[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 465-466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28564]


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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) 276-0361.

Project: Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Synar 
Report Format, FFY 2022-2024--(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

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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 21. 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 21, 
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. According to Public Law 116-94 
(``Tobacco 21''), signed on December 20, 2019, penalties are capped at 
10 percent. 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 21; 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 2024. 
Extending OMB approval of the current report format will continue to 
facilitate consistent, credible, and efficient monitoring of Synar 
compliance across the states.
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    \1\ Red Lake Indian Tribe is not subject to tobacco 
requirements.

                                             Annual Reporting Burden
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                                              Number of                       Total
             45 CFR citation                 respondents    Responses per   number of    Hours per    Total hour
                                                 \1\         respondents    responses     response      burden
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Annual Report (Section 1--States and                   59               1           59           15          885
 Territories) 96.130(e)(1-3).............
State Plan (Section II--States and                     59               1           59            3          177
 Territories) 6.130(e)(4,5)96.130(g).....
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    Total................................              59  ..............          118  ...........        1,062
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    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

Carlos Graham,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-28564 Filed 1-4-22; 8:45 am]
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