Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 28 / Thursday, February 10, 2000 / Notices 6615

Dated: February 3, 2000.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 00–3063 Filed 2–9–00; 8:45 am]

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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

Mandatory Guidelines for Federal

Workplace Drug Testing Programs

(0930–0158, revision)—SAMHSA will

request OMB approval for the Federal

Drug Testing Custody and Control Form

for Federal agency and federally

regulated drug testing programs which

must comply with the HHS Mandatory

Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug

Testing Programs (59 FR 29908) dated

June 9, 1994, and for the information

provided by laboratories for the

National Laboratory Certification

Program (NLCP). The Federal Drug

Testing Custody and Control Form is

used by all Federal agencies and

employers regulated by the Department

of Transportation to document the

collection and chain of custody of urine

specimens at the collection site, for

laboratories to report results, and for

Medical Review Officers to make a

determination. The Federal Drug

Testing Custody and Control Form is

being revised. Major changes include

eliminating the split specimen copy,

simplifying the chain of custody

requirements, revising the outcomes for

the laboratory test results, revising the

collection instructions, and ensuring

that the form follows the sequence of

events. Prior to an inspection, a

laboratory is required to submit specific

information regarding its laboratory

procedures to allow inspectors to

become familiar with a laboratory’s

procedures before arriving at the

laboratory.

The annual total burden estimates for

the Federal Drug Testing Custody and

Control Form, the NLCP application, the

NLCP inspection checklist, and NLCP

recordkeeping requirements is 1,790,664

Hours, as shown below:

Form/respondent

Burden/response

(hrs.)

Number of

responses

Total annual

burden

(hrs.)

Custody and Control Form:

Donor ................................................................................................................................................ .083 7,093,000 588,719

Collector ............................................................................................................................................ .067 7,093,000 475,231

Laboratory ......................................................................................................................................... .050 7,093,000 354,650

Medical Review Officer ..................................................................................................................... .050 7,093,000 354,650

Laboratory Application ............................................................................................................................. 3.000 2 6

Laboratory Inspection Checklist .............................................................................................................. 3.000 136 408

Laboratory Recordkeeping ...................................................................................................................... 250.000 68 17,000

Total .................................................................................................................................................. .................... .................... 1,790,664

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: February 3, 2000.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 00–3064 Filed 2–9–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Center for Mental Health Services;

Center for Substance Abuse

Prevention; Center for Substance

Abuse Treatment; Substance Abuse

and Mental Health Services

Administration, HHS; Notice of

Technical Assistance Workshops

Notice is hereby given of the

following workshops for the provision

of technical assistance to potential

applicants for SAMHSA grants.

The Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration’s

(SAMHSA’s) Center for Mental Health

Services (CMHS), Center for Substance

Abuse Prevention (CSAP) and Center for

Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), are

offering a series of three, two-day

regional Technical Assistance

Workshops for prospective applicants.

These workshops will be conducted

jointly by the three SAMHSA Centers to

provide support to prospective

applicants in preparing their

applications in response to published

grant announcements.

It is anticipated that several SAMHSA

grant announcements will be featured at

the workshop, including:

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

Community-Initiated Prevention

Interventions

Cooperative Agreements for Parenting

and Family Strengthening Prevention

Interventions

6616 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 28 / Thursday, February 10, 2000 / Notices

The Center for Application of

Prevention Technologies

State Incentive Grants

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

Grants to Expand Substance Abuse

Treatment Capacity in Targeted Areas

of Need

Community Action Grants for Service

Systems Change

Grants for the Evaluation of Treatment

Models for Persons with Co-occurring

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Disorders

Comprehensive Community Treatment

Program for the Development of New

and Useful Knowledge

Targeted Capacity Expansion —HIV/

AIDS

Center for Mental Health Services

Community Action Grants for Service

Systems Change

Violence Prevention/Resilience

Development School and Community

Action Grants

These GFAs can be found at the

SAMHSA Web Site at

www.SAMHSA.gov following

publication in the Federal Register.

