Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 79303-79304 [2024-22143]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79303-79304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 
[email protected]. 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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