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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)—Extension 

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 Abuse Prevention and 

Treatment Block Grant (SABG), 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 burden hours. This 

information collection has been 

approved without changes since 2010. 

Information on how states comply 

with the requirements of 42 CFR part 54 

was approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) as part 

of the Substance Abuse Prevention and 

Treatment Block Grant FY 2019–2021 

annual application and reporting 

requirements approved under OMB 

control number 0930–0168. 

42 CFR Citation and purpose Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Total 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total 

hours 

Part 54—States Receiving SA Block Grants and/or Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) 

Reporting: 

96.122(f)(5) Annual report of activities the state undertook to comply 42 CFR part 54 (SABG) .............. 60 1 60 1 60 

54.8(c)(4) Total number of referrals to alternative 

service providers reported by program participants 

to States (respondents). 

SABG ..................................................................... 6 (avg.) 23 135 1 135 

PATH ..................................................................... 10 5 50 1 50 

54.8 (e) Annual report by PATH grantees on activities 

undertaken to comply with 42 CFR part 54 .............. 56 1 56 1 56 

Disclosure: 

54.8(b) State requires program participants to provide 

notice to program beneficiaries of their right to referral to an alternative service provider. 

SABG ..................................................................... 60 1 60 .05 3 

PATH ..................................................................... 56 1 56 .05 3 

Recordkeeping: 

54.6(b) Documentation must 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) and under 42 U.S.C. 290cc–21 to 290cc– 

35 .............................................................................. 60 1 60 1 60 

Part 54—Subtotal .................................................. 115 ........................ 477 ........................ 367 

Part 54a—States, local governments and religious organizations receiving funding under Title V of the PHS Act for substance abuse prevention 

and treatment services 

Reporting: 

54a.8(c)(1)(iv) Total number of referrals to alternative 

service providers reported by program participants 

to states when they are the responsible unit of government ..................................................................... 25 4 100 .083 8 


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1 50 U.S.C. 4558(c)(1). 

2 85 FR 18403 (Apr. 1, 2020). 

3 DHS Delegation 09052, Rev. 00.1 (Apr. 1, 2020); 

DHS Delegation Number 09052 Rev. 00 (Jan. 3, 

2017). 

4 85 FR 50035 (Aug. 17, 2020). The Attorney 

General, in consultation with the Chairman of the 

Federal Trade Commission, made the required 

finding that the purpose of the voluntary agreement 

may not reasonably be achieved through an 

agreement having less anticompetitive effects or 

without any voluntary agreement and published the 

finding in the Federal Register on the same day. 85 

FR 50049 (Aug. 17, 2020). 

5See 85 FR 78869 (Dec. 7, 2020). See also 85 FR 

79020 (Dec. 8, 2020). 

6See 86 FR 27894 (May 24, 2021). See also 86 FR 

28851 (May 28, 2021). 

42 CFR Citation and purpose Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Total 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total 

hours 

54a(8)(d) Total number of referrals reported to 

SAMHSA when it is the responsible unit of government. (Note: This notification will occur during the 

course of the regular reports that may be required 

under the terms of the funding award.) .................... 20 2 40 .25 10 

Disclosure: 

54a.8(b) Program participant notice to program beneficiaries of rights to referral to an alternative service 

provider ..................................................................... 1,460 1 1,460 1 1,460 

Part 54a—Subtotal ................................................ 1,505 ........................ 1,600 ........................ 1,478 

Total ................................................................ 1,620 ........................ 2,077 ........................ 1,845 

Send comments to Carlos Graham, 

SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E57–A, 

Rockville, Maryland 20857, or email a 

copy to Carlos.Graham@

samhsa.hhs.gov. Written comments 

should be received by March 21, 2022. 

Carlos Graham, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00859 Filed 1–14–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4162–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2020–0016] 

Meetings To Implement Pandemic 

Response Voluntary Agreement Under 

Section 708 of the Defense Production 

Act 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Announcement of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) is holding 

a series of meetings, under the Plan of 

Action to Establish a National Strategy 

for the Manufacture, Allocation, and 

Distribution of Medical Gases to 

Respond to COVID–19, to implement 

the Voluntary Agreement for the 

Manufacture and Distribution of Critical 

Healthcare Resources Necessary to 

Respond to a Pandemic. 

DATES: 

• Thursday, January 6, 2022, from 2 

p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). 

• Thursday, January 13, 2022, from 2 

p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. 

• Thursday, January 20, 2022, from 2 

p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. 

• Thursday, January 27, 2022, from 2 

p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Glenn, FEMA Office of Response 

and Recovery’s Office of Business, 

Industry, Infrastructure Integration, via 

email at OB3I@fema.dhs.gov or via 

phone at (202) 212–1666. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

these meetings is provided as required 

by section 708(h)(8) of the Defense 

Production Act (DPA), 50 U.S.C. 

4558(h)(8), and consistent with 44 CFR 

part 332. 

The DPA authorizes the making of 

‘‘voluntary agreements and plans of 

action’’ with representatives of industry, 

business, and other interests to help 

provide for the national defense.1 The 

President’s authority to facilitate 

voluntary agreements with respect to 

responding to the spread of COVID–19 

within the United States was delegated 

to the Secretary of Homeland Security 

in Executive Order 13911.2 The 

Secretary of Homeland Security further 

delegated this authority to the FEMA 

Administrator.3

On August 17, 2020, after the 

appropriate consultations with the 

Attorney General and the Chairman of 

the Federal Trade Commission, FEMA 

completed and published in the Federal 

Register a ‘‘Voluntary Agreement, 

Manufacture and Distribution of Critical 

Healthcare Resources Necessary to 

Respond to a Pandemic’’ (Voluntary 

Agreement).4 Unless terminated earlier, 

the Voluntary Agreement is effective 

until August 17, 2025, and may be 

extended subject to additional approval 

by the Attorney General after 

consultation with the Chairman of the 

Federal Trade Commission. The 

Agreement may be used to prepare for 

or respond to any pandemic, including 

COVID–19, during that time. 

On December 7, 2020, the first plan of 

action under the Voluntary 

Agreement—the Plan of Action to 

Establish a National Strategy for the 

Manufacture, Allocation, and 

Distribution of Personal Protective 

Equipment (PPE) to Respond to COVID– 

19 (PPE Plan of Action)—was finalized.5

The PPE Plan of Action established 

several sub-committees under the 

Voluntary Agreement, focusing on 

different aspects of the PPE Plan of 

Action. 

On May 24, 2021, four additional 

plans of action under the Voluntary 

Agreement—the Plan of Action to 

Establish a National Strategy for the 

Manufacture, Allocation, and 

Distribution of Diagnostic Test Kits and 

other Testing Components to respond to 

COVID–19, the Plan of Action to 

Establish a National Strategy for the 

Manufacture, Allocation, and 

Distribution of Drug Products, Drug 

Substances, and Associated Medical 

Devices to respond to COVID–19, the 

Plan of Action to Establish a National 

Strategy for the Manufacture, 

Allocation, and Distribution of Medical 

Devices to respond to COVID–19, and 

the Plan of Action to Establish a 

National Strategy for the Manufacture, 

Allocation, and Distribution of Medical 

Gases to respond to COVID–19—were 

finalized.6 These plans of action 

established several sub-committees 

under the Voluntary Agreement, 

focusing on different aspects of each 

plan of action. 


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