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

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 list 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 on (301) 443-0525.

FY 1997/1998 Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant

Application Format--Revision of a currently approved collection--The

Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x 1-9) authorizes block grants

to States for the purpose of providing prevention and treatment

services.

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Under the provisions of the law, States may receive allotments only

after an application is approved by the Secretary, DHHS. The uniform

application format provides States with the forms and instructions for

their applications so they can comply with the requirements of the law

and regulations implementing the law. The annual burden estimate is

shown below:

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No. of

No. of responses per Avg. burden per Total annual

respondents respondent response burden

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60 1 561.5 hours........ 33,690 hours.

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Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed

information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to:

Virginia Huth, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management

and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10236, Washington, DC

20503.

Dated: May 31, 1996.

Patricia S. Bransford,

Acting Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration.

[FR Doc. 96-14573 Filed 6-7-96; 8:45 am]

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