[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39003-39004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16983]


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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)--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) 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 
2019-2021 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........................               6       23 (avg.)             135               1             135
    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.......             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
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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...
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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 September 9, 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. 2019-16983 Filed 8-7-19; 8:45 am]
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