80_FR_43589 80 FR 43449 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

80 FR 43449 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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FR Document2015-17864

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 140 (Wednesday, July 22, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 140 (Wednesday, July 22, 2015)]
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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 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.

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Proposed Project: National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services 
(N-SSATS) (OMB No. 0930-0106)-- Revision

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA) is requesting a revision of the National Survey of Substance 
Abuse Treatment (N-SSATS) data collection (OMB No. 0930-0106), which 
expires on January 31, 2016. N-SSATS provides both national and state-
level data on the numbers and types of patients treated and the 
characteristics of facilities providing substance abuse treatment 
services. It is conducted under the authority of section 505 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa-4) to meet the specific 
mandates for annual information about public and private substance 
abuse treatment providers and the clients they serve.
    This request includes:
     Collection of N-SSATS, which is an annual survey of 
substance abuse treatment facilities; and
     Updating of the Inventory of Behavioral Health Services 
(I-BHS) which is the facility universe for the N-SSATS as well as the 
annual survey of mental health treatment facilities, the National 
Mental Health Services Survey (N-MHSS). The I-BHS includes all 
substance abuse treatment and mental health treatment facilities known 
to SAMHSA. (The N-MHSS data collection is covered under OMB No. 0930-
0119.)
    The information in I-BHS and N-SSATS is needed to assess the nature 
and extent of these resources, to identify gaps in services, and to 
provide a database for treatment referrals. Both I-BHS and N-SSATS are 
components of the Behavioral Health Services Information System 
(BHSIS).
    The request for OMB approval will include a request to update the 
I-BHS facility listing on a continuous basis and to conduct the N-SSATS 
and the between cycle N-SSATS (N-SSATS BC) in 2016, 2017, and 2018. The 
N-SSATS BC is a procedure for collecting services data from newly 
identified facilities between main cycles of the survey and will be 
used to improve the listing of treatment facilities in the online 
Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator.

Planned Changes

    I-BHS: No changes.
    N-SSATS: The N-SSATS with client counts will continue to be 
conducted in alternate years, as in the past with an alternate version 
of the N-SSATS questionnaire that includes workforce questions as well 
as questions to update the Treatment Locator conducted in the interim 
years.

Version B (2016 and 2018)

    The workforce questions will be conducted in even years in place of 
the ``locator'' version of N-SSATS that was completed in even years 
previously.
    The following questions have been deleted:
    Questions on religious affiliation, standard operating procedures, 
how (paper/electronic/both) a facility performs selected activities, 
questions about reporting client counts, including how the facility 
will complete client counts; number of facilities in client counts; 
names and addresses of additional facilities reported for; number of 
hospital inpatient client counts by category, by number under age 18, 
number receiving methadone, buprenorphine, or Vivitrol[supreg], and 
number of dedicated beds; number of residential client counts by 
category, by number under age 18, and number receiving methadone, 
buprenorphine, or Vivitrol[supreg], and number of dedicated beds; 
number of outpatient client counts by category, by number under age 18, 
and number receiving methadone, buprenorphine, or Vivitrol[supreg], and 
capacity indicator; type of substance abuse problem, percent of co-
occurring clients; and 12-month admissions, and the National Provider 
Identifier (NPI).
    The following questions have been added:
    A new question has been added to ascertain the numbers of types of 
workforce staff and the average number of hours worked per week for 
each type of staff. Three questions, one for each of the major types of 
treatment (hospital inpatient, residential, and outpatient) have been 
added asking for an overall number of active clients on the survey 
reference date; the purpose is to provide an indication of size of 
facility for analysis of the added workforce questions. A question 
asking overall numbers of active clients in the facility that received 
methadone, buprenorphine, or Vivitrol[supreg] for detoxification or 
maintenance purposes has been added to aid in the analysis of the added 
workforce question.

