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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 summary 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 (240) 276–1243.
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Project: Substance Abuse Prevention
and Treatment Block Grant Synar
Report Format, FFY 2014–2016—(OMB
No. 0930–0222)—Revision
Section 1926 of the Public Health
Service Act [42 U.S.C. 300x–26]
stipulates that funding Substance Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Block Grant
(SABG) agreements for alcohol and drug
abuse programs for fiscal year 1994 and
subsequent fiscal years require states to
have in effect a law providing 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 18. 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
18, 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 SABG, the Secretary must
make a determination that the state has
maintained compliance with these
requirements. If a determination is made
that the state is not in compliance,
penalties shall be applied. Penalties
ranged from 10 percent of the Block
Grant in applicable year 1 (FFY 1997
SABG Applications) to 40 percent in
applicable year 4 (FFY 2000 SABG
Applications) and subsequent years.
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, the Republic of Palau,
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the Federated States of Micronesia, and
the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
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 18; and the
strategies to be utilized by the state for
enforcing such law during the fiscal
year for which the grant is sought.
SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention will request OMB approval
of revisions to the current report format
associated with Section 1926 (42 U.S.C.
300x–26). The report format is not
changing significantly. Any changes in
either formatting or content are being
made to simplify the reporting process
for the states and to clarify the
information as the states report it; both
outcomes will facilitate consistent,
credible, and efficient monitoring of
Synar compliance across the states. All
of the information required in the new
report format is already being collected
by the states. Specific changes are listed
below:
Clarification Changes
To decrease the need for
supplemental questions and reporting,
additional instruction has been
included in 4 portions of the report.
In Section I (Compliance Progress),
the following clarification changes are
being made with respect to the Annual
Synar Report:
Question 1c: Changes to State law—
This question, which was formerly
Question 1d, asks about changes to state
youth access to tobacco laws and has
been edited to include an option for
changes to state law concerning vending
machines. The former Question 1c,
which contained detailed information
about types of changes to vending
machine laws has been eliminated due
to the fact that the Family Smoking
Prevention and Tobacco Control Act,
which gives the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) the authority to
regulate tobacco products, banned
vending machines in youth accessible
locations as of June 2010, making it
unlikely that states that have not done
so already will enact similar state laws.
However, there are three U.S.
jurisdictions not subject to federal law
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that may still enact vending machine
restrictions and can report this
information in the new Question 1c.
Questions 5a, 5b, and 5d:
Enforcement Agencies, Evidence of
Enforcement and Frequency of
Enforcement—These questions have
been clarified so it is clear that they
refer to enforcement of state youth
access laws, and not federal youth
access laws.
In Section II (Intended Use), the
following clarification change is being
made:
Question 3—State Challenges: This
question includes two new response
options (‘‘Issues regarding the age
balance of youth inspectors’’ and
‘‘Issues regarding the gender balance of
youth inspectors’’) since these are
common challenges reported by states.
While CSAP had originally
recommended adding one new response
option, the recommended response
option was split into two based on
feedback received during the sixty day
comment period.
In Appendix B (Synar Survey
Sampling Methodology), the following
clarification is being made:
Question 4—Vending machine
inclusion in Synar Survey—This
question, which asks if vending
machines are included in the Synar
survey and the reasons for their
elimination if they are not included,
includes a new response option (‘‘State
has a contract with the FDA and is
actively enforcing the vending machine
requirements of the Family Smoking
Prevention and Tobacco Control Act’’).
This new option is included because
federal law bans vending machines in
youth accessible locations and states
that are contracted with the FDA to
enforce this provision are not required
to include vending machines in their
Synar surveys.
In Appendix C (Synar Survey
Inspection Protocol), the following
change is being made:
Question 1—Synar Survey Protocol—
This question, which asks about aspects
of the state’s Synar survey protocol
(including whether buys are
consummated or unconsummated,
whether youth inspectors carry
identification, whether adult inspectors
enter the outlet with the youth, and
whether youth inspectors are
compensated), has been edited to
remove the option for ‘‘Not specified in
protocol’’ since all states are required to
submit Synar protocols that include
these items. Additionally, a requirement
for states to provide a narrative
explanation has been included for those
states who choose the response option
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‘‘Permitted under specified
circumstances.’’
Content Changes
The content of the Synar Report has
changed little. The content changes that
have been made address the need to (1)
clarify the intent of information
requested via the addition of clarifying
questions, (2) reduce the need for
Government Project Officers to ask
additional questions to supplement the
originally submitted Report. These
additions and changes are essential to
SAMHSA’s ability to adequately assess
state and jurisdictional compliance with
the Synar regulation.
