Notice2024-22143
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
September 27, 2024
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Health and Human Services DepartmentSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79303-79304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22143]
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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 the opportunity for public comment on proposed
collections of information, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
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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: 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 Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services
Block Grant (SUPTRS) funding agreements for alcohol and drug abuse
programs for fiscal year 1994 and subsequent fiscal years require
States to have in effect a law stating 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 Stat., sec. 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)........
Total....................... 59 .............. 118 .............. 1,062
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\1\ Red Lake Indian Tribe is not subject to tobacco requirements.
Send comments to SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Room 15E45, Rockville, Maryland 20857, OR email a copy to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e49785898c9785949685a49785898c9785ca8c8c97ca838b92"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="86f5e7ebeef5e7f6f4e7c6f5e7ebeef5e7a8eeeef5a8e1e9f0">[email protected]</span></a>. Written comments should be received by
November 26, 2024.
Alicia Broadus,
Public Health Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2024-22143 Filed 9-26-24; 8:45 am]
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