Version A (2017)

    Client counts will be conducted in odd years. The National Provider 
Identifier (NPI) number question has been deleted.
    N-SSATS (Between Cycles-BC): No changes.
    Estimated annual burden for the DASIS activities is shown below:

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                                                                        Number of      Responses per        Total          Hours per      Total  burden
                  Type of respondent and activity                      respondents       respondent       responses         response          hours
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States:
    I-BHS Online \1\...............................................               56               75            4,200             0.08              336
        State Subtotal.............................................               56  ...............            4,200  ...............              336
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Facilities:
    I-BHS application \2\..........................................              600                1              600             0.08               48
    Augmentation screener..........................................            2,000                1            2,000             0.08              160
    N-SSATS questionnaire..........................................           17,000                1           17,000             0.61           10,370
    N-SSATS BC.....................................................            2,000                1            2,000             0.42              840
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Facility Subtotal..........................................           21,600  ...............           21,600  ...............           11,418
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Total..................................................           21,656  ...............           25,800  ...............           11,754
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\1\ States use the I-BHS Online system to submit information on newly licensed/approved facilities and on changes in facility name, address, status,
  etc.
\2\ New facilities complete and submit the online I-BHS application form in order to get listed on the Inventory.


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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 2-1057, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 or email her a 
copy at [email protected]. Written comments should be received 
by September 21, 2015.

