Notice2023-07771
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
April 13, 2023
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Health and Human Services DepartmentSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 71 (Thursday, April 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22465-22466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07771]
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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 on (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.
Project: Generic Clearance for Grant Program Monitoring Activities
To carry out OMB Circular A-102 \1\ and 2 CFR part 215.51 \2\,
SAMHSA must collect grant program information necessary to ensure
compliance with Federal and programmatic requirements. The Generic
Clearance for Grant Program Monitoring Activities allows SAMHSA to
collect standardized information from its grant recipients necessary to
perform agency program oversight activities such as monitoring progress
on recipient activities and determining and responding to recipient's
training and technical assistance (T/TA) needs. SAMHSA currently
manages grant programs that provide prevention, treatment, recovery
support services, and T/TA for substance use treatment and mental
health providers along the continuum of care including prevention, harm
reduction, treatment, and recovery.
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\1\ Circular A-102: <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/legacy_drupal_files/omb/circulars/A102/a102.pdf">https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/legacy_drupal_files/omb/circulars/A102/a102.pdf</a>.
\2\ 2 CFR part 215.51: <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2012-title2-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title2-vol1-subtitleA.pdf">https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2012-title2-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title2-vol1-subtitleA.pdf</a>.
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SAMHSA's grant recipients are currently required to submit various
types of performance reports in accordance with their individual
program requirements. The data collections will be designed to
standardize program monitoring and performance reports of SAMHSA's
grants. Program offices will use information collected under this
generic clearance to monitor funding recipient activities and to
provide support or take appropriate action, as needed.
A generic clearance would provide SAMHSA's program offices the
flexibility to create and use tailored information collection templates
based on current program reporting requirements. This is important to
allow for SAMHSA's:
<bullet> Monitoring of compliance with federal practice,
guidelines, and requirements,
<bullet> Oversight of the implementation of the scope of the grant
activities with the grant recipients' proposed project,
<bullet> Assessment of the efficiency and efficacy of recipient
activities,
<bullet> Quick understanding of and remediation to national,
regional, and/or site-specific issues,
<bullet> Provision of additional support and technical assistance,
as needed,
<bullet> Documentation of promising practices, innovative services,
and program strengths, and
<bullet> Flexible and responsive oversight of federal funds.
A variety of performance reports will be used for collection.
Program offices will use information collected under this generic
clearance to monitor funding recipient activities and to provide
support or take appropriate action, as needed.
A variety of instruments and platforms will be used to collect
information from respondents. The annual burden hours requested
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(180,000) are based on the number of collections we expect to conduct
over the requested period for this clearance.
The estimated annual hour burden is as follows:
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total annual Hourly wage Total hour
Type of respondent respondents respondent responses response burden hours cost cost
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Progress Report Template (Annual)...... 4,000 1 4,000 8 32,000 $26 $832,000
Progress Report (Interim).............. 2,500 2 5,000 6 30,000 26 780,000
Grant Closeouts........................ 1,000 1 1,000 10 10,000 26 260,000
Site Visit Report Template............. 4,000 1 4,000 6 24,000 26 624,000
Other.................................. 4,000 1 4,000 6 24,000 26 624,000
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Total.............................. 20,000 ............... 28,000 .............. 180,000 .............. 3,120,000
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Send comments to Carlos Graham, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E57-A, Rockville, Maryland 20857, OR email a
copy to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cfffdeef0f3efb2fbeefdf4fdf1dceffdf1f4effdb2f4f4efb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e88b899a84879bc68f9a89808985a89b8985809b89c680809bc68f879e">[email protected]</span></a>. Written comments should be
received by June 12, 2023.
Alicia Broadus,
Public Health Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2023-07771 Filed 4-12-23; 8:45 am]
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