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Dated: January 15, 2008.
Brent Orrell,
Acting Director, Office of Refugee
Resettlement.
[FR Doc. E8–1517 Filed 1–28–08; 8:45 am]
Project: Community Mental Health
Services Block Grant Application
Guidance and Instruction, FY 2009–
2011 (OMB No. 0930–0168)—Revision
Sections 1911 through 1920 of the
Public Health Services Act (42 U.S.C.
300x through 300x-9) provide for annual
allotments to assist States to establish or
expand an organized, community-based
system of care for adults with serious
mental illnesses and children with
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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–
1243.
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.
serious emotional disturbances. Under
these provisions of the law, States may
receive allotments only after an
application is submitted and approved
by the Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services.
For the FY 2009–2011 Community
Mental Health Services Block Grant
application cycle, SAMHSA will
provide States guidance and
instructions to guide development of
comprehensive State applications/plans
and implementation reports. In order to
develop this guidance, SAMHSA
convened a working group of State
representatives to provide input and
suggestions regarding the organization
and content of the guidance. To the
extent possible, these suggestions were
incorporated into proposed revisions for
the 2009–2011 application cycle. These
proposed revisions to the guidance
include:
(1) Streamlining the process for
reporting States’ use of the block grant
to support mental health transformation.
Revisions to the FY2008 guidance
required a new request for information
regarding funding for mental health
transformation. A number of States
indicated that their fiscal processes did
not permit reporting in the manner
requested. Other States suggested that
the reporting burden was significantly
increased while the information
provided did not accurately reflect the
range of transformation activities they
were engaged in.
This issue was the principal focus of
the State working group, and the
proposed FY2009–2011 guidance makes
significant revisions based on the input
of the group. The revisions include
narrowing from 20 to six (6) the number
of transformation categories for which
States are asked to provide the amount
of block grant funding used to support
specific activities in FY2009. The new
Table C which States are requested to
complete follows:
Column 1
Column 2
Is MHBG funding used to support
this goal? If yes, please check.
If yes, please provide the actual or
estimated amount of MHBG funding that will be used to support this
transformation goal in FY2009.
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Actual
GOAL 1: Americans Understand that Mental Health Is Essential to
Overall Health
GOAL 2: Mental Health Care is Consumer and Family Driven
GOAL 3: Disparities in Mental Health Services are Eliminated
GOAL 4: Early Mental Health Screening, Assessment, and Referral
to Services are Common Practice
GOAL 5: Excellent Mental Health Care Is Delivered and Research Is
Accelerated
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Column 1
Column 2
Is MHBG funding used to support
this goal? If yes, please check.
If yes, please provide the actual or
estimated amount of MHBG funding that will be used to support this
transformation goal in FY2009.
Actual
Estimated
GOAL 6: Technology Is Used to Access Mental Health Care and Information
Total MHBG Funds ........................................................................
In addition to revising the
transformation data table, the guidance
makes additional changes, including: (a)
Eliminating the requirement that
transformation activities be tracked
within the context of the five (5) block
grant statutory criteria; (b) consolidating
requests for narrative regarding
transformation activities into a single
section; and (c) eliminating redundancy
by allowing States to refer to other
sections that include similar material. In
collaboration with the State working
group, SAMHSA identified and
eliminated requests for data regarding
transformation activities that are
collected through other State funding
sources.
With these revisions, SAMHSA has
simplified the reporting process for
States while still ensuring that it
receives data and information necessary
to understand and monitor the role of
the block grant in supporting State
mental health transformation efforts.
(2) Reorganizing and consolidating
sections of the guidance to improve
readability and clarity and to reduce
redundancy. For example, instructions
regarding the general format of the
application now are found in one
section of the guidance. In addition,
specific provisions in sections requiring
applications to track the five (5)
statutory criteria and in sections
regarding reporting performance
indicators in the State Implementation
N/A
Report were reorganized to improve the
logical flow of the application. In
addition, the guidance clarifies that
States may refer to other sections of the
application where appropriate, rather
than repeating identical information in
multiple sections of the application. All
sections of the guidance were edited for
clarity.
