[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51582-51583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21865]


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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 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 (301) 443-7978.
    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: Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Mental 
Illness (PAIMI) Annual Program Performance Report (OMB No. 0930-0169, 
Revision)

    The Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness 
(PAIMI) Act (42 U.S.C. 10801 et seq.) authorized funds to support 
protection and advocacy services on behalf of individuals with 
significant (severe) mental illnesses (adults) and significant (severe) 
emotional impairments (children) who are at risk for abuse (including 
incidents of seclusion, restraint and fatalities related to such 
incidents), neglect, and other civil rights violations while residing 
in a public or private care or treatment facility. This program is 
managed by SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS).
    Under the PAIMI Act, formula grant awards are made to governor-
designated protection and advocacy (P&A) systems in the 50 States, 7 
territories, and the District of Columbia (Mayor) to ensure that the 
rights of individuals with significant mental illnesses and

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significant emotional impairments are not violated. Whenever the annual 
PAIMI appropriation reaches $30 million or more, State P&A systems may 
serve PAIMI-eligible individuals, as defined under the Act [42 U.S.C. 
at 10802(4)], residing in the community, including their own homes. 
However, persons residing in public and private residential care or 
treatment facilities have priority for all State P&A system PAIMI 
Program services [42 U.S.C. at 10804(d)].
    The PAIMI Act requires State P&A systems to file an annual report 
on their activities and accomplishments and to provide information on 
such topics as: numbers of individuals served, types of complaints 
addressed, and the number of intervention strategies used to resolve 
the presenting issues, and actual expenditures. Under the Act, there is 
an Advisory Council which is also required to submit an annual report 
that assesses the effectiveness of the services provided to, and the 
activities conducted by, the P&A systems on behalf of PAIMI eligible 
individuals and their family members. In this submission, CMHS is 
reinstating information on fiscal year actual budget expenditures and 
making primarily minor changes to the annual reports. Also, CMHS will 
consult with the Center for Medicaid and Medicaid Services on mutual 
issues related to the use of seclusion and restraint in residential 
care and treatment facilities. The revised report formats will be 
effective for the PAIMI report due on January 1, 2005. The annual 
burden estimate is as follows:

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                                                                    No. of
                                                    No. of       responses per     Hours  per       Total hour
                                                  respondents     respondent        response          burden
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Annual Program Performance Report.............              57               1              28            1,596
Activities & Accomplishments..................  ..............  ..............             (20)          (1,140)
Performance outcomes..........................  ..............  ..............              (3)            (171)
Expenses......................................  ..............  ..............              (2)            (114)
Budget........................................  ..............  ..............              (2)            (114)
Priority statements & objectives..............  ..............  ..............              (1)             (57)
Advisory Council Report.......................              57               1              10              570
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    Total.....................................             114  ..............  ...............           2,166
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    Send comments to Nancy Pearce, 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: August 20, 2003.
Anna Marsh,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 03-21865 Filed 8-26-03; 8:45 am]
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