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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90301-90302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26641]

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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 (SAMHSA) 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 at (240) 276-0361.
    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: Regulations To Implement SAMHSA's Charitable Choice 
Statutory Provisions--42 CFR Parts 54 and 54a (OMB No. 0930-0242)--
Revision

    Section 1955 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-65), 
as amended by the Children's Health Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-310) and 
sections 581-584 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290kk et 
seq., as added by the Consolidated Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 106-
554)), set forth various provisions which aim to ensure that religious 
organizations are able to compete on an equal footing for federal funds 
to provide substance use services. These provisions allow religious 
organizations to offer substance use services to individuals without 
impairing the religious character of the organizations or the religious 
freedom of the individuals who receive the services. The provisions 
apply to the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services 
Block Grant (SUBG), to the Projects for Assistance in Transition from 
Homelessness (PATH) formula grant program, and to certain Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) discretionary 
grant programs (programs that pay for substance use treatment and 
prevention services, not for certain infrastructure and technical 
assistance activities). Every effort has been made to assure that the 
reporting, recordkeeping and disclosure requirements of the proposed 
regulations allow maximum flexibility in implementation and impose 
minimum burden.
    No changes are being made to the regulations or the information 
collection provisions. A minor change reflecting current state 
reporting has been made to the annual burden estimates in 54.8(c)(4) 
resulting in total burden costs reported decreasing.
    Information on how states comply with the requirements of 42 CFR 
part 54 was approved by OMB as part of the Substance Use Prevention and 
Treatment Block Grant FY 2019-2021 annual application and reporting 
requirements approved under OMB control number 0930-0168.

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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per
   42 CFR citation and purpose      respondents     respondent       responses       response       Total hours
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          Part 54--States Receiving SUBG and/or Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
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Reporting:
    96.122(f)(5) Annual report                60               1              60               1              60
     of activities the state
     undertook to comply with 42
     CFR part 54................
    54.8(c)(4) Total number of
     referrals to alternative
     service providers reported
     by program participants to
     States (respondents).
        SUBG....................               7        7 (avg.)              47               1              47
        PATH....................              10               5              50               1              50
    54.8 (e) Annual report by                 56               1              56               1              56
     PATH grantees on activities
     undertaken to comply with
     42 CFR part 54.............
Disclosure:
    54.8(b) Program participant
     notice to program
     beneficiaries of rights to
     referral to an alternative
     service provider.
        SUBG....................              60               1              60             .05               3
        PATH....................              56               1              56             .05               3
Recordkeeping:

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    54.6(b) Documentation must                60               1              60               1              60
     be maintained to
     demonstrate significant
     burden for program
     participants under 42
     U.S.C. 300x-57 or 42 U.S.C.
     290cc-33(a)(2).............
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        Part 54--Subtotal.......             116  ..............             389  ..............             279
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 Part 54a--States, local governments and religious organizations receiving funding under Title V of the PHS Act
                          for substance use prevention, treatment and recovery services
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Reporting:
    54a.8(c)(1)(iv) Program                   25               4             100            .083               8
     participant notification to
     state or local government
     of a referral to an
     alternative provider.......
    54a(8)(d) Program                         20               2              40             .25              10
     participant notification to
     SAMHSA of referrals. (NOTE:
     This notification will
     occur during the course of
     the regular reports that
     may be required under the
     terms of the funding award)
Disclosure:
    54a.8(b) Program participant           1,460               1           1,460               1           1,460
     notice to program
     beneficiaries of rights to
     referral to an alternative
     service provider...........
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    Part 54a--Subtotal..........           1,505  ..............           1,600  ..............           1,478
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        Total...................           1,621  ..............           1,989               1           1,757
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    Send comments to SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Room 15E57-A, Rockville, Maryland 20857, OR email a copy to 
[email protected]. Written comments should be received by 
January 14, 2025.

Krishna Palipudi,
Social Science Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2024-26641 Filed 11-14-24; 8:45 am]
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