Summer King,
Statistician.
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                                                Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                     Dated: July 15, 2015.                               name, address, telephone number and when
                                              applications.                                            David Clary,                                          applicable, the business or professional
                                                Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701             Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory           affiliation of the interested person.
                                              Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892,                     Committee Policy.                                        Information is also available on the
                                              (Telephone Conference Call).                             [FR Doc. 2015–17858 Filed 7–21–15; 8:45 am]           Institute’s/Center’s home page: http://
                                                Contact Person: Mark P. Rubert, Ph.D.,                                                                       www.niaaa.nih.gov/AboutNIAAA/
                                                                                                       BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
                                              Scientific Review Officer, Center for                                                                          AdvisoryCouncil/Pages/default.aspx, where
                                              Scientific Review, National Institutes of                                                                      an agenda and any additional information for
                                              Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5218,                 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              the meeting will be posted when available.
                                              MSC 7852, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–                                                                         (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
                                                                                                       HUMAN SERVICES
                                              1775, rubertm@csr.nih.gov.                                                                                     Program Nos. 93.271, Alcohol Research
                                                This notice is being published less than 15            National Institutes of Health                         Career Development Awards for Scientists
                                              days prior to the meeting due to the timing                                                                    and Clinicians; 93.272, Alcohol National
                                              limitations imposed by the review and                    National Institute on Alcohol Abuse                   Research Service Awards for Research
                                              funding cycle.                                           and Alcoholism; Notice of Meeting                     Training; 93.273, Alcohol Research Programs;
                                                Name of Committee: Center for Scientific                                                                     93.891, Alcohol Research Center Grants;
                                                                                                          Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
                                              Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR–14–                                                                         93.701, ARRA Related Biomedical Research
                                                                                                       Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
                                              022: Juvenile Protective Factors and their                                                                     and Research Support Awards, National
                                                                                                       amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
                                              Effects on Aging.                                                                                              Institutes of Health, HHS)
                                                Date: August 7, 2015.
                                                                                                       hereby given of a meeting of the
                                                Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.                           National Advisory Council on Alcohol                    Dated: July 16, 2015.
                                                Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                   Abuse and Alcoholism.                                 Melanie J. Gray,
                                              applications.                                               The meeting will be open to the                    Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
                                                Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701             public as indicated below, with                       Committee Policy.
                                              Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892,                     attendance limited to space available.                [FR Doc. 2015–17857 Filed 7–21–15; 8:45 am]
                                              (Telephone Conference Call).                             Individuals who plan to attend and
                                                                                                                                                             BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
                                                Contact Person: Elena Smirnova, Ph.D.,                 need special assistance, such as sign
                                              Scientific Review Officer, Center for                    language interpretation or other
                                              Scientific Review, National Institutes of                reasonable accommodations, should
                                                                                                                                                             DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                              Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5187,                 notify the Contact Person listed below
                                                                                                                                                             HUMAN SERVICES
                                              MSC 7840, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–                   in advance of the meeting.
                                              1236, smirnove@csr.nih.gov.                                 The meeting will be closed to the                  Substance Abuse and Mental Health
                                                Name of Committee: Center for Scientific               public in accordance with the                         Services Administration
                                              Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member                    provisions set forth in sections
                                              Conflict: AIDS and AIDS Related Research.                552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,            Agency Information Collection
                                                Date: August 11, 2015.                                 as amended. The grant applications                    Activities: Proposed Collection;
                                                Time: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.                          and/or contract proposals and the                     Comment Request
                                                Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                   discussions could disclose confidential
                                              applications.                                            trade secrets or commercial property                    In compliance with section
                                                Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701             such as patentable material, and                      3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
                                              Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892,                     personal information concerning                       Reduction Act of 1995 concerning
                                              (Virtual Meeting).                                       individuals associated with the grant                 opportunity for public comment on
                                                Contact Person: Robert Freund, Ph.D.,                  applications and/or contract proposals,
                                              Scientific Review Officer, Center for
                                                                                                                                                             proposed collections of information, the
                                                                                                       the disclosure of which would                         Substance Abuse and Mental Health
                                              Scientific Review, National Institutes of                constitute a clearly unwarranted
                                              Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5216,                                                                       Services Administration (SAMHSA)
                                                                                                       invasion of personal privacy.                         will publish periodic summaries of
                                              MSC 7852, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–
                                              1050, freundr@csr.nih.gov.                                 Name of Committee: National Advisory                proposed projects. To request more
                                                                                                       Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.              information on the proposed projects or
                                                Name of Committee: Center for Scientific                 Date: September 17, 2015.
                                              Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member                                                                          to obtain a copy of the information
                                                                                                         Closed: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
                                              Conflict: AIDS and AIDS Related Research.                  Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                                                                                                                             collection plans, call the SAMHSA
                                                Date: August 11, 2015.                                 applications and/or proposals.                        Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276–
                                                Time: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.                            Place: National Institutes of Health,               1243.
                                                Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                   Terrace Conference Rooms, 5635 Fishers                  Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
                                              applications.                                            Lane, Bethesda, MD 20892.                             the proposed collections of information
                                                Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701               Open: 10:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
                                                                                                         Agenda: Presentations and other business
                                                                                                                                                             are necessary for the proper
                                              Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892,
                                                                                                       of the Council.                                       performance of the functions of the
                                              (Virtual Meeting).
                                                Contact Person: Eduardo A. Montalvo,                     Place: National Institutes of Health,               agency, including whether the
                                              Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for             Terrace Conference Rooms, 5635 Fishers                information shall have practical utility;
                                              Scientific Review, National Institutes of                Lane, Bethesda, MD 20892.                             (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
                                                                                                         Contact Person: Abraham P. Bautista,                of the burden of the proposed collection
                                              Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5108,
                                                                                                       Ph.D., Executive Secretary, National Institute        of information; (c) ways to enhance the
                                              MSC 7852, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–
                                                                                                       on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism National
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                                              1168, montalve@csr.nih.gov.                                                                                    quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                                                                                       Institutes of Health, 5635 Fishers Lane, RM
                                              (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance                2085, Rockville, MD 20852, 301–443–9737,              information to be collected; and (d)
                                              Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine;               bautista@mail.nih.gov.                                ways to minimize the burden of the
                                              93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333,                 Any interested person may file written              collection of information on
                                              93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844,                    comments with the committee by forwarding             respondents, including through the use
                                              93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National                  the statement to the Contact Person listed on         of automated collection techniques or
                                              Institutes of Health, HHS)                               this notice. The statement should include the         other forms of information technology.


