[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 71 (Thursday, April 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22465-22466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07771]


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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) 276-0361.
    Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed collections of 
information are 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: Generic Clearance for Grant Program Monitoring Activities

    To carry out OMB Circular A-102 \1\ and 2 CFR part 215.51 \2\, 
SAMHSA must collect grant program information necessary to ensure 
compliance with Federal and programmatic requirements. The Generic 
Clearance for Grant Program Monitoring Activities allows SAMHSA to 
collect standardized information from its grant recipients necessary to 
perform agency program oversight activities such as monitoring progress 
on recipient activities and determining and responding to recipient's 
training and technical assistance (T/TA) needs. SAMHSA currently 
manages grant programs that provide prevention, treatment, recovery 
support services, and T/TA for substance use treatment and mental 
health providers along the continuum of care including prevention, harm 
reduction, treatment, and recovery.
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    \1\ Circular A-102: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/legacy_drupal_files/omb/circulars/A102/a102.pdf.
    \2\ 2 CFR part 215.51: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2012-title2-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title2-vol1-subtitleA.pdf.
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    SAMHSA's grant recipients are currently required to submit various 
types of performance reports in accordance with their individual 
program requirements. The data collections will be designed to 
standardize program monitoring and performance reports of SAMHSA's 
grants. Program offices will use information collected under this 
generic clearance to monitor funding recipient activities and to 
provide support or take appropriate action, as needed.
    A generic clearance would provide SAMHSA's program offices the 
flexibility to create and use tailored information collection templates 
based on current program reporting requirements. This is important to 
allow for SAMHSA's:
     Monitoring of compliance with federal practice, 
guidelines, and requirements,
     Oversight of the implementation of the scope of the grant 
activities with the grant recipients' proposed project,
     Assessment of the efficiency and efficacy of recipient 
activities,
     Quick understanding of and remediation to national, 
regional, and/or site-specific issues,
     Provision of additional support and technical assistance, 
as needed,
     Documentation of promising practices, innovative services, 
and program strengths, and
     Flexible and responsive oversight of federal funds.
    A variety of performance reports will be used for collection. 
Program offices will use information collected under this generic 
clearance to monitor funding recipient activities and to provide 
support or take appropriate action, as needed.
    A variety of instruments and platforms will be used to collect 
information from respondents. The annual burden hours requested

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(180,000) are based on the number of collections we expect to conduct 
over the requested period for this clearance.
    The estimated annual hour burden is as follows:

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                                            Number of     Responses per        Total         Hours per     Total annual     Hourly wage     Total hour
          Type of  respondent              respondents      respondent       responses       response      burden hours        cost            cost
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Progress Report Template (Annual)......           4,000                1           4,000               8          32,000             $26        $832,000
Progress Report (Interim)..............           2,500                2           5,000               6          30,000              26         780,000
Grant Closeouts........................           1,000                1           1,000              10          10,000              26         260,000
Site Visit Report Template.............           4,000                1           4,000               6          24,000              26         624,000
Other..................................           4,000                1           4,000               6          24,000              26         624,000
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    Total..............................          20,000  ...............          28,000  ..............         180,000  ..............       3,120,000
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    Send comments to Carlos Graham, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E57-A, Rockville, Maryland 20857, OR email a 
copy to [email protected]. Written comments should be 
received by June 12, 2023.

Alicia Broadus,
Public Health Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2023-07771 Filed 4-12-23; 8:45 am]
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