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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke, Interagency Pain
Research Coordinating Committee Call
for Working Group Nominations
SUMMARY: The National Institutes of
Health and the Interagency Pain
Research Coordinating Committee
(IPRCC) are seeking nominations for
membership of five working groups
established to support efforts to create a
comprehensive, population health level
strategy for pain prevention, treatment,
management, and research as
recommended in the 2011 Institute of
Medicine report titled ‘‘Relieving Pain
in America: A Blueprint for
Transforming Prevention, Care,
Education, and Research.’’
DATES: Nominations are due by 5 p.m.
on March 22, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Nominations must be sent
to Linda Porter, Ph.D., NINDS/NIH, 31
Center Drive, Room 8A03, Bethesda, MD
20892, or by email to
porterl@ninds.nih.gov. Nominations
must include contact information, and a
current curriculum vitae or resume.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Linda Porter, Ph.D., NINDS/
NIH, 31 Center Drive, Room 8A03,
Bethesda, MD 20892,
porterl@ninds.nih.gov.
The
Department of Health and Human
Services (Department) has created the
Interagency Pain Research Coordinating
Committee (IPRCC). As specified in
Public Law 111–148 (‘‘Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act’’)
the Committee will: (a) Develop a
summary of advances in pain care
research supported or conducted by the
Federal agencies relevant to the
diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of
pain and diseases and disorders
associated with pain; (b) identify critical
gaps in basic and clinical research on
the symptoms and causes of pain; (c)
make recommendations to ensure that
the activities of the National Institutes
of Health and other Federal agencies are
free of unnecessary duplication of effort;
(d) make recommendations on how best
to disseminate information on pain care;
and (e) make recommendations on how
to expand partnerships between public
entities and private entities to expand
collaborative, cross-cutting research.
The Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Health, Department of Health and
Human Services, has charged the IPRCC
to create a comprehensive, population
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health level strategy for pain prevention,
treatment, management, and research as
recommended in the 2011 Institute of
Medicine Report titled ‘‘Relieving Pain
in America: A Blueprint for
Transforming Prevention, Care,
Education, and Research.’’ The National
Institutes of Health and the IPRCC are
seeking nominations for membership of
five working groups established to
support efforts to address this charge.
The working groups will focus on five
defined areas related to pain: (1)
Professional education and training, (2)
Public education and communication,
(3) Public health: care, prevention, and
disparities, (4) Public health: service
delivery and reimbursement, and (5)
Population research.
Membership on the working groups
will include representation from the
public, scientific community, health
care providers, and federal and state
agencies with expertise and knowledge
appropriate for each group. Members
will serve for the duration of the effort
to develop the strategic plan. It is
anticipated that each working group
will meet multiple times over
approximately 18 months. Appointment
to these working groups shall be made
without discrimination on the basis of
age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual
orientation, disability, and cultural,
religious, or socioeconomic status.
The Department is soliciting
nominations for each working group to
include non-federal members from
among scientists, physicians, and other
health professionals and for members of
the general public who are
representatives of leading research,
advocacy, and service organizations for
people with pain-related conditions.
Nominations for representatives from
private insurers, professional
accreditation, certification, examination,
and licensing organizations also are
appropriate for some working groups as
are those from state workers’
compensation, Medicaid programs, and
health departments. More information
can be found at https://iprcc.nih.gov.
Dated: February 28, 2013.
Story C. Landis,
Director, National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of
Health.
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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 at (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.
Proposed Project: Regulations To
Implement SAMHSA’s Charitable
Choice Statutory Provisions—42 CFR
Parts 54 and 54a (OMB No. 0930–
0242)—Extension
Section 1955 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-65), as
amended by the Children’s Health Act
of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–310) and Sections
581–584 of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 290kk et seq., as added
by the Consolidated Appropriations Act
(Pub. L. 106–554)), set forth various
provisions which aim to ensure that
religious organizations are able to
compete on an equal footing for federal
funds to provide substance abuse
services. These provisions allow
religious organizations to offer
substance abuse services to individuals
without impairing the religious
character of the organizations or the
religious freedom of the individuals
who receive the services. The provisions
apply to the Substance Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Block Grant
(SABG), to the Projects for Assistance in
Transition from Homelessness (PATH)
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formula grant program, and to certain
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA)
discretionary grant programs (programs
that pay for substance abuse treatment
and prevention services, not for certain
infrastructure and technical assistance
activities). Every effort has been made to
assure that the reporting, recordkeeping
and disclosure requirements of the
proposed regulations allow maximum
flexibility in implementation and
impose minimum burden.
No changes are being made to the
regulations or the burden hours.
Information on how states comply
with the requirements of 42 CFR part 54
Responses
per
respondent
Number of
respondents
42 CFR Citation and Purpose
was approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as part
of the Substance Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Block Grant FY 2012–2013
annual application and reporting
requirements approved under OMB
control number 0930–0168.
Total
Responses
Hours per
response
Total hours
Part 54—States Receiving SA Block Grants and/or Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH)
Reporting
96.122(f)(5) Annual report of activities the state undertook to comply 42 CFR Part 54 (SABG) ........................
