[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 185 (Friday, September 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 57362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24367]



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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

    Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) 
Final Rule, 42 CFR Part 51 (OMB No. 0930-0172--Extension)--These 
regulations meet the directive under, 42 USC 10826(b) requiring the 
Secretary to promulgate final regulations to carry out the PAIMI Act. 
The regulations contain information collection requirements.
    The Act authorized funds to support activities on behalf of 
individuals with mental illness. Recipients of this formula grant 
program are required by law to annually report their activities and 
accomplishments to include the number of individuals served, types of 
facilities involved, types of activities undertaken and accomplishments 
resulting from such activities. This summary must also include a 
separate report prepared by the PAIMI Advisory Council descriptive of 
its activities and assessment of the operations of the protection and 
advocacy system. The annual burden estimate for the reporting 
requirements for these regulations is as follows.

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                                                                            Responses    Burden per     Total
                       42 CFR Citation                         Number of       per        response      annual
                                                              respondents   respondent     (Hrs.)       burden
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51.(8)(a)(2) Program Performance Report.....................           56            1         26.0      1,456 <SUP>1</SUP>
51.8(8)(a)(8) Advisory Council Report.......................           56            1         10.0        560 <SUP>1</SUP>
51.10 Remedial Actions:
    Corrective Action Plan..................................            6            1          8.0           48
    Implementation Status Report............................            6            3          2.0           36
51.23(c) Reports, materials and fiscal data provided to                56            1          1.0           56
 Advisory Council...........................................
51.25(b)(2) Grievance Procedure.............................           56            1           .5           28
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    Total...................................................          122  ...........  ...........       2,184
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<SUP>1</SUP> Burden hours associated with these reports are approved under OMB Control No. 0930-0169.

    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: September 15, 2000.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 00-24367 Filed 9-22-00; 8:45 am]
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