[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 61706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21395]


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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 on (240) 276-1243.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is 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.

Project: Uniform Application for the Community Mental Health Services 
Block Grant and Substance Abuse and Prevention Treatment Block Grant FY 
2016-2017 Application Guidance and Instructions (OMB No. 0930-0168)--
NEW

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA) is requesting an approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for an amendment to the FY 2016-2017 Uniform Application, 
Section III. Behavioral Health Assessment and Plan, C. Environmental 
Factors and Plan. The intent of this amendment is to gather information 
regarding the states' and jurisdictions' plans to implement elements of 
a syringe services program at 1 or more community-based organizations 
that receive amounts from the grant to provide substance use disorder 
treatment and recovery services to persons who inject drugs. In 
response to the emergence of prescription drug and heroin overdoses and 
associated deaths in many states and jurisdictions, SAMHSA issued 
guidance on April 2, 2014, to the states and jurisdictions regarding 
the use of SABG funds for prevention education and training regarding 
overdoses and the purchase of naloxone (Narcan[supreg]) and related 
materials to assemble overdose prevention kits.
    Respondents are the 50 states and the jurisdictions (District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, 
American Samoa, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Federated 
States of Micronesia, Guam, Republic of Marshall Islands, Republic of 
Palau, and the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians of Minnesota).
    The following reporting burden is based on estimates developed 
considering the State substance abuse and mental health authorities 
responsible for these activities and represents the average total hours 
to assemble, format, and produce the requested information.

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                                         Number of       Response per        Total                                 Hourly wage
             Respondents                respondents       respondent       responses          Total burden             cost           Total hour cost
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States and Jurisdictions............              60                1               60   40 hours per State              $45.00   $1800 per state/
                                                                                          (1500 hours).                            jurisdiction
                                                                                                                                   ($108,000 Total).
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    Link for the application: http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/blockgrant/.
    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E57-B, Rockville, Maryland 20857, OR email a 
copy to [email protected]. Written comments should be received 
by November 7, 2016.

Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2016-21395 Filed 9-6-16; 8:45 am]
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