[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 44 (Monday, March 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10485-10486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4807]


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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: 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

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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.

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                                 Number of     Responses per       Total           Hours per
 42 CFR Citation and Purpose    respondents     respondent       responses         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
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........................              10               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.............
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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
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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
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    Part 54--Subtotal.......             116  ..............             818  ..................             708
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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) 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.)........
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Disclosure
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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...........
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    Part 54a--Subtotal......           1,505  ..............           1,600  ..................           1,478
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        Total...............           1,621  ..............           2,418  ..................           2,186
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* Average

    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by April 7, 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.

    Dated: March 1, 2010.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. 2010-4807 Filed 3-5-10; 8:45 am]
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