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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 102927-102928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29937]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    Periodically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) will publish a summary of information 
collection requests under OMB review, in compliance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 
documents, call the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer at (240) 276-0361.

Project: Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Synar 
Report Format, FFY 2024-2026--(OMB No. 0930-0222)--Extension

    Section 1926 of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 300x-26] 
stipulates that Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery 
Services Block Grant (SUPTRS) funding agreements for alcohol and drug 
abuse programs for fiscal year 1994 and

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subsequent fiscal years require states to have in effect a law 
providing that it is unlawful for any manufacturer, retailer, or 
distributor of tobacco products to sell or distribute any such product 
to any individual under the age of 21. This section further requires 
that states conduct annual, random, unannounced inspections to ensure 
compliance with the law; that the state submit annually a report 
describing the results of the inspections, the activities carried out 
by the state to enforce the required law, the success the state has 
achieved in reducing the availability of tobacco products to 
individuals under the age of 21, and the strategies to be utilized by 
the state for enforcing such law during the fiscal year for which the 
grant is sought.
    Before making an award to a state under the Block Grant, the 
Secretary must make a determination that the state has maintained 
compliance with the regulations. If a determination is made that the 
state is not in compliance, penalties shall be applied. There are three 
(3) penalty options for failure to comply with the Synar requirements: 
(1) States may be fined a penalty up to 10 percent of the SUPTRS). (2) 
States may elect to submit a corrective action plan to the Assistant 
Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use within 90 days of receipt 
of notice that they are not in compliance with the Synar regulations, 
which outlines strategies they will take to reduce the Retail Violation 
Rate to 20 percent or less. (3) States certify to the Secretary by May 
1 of the fiscal year for which the funds are appropriated, consistent 
with subparagraph (B), that the State will commit additional State 
funds, in accordance with paragraph (1), to ensure that retailers do 
not sell tobacco products to individuals under 21 years of age; (Pub. 
L. 116-94 Statute, section 604 pg. 593). Respondents include the 50 
states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands. 
Red Lake Indian Tribe is not subject to tobacco requirements.
    Regulations that implement this legislation are at 45 CFR 96.130, 
are approved by OMB under control number 0930-0163, and require that 
each state submit an annual Synar report to the Secretary describing 
their progress in complying with section 1926 of the PHS Act. The Synar 
report, due December 31 following the fiscal year for which the state 
is reporting, describes the results of the inspections and the 
activities carried out by the state to enforce the required law; the 
success the state has achieved in reducing the availability of tobacco 
products to individuals under the age of 21; and the strategies to be 
utilized by the state for enforcing such law during the fiscal year for 
which the grant is sought. SAMHSA is requesting an extension of OMB 
approval of the current report format associated with section 1926 (42 
U.S.C. 300x-26) to 2026. Extending OMB approval of the current report 
format will continue to facilitate consistent, credible, and efficient 
monitoring of Synar compliance across the states.

                                             Annual Reporting Burden
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                                     Number of
         45 CFR citation            respondents    Responses per   Total number      Hours per      Total hour
                                        \1\         respondents    of responses      response         burden
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Annual Report (Section 1--States              59               1              59              15             885
 and Territories) 96.130(e)(1-3)
State Plan (Section II--States                59               1              59               3             177
 and Territories)
 96.130(e)(4,5)96.130(g)........
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    Total.......................              59  ..............             118  ..............           1,062
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\1\ Red Lake Indian Tribe is not subject to tobacco requirements.

    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

Alicia Broadus,
Public Health Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2024-29937 Filed 12-17-24; 8:45 am]
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