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                                              Proposed Project: National Survey of                                    the Behavioral Health Services                                  buprenorphine, or Vivitrol®, and
                                              Substance Abuse Treatment Services                                      Information System (BHSIS).                                     number of dedicated beds; number of
                                              (N–SSATS) (OMB No. 0930–0106)—                                             The request for OMB approval will                            residential client counts by category, by
                                              Revision                                                                include a request to update the I–BHS                           number under age 18, and number
                                                                                                                      facility listing on a continuous basis and                      receiving methadone, buprenorphine, or
                                                 The Substance Abuse and Mental                                       to conduct the N–SSATS and the                                  Vivitrol®, and number of dedicated
                                              Health Services Administration                                          between cycle N–SSATS (N–SSATS BC)                              beds; number of outpatient client counts
                                              (SAMHSA) is requesting a revision of                                    in 2016, 2017, and 2018. The N–SSATS                            by category, by number under age 18,
                                              the National Survey of Substance Abuse                                  BC is a procedure for collecting services                       and number receiving methadone,
                                              Treatment (N–SSATS) data collection                                     data from newly identified facilities                           buprenorphine, or Vivitrol®, and
                                              (OMB No. 0930–0106), which expires                                      between main cycles of the survey and                           capacity indicator; type of substance
                                              on January 31, 2016. N–SSATS provides                                   will be used to improve the listing of                          abuse problem, percent of co-occurring
                                              both national and state-level data on the                               treatment facilities in the online                              clients; and 12-month admissions, and
                                              numbers and types of patients treated                                   Behavioral Health Treatment Services                            the National Provider Identifier (NPI).
                                              and the characteristics of facilities                                   Locator.                                                           The following questions have been
                                              providing substance abuse treatment
                                                                                                                      Planned Changes                                                 added:
                                              services. It is conducted under the
                                                                                                                                                                                         A new question has been added to
                                              authority of section 505 of the Public                                     I–BHS: No changes.
                                                                                                                         N–SSATS: The N–SSATS with client                             ascertain the numbers of types of
                                              Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa–4)
                                                                                                                      counts will continue to be conducted in                         workforce staff and the average number
                                              to meet the specific mandates for annual
                                                                                                                      alternate years, as in the past with an                         of hours worked per week for each type
                                              information about public and private
                                                                                                                      alternate version of the N–SSATS                                of staff. Three questions, one for each of
                                              substance abuse treatment providers
                                                                                                                      questionnaire that includes workforce                           the major types of treatment (hospital
                                              and the clients they serve.
                                                                                                                      questions as well as questions to update                        inpatient, residential, and outpatient)
                                                 This request includes:                                                                                                               have been added asking for an overall
                                                 • Collection of N–SSATS, which is an                                 the Treatment Locator conducted in the
                                                                                                                      interim years.                                                  number of active clients on the survey
                                              annual survey of substance abuse                                                                                                        reference date; the purpose is to provide
                                              treatment facilities; and                                               Version B (2016 and 2018)                                       an indication of size of facility for
                                                 • Updating of the Inventory of                                          The workforce questions will be                              analysis of the added workforce
                                              Behavioral Health Services (I–BHS)                                      conducted in even years in place of the                         questions. A question asking overall
                                              which is the facility universe for the N–                               ‘‘locator’’ version of N–SSATS that was                         numbers of active clients in the facility
                                              SSATS as well as the annual survey of                                   completed in even years previously.                             that received methadone,
                                              mental health treatment facilities, the                                    The following questions have been                            buprenorphine, or Vivitrol® for
                                              National Mental Health Services Survey                                  deleted:                                                        detoxification or maintenance purposes
                                              (N–MHSS). The I–BHS includes all                                           Questions on religious affiliation,                          has been added to aid in the analysis of
                                              substance abuse treatment and mental                                    standard operating procedures, how                              the added workforce question.
                                              health treatment facilities known to                                    (paper/electronic/both) a facility
                                              SAMHSA. (The N–MHSS data                                                                                                                Version A (2017)
                                                                                                                      performs selected activities, questions
                                              collection is covered under OMB No.                                     about reporting client counts, including                          Client counts will be conducted in
                                              0930–0119.)                                                             how the facility will complete client                           odd years. The National Provider
                                                 The information in I–BHS and N–                                      counts; number of facilities in client                          Identifier (NPI) number question has
                                              SSATS is needed to assess the nature                                    counts; names and addresses of                                  been deleted.
                                              and extent of these resources, to identify                              additional facilities reported for;                               N–SSATS (Between Cycles-BC): No
                                              gaps in services, and to provide a                                      number of hospital inpatient client                             changes.
                                              database for treatment referrals. Both I–                               counts by category, by number under                               Estimated annual burden for the
                                              BHS and N–SSATS are components of                                       age 18, number receiving methadone,                             DASIS activities is shown below:

                                                                                                                                   Number of          Responses per                   Total          Hours per                    Total
                                                            Type of respondent and activity                                       respondents          respondent                  responses         response                 burden hours