In Section I (Compliance Progress),
the following changes are being made
with respect to the Annual Synar
Report:
Questions 4d–g—Coordination with
Agency that Receives the FDA State
Enforcement Contract—These closeended questions ask the state to list the
agency that is under contract to the FDA
to enforce federal youth access laws, to
describe the relationship between the
state’s Synar program and this agency,
and to identify if the state uses data
from the FDA enforcement inspections
for the Synar survey. They have been
added to replace the previously openended Question 5g, which required a
narrative response. These close-ended
questions will focus state responses.
In Appendix B (Synar Survey
Sampling Methodology), the following
changes are being made:
Questions 9a–b—Synar Survey
Estimation System Sample Size (SSES)
Calculator—These questions, which ask
if the state used the SSES sample size
calculator and if so, if they used the
state or stratum level calculator, will
eliminate the need for Government
Project Officers to ask these clarifying
questions during the review process.
This revision also eliminates the need
for those states who use the SSES
sample size calculator to manually list
the sample size formulas.
Question 10b—Stratum Level
Information—This question, which asks
states who used the stratum level
calculator to provide the stratum level
information, eliminates the need for
Government Project Officers to ask this
clarifying question during the review
process.
In Appendix C (Synar Survey
Inspection Protocol), the following
change is being made:
Questions 4a–b—Type of Tobacco
Products—These questions, which ask
the state to define the type of tobacco
products requested during Synar
inspections and to describe the protocol
for tobacco type selection, have been
added to Appendix C. They have been
added to provide additional information
about state Synar protocols, which is
frequently requested by partner agencies
and can also be used to target technical
assistance.
There are no changes to Forms 1–5 or
Appendix D.
ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN
Responses
per
respondents
Number of
respondents 1
45 CFR Citation
Total number
of responses
Hours per
response
Total hour
burden
Annual Report (Section 1—States and Territories)
96.130(e)(1–3) ..................................................................
State Plan (Section II—States and Territories)
96.130(e)(4,5), 96.130(g) .................................................
59
1
59
15
885
59
1
59
3
177
Total ..............................................................................
59
........................
........................
........................
1,062
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1 Red
Lake Indian Tribe is not subject to tobacco requirements.
Written comments and
recommendations concerning the
proposed information collection should
be sent by April 5, 2013 to the SAMHSA
Desk Officer at the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). To
ensure timely receipt of comments, and
to avoid potential delays in OMB’s
receipt and processing of mail sent
through the U.S. Postal Service,
commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Although commenters are encouraged to
send their comments via email,
commenters may also fax their
comments to: 202–395–7285.
Commenters may also mail them to:
Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, New Executive Office Building,
Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503.
Summer King,
Statistician.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2013–0002; Internal
Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1297]
Changes in Flood Hazard
Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice lists communities
where the addition or modification of
Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood
depths, Special Flood Hazard Area
(SFHA) boundaries or zone
designations, or the regulatory floodway
(hereinafter referred to as flood hazard
determinations), as shown on the Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and
where applicable, in the supporting
Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports,
prepared by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) for each
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community, is appropriate because of
new scientific or technical data. The
FIRM, and where applicable, portions of
the FIS report, have been revised to
reflect these flood hazard
determinations through issuance of a
Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in
accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (44 CFR
part 65). The LOMR will be used by
insurance agents and others to calculate
appropriate flood insurance premium
rates for new buildings and the contents
of those buildings. For rating purposes,
the currently effective community
number is shown in the table below and
must be used for all new policies and
renewals.
These flood hazard
determinations will become effective on
the dates listed in the table below and
revise the FIRM panels and FIS report
in effect prior to this determination for
the listed communities.
From the date of the second
publication of notification of these
changes in a newspaper of local
DATES:
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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 summary 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 (240) 276-1243.
Project: Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Synar
Report Format, FFY 2014-2016--(OMB No. 0930-0222)--Revision
Section 1926 of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 300x-26]
stipulates that funding Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block
Grant (SABG) agreements for alcohol and drug abuse programs for fiscal
year 1994 and subsequent fiscal years require states to have in effect
a law providing 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 18. 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 18, 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 SABG, the Secretary
must make a determination that the state has maintained compliance with
these requirements. If a determination is made that the state is not in
compliance, penalties shall be applied. Penalties ranged from 10
percent of the Block Grant in applicable year 1 (FFY 1997 SABG
Applications) to 40 percent in applicable year 4 (FFY 2000 SABG
Applications) and subsequent years. 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, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of
Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
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 18; and the strategies to be
utilized by the state for enforcing such law during the fiscal year for
which the grant is sought. SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention will request OMB approval of revisions to the current report
format associated with Section 1926 (42 U.S.C. 300x-26). The report
format is not changing significantly. Any changes in either formatting
or content are being made to simplify the reporting process for the
states and to clarify the information as the states report it; both
outcomes will facilitate consistent, credible, and efficient monitoring
of Synar compliance across the states. All of the information required
in the new report format is already being collected by the states.
Specific changes are listed below:
Clarification Changes
To decrease the need for supplemental questions and reporting,
additional instruction has been included in 4 portions of the report.
