of the application. This question will require 
States to briefly describe collaboration between each State's Tobacco 
and Health Office (ASTHO representative) and Single State Authority for 
Substance Abuse (NASADAD representative). Because Federal funds for 
tobacco prevention and control efforts are, in most cases, awarded to 
different State-level agencies, it is necessary for the Department and 
SAMHSA to verify and understand interactions at the State level on 
youth tobacco prevention and enforcement. SAMHSA also plans to modify 
Attachment 2 to include an additional question regarding tobacco use 
among minors. Finally, SAMHSA will modify the race/ethnicity categories 
in Form 9 to comply with recent revisions to OMB Directive No. 15. 
These modifications are not expected to increase respondent burden. The 
annual burden estimate for the SAPT Block Grant Application Format is 
shown below:

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                                            Responses    Hours          
          Number of respondents                per        per     Total 
                                           respondent  response   hours 
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1\1\.....................................          1        530      530
59.......................................          1        563   33,217
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  Total..................................  ..........  ........  33,747 
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\1\ Red Lake Indian Tribe (exempt from Tobacco Regulation requirements).

    Send comments to Deborah Trunzo, 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: January 12, 1998.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 98-1202 Filed 1-16-98; 8:45 am]
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