                                              States:
                                                  I–BHS Online 1 ....................................................                           56                          75           4,200                      0.08               336
                                                      State Subtotal ..............................................                             56    ..........................         4,200   ..........................            336

                                              Facilities:
                                                   I–BHS application 2 .............................................                          600                             1            600                      0.08                 48
                                                   Augmentation screener .......................................                            2,000                             1          2,000                      0.08                160
                                                   N–SSATS questionnaire .....................................                             17,000                             1         17,000                      0.61             10,370
                                                   N–SSATS BC .....................................................                         2,000                             1          2,000                      0.42                840

                                                          Facility Subtotal ...........................................                    21,600     ..........................        21,600   ..........................          11,418

                                                                Total ......................................................               21,656     ..........................        25,800   ..........................          11,754
                                                 1 States use the I–BHS Online system to submit information on newly licensed/approved facilities and on changes in facility name, address,
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                                              status, etc.
                                                2 New facilities complete and submit the online I–BHS application form in order to get listed on the Inventory.




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                                                Send comments to Summer King,                          Title III of the Trade Agreement Act of               final determination on behalf of Merlin
                                              SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,                        1979, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2511–18).                 International, Inc. (‘‘Merlin’’), pursuant
                                              Room 2–1057, One Choke Cherry Road,                      In the final determination CBP found                  to subpart B of part 177 of the U.S.
                                              Rockville, MD 20857 or email her a                       that, based upon the facts presented,                 Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’)
                                              copy at summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov.                      four U.S.-origin hardware and software                Regulations (19 C.F.R. part 177). Under
                                              Written comments should be received                      components and two foreign-origin                     these regulations, which implement
                                              by September 21, 2015.                                   hardware and software components                      Title III of the Trade Agreements Act of
                                                                                                       were integrated into one end product,                 1979 (‘‘TAA’’), as amended (19 U.S.C.
                                              Summer King,
                                                                                                       the VistA Storage Solution. CBP found                 § 2511 et seq.), CBP issues country of
                                              Statistician.                                            that assembling the hardware                          origin advisory rulings and final
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–17864 Filed 7–21–15; 8:45 am]              components together, loading the                      determinations as to whether an article
                                              BILLING CODE 4162–20–P                                   software components onto the hardware                 is or would be a product of a designated
                                                                                                       components, and configuring the                       country or instrumentality for the
                                                                                                       software components to reach the                      purposes of granting waivers of certain
                                              DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                   desired storage infrastructure, which                 ‘‘Buy American’’ restrictions in U.S. law
                                              SECURITY                                                 were processes that took place entirely               or practice for products offered for sale
                                                                                                       in the United States, substantially                   to the U.S. Government.
                                              U.S. Customs and Border Protection                       transformed the individual components                    This final determination concerns the
                                                                                                       into the final product, the VistA Storage             country of origin of Merlin’s VistA
                                              Notice of Issuance of Final                              Solution. CBP noted that the majority of              Imaging Tier II Storage Infrastructure
                                              Determination Concerning Storage                         the components were from the United                   Solution (‘‘VistA Storage Solution’’). We
                                              Infrastructure Solution System                           States; that the processing took place                note that Merlin is a party-at-interest
                                              AGENCY:  U.S. Customs and Border                         entirely in the United States; that the               within the meaning of 19 C.F.R.
                                              Protection, Department of Homeland                       name, character and use of the                        § 177.22(d)(1) and is entitled to request
                                              Security.                                                individual components differed from                   this final determination.
                                              ACTION: Notice of final determination.                   the name, character and use of the final              FACTS:
                                                                                                       product; that the tariff classification of
                                              SUMMARY:    This document provides                       the foreign components changed when                      You describe the pertinent facts as
                                              notice that U.S. Customs and Border                      they were integrated into the final                   follows. The VistA Storage Solution is a
                                              Protection (‘‘CBP’’) has issued a final                  product; and, the cost breakdown of                   record imaging, storage, and data
                                              determination concerning the country of                  each component, to find that under the                retrieval system produced by Merlin in
                                              origin of the VistA imaging tier II                      totality of the circumstances, the                    accordance with its contract with the