54.8(c)(4) Total number of referrals to alternative service
providers reported by program participants to States
(respondents):
SABG ..........................................................................
PATH ..........................................................................
54.8 (e) Annual report by PATH grantees on activities
undertaken to comply with 42 CFR Part 54 ..................
60
1
60
1
60
7
10
68 (avg.)
5
476
50
1
1
476
50
56
1
56
1
56
1
1
60
56
Disclosure
54.8(b) State requires program participants to provide
notice to program beneficiaries of their right to referral
to an alternative service provider:
SABG ..........................................................................
PATH ..........................................................................
60
56
.05
.05
3
3
Recordkeeping
54.6(b) Documentation must be maintained to demonstrate significant burden for program participants
under 42 U.S.C. 300x-57 or 42 U.S.C. 290cc-33(a)(2)
and under 42 U.S.C. 290cc–21 to 290cc–35 ................
60
1
60
Part 54—Subtotal .......................................................
116
........................
818
1
..........................
60
708
Part 54a—States, local governments and religious organizations receiving funding under Title V of the PHS Act for substance abuse prevention
and treatment services
Reporting
54a.8(c)(1)(iv) Total number of referrals to alternative
service providers reported by program participants to
states when they are the responsible unit of government. ...............................................................................
54a(8)(d) Total number of referrals reported to SAMHSA
when it is the responsible unit of government. (NOTE:
This notification will occur during the course of the regular reports that may be required under the terms of
the funding award.) ........................................................
25
4
100
.083
8
20
2
40
.25
10
Disclosure
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54a.8(b) Program participant notice to program beneficiaries of rights to referral to an alternative service
provider ...........................................................................
1,460
1
1,460
Part 54a—Subtotal .....................................................
1,505
........................
1,600
..........................
1,478
Total .....................................................................
1,621
........................
2,418
..........................
2,186
Send comments to Summer King,
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
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comments should be received by May 7,
2013.
Summer King,
Statistician.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2013–0006]
Solicitation for Comments Regarding
Current Procedures To Request
Emergency and Major Disaster
Declarations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On Tuesday, January 29,
2013, President Obama signed the
Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of
2013, which includes a provision
amending the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to
provide federally recognized Indian
tribal governments the option to make a
request directly to the President for a
Federal emergency or major disaster
declaration, or to seek assistance, as
they do presently, under a declaration
for a State. In support of preliminary
implementation of this provision, the
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) is engaging in a comprehensive
consultation effort with federally
recognized Indian tribal governments.
To initiate that consultation, FEMA is
soliciting comments regarding FEMA
procedures for declaration requests from
Indian tribal governments.
DATES: Comments must be received by
April 22, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
identified by docket ID FEMA–2013–
0006 and may be submitted by one of
the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division,
Office of Chief Counsel, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Room
835, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472–3100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Stewart, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, 202–646–3888.
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I. Public Participation
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket ID. Regardless of the method
used for submitting comments or
material, all submissions will be posted,
without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov, and will include
any personal information you provide.
Therefore, submitting this information
makes it public. You may wish to read
the Privacy Act notice, which can be
viewed by clicking on the ‘‘Privacy
Notice’’ link in the footer of https://
www.regulations.gov.
You may submit your comments and
material by the methods specified in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. Please
submit your comments and any
supporting material by only one means
to avoid the receipt and review of
duplicate submissions.
Docket: A copy of this notice is
available in docket ID FEMA–2013–
0006. For access to the docket to read
background documents or comments
received, go to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov,
click on ‘‘Advanced Search,’’ then enter
‘‘FEMA–2013–0006’’ in the ‘‘By Docket
ID’’ box, then select ‘‘FEMA’’ under ‘‘By
Agency,’’ and then click ‘‘Search.’’
Submitted comments may also be
inspected at FEMA, Office of Chief
Counsel, Regulatory Affairs Division,
500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472–3100.
II. Background
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford
Act) authorizes the President to make
certain Federal assistance available to
support State, tribal, and local efforts to
respond to and recover from a disaster.
The President makes disaster assistance
available after he declares that an
emergency or major disaster has
occurred and that Federal assistance is
needed to supplement State and local
government resources. In the past, the
Stafford Act allowed only the Governor
of a State to make a request for a
declaration by the President for an
emergency or major disaster.
On Tuesday, January 29, 2013,
President Obama signed the Sandy
Recovery Improvement Act of 2013, that
included a provision amending the
Stafford Act to provide Federally
recognized Indian tribal governments
the option to choose whether to make a
request directly to the President for a
Federal emergency or major disaster
declaration, or to seek assistance, as
they do presently, under a declaration
for a State.
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Specifically, the amendment permits
the ‘‘Chief Executive’’ of an ‘‘affected
Indian tribal government’’ to submit a
request for a declaration to the President
that a major disaster or emergency exists
consistent with the requirements listed
in Stafford Act section 401 (major
disasters) and 501 (emergencies). The
amendment also stipulates that an
Indian tribal government may be eligible
to receive assistance through a
declaration made by the President at the
request of a State, so long as the Indian
tribal government does not receive a
separate declaration from the President
for the same incident.
