[Federal Register: December 16, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 241)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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: (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: Community Mental Health Services Block Grant
Application Guidance and Instructions, FY 2005--2007 (OMB No. 0930-
0168, Revision)--Sections 1911 through 1920 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x through 300x-9) provide for annual
allotments to assist States to establish or expand an organized,
community-based system of care for adults with serious mental illness
and children with serious emotional disturbances. Under the provisions
of the law, States may receive allotments only after an application is
submitted and approved by the Secretary of the Department of Health and
Human Services.
For the Federal fiscal years 2005--2007 Community Mental Health
Services Block Grant application cycles, SAMHSA will provide States
with revised application guidance and instructions. Proposed revisions
to the previously approved application include: (1) Additional
introductory text on the history and goals of federal mental health
funding and an orientation to the transition to Performance
Partnerships Grants, (2) changes in the format of the plan, and (3) the
introduction of ten performance indicators as CMHS Core Performance
Indicators. With the exception of one indicator, all are currently
reported through the Uniform Reporting System (URS) and will not
increase the State's burden; one indicator is currently in
developmental status and beginning in FY 2004, States were given three
years to develop capacity to report data for this indicator. The
following table summarizes the annual burden for the revised
application.
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Burden
Part of application Number of Responses response Total burden
responses respondent (hrs.) hours
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Plan--(Parts B and C):
1 year...................................... 33 1 190 6,270
2 year...................................... 12 1 160 1,920
3 year...................................... 14 1 120 1,680
Implementation Report (Part D).................. 59 1 85 5,015
Data Tables (Part E)............................ 59 1 40 2,360
Copy Plan and Report having more than 120 pages 10 2 1 20
in length......................................
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Total................................... 59 1 .............. 17,265
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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 9, 2003.
Anna Marsh,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 03-30950 Filed 12-15-03; 8:45 am]
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