[Federal Register: June 10, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 111)] [Notices] [Page 31283-31284] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr10jn99-107] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: (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: Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Mental Illness (PAIMI) Annual Program Performance Report (OMB No. 0930-0169, Revision) The Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Act, (42 U.S.C. Chapter 1114) authorized funds to support protection and advocacy services on behalf of individuals with mental illness and severe emotional disturbance who are at risk for abuse and neglect and other civil rights violations while under treatment in a residential facility. Under the PAIMI Act, formula grant awards are made to protection and advocacy (P&A) systems designated by the governors of the 50 states and 5 territories, and the District of Columbia to ensure that the rights of individuals with mental illness and severe emotional disturbance are not violated. The PAIMI Act requires P & A systems to file an annual report on their activities and accomplishments and to provide in the report information on such topics as, numbers of individuals served, types of complaints addressed, the number of intervention strategies used to resolve the presenting issues. The Act also requires that the P&A Advisory Council also submit an annual report that assesses the effectiveness of the services provided by P&A systems. The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is revising the PAIMI Annual Program Performance Report for the following reasons: (1) to make it consistent with the revised annual program report format used by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, Administration on Children and Families; and, (2) to conform to the GPRA requirements that the reporting burden to the States be reduced. CMHS proposes no revisions to the PAIMI Annual Advisory Council Report. Planned revisions to the PAIMI Annual Program Performance Report include: (1) Deletion of financial expenditure and sub-contractor information, which P&A systems are required to submit annually to the SAMHSA Grants Management Office; (2) Deletion of items that are more appropriate for inclusion in the Guidance for Applicants (GFA), such as PAIMI program staff positions, by-laws & policies and procedures; (3) PAIMI staff, advisory council and governing board demographic information will be reduced to a comprehensive graph format; (4) All ``information not available'' statements will be deleted to ensure that P&A systems focus on gathering more accurate client data during the intake and referral process; (5) Sections such as, PAIMI program mechanisms for public comment, individual PAIMI clients, etc. will be reduced to a graph format similar to that approved by OMB for use by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, Administration on Children and Families, which administers the Protection and Advocacy to the [[Page 31284]] Developmentally Disabled (PADD) Program; (6) Case complaints and problems of the individuals served by the P&As will be modified to capture more accurate information on incidents of abuse, neglect and civil rights violations, such as the incidents of seclusion and restraint used in the emergency rooms of general hospitals on individuals with mental illness, co-occurring disorders and severe emotional disturbance, during transport to and from a residential treatment facility, etc.; and, (7) Sections focused on the types of intervention strategies, public education and awareness/training activities used by the P&As on behalf of the clients served will be placed in a chart format. The revised format will be effective for the report due on January 1, 2001. The annual burden estimate is as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Number. of responses per Hours per Total hour respondents respondent response burden ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Program Performance Report............... 56 1 26 1,456 Activities & accomplishments................ .............. .............. (20) (1,120) Performance outcomes........................ .............. .............. (3) (168) Expenses.................................... .............. .............. (0) (0) Budget...................................... .............. .............. (2) (112) Priority statement.......................... .............. .............. (1) (56) Advisory Council Report......................... 56 1 10 560 Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 2,016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 14, 1999. Richard Kopanda, Executive Officer, SAMHSA. [FR Doc. 99-14701 Filed 6-9-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162-20-P