[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 75 (Monday, April 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 20945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8758]


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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.
    Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Application Guidance 
and Instructions, FY 2005-2007 (OMB No. 0930-0168, Revision)--Sections 
1911 through 1920 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x 
through 300x-9) provide for annual allotments to assist States to 
establish or expand an organized, community-based system of care for 
adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional 
disturbances. Under the provisions of the law, States may receive 
allotments only after an application is submitted and approved by the 
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
    For the Federal fiscal years 2005-2007 Community Mental Health 
Services Block Grant application cycles, SAMHSA will provide States 
with revised application guidance and instructions. Proposed revisions 
to the previously approved application include: (1) additional 
introductory text on the history and goals of Federal mental health 
funding and an orientation to the transition to Performance 
Partnerships Grants, (2) changes in the format of the plan, and (3) the 
introduction of 10 performance indicators as SAMHSA/CMHS Core 
Performance Indicators. Four of the ten (10) indicators are expected to 
be reported in the FY 2005 State plan. These indicators can be derived 
from the basic and developmental tables in the Uniform Reporting System 
(URS). If States are unable to collect and report the data for any of 
the tables from which the core indicators are constructed, the State 
Level Data Reporting Capacity Checklist should be completed. However, 
States are encouraged to complete and include in the plan all 
indicators that can be constructed from available data in the URS 
Tables. States will have three years to develop capacity to report on 
all of the performance indicators. CMHS anticipates that reporting the 
Core Performance Indicators will increase the State's burden by 15 
hours per State. The following table summarizes the annual burden for 
the revised application.

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                                                                                          Burden/       Total
                    Part of application                         No. of      Responses/    response      burden
                                                              respondents   respondent     (hrs.)       hours
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Plan--(Parts B and C):
    1 year.................................................            33            1          190        6,270
    2 year.................................................            12            1          160        1,920
    3 year.................................................            14            1          120        1,680
Implementation Report (Part D).............................            59            1           85        5,015
Data Tables (Part E).......................................            59            1           40        2,360
Copy Plan and Report having more than 120 pages in length..            10            2            1           20
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      Total................................................            59            1  ...........       17,265
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by May 19, 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 13, 2004.
Anna Marsh,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 04-8758 Filed 4-16-04; 8:45 am]
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