[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 19875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8422]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    Periodically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) will publish a summary of information 
collection requests under OMB review, in compliance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 
documents, call the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-7978.
    Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Synar Report 
Format, FFY 2005-2007--(OMB No. 0930-0222; Revision)--Section 1926 of 
the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 300x-26] stipulates that 
funding Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant 
agreements for alcohol and drug abuse programs for fiscal year 1994 and 
subsequent fiscal years require States to have in effect a law 
providing that it is unlawful for any manufacturer, retailer, or 
distributor of tobacco products to sell or distribute any such product 
to any individual under the age of 18. This section further requires 
that States conduct annually, random, unannounced inspections to ensure 
compliance with the law; that the State submit annually a report 
describing the results of the inspections, and the activities carried 
out by the State to enforce the required law, the success the State has 
achieved in reducing the availability of tobacco products to 
individuals under the age of 18, and the strategies to be utilized by 
the State for enforcing such law during the fiscal year for which the 
grant is sought.
    Before making an award to a State under the SAPT Block Grant, the 
Secretary must make a determination that the State has maintained 
compliance with these requirements. If a determination is made that the 
State is not in compliance, penalties shall be applied. Penalties range 
from 10 percent of the Block Grant in applicable year 1 to 40 percent 
in applicable year 4 and subsequent years. Respondents include the 50 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands.
    Regulations that implement this legislation are at 45 CFR 96.130, 
are approved by OMB under control number 0930-0163, and require that 
each State submit an annual Synar report to the Secretary describing 
their progress in complying with section 1926 of the PHS Act. The Synar 
report, due December 31 following the fiscal year for which the State 
is reporting, describes the results of the inspections and the 
activities carried out by the State to enforce the required law; the 
success the State has achieved in reducing the availability of tobacco 
products to individuals under the age of 18; and the strategies to be 
utilized by the State for enforcing such law during the fiscal year for 
which the grant is sought.
    SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention will request OMB 
approval of revisions to the current report format associated with 
Section 1926 (42 U.S.C. 300x-26). The report format is changing 
significantly. Any changes in either formatting or content are being 
made to simplify the reporting process for the States and to clarify 
the information as the States report it; both outcomes will facilitate 
consistent, credible, and efficient monitoring of Synar compliance 
across the States and will reduce the reporting burden by the States. 
All of the information required in the new report format is already 
being collected and reported by the States.

                                             Annual Reporting Burden
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                                                     Number of
                 45 CFR citation                    respondents    Responses per     Hours per      Total hour
                                                        \1\         respondent       response         burden
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Annual Report (Section 1--States and                          59               1              15             885
 Territories) 96.130(e)(1-3)....................
State Plan (Section II-States and Territories)                59               1               3             177
 96.130 (e)(4, 5); 96.130 (g)...................
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    Total.......................................              59  ..............              18          1,062
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\1\ Red Lake Indian Tribe is not subject to tobacco requirements.

    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by May 14, 2004, to: SAMHSA Desk 
Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management and 
Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503; due to potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing of mail 
sent through the U.S. Postal Service, respondents are encouraged to 
submit comments by fax to: 202-395-6974.

    Dated: April 7, 2004.
Anna Marsh,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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