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collection of information on
TABLE 3.—ESTIMATED REPORTING
BURDEN OF ALL DATA COLLECTION respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
STRATEGIES
other forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: Cross-Site Evaluation
of the Minority Substance Abuse/HIV/
Hepatitis Prevention Program—NEW
Interviews ..............................
639.5
The cross-site evaluation builds on
Web-based Surveys .............
2,063
five previous grant programs funded by
Total Burden ..................
2,702.5 SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention (CSAP) to provide HIV
prevention services for minority
Written comments and
populations. The first two were
recommendations concerning the
proposed information collection should planning grant programs and the last
three were service grant programs. HIV
be sent by September 21, 2007 to:
Cohort 1 and HIV Cohort 2 funded 2SAMHSA Desk Officer, Human
year planning grants in FY 2000 and FY
Resources and Housing Branch, Office
2001 respectively. HIV Cohort 3 funded
of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 48 3-year grants in FY 2002, HIV Cohort
Washington, DC 20503; due to potential 4 funded 22 5-year grants in FY 2003
and HIV Cohort 5 funded 46 4-year
delays in OMB’s receipt and processing
grants in FY 2004. The goals for the
of mail sent through the U.S. Postal
Cohort 3–5 grants were to add, increase,
Service, respondents are encouraged to
or enhance integrated substance abuse
submit comments by fax to: 202–395–
(SA) and HIV prevention services by
6974.
providing supportive services and
Dated: August 13, 2007.
strengthening linkages between service
Elaine Parry,
providers for at-risk minority
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
populations. The HIV Cohort 1–3 grants
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previously received OMB clearance No.
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0930–0208.
The current HIV Cohort 6 Minority
SA/HIV/Hepatitis Prevention Program
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
funded 81 5-year grants in FY 2005 to
HUMAN SERVICES
community based organizations that are
required to address the SAMSHA
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF)
Services Administration
and participate in this cross-site
evaluation. The grantees are expected to
Agency Information Collection
provide leadership and coordination on
Activities: Proposed Collection;
the planning and implementation of the
Comment Request
SPF that targets minority populations
In compliance with Section
and the minority reentry population in
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
communities of color with high
Reduction Act of 1995 concerning
prevalence of SA, HIV/AIDS, and
opportunity for public comment on
Hepatitis. The primary objectives of the
proposed collections of information, the cross-site evaluation are to: (1) Assess
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
the process of adopting and
Services Administration (SAMHSA)
implementing the SPF with the target
will publish periodic summaries of
populations; (2) measure the
proposed projects. To request more
effectiveness of specified intervention
information on the proposed projects or strategies such as cultural enrichment
activities, educational and vocational
to obtain a copy of the information
services; and/or computer-based
collection plans, call the SAMHSA
Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276– curricula; and (3) determine the success
of the program in delaying, preventing,
1243.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether and/or reducing the use of alcohol,
the proposed collections of information
tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) among
are necessary for the proper
the target populations. The grantees are
performance of the functions of the
expected to provide an effective
agency, including whether the
prevention process, direction, and a
information shall have practical utility;
common set of goals, expectations, and
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate accountabilities to be adapted and
of the burden of the proposed collection integrated at the community level.
of information; (c) ways to enhance the
While the grantees have substantial
quality, utility, and clarity of the
flexibility in choosing their individual
information to be collected; and (d)
evidence-based programs, they are all
ways to minimize the burden of the
required to base them on the five steps
Data collection strategy
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of the SPF to build service capacity
specific to SA, HIV, and Hepatitis
prevention services. In FY 2006, all the
grantees initiated Steps 1–3 of the SPF,
namely conducting a needs assessment,
building capacity, and planning how to
implement their projects. Once their
plans have been approved by their
Project Officers they can proceed to Step
4 (implementation) and Step 5
(evaluation). Conducting this cross-site
evaluation will assist SAMHSA/CSAP
in promoting and disseminating
optimally effective prevention
programs.
Grantees must also conduct ongoing
monitoring and evaluation of their
projects to assess program effectiveness
including Federal reporting of the
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA) of 1993, the Performance
Assessment Rating Tool (PART),
SAMHSA/CSAP National Outcome
Measures (NOMs), and HIV Counseling
and Testing. All of this information will
be collected through self-report
questionnaires administered to program
participants. All grantees will use two
instruments, one for youth aged
between 12 and 17 and one for adults
aged 18 and older. These instruments
include baseline, exit and 3–6 month
follow-up (post-exit) questionnaires
related to GPRA and NOMs augmented
by questions pertaining to HIV and
Hepatitis. While the GPRA and NOMs
measures have already been approved
by OMB (OMB No. 0930–0230), the
remaining HIV and Hepatitis-related
questions have not, hence this data
collection. Each questionnaire contains
135 questions, of which 102 relate to
HIV and Hepatitis.
Sample size, respondent burden, and
intrusiveness have been minimized to
be consistent with the cross-site
objectives. Procedures are employed to
safeguard the privacy and
confidentiality of participants. Every
effort has been made to coordinate
cross-site data collection with local data
collection efforts in an attempt to
minimize respondent burden.
