Section 501(h) of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act [42 USC 290aa] directs the Administrator of
SAMHSA to establish such peer review groups as are needed to carry
out the requirements of Title V of the PHS Act. SAMHSA administers
a large discretionary grants program under authorization of Title
V, and for many years SAMHSA has funded grants to provide
prevention and treatment services related to substance abuse and
mental heatlh. SAMHSA efforts to make improvements in the grants
process have been shown by the restructuring of discretionary award
announcement.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.