[Federal Register: December 10, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 237)]
[Notices]
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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 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 (301) 443-7978.
Comments are invited on:
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(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.
Proposed Project: Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant
Synar Report Format, FFY 2005-2007
(OMB No. 0930-0222; Revision)--Section 1926 of the Public Health
Service Act [42 U.S.C. 300x-26] stipulates that funding Substance Abuse
Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant agreements for alcohol 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
18. This section further requires that States conduct annually, random,
unannounced inspections to ensure compliance with the law; that the
State submit annually a report describing 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 18,
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 SAPT Block Grant, 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. Penalties range
from 10 percent of the Block Grant in applicable year 1 to 40 percent
in applicable year 4 and subsequent years. 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.
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 18; 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 OMB
approval of revisions to the current report format associated with
section 1926 (42 U.S.C. 300x-26). The report format is changing
significantly. Any changes in either formatting or content are being
made to simplify the reporting process for the States and to clarify
the information as the States report it; both outcomes will facilitate
consistent, credible, and efficient monitoring of Synar compliance
across the States and will reduce the reporting burden by the States.
All of the information required in the new report format is already
being collected and reported by the States.
Annual Reporting Burden
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Number of Responses per Hours per Total hours
45 CFR citation respondents \1\ respondent response burden
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Annual Report (Section I--States and 59 1 15 885
Territories) 96.130(e)(1-3)........
State Plan (Section II--States and 59 1 3 177
Territories) 96.130(e)(4, 5).......
196.130(g).......................... 59 1 1 59
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Total........................... 59 ................. 18 1,121
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\1\ Red Lake Indian Tribe is not subject to tobacco requirements.
Send comments to Nancy Pearce, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 16-105, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: December 3, 2003.
Anna Marsh,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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