(3) Eliminating Table 18 from the
Uniform Reporting System (URS) tables
that States must submit. The URS is a
set of standardized tables designed to
track individuals State performance
over time and to aggregate State
information to develop a national
picture of State public mental health
systems. Table 18 was intended to
produce a profile of adults with
schizophrenia receiving new generation
medications during the year. A review
of all URS tables determined that the
data reported on table 18 is not
comparable across States and has
limited usefulness to CMHS or States in
planning and improving mental health
systems. In addition, Table 18 was
reported to have the lowest amount of
utility but the greatest reporting burden
for States.
(4) Eliminating the requirement that
States complete a State-Level Reporting
Capacity Checklist for submission to the
State Data Infrastructure Coordinating
Center.
This MHBG Guidance has been
developed based on current statute. The
Number of
respondents
Application
agency is aware that Congress is
currently considering legislation to
reauthorize SAMHSA. The
reauthorization bill proposes
substantive changes to the MHBG that
would affect this Guidance. Upon
passage of reauthorization legislation,
the Center for Mental Health Services
(CMHS) will contact States to provide
additional guidance that may be needed
to complete the MHBG application and
Implementation Report. If significant
changes to MHBG requirements, State
plans, or data collection are included in
the final reauthorization law, CMHS
may revise and re-submit this guidance
for public comment through the Federal
Register.
SAMHSA is requesting approval of
this guidance for FY 2009, 2010, and
2011. The 2007–2011 SAMHSA Data
Strategy has just been released to the
public. Goal #2 of the Data Strategy
specifically deals with performance data
and includes specific milestones for the
next few years, including the
development of client level outcome
measures for the states by 2011. CMHS
may revise and re-submit this guidance
to reflect the adoption of client level
measures for future block grant
applications if sufficient progress is
made over the next 3 years.
The following table summarizes the
annual burden for the revised
application.
Burden
response
(hrs)
Responses/
respondent
Total
burden
hours
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Plan:
1 year ...........................................................................................................
2 year ...........................................................................................................
3 year ...........................................................................................................
Implementation Report ....................................................................................
URS Tables .....................................................................................................
44
6
9
59
59
1
1
1
1
1
180
150
110
75
40
7,920
900
900
4,425
2,360
Total ..........................................................................................................
59
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Send comments to Summer King,
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 7–1044, One Choke Cherry Road,
Rockville, MD 20857 and e-mail her a
copy at summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov.
Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: January 22, 2008.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E8–1484 Filed 1–28–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2007–0173]
Area Maritime Security Committee,
South Texas; Vacancies
Coast Guard, DHS.
Solicitation for membership.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks
applications for membership in the Area
Maritime Security Committee, South
Texas. The Committee assists the
Captain of the Port, Corpus Christi, in
developing, renewing, and updating the
Area Maritime Security plan for their
area of responsibility.
DATES: Requests for membership should
reach the Captain of the Port, Corpus
Christi, on or before February 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications for
membership to the Captain of the Port,
Corpus Christi, Commander, USCG
Sector Corpus Christi, 8930 Ocean
Drive, Hangar 41. Corpus Christi, Texas
78419.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
John Zarbock at 361–888–3162 (X501).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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The Committee
The Area Maritime Security
Committee, South Texas (The
Committee) is established under, and
governed by 33 CFR part 103, subpart C.
The functions of the committee include,
but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Identifying critical port
infrastructure and operations
(2) Identifying risks (i.e., threats,
vulnerabilities and consequences).
(3) Determining strategies and
implementation methods for mitigation.
(4) Developing and describing the
process for continuously evaluating
overall port security by considering
consequences and vulnerabilities, how
they may change over time, and what
additional mitigation strategies can be
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(5) Advising and assisting the Captain
of the Port in developing, reviewing,
and updating the Area Maritime
Security Plan under 33 CFR part 103,
subpart E.
Positions Available on the Committee
There are three vacancies on the
Committee. Members may be selected
from
(1) The Federal, Territorial, or Tribal
government;
(2) The State government and political
subdivisions of the State;
(3) Local public safety, crisis
management, and emergency response
agencies;
(4) Law enforcement and security
organizations;
(5) Maritime industry, including
labor;
(6) Other port stakeholders having a
special competence in maritime
security; and
(7) Port stakeholders affected by
security practices and policies.
In support of the Coast Guard’s policy
on gender and ethnic diversity, we
encourage qualified women and
members of minority groups to apply.