Potential participants are strongly

encouraged to check these resources and

be familiar with the GFAs in which they

are interested prior to attending the

workshop.

The Technical Assistance Workshops

will be held at the following locations:

Workshop I—March 2 & 3, Ritz Carlton

Hotel Atlanta, GA, 404–659–0400 or

800–241–3333; Workshop II—March 7 &

8, Westin Hotel, Kansas City, MO, 816–

474–4400 or 800–228–3000; and

Workshop III—March 9 & 10, The

Wyndham Emerald, San Diego, CA,

619–239–4500.

Registration and check-in at each site

will be at 7:30 a.m.; workshop hours on

the first day are 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. On

the second day, the grant writing

session will take place from 8:30 a.m.–

3:30 p.m.

Preliminary Agenda Highlights for the

TA Workshops include: (1) Review of

SAMHSA programs and priorities; (2)

Provision of related resource materials;

(3) Technical/practical aspects of the

grants application process including

application requirements, improving

applications, instruction in completing

required forms, submission, review, and

award procedures; (4) Separate breakout

sessions for discussion of specific grant

announcements; and (5) Opportunity for

questions and answers. Plans are

underway to include a brief overview at

each of the workshops on the Health

Resources and Services Administration

and the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention programs. On the second

day, there will be a session designed to

provide further assistance with grant

writing and application preparation.

TA Workshop Arrangements and

Contacts

There is no registration fee for the

workshops. Preregistration is strongly

encouraged.

Registrants will be responsible for

costs associated with their own travel,

meals, and lodging. Workshop

confirmation will be faxed. For

logistical assistance please contact Lisa

Wilder by phone at (301) 984–1471, x–

361 or by fax at (301) 984–4416. For

information regarding the content of the

TA Workshops, please contact Ms. C.

Danielle Johnson at (301) 443–1249.

SAMHSA suggests that the attendees be

those persons having the responsibility

for conceptualizing and writing the

application.

Hotel Information

Participants are responsible for

making their own hotel reservations.

When calling the hotel, at the numbers

listed above, reference the SAMHSA

Grantee Workshop. Registrants are

urged to make their reservations as soon

as possible.

Dated: February 3, 2000.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 00–3012 Filed 2–9–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4562–N–01]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment: Notice

of Funding Availability and Application

Kit Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian

Institutions Assisting Communities

Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Policy Development and

Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below

will be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act. Public comments on the

subject proposal are being solicited.

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 10,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name or OMB Control

Number and be sent to: Reports Liaison

Officer, Office of Policy Development

and Research, U.S. Department of

Housing and Urban Development, 451

7th Street, SW, Room 8226, Washington,

DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane

Karadbil, Office of University

Partnerships, Department of Housing

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street,

Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202)

708–1537 (this is not a toll-free

number). Copies of the proposed forms

and other available documents to be

submitted to OMB may be obtained

from Ms. Karadbil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department will submit the proposed

information collection to OMB for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Action of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, as amended).

This Notice is soliciting comments

from members of the public and affected

entities concerning the proposed

information collection to: (1) Evaluate

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s

estimate of the burden of the proposed

collection of information; (3) Enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of

information to be collected; and (4)

Minimize the burden of collection of

information on those who are to

respond; including through the use of

appropriated technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of

responses.

This Notice also lists the following

information:

Title of the Proposal: Alaska Native/

Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting

Communities program (AN/NHIAC).

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: The

information is being collected to select

grantees in this statutorily-created

competitive grant program. The

information is also being used to

monitor the performance of grantees to

ensure that they meet statutory and

program goals and requirements.

Members of the affected public:

Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian

institutions of higher education

undertaking community development

activities: 18 applicants and 6 grantees.

Estimation of the total number of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including the number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response: Information pursuant

to submitting applications will be