[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 193 (Thursday, October 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58868-58869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16456]


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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 (240) 276-1243.

Proposed Project: Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Mental 
Illness (PAIMI) Final Rule, 42 CFR Part 51 (OMB No. 0930-0172)--
Extension

    These regulations meet the directive under 42 U.S.C. 10826(b) 
requiring the Secretary to promulgate final regulations to carry out 
the PAIMI Act. The regulations contain information collection 
requirements. The Act authorized funds to support activities on behalf 
of individuals with significant (severe) mental illness (adults) or 
emotional impairment (children/youth) [42 U.S.C. at 10802(4)]. However, 
only entities designated by the governor of each State and six (6) 
territories (the American Indian Consortium, American Samoa, Guam, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), 
and the Mayor of the District of Columbia to protect and advocate the 
rights of persons with developmental disabilities under Title I, 
Subtitle C--Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights, of the 
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 
[42 U.S.C. 150041 et seq.] are eligible to receive PAIMI grants [42 
U.S.C. at 10802(2)]. PAIMI grants are based on a formula prescribed by 
the Secretary [42 U.S.C. at 10822(a)(1)(A)].
    On January 1, each eligible State protection and advocacy (P&A) 
system is required to prepare and transmit to the Secretary and head of 
the State Mental Health Agency, in which the system is located, a 
report describing its activities, accomplishments, and expenditures 
during the most recently completed fiscal year. Section 10824(a) of the 
Act requires that the State P&A system's annual reports to the 
Secretary, shall describe its activities, accomplishments, and 
expenditures to protect the rights of individuals with mental illness 
supported with payments from PAIMI Program allotments. These include:
     The number of (PAIMI-eligible) individuals with mental 
illness served;
     A description of the types of activities undertaken;
     A description of the types of facilities providing care or 
treatment to which such activities are undertaken;
     A description of the manner in which the activities are 
initiated;
     A description of the accomplishments resulting from such 
activities;
     A description of systems to protect and advocate the 
rights of individuals with mental illness supported with payments from 
PAIMI Program allotments;
     A description of activities conducted by States to protect 
and advocate such rights;
     A description of mechanisms established by residential 
facilities for individuals with mental illness to protect such rights; 
and,
     A description of the coordination among such systems, 
activities and mechanisms;
     Specification of the number systems that are public and 
nonprofit systems established with PAIMI Program allotments;
     Recommendations for activities and services to improve the 
protection and advocacy of the rights of individuals with mental 
illness and a description of the needs for such activities and services 
which have not been met by the State P&A systems established under the 
PAIMI Act * * * [The PAIMI Rules 42 CFR Part 51 at section 51.32(b) 
states that P&A systems may place restrictions on case or client 
acceptance criteria developed as part of its annual PAIMI priorities. 
However, prospective clients must be informed of any such restrictions 
at the time they request service].
    This summary report must include a separate section, prepared by 
the PAIMI Advisory Council, that describes the council's activities and 
its assessment of the operations of the State P&A system. [42 U.S.C. 
10805(7)].
    The burden estimate for the annual State P&A system reporting 
requirements for these regulations is as follows.

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                                                                                    Burden per
                 42 CFR citation                     Number of    Responses  per     response      Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent        (hrs.)          burden
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51.(8)(a)(2) Program Performance Report.........              57               1           26.0        \1\ 1,482
51.8(8)(a)(8) Advisory Council Report...........              57               1           10.0          \1\ 570
51.10 Remedial Actions..........................
    Corrective Action Plan......................               7               1            8.0               56
    Implementation Status Report................               7               3            2.0               42
51.23(c) Reports, materials and fiscal data                   57               1            1.0               57
 provided to advisory Council...................
51.25(b)(2) Grievance Procedure.................              57               1             .5               29

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\1\ Burden hours associated with these reports are approved under OMB Control No. 0930-0169.

    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by November 6, 2006 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: September 27, 2006.
Anna Marsh,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E6-16456 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am]
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