Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 103 (Friday, May 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 29052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13608]


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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 list 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 (301) 443-7978.
    Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Application 
Format--FY 2000-2002 (OMB No. 0930-0080, Revision)--The Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x 21-35 & 51-64) authorizes block grants to 
States for the purpose of providing substance abuse prevention and 
treatment services. Under the provisions of the law, States may receive 
allotments only after an application is submitted and approved by the 
Secretary, DHHS. For the FY 2000 Substance Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant cycle, SAMHSA will provide States with 
modified application forms and instructions. These changes affect 
several areas of the application and add new sections to accommodate 
voluntary State reporting of treatment and prevention outcome measures. 
The portion of the application that asks for information related to 
section 1926 (sales of tobacco to minors) combines questions related to 
enforcement of laws related to youth access to tobacco and provides 
clarifying information and additional instructions related to other 
existing required information.
    Additionally, with respect to the treatment portion of the SAPT 
block grant, the revised application will: replace information 
requested for Intravenous Drug Users that has not been required since 
1995 with reporting of expenditures for HIV Early Intervention Services 
required of designated States; provide an appropriate format for 
reporting of funds authorized under Pub. L. 104-121, the Supplementary 
Security Income special authorization for fiscal years 1997 and 1998; 
and, add additional instructions and questions related to the States' 
use of data generated by the State Needs Assessment Program in the 
application.
    A new Section IV is being added to accommodate voluntary reporting 
of prevention and treatment performance and outcome measures. Treatment 
information to be reported includes: an unduplicated count of primary 
persons (excludes family members or other persons collaterally involved 
in the client's treatment) who received services (excluding those who 
received detoxification, outreach, early intervention or assessment/
Central Intake services but who did not enter treatment) from treatment 
programs that received some or all of their funding from the SAPT Block 
Grant; and changes in client Alcohol and Drug use, Illegal Activity, 
Employment Status and Homelessness. Prevention information to be 
reported for prevention programs funded through the SAPT BG includes: 
use of substances in the past 30 days; age of first substance use; 
perceived risk/harm of substance use; attitudes about substance use; 
and, intention/expectation to use substances. States are asked to 
report this voluntary information for the most recent State Fiscal Year 
for which the data are available at the time the application is 
submitted.
    The annual burden estimate for the SAPT Block Grant Application 
Format is shown below:

                                    Annual Reporting Burden--FY 2000-FY 2002
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                                                     Number of      Responses/       Hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Sections I-III--Red Lake Indians................              *1               1             530             530
Sections I-III--States and Territories..........              59               1             563          33,217
Section IV-A--States and Territories............              40               1              50           2,000
Section IV-B--States and Territories............              20               1              42             840
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............         36,587
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* Red Lake Indian Tribe is exempt from Tobacco Regulation requirements and will not participate in voluntary
  reporting of performance measures.

    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Daniel Chenok, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: May 20, 1999.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 99-13608 Filed 5-27-99; 8:45 am]
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