In Section I (Compliance Progress), the following clarification
changes are being made with respect to the Annual Synar Report:
Question 1c: Changes to State law--This question, which was
formerly Question 1d, asks about changes to state youth access to
tobacco laws and has been edited to include an option for changes to
state law concerning vending machines. The former Question 1c, which
contained detailed information about types of changes to vending
machine laws has been eliminated due to the fact that the Family
Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which gives the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate tobacco products,
banned vending machines in youth accessible locations as of June 2010,
making it unlikely that states that have not done so already will enact
similar state laws. However, there are three U.S. jurisdictions not
subject to federal law that may still enact vending machine
restrictions and can report this information in the new Question 1c.
Questions 5a, 5b, and 5d: Enforcement Agencies, Evidence of
Enforcement and Frequency of Enforcement--These questions have been
clarified so it is clear that they refer to enforcement of state youth
access laws, and not federal youth access laws.
In Section II (Intended Use), the following clarification change is
being made:
Question 3--State Challenges: This question includes two new
response options (``Issues regarding the age balance of youth
inspectors'' and ``Issues regarding the gender balance of youth
inspectors'') since these are common challenges reported by states.
While CSAP had originally recommended adding one new response option,
the recommended response option was split into two based on feedback
received during the sixty day comment period.
In Appendix B (Synar Survey Sampling Methodology), the following
clarification is being made:
Question 4--Vending machine inclusion in Synar Survey--This
question, which asks if vending machines are included in the Synar
survey and the reasons for their elimination if they are not included,
includes a new response option (``State has a contract with the FDA and
is actively enforcing the vending machine requirements of the Family
Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act''). This new option is
included because federal law bans vending machines in youth accessible
locations and states that are contracted with the FDA to enforce this
provision are not required to include vending machines in their Synar
surveys.
In Appendix C (Synar Survey Inspection Protocol), the following
change is being made:
Question 1--Synar Survey Protocol--This question, which asks about
aspects of the state's Synar survey protocol (including whether buys
are consummated or unconsummated, whether youth inspectors carry
identification, whether adult inspectors enter the outlet with the
youth, and whether youth inspectors are compensated), has been edited
to remove the option for ``Not specified in protocol'' since all states
are required to submit Synar protocols that include these items.
Additionally, a requirement for states to provide a narrative
explanation has been included for those states who choose the response
option
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``Permitted under specified circumstances.''
Content Changes
The content of the Synar Report has changed little. The content
changes that have been made address the need to (1) clarify the intent
of information requested via the addition of clarifying questions, (2)
reduce the need for Government Project Officers to ask additional
questions to supplement the originally submitted Report. These
additions and changes are essential to SAMHSA's ability to adequately
assess state and jurisdictional compliance with the Synar regulation.
In Section I (Compliance Progress), the following changes are being
made with respect to the Annual Synar Report:
Questions 4d-g--Coordination with Agency that Receives the FDA
State Enforcement Contract--These close-ended questions ask the state
to list the agency that is under contract to the FDA to enforce federal
youth access laws, to describe the relationship between the state's
Synar program and this agency, and to identify if the state uses data
from the FDA enforcement inspections for the Synar survey. They have
been added to replace the previously open-ended Question 5g, which
required a narrative response. These close-ended questions will focus
state responses.
In Appendix B (Synar Survey Sampling Methodology), the following
changes are being made:
Questions 9a-b--Synar Survey Estimation System Sample Size (SSES)
Calculator--These questions, which ask if the state used the SSES
sample size calculator and if so, if they used the state or stratum
level calculator, will eliminate the need for Government Project
Officers to ask these clarifying questions during the review process.
This revision also eliminates the need for those states who use the
SSES sample size calculator to manually list the sample size formulas.
Question 10b--Stratum Level Information--This question, which asks
states who used the stratum level calculator to provide the stratum
level information, eliminates the need for Government Project Officers
to ask this clarifying question during the review process.
In Appendix C (Synar Survey Inspection Protocol), the following
change is being made:
Questions 4a-b--Type of Tobacco Products--These questions, which
ask the state to define the type of tobacco products requested during
Synar inspections and to describe the protocol for tobacco type
selection, have been added to Appendix C. They have been added to
provide additional information about state Synar protocols, which is
frequently requested by partner agencies and can also be used to target
technical assistance.
There are no changes to Forms 1-5 or Appendix D.
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)......
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Total....................... 59 .............. .............. .............. 1,062
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\1\ Red Lake Indian Tribe is not subject to tobacco requirements.
Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed
information collection should be sent by April 5, 2013 to the SAMHSA
Desk Officer at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). To ensure timely receipt of
comments, and to avoid potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing
of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, commenters are encouraged
to submit their comments to OMB via email to: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Although commenters are encouraged to send
their comments via email, commenters may also fax their comments to:
202-395-7285. Commenters may also mail them to: Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive
Office Building, Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503.
Summer King,
Statistician.
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