The cross-site evaluation results will
have significant implications for the
substance abuse, HIV/AIDS and
Hepatitis prevention fields, the
allocation of grant funds, and other
evaluation activities conducted by
multiple Federal, State, and local
government agencies. They will be used
to develop Federal policy in support of
SAMHSA/CSAP program initiatives,
inform the public of lessons learned and
findings, improve existing programs,
and promote replication and
dissemination of effective prevention
strategies.
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The following table shows the
estimated annualized burden for data
collection.
Number of
respondents
Response type
Responses/
respondent
Average burden/
response (hours.)
Average annual
burden hours.
Youth ....................................................................................................
Adults ...................................................................................................
3,400
3,400
3
3
.83
.83
8,466
8,466
Total ..............................................................................................
6,800
n/a
n/a
16,932
n/a—Not Applicable.
Send comments to Summer King,
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 7–1044, 1 Choke Cherry Road,
Rockville, MD 20857 AND e-mail her a
copy at summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov.
Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: August 7, 2007.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
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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
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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 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 on (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
YEAR 1:
Recovery (non-impacted) .....
Resilience (non-impacted) ....
Leadership Survey ................
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Proposed Project: SAMHSA/CMHS
Initiative To Evaluate Mental Health
Transformation: 9 State Incentive
Grants—NEW
The Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health
Services (CMHS), has funded an
Initiative to help grantees transform
their mental health and related service
systems. Mental Health Transformation
State Incentive Grants (MHT SIG)
awards were made to 9 States:
Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland,
Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Texas and Washington.
Associated with this project is an OMBrequired independent evaluation of the
program.
With input from CMHS staff, MHT
SIG State representatives and consumer
and family member consultants, a set of
data collection instruments has been
identified or created for the cross-site
evaluation project. The following survey
instruments will be used: (1) A recovery
measure for adults, (2) a resilience
measure for youth, (3) a system measure
on orientation towards recovery, (4) a
leadership survey, (5) mental health
provider interview guide, (6) GPRA data
collection, and (7) consumer/family
member focus group facilitation guide/
interview guide. Grantees will be
allowed to use recovery, resilience and
system orientation instruments of their
choice as long as it meets identified
CMHS criteria. Discretionary grant
NOMs questions which have already
received OMB approval (No. 0930–
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ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
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other forms of information technology.
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recovery and resilience instruments
selected by the States. In addition,
during site visits, one each of the
following State staff will be interviewed
using a uniquely developed discussion
guide: MHT SIG Project Director; MHT
SIG Transformation Working Group
Chair; director or senior staff of the
mental health, Medicaid, criminal/
juvenile justice, education,
employment, housing agencies. Phone
interview also will be conducted using
uniquely developed discussion guides
with Project Directors to determine the
cost impact of the MHT SIG grant in
their State.
GPRA data will be submitted annually
by the grantees into a database hosted
on a password-protected Web extranet
site. The recovery, resilience and system
recovery orientation data for nonimpacted and impacted consumer
groups will be collected by the grantees
at two points: baseline and twelve
months. During grants years 3 and 5,
consumer/family member focus groups/
interviews, leadership surveys, and
State agency staff interviews will be
done. During grant years 3 through 5,
mental health provider interviews will
be done.
The resulting data will help the cross
site evaluation: (1) Determine the extent
to which mental health systems have
become recovery-oriented, (2) determine
the extent to which transformation
results in consumer recovery, (3)
identify the factors contributing to
successful transformation, (4) assist the
MHT SIG program in satisfying GPRA
requirements, (5) determine changes in
client outcomes as measured by NOMs,
and (6) demonstrate the cost efficiency
of the MHT SIG program. The estimated
annual response burden to collect this
information is as follows:
Average burden/
response
(hours)
Responses/
respondent
1
1
1
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0.6
0.33
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(hours)
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315
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[FR Doc No: E7-16538]
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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 on (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 the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Proposed Project: Cross-Site Evaluation of the Minority Substance
Abuse/HIV/Hepatitis Prevention Program--NEW
The cross-site evaluation builds on five previous grant programs
funded by SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) to
provide HIV prevention services for minority populations. The first two
were planning grant programs and the last three were service grant
programs. HIV Cohort 1 and HIV Cohort 2 funded 2-year planning grants
in FY 2000 and FY 2001 respectively. HIV Cohort 3 funded 48 3-year
grants in FY 2002, HIV Cohort 4 funded 22 5-year grants in FY 2003 and
HIV Cohort 5 funded 46 4-year grants in FY 2004. The goals for the
Cohort 3-5 grants were to add, increase, or enhance integrated
substance abuse (SA) and HIV prevention services by providing
supportive services and strengthening linkages between service
providers for at-risk minority populations. The HIV Cohort 1-3 grants
previously received OMB clearance No. 0930-0208.
The current HIV Cohort 6 Minority SA/HIV/Hepatitis Prevention
Program funded 81 5-year grants in FY 2005 to community based
organizations that are required to address the SAMSHA Strategic
Prevention Framework (SPF) and participate in this cross-site
evaluation. The grantees are expected to provide leadership and
coordination on the planning and implementation of the SPF that targets
minority populations and the minority reentry population in communities
of color with high prevalence of SA, HIV/AIDS, and Hepatitis. The
primