[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 46 (Friday, March 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15024-15026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05350]


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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 at (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 
(SABG), to the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness 
(PATH)

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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 or the burden hours.
    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 
2012-2013 annual application and reporting requirements approved under 
OMB control number 0930-0168.

 
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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 SA Block Grants and/or Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH)
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                                                    Reporting
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96.122(f)(5) Annual report of                 60               1              60           1                  60
 activities the state undertook
 to comply 42 CFR Part 54 (SABG)
54.8(c)(4) Total number of
 referrals to alternative
 service providers reported by
 program participants to States
 (respondents):
    SABG........................               7       68 (avg.)             476           1                 476
    PATH........................              10               5              50           1                  50
54.8 (e) Annual report by PATH                56               1              56           1                  56
 grantees on activities
 undertaken to comply with 42
 CFR Part 54....................
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                                                   Disclosure
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54.8(b) State requires program
 participants to provide notice
 to program beneficiaries of
 their right to referral to an
 alternative service provider:
    SABG........................              60               1              60            .05                3
    PATH........................              56               1              56            .05                3
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                                                  Recordkeeping
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54.6(b) Documentation must be                 60               1              60           1                  60
 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
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54a.8(c)(1)(iv) Total number of               25               4             100            .083               8
 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...
 
    sPart 54a--Subtotal........           1,505  ..............           1,600  ..............           1,478
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        Total...................           1,621  ..............           2,418  ..............           2,186
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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 2-1057, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 or send a copy 
to her via email at: [email protected]. Written

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comments should be received by May 7, 2013.

Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2013-05350 Filed 3-7-13; 8:45 am]
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