[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 174 (Thursday, September 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54696-54697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20410]


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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: Regulations to Implement SAMHSA's Charitable 
Choice Statutory Provisions--42 CFR parts 54 and 54a (OMB No. 0930-
0242, Revision)--Section 1955 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300x-65), as amended by the Children's Health Act of 2000 (Pub. 
L. 106-310) and Sections 581-584 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290kk et seq., as added by the Consolidated Appropriations Act 
(Pub. L. 106-554)), set forth various provisions which aim to ensure 
that religious organizations are able to compete on an equal footing 
for Federal funds to provide substance abuse services. These provisions 
allow religious organizations to offer substance abuse services to 
individuals without impairing the religious character of the 
organizations or the religious freedom of the individuals who receive 
the services. The provisions apply to the Substance Abuse Prevention 
and Treatment Block Grant (SAPT BG), to the Projects for Assistance in 
Transition from Homelessness (PATH) formula grant program, and to 
certain Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA) discretionary grant programs (programs that pay for substance 
abuse treatment and prevention services, not for certain infrastructure 
and technical assistance activities). Every effort has been made to 
assure that the reporting, recordkeeping and disclosure requirements of 
the proposed regulations allow maximum flexibility in implementation 
and impose minimum burden.
    No changes are being made to the regulations. This revision is for 
approval of the annual checklists to be completed by discretionary and 
PATH grantees to provide the information required to be reported by 42 
CFR part 54a.8(d) and 54.8(e), respectively, and to ascertain how they 
are implementing the disclosure requirements of 54a.8(b) and 54.8(b), 
respectively. Information on how States comply with the requirements of 
42 CFR part 54a was approved by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) as part of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block 
Grant FY 2005-2007 annual application and reporting requirements 
approved under OMB control number 0930-0080.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                          No. of       Responses per   Hours per
             42 CFR Citation and purpose                respondents     respondent     response     Total hours
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   Part 54--States Receiving SAPT Block Grants and/or Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
                                                     Grants
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                                                    Reporting
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54.8(c)(4) Program participant notification to                    40               4        0.33              53
 responsible unit of government regarding referrals
 to alternative service providers...................
54.8 (e) Annual report by PATH grantees on                        56               1        2.00             112
 activities undertaken to comply with 42 CFR Part 54
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                                                   Disclosure
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54.8(b) Program participant notice to program
 beneficiaries of rights to referral to an
 alternative service provider:......................
    SAPT BG.........................................           1,000             275         .05          13,750
    PATH............................................             100             170         .05             850
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                                                  Recordkeeping
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54.6(b) Documentation must be maintained to                       50               1        1.00              50
 demonstrate significant burden for program
 participants under 42 U.S.C. 300x-57 or 42 U.S.C.
 290cc-33(a)(2).....................................
    Part 54--Subtotal...............................           1,156  ..............  ..........          14,815
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  Part 54a--States, local governments and religious organizations receiving funding under Title V of the PHS Act
   for substance abuse prevention and treatment services
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                                                    Reporting
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54a.8(c)(1)(iv) Program participant notification to               25               4        .083               8
 State or local government of a referral to an
 alternative provider...............................
54a(8)(d) Program participant notification to SAMHSA              20               2         .25              10
 of referrals.......................................
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                                                   Disclosure
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54a.8(b) Program participant notice to program                   100             275         .05             375
 beneficiaries of rights to referral to an
 alternative service provider.......................
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    Part 54a--Subtotal..............................             100  ..............  ..........           1.393
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        Total.......................................           1,256  ..............  ..........          16,208
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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
OAS, Room 7-1044, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857. Written 
comments should be received by November 8, 2004.

    Dated: September 2, 2004.
Anna Marsh,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 04-20410 Filed 9-8-04; 8:45 am]
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