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.

Proposed Project: Survey of Single State Authorities Regarding the HIV Set-Aside of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant—NEW

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) administers the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant. This is a major source of funding for substance abuse activities in 60 jurisdictions, including all States and Territories. As part of the SAPT Block Grant, States with an AIDS case rate of 10 per 100,000 of population are required to set-aside a portion of SAPT Block Grant funding for early Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) intervention. States that qualify are required to expend 2-5 percent of their yearly SAPT Block Grant funding on HIV Early Intervention Services (EIS) projects.

The purpose of the survey is to assess the status of HIV Services in substance abuse treatment systems in the States and Territories; including how HIV Set-Aside funds are being utilized, and what results are being accomplished through EIS, including counseling, testing, and treatment, and staff and program development. A questionnaire will be sent to the director of each Single State Authority for the SAPT Block Grant in the 60 States and Territories, with responses expected over a two-week period.

Below is the table of the estimated total burden hours:

Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 71-1045, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.