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.

Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant--45 CFR Part

96--Extension of a currently approved collection--This interim final

rule provides guidance to States regarding the Substance Abuse

Prevention and Treatment Block Grant legislation. The rule implements

the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of 42 U.S.C. 300x 21-35 &

51-64 by specifying the content of the The annual reporting and

recordkeeping burden estimate is shown below:

Reporting Burden

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Number of Number

Section Number of responses hours per Total hours

respondents per year response

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Standard Form and Content:

96.122(c)

Annual Report:

96.122(f)............................................... 60 1 152 9,120

96.134(d)............................................... 60 1 16 960

State Plan:

96.122(g)............................................... 60 1 162 9,720

96.124(c)(1)............................................ 60 1 40 2,400

96.127(b)............................................... 60 1 8 480

96.131(f)............................................... 60 ........... 8 480

96.133(a)............................................... 60 1 80 4,800

Waivers:

96.132(d)*.............................................. 60 1 16 960

96.134(b)*.............................................. 60 1 40 2,400

96.135(d)*.............................................. 60 1 8 480

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Total................................................. 60 1 530 ** 31,800

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* For the purpose of calculating burden in this OMB submission, it is assumed that all States would apply for

each waiver. In reality it expected that only a small number would apply.

** This is the burden for the annual application for the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant,

not including the reporting burden associated with the Tobacco Regulation for the Substance Abuse and

Treatment Block Grants Final Rule. OMB approval for the actual application is under control number 0930-0080.

Recordkeeping Burden--45 CFR 96

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Number

Section Number of hours per Total hours

recordkeepers respondent

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96.129(a)(13).................. 60 16 960

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Total.................... 60 16 960

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Total Combined Burden--45 CFR 96

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No. hours

per total hours

respondent

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546 32,760

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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, D.C.

20503.

Dated: April 15, 1996.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 96-9935 Filed 4-22-96; 8:45 am]

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