[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43612-43613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15816]



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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: 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 
(SABG), 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; just a decrease in 
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 
2016-2017 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:
    96.122(f)(5) Annual                   60  1.................              60               1              60
     report of 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................               6  23 (avg.).........             135               1             135
        PATH................              10  5.................              50               1              50
    54.8 (e) Annual report                56  1.................              56               1              56
     by 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.
        SABG................              60  1.................              60             .05               3
        PATH................              56  1.................              56             .05               3
Recordkeeping:
    54.6(b) Documentation                 60  1.................              60               1              60
     must 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...             115  ..................             477  ..............             367
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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                 25  4.................             100            .083               8
     number 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                20  2.................              40             .25              10
     of 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:

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    54a.8(b) Program                   1,460  1.................           1,460               1           1,460
     participant 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...........           1,620  ..................           2,077  ..............           1,845
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by August 4, 2016 to the SAMHSA 
Desk Officer at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). To ensure timely receipt of 
comments, and to avoid potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing 
of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, commenters are encouraged 
to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
[email protected]. Although commenters are encouraged to send 
their comments via email, commenters may also fax their comments to: 
202-395-7285. Commenters may also mail them to: Office of Management 
and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503.

Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2016-15816 Filed 7-1-16; 8:45 am]
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