[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 46 (Thursday, March 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 12001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4681]


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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 (240) 276-1243.
    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: Survey of Single State Authorities Regarding the HIV 
Set-Aside of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant--
NEW

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 
(SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) administers the 
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant. This is a 
major source of funding for substance abuse activities in 60 
jurisdictions, including all States and Territories. As part of the 
SAPT Block Grant, States with an AIDS case rate of 10 per 100,000 of 
population are required to set-aside a portion of SAPT Block Grant 
funding for early Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) intervention. 
States that qualify are required to expend 2-5 percent of their yearly 
SAPT Block Grant funding on HIV Early Intervention Services (EIS) 
projects.
    The purpose of the survey is to assess the status of HIV Services 
in substance abuse treatment systems in the States and Territories; 
including how HIV Set-Aside funds are being utilized, and what results 
are being accomplished through EIS, including counseling, testing, and 
treatment, and staff and program development. A questionnaire will be 
sent to the director of each Single State Authority for the SAPT Block 
Grant in the 60 States and Territories, with responses expected over a 
two-week period.
    Below is the table of the estimated total burden hours:

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                                                                          Number of
                                                            Number of     responses      Average      Estimated
                       Respondent                          respondents       per       burden hour  total burden
                                                                         respondent                    (hours)
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State Manager...........................................           60             1             1            60
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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 71-1045, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857. Written 
comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: March 4, 2005.
Patricia S. Bransford,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 05-4681 Filed 3-9-05; 8:45 am]
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