[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 199 (Friday, October 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53262-53264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24940]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

[[Page 53263]]

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 updated estimate of burden on respondents 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 
54 was approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as part of 
the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant FY 2008-2010 
annual application and reporting requirements approved under OMB 
control number 0930-0080.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per
   42 CFR Citation and purpose      respondents     respondent       responses       response       Total hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Part 54--States Receiving SAPT Block Grants and/or Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reporting:
    96.122(f)(5) Annual report                60               1              60           1                  60
     of activities the State
     undertook to comply 42 CFR
     Part 54 (SAPT BG)..........
    54.8(c)(4) Total number of
     referrals to alternative
     service providers reported
     by program participants to
     States (respondents).
        SAPT BG.................               7             *68             476           1                 476
        PATH....................               0               5              50           1                  50
    54.8(e) Annual report by                  56               1              56           1                  56
     PATH grantees on activities
     undertaken to comply with
     42 CFR Part 54
Disclosure:
    54.8(b) State requires
     program participants to
     provide notice to program
     beneficiaries of their
     right to referral to an
     alternative service
     provider.
        SAPT BG.................              60               1              60            .05                3
        PATH....................              56               1              56            .05                3
Recordkeeping:
    54.6(b) Documentation must                60               1              60           1                  60
     be maintained to
     demonstrate significant
     burden for program
     participants under 42
     U.S.C. 300x-57 or 42 U.S.C.
     290cc-33(a)(2) and under 42
     U.S.C. 290cc-21 to 290cc-35
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Part 54--Subtotal.......             116  ..............             818  ..............             708
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Part 54a--States, local governments and religious organizations receiving funding under Title V of the PHS Act
                              for substance abuse prevention and treatment services
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reporting:
    54a.8(c)(1)(iv) Total number              25               4             100            .083               8
     of referrals to alternative
     service providers reported
     by program participants to
     States when they are the
     responsible unit of
     government.................
    54a(8)(d) Total number of                 20               2              40            .25               10
     referrals reported to
     SAMHSA when it is the
     responsible unit of
     government. (NOTE: This
     notification will occur
     during the course of the
     regular reports that may be
     required under the terms of
     the funding award.)........
Disclosure:
    54a.8(b) Program participant           1,460               1           1,460           1               1,460
     notice to program
     beneficiaries of rights to
     referral to an alternative
     service provider...........
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Part 54a--Subtotal......           1,505  ..............           1,600  ..............           1,478
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[[Page 53264]]

 
        Total...................           1,621  ..............           2,418  ..............           2,186
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Average.

    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 7-1044, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 and e-mail her 
a copy at [email protected]. Written comments should be 
received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: October 8, 2009.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E9-24940 Filed 10-15-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4162-20-P