                                              storage infrastructure solution (‘‘VistA                 country of origin of the VistA Storage                Veterans Administration (‘‘VA’’). The
                                              Storage Solution’’) manufactured and                     Solution will be the United States for                VistA Storage Solution at issue contains
                                              distributed by Merlin International                      purposes of U.S. Government                           a 24 TeraByte (‘‘TB’’) storage system.1
                                              (‘‘Merlin’’). Based upon the facts                       procurement.                                          Under its contract with the VA (‘‘VA
                                              presented, CBP has concluded that the                       Section 177.29, CBP Regulations (19                Contract’’), Merlin will install the VistA
                                              United States will be the country of                     CFR 177.29), provides that a notice of                Storage Solution at 144 VA locations
                                              origin of the VistA Storage Solution for                 final determination shall be published                where Veterans Integrated Service
                                              purposes of U.S. Government                              in the Federal Register within 60 days                Network (‘‘VISN’’) facilities are hosted.
                                              procurement.                                             of the date the final determination is                The VA Contract requires that each
                                                                                                       issued. Section 177.30, CBP Regulations               installed VistA Storage Solution (1) be
                                              DATES: The final determination was
                                                                                                       (19 CFR 177.30), provides that any                    networked into a single ‘‘grid’’ to allow
                                              issued on July 16, 2015. A copy of the                                                                         access to, and automatic replication of,
                                                                                                       party-at-interest, as defined in 19 CFR
                                              final determination is attached. Any                                                                           stored data throughout the networked
                                                                                                       177.22(d), may seek judicial review of a
                                              party-at-interest, as defined in 19 CFR                                                                        system; while also (2) performing as
                                                                                                       final determination within 30 days of
                                              177.22(d), may seek judicial review of                                                                         ‘‘virtual machines’’ to ensure that data
                                                                                                       publication of such determination in the
                                              this final determination within August                                                                         stored remains available in the event of
                                                                                                       Federal Register.
                                              21, 2015.                                                                                                      any system failures. To meet these
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                           Dated: July 16, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                             contract requirements, Merlin designed
                                              Antonio J. Rivera, Valuation and Special                 Harold Singer,
                                                                                                                                                             the VistA Storage Solution, assembling
                                              Programs Branch, Regulations and                         Acting Executive Director, Regulations and            together three main hardware
                                              Rulings, Office of International Trade                   Rulings, Office of International Trade, HQ
                                                                                                       H59758.
                                                                                                                                                             components and configuring them with
                                              (202) 325–0226.                                                                                                three main software components, in
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is                     July 16, 2015                                         order to provide the particular product
                                              hereby given that on July 16, 2015                       OT:RR:CTF:VS H259758 AJR                              required by the VA.
                                              pursuant to subpart B of Part 177, U.S.
                                                                                                       CATEGORY: Origin                                      A. The Hardware Components
                                              Customs and Border Protection
                                              Regulations (19 CFR part 177, subpart                    George W. Thompson, Esq.                                Each VistA Storage Solution will
                                              B), CBP has issued a final determination                 Thompson & Associates, PLLC                           consist of at least the following
                                              concerning the country of origin of the                  1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite                    hardware components: two to four Cisco
                                              VistA Storage Solution manufactured                      200, Washington, DC 20036                             UCS C240 rack-mount servers (‘‘Cisco
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                                              and distributed by Merlin, which may                     RE: U.S. Government Procurement;                      Servers’’); one or more NetApp E2600
                                              be offered to the U.S. Government under                    Country of Origin of Storage                        series Fibre Channel storage arrays
                                              an undesignated government                                 Infrastructure Solution Systems;
                                                                                                                                                               1 Merlin produces other VistA Storage Solutions
                                              procurement contract. This final                           Substantial Transformation
                                                                                                                                                             with the same functionality as the subject VistA
                                              determination, HQ H259758, was issued                    Dear Mr. Thompson:                                    Storage Solution, but with different storage
                                              under procedures set forth at 19 CFR                       This is in response to your letter,                 capabilities that include 18, 36, 90, 120, and 180 TB
                                              part 177, subpart B, which implements                    dated November 21, 2014, requesting a                 storage systems.



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Document Created: 2015-12-15 12:55:00
Document Modified: 2015-12-15 12:55:00
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation80 FR 43449 

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