[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5598-5599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2239]


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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.

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 authorizes funds to support activities on behalf 
of individuals with significant (severe) mental illness (adults) or 
emotional impairment (children/youth) [42 U.S.C. 10802(4)]. Only 
entities that are designated by the governors of each State, the 
District of Columbia (Mayor), five (5) jurisdictions (American Samoa, 
Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, The 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), and the 
American Indian Consortium (the Tribal Councils of the Hopi and Navajo 
Nations in the Southwest) 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 Program grants [42 U.S.C. 10802 (2)]. 
These 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 a report that describes its activities, 
accomplishments, and expenditures to protect the rights of individuals 
with mental illness supported with payments from PAIMI Program 
allotments during the most recently completed fiscal year. The PAIMI 
Act at 42 U.S.C. 10824(a) requires that each P&A system transmit a copy 
of its annual report to the Secretary (via SAMHSA/CMHS) and to the 
State Mental Health Agency where the system is located. These annual 
PAIMI Program Performance Reports (PPR) to the Secretary must include 
the following information:
     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;
     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 need for such activities and services 
that were not met by the State P&A systems established under the PAIMI 
Act due to resource or annual program priority limitations.
    ** [The PAIMI Rules [42 CFR 51.32(b)] state that P&A systems may 
place restrictions on case or client acceptance criteria developed as 
part of its annual PAIMI priorities. Each P&A system is required to 
inform prospective clients of any such restrictions when he/she 
requests a service].
    This PAIMI PPR summary must include a separate section, prepared by 
the PAIMI Advisory Council (PAC) 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 estimated annual burden under the PAIMI Final Rule is 
summarized below:

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                                                                                      Burden/
                 42 CFR citation                     Number of     Responses per     response       Total hour
                                                    respondents     respondent        (hrs.)          burden
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* 51.8(a)(2) Program Performance Report.........              57               1              26          (1482)
* 51.8(8)(a)(8) Advisory Council Report.........              57               1              10           (570)
51.10 Remedial Actions:.........................
    Corrective Action Plan......................               7               1               8              56
    Implementation Status Reports...............               7               3               2              42
51.23(c) Reports, materials and fiscal data                   57               1               1              57
 provided to the PAC............................
51.25(b)(3) Grievance Procedure.................              57               1             0.5              29
[dagger] 51.43 Written denial of access by P&A    ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
 system.........................................
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    Total.......................................              57  ..............  ..............             184
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* Responses and burden hours associated with these reports were approved under OMB Control No. 0930-0169.

    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by March 5, 2010 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: 202-395-5806.


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    Dated: January 27, 2010.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. 2010-2239 Filed 2-2-10; 8:45 am]
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