Qualification of Members
Members must have at least 5 years of
experience related to maritime or port
security operations. Applicants may be
required to pass an appropriate security
background check before appointment
to the Committee.
The terms of office for each vacancy
is 5 years. However, a member may
serve one additional term of office.
Members are not salaried or otherwise
compensated for their service on the
Committee.
Format for Applications
Applications for membership may be
in any format. However, because
members must demonstrate an interest
in the security of the area covered by the
Committee, we particularly encourage
the submission of information
highlighting experience in maritime
security matters.
Authority
Section 102 of the Maritime
Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of
2002 (Pub. L. 107–295) (The Act)
authorizes the Secretary of the
Department in which the Coast Guard is
operating to establish Area Maritime
Security Committees for any port area of
the United States. See 33 U.S.C. 1226;
46 U.S.C.; 33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.01;
Department of Homeland Security
Delegation No. 0170.1). The Act
exempts Area Maritime Security
Committees from the Federal Advisory
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Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App.
(Pub L. 92–463)
Dated: January 7, 2008.
P. S. Simons,
Captain U. S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain
of the Port, Corpus Christi.
[FR Doc. E8–1473 Filed 1–28–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2007–0055, formerly
CGD08–07–029]
Lower Mississippi River Safety
Advisory Committee; Vacancies
Coast Guard, DHS.
Request for applications;
extension of application deadline.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard extends the
deadline for applications for
membership in the Lower Mississippi
River Safety Advisory Committee. This
Committee advises and makes
recommendations to the Coast Guard on
matters relating to navigation safety on
the Lower Mississippi River.
DATES: Application forms should reach
us on or before February 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may request an
application form by writing U.S. Coast
Guard, Sector New Orleans, Attn:
Waterways Management, 1615 Poydras
Street, New Orleans, LA 70112–2711 or
by calling 504–565–5108. Send your
application in written form to the above
street address. A copy of this notice and
the application form are available in our
online docket, CGD08–07–029, at
https://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi–bin/
leaving.cgi?from=leaving
FR.html&log=linklog&to=https://
regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LTJG Tonya Harrington, Assistant to
Executive Director of Lower Mississippi
River Waterway Safety Advisory
Committee at 504–565–5108.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
October 30, 2007, we published a
request in the Federal Register (72 FR
61362) for applications for membership
in the Lower Mississippi River Safety
Advisory Committee. The deadline for
applications announced in that notice is
being extended until February 28, 2008.
If you applied in response to the initial
notice, you do not need to send another
application form.
The Lower Mississippi River
Waterway Safety Advisory Committee is
a Federal advisory committee under 5
U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92–463). This
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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) 276-1243.
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: Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Application
Guidance and Instruction, FY 2009-2011 (OMB No. 0930-0168)--Revision
Sections 1911 through 1920 of the Public Health Services Act (42
U.S.C. 300x through 300x-9) provide for annual allotments to assist
States to establish or expand an organized, community-based system of
care for adults with serious mental illnesses and children with serious
emotional disturbances. Under these provisions of the law, States may
receive allotments only after an application is submitted and approved
by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
For the FY 2009-2011 Community Mental Health Services Block Grant
application cycle, SAMHSA will provide States guidance and instructions
to guide development of comprehensive State applications/plans and
implementation reports. In order to develop this guidance, SAMHSA
convened a working group of State representatives to provide input and
suggestions regarding the organization and content of the guidance. To
the extent possible, these suggestions were incorporated into proposed
revisions for the 2009-2011 application cycle. These proposed revisions
to the guidance include:
(1) Streamlining the process for reporting States' use of the block
grant to support mental health transformation. Revisions to the FY2008
guidance required a new request for information regarding funding for
mental health transformation. A number of States indicated that their
fiscal processes did not permit reporting in the manner requested.
Other States suggested that the reporting burden was significantly
increased while the information provided did not accurately reflect the
range of transformation activities they were engaged in.
