[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 89 (Friday, May 7, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25596-25597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10424]


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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.
    SAMHSA Application for Peer Grant Reviewers (OMB No. 0930-0255, 
revision)--Section 501(h) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act [42 
U.S.C. 290aa] directs the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to establish such peer 
review groups as are needed to carry out the requirements of Title V of 
the PHS Act. SAMHSA administers a large discretionary grants program 
under authorization of Title V, and for many years SAMHSA has funded 
grants to provide prevention and treatment services related to 
substance abuse and mental health.
    SAMHSA efforts to make improvements in the grants process have been 
shown by the restructuring of discretionary award announcements. In 
support of these efforts, SAMHSA desires to expand the types of 
reviewers it uses on these grant review committees. To accomplish that 
end, SAMHSA has determined that it is important to proactively seek the 
inclusion of new and qualified representatives on its peer review 
groups, and accordingly SAMHSA has developed an application form for 
use by individuals who wish to apply to serve as peer reviewers.
    The application form has been developed to capture the essential 
information about the individual applicants. Although consideration was 
given to requesting a resume from interested individuals, it is 
essential to have specific information from all applicants about their 
qualifications; the most consistent method to accomplish this is 
completion of a standard form by all interested persons. SAMHSA will 
use the information about knowledge, education and experience provided 
on the applications to identify appropriate peer grant reviewers. 
Depending on their experience and qualifications, applicants may be 
invited to serve as either grant reviewers or review group 
chairpersons. Revisions are the addition of: a check item to identity 
the address to which grant applications to be reviewed should be 
mailed, and allowance for individuals who are consumers or family 
members of consumers to choose two rather than one professional 
affiliation. The following table shows the estimated annual response 
burden.

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                                                                  Responses/    Burden/response    Total burden
                    Number of respondents                         respondent         (hrs.)           hours
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500..........................................................               1              1.5              750
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by June 7, 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 30, 2004.
Anna Marsh,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 04-10424 Filed 5-6-04; 8:45 am]
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