FEMA plans to establish a pilot
program for managing requests from
Indian tribal governments; during
development of this pilot program,
FEMA will engage in a comprehensive
consultation effort with Indian tribal
governments.
III. Current Requirements and
Processes for State Declaration
Requests
Below you will find an explanation of
the current regulatory requirements
(located in Title 44 of the Code of
Federal Regulations) for a Governor’s
request for an emergency or major
disaster declaration and the factors
FEMA uses to make a recommendation
to the President about whether
supplemental Federal assistance is
needed. These regulations are currently
framed with respect to States.
As an initial step in consultation with
Indian tribal governments and outreach
to other stakeholders, FEMA asks Indian
tribal governments for their thoughts
and comments on how these
requirements and factors may or may
not be appropriate as applied to requests
from Indian tribal governments during
the pilot program. The input provided
will inform the development of the pilot
program to process declaration requests
from Indian tribal governments. FEMA
welcomes comments on any or all of the
topics addressed in this Notice.
Comments are also welcomed on any
other issues that may not be covered in
the below topics.
Types of Declarations and Assistance
Stafford Act assistance is intended to
supplement State and local resources.
States must establish in their requests
that the event is of such severity and
magnitude that effective response is
beyond the capabilities of the State and
the affected local governments. (42
U.S.C. 5121(2))
Emergency Declarations: Emergency
Declarations are to supplement efforts in
providing short-term emergency
services, such as the protection of lives,
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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 at (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.
Proposed Project: Regulations To Implement SAMHSA's Charitable Choice
Statutory Provisions--42 CFR Parts 54 and 54a (OMB No. 0930-0242)--
Extension
Section 1955 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-65),
as amended by the Children's Health Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-310) and
Sections 581-584 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290kk et
seq., as added by the Consolidated Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 106-
554)), set forth various provisions which aim to ensure that religious
organizations are able to compete on an equal footing for federal funds
to provide substance abuse services. These provisions allow religious
organizations to offer substance abuse services to individuals without
impairing the religious character of the organizations or the religious
freedom of the individuals who receive the services. The provisions
apply to the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant
(SABG), to the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
(PATH)
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formula grant program, and to certain Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) discretionary grant programs (programs
that pay for substance abuse treatment and prevention services, not for
certain infrastructure and technical assistance activities). Every
effort has been made to assure that the reporting, recordkeeping and
disclosure requirements of the proposed regulations allow maximum
flexibility in implementation and impose minimum burden.
No changes are being made to the regulations or the burden hours.
Information on how states comply with the requirements of 42 CFR
part 54 was approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as
part of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant FY
2012-2013 annual application and reporting requirements approved under
OMB control number 0930-0168.
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per
42 CFR Citation and Purpose respondents respondent Responses response Total hours
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Part 54--States Receiving SA Block Grants and/or Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH)
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Reporting
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96.122(f)(5) Annual report of 60 1 60 1 60
activities the state undertook
to comply 42 CFR Part 54 (SABG)
54.8(c)(4) Total number of
referrals to alternative
service providers reported by
program participants to States
(respondents):
SABG........................ 7 68 (avg.) 476 1 476
PATH........................ 10 5 50 1 50
54.8 (e) Annual report by PATH 56 1 56 1 56
grantees on activities
undertaken to comply with 42
CFR Part 54....................
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Disclosure
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54.8(b) State requires program
participants to provide notice
to program beneficiaries of
their right to referral to an
alternative service provider:
SABG........................ 60 1 60 .05 3
PATH........................ 56 1 56 .05 3
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Recordkeeping
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54.6(b) Documentation must be 60 1 60 1 60
maintained to demonstrate
significant burden for program
participants under 42 U.S.C.
300x-57 or 42 U.S.C. 290cc-
33(a)(2) and under 42 U.S.C.
290cc-21 to 290cc-35...........
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Part 54--Subtotal........... 116 .............. 818 .............. 708
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Part 54a--States, local governments and religious organizations receiving funding under Title V of the PHS Act
for substance abuse prevention and treatment services
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Reporting
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54a.8(c)(1)(iv) Total number of 25 4 100 .083 8
referrals to alternative
service providers reported by
program participants to states
when they are the responsible
unit of government.............
54a(8)(d) Total number of 20 2 40 .25 10
referrals reported to SAMHSA
when it is the responsible unit
of government. (NOTE: This
notification will occur during
the course of the regular
reports that may be required
under the terms of the funding
award.)........................
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Disclosure
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54a.8(b) Program participant 1,460 1 1,460 1 1,460
notice to program beneficiaries
of rights to referral to an
alternative service provider...
sPart 54a--Subtotal........ 1,505 .............. 1,600 .............. 1,478
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Total................... 1,621 .............. 2,418 .............. 2,186
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Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 2-1057, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 or send a copy
to her via email at: summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. Written
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comments should be received by May 7, 2013.
Summer King,
Statistician.
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