This issue was the principal focus of the State working group, and
the proposed FY2009-2011 guidance makes significant revisions based on
the input of the group. The revisions include narrowing from 20 to six
(6) the number of transformation categories for which States are asked
to provide the amount of block grant funding used to support specific
activities in FY2009. The new Table C which States are requested to
complete follows:
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Column 1 Column 2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
If yes, please provide the actual or estimated
Is MHBG funding used to amount of MHBG funding that will be used to
support this goal? If support this transformation goal in FY2009.
yes, please check. -------------------------------------------------
Actual Estimated
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GOAL 1: Americans Understand that
Mental Health Is Essential to
Overall Health
GOAL 2: Mental Health Care is
Consumer and Family Driven
GOAL 3: Disparities in Mental Health
Services are Eliminated
GOAL 4: Early Mental Health
Screening, Assessment, and Referral
to Services are Common Practice
GOAL 5: Excellent Mental Health Care
Is Delivered and Research Is
Accelerated
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GOAL 6: Technology Is Used to Access
Mental Health Care and Information
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Total MHBG Funds................. N/A
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In addition to revising the transformation data table, the guidance
makes additional changes, including: (a) Eliminating the requirement
that transformation activities be tracked within the context of the
five (5) block grant statutory criteria; (b) consolidating requests for
narrative regarding transformation activities into a single section;
and (c) eliminating redundancy by allowing States to refer to other
sections that include similar material. In collaboration with the State
working group, SAMHSA identified and eliminated requests for data
regarding transformation activities that are collected through other
State funding sources.
With these revisions, SAMHSA has simplified the reporting process
for States while still ensuring that it receives data and information
necessary to understand and monitor the role of the block grant in
supporting State mental health transformation efforts.
(2) Reorganizing and consolidating sections of the guidance to
improve readability and clarity and to reduce redundancy. For example,
instructions regarding the general format of the application now are
found in one section of the guidance. In addition, specific provisions
in sections requiring applications to track the five (5) statutory
criteria and in sections regarding reporting performance indicators in
the State Implementation Report were reorganized to improve the logical
flow of the application. In addition, the guidance clarifies that
States may refer to other sections of the application where
appropriate, rather than repeating identical information in multiple
sections of the application. All sections of the guidance were edited
for clarity.
(3) Eliminating Table 18 from the Uniform Reporting System (URS)
tables that States must submit. The URS is a set of standardized tables
designed to track individuals State performance over time and to
aggregate State information to develop a national picture of State
public mental health systems. Table 18 was intended to produce a
profile of adults with schizophrenia receiving new generation
medications during the year. A review of all URS tables determined that
the data reported on table 18 is not comparable across States and has
limited usefulness to CMHS or States in planning and improving mental
health systems. In addition, Table 18 was reported to have the lowest
amount of utility but the greatest reporting burden for States.
(4) Eliminating the requirement that States complete a State-Level
Reporting Capacity Checklist for submission to the State Data
Infrastructure Coordinating Center.
This MHBG Guidance has been developed based on current statute. The
agency is aware that Congress is currently considering legislation to
reauthorize SAMHSA. The reauthorization bill proposes substantive
changes to the MHBG that would affect this Guidance. Upon passage of
reauthorization legislation, the Center for Mental Health Services
(CMHS) will contact States to provide additional guidance that may be
needed to complete the MHBG application and Implementation Report. If
significant changes to MHBG requirements, State plans, or data
collection are included in the final reauthorization law, CMHS may
revise and re-submit this guidance for public comment through the
Federal Register.
SAMHSA is requesting approval of this guidance for FY 2009, 2010,
and 2011. The 2007-2011 SAMHSA Data Strategy has just been released to
the public. Goal 2 of the Data Strategy specifically deals
with performance data and includes specific milestones for the next few
years, including the development of client level outcome measures for
the states by 2011. CMHS may revise and re-submit this guidance to
reflect the adoption of client level measures for future block grant
applications if sufficient progress is made over the next 3 years.
The following table summarizes the annual burden for the revised
application.
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Number of Responses/ Burden Total burden
Application respondents respondent response (hrs) hours
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Plan:
1 year........................................ 44 1 180 7,920
2 year........................................ 6 1 150 900
3 year........................................ 9 1 110 900
Implementation Report........................... 59 1 75 4,425
URS Tables...................................... 59 1 40 2,360
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................................... 59 .............. .............. 16,595
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Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 7-1044, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 and e-mail her
a copy at summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. Written comments should be
received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: January 22, 2008.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E8-1484 Filed 1-28-08; 8:45 am]
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