[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00422]
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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 at (240) 276-1243.
Project: Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Synar
Report Format, FFY 2020-2022--(OMB No. 0930-0222)--Extension
Section 1926 of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 300x-26]
stipulates that Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant
(SABG) funding agreements for alcohol and drug abuse programs for
fiscal year 1994 and subsequent fiscal years require states to have in
effect a law providing that it is unlawful for any manufacturer,
retailer, or distributor of tobacco products to sell or distribute any
such product to any individual under the age of 18. This section
further requires that states conduct annual, random, unannounced
inspections to ensure compliance with the law; that the state submit
annually a report describing the results of the inspections, the
activities carried out by the state to enforce the required law, the
success the state has achieved in reducing the availability of tobacco
products to individuals under the age of 18, and the strategies to be
utilized by the state for enforcing such law during the fiscal year for
which the grant is sought.
Before making an award to a state under the SABG, the Secretary
must make a determination that the state has maintained compliance with
these requirements. If a determination is made that the state is not in
compliance, penalties shall be applied. Penalties ranged from 10
percent of the Block Grant in applicable year 1 (FFY 1997 SABG
Applications) to 40 percent in applicable year 4 (FFY 2000 SABG
Applications) and subsequent years. Respondents include the 50 states,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S.
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands. Red Lake
Indian Tribe is not subject to tobacco requirements.
Regulations that implement this legislation are at 45 CFR 96.130,
are approved by OMB under control number 0930-0163, and require that
each state submit an annual Synar report to the Secretary describing
their progress in complying with section 1926 of the PHS Act. The Synar
report, due December 31 following the fiscal year for which the state
is reporting, describes the results of the inspections and the
activities carried out by the state to enforce the required law; the
success the state has achieved in reducing the availability of tobacco
products to individuals under the age of 18; and the strategies to be
utilized by the state for enforcing such law during the fiscal year for
which the grant is sought. SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention will request an extension of OMB approval of the current
report format associated with section 1926 (42 U.S.C. 300x-26) to 2022.
Extending OMB approval of the current report format will continue to
facilitate consistent, credible, and efficient monitoring of Synar
compliance across the states.
Annual Reporting Burden
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Number of
45 CFR citation respondents Responses per Total number Hours per Total hour
\1\ respondents of responses response burden
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Annual Report (Section 1-- 59 1 59 15 885
States and Territories)
96.130(e)(1-3)................
State Plan (Section II--States 59 1 59 3 177
and Territories)
96.130(e)(4,5)96.130(g).......
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Total...................... 59 ............... 118 .............. 1,062
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\1\ Red Lake Indian Tribe is not subject to tobacco requirements.
Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed
information collection should be sent by March 4, 2019 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. 2019-00422 Filed 1-30-19; 8:45 am]
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