[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 121 (Friday, June 23, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36125-36126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9916]


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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 (SAMHSA) 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: Regulations To Implement SAMHSA's Charitable Choice 
Statutory Provisions--42 CFR Parts 54 and 54a (OMB No. 0930-0242)--
Extension

    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

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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 extension 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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                                                     Number 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
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Reporting:
    54.8(c)(4) Program participant notification               40               4            .33               53
     to 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....................................
Disclosure:
    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
Recordkeeping:
    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)......................
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        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:
    54a.8(c)(1)(iv) Program participant                       25               4            .083               8
     notification to State or local government
     of a referral to an alternative provider...
    54a(8)(d) Program participant notification                20               2            .25               10
     to SAMHSA of referrals.....................
Disclosure:
    54a.8(b) Program participant notice to                   100             275            .05            1,375
     program 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, 
Room 7-1044, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857. Written 
comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: June 17, 2006.
Anna Marsh,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E6-9916 Filed 6-22-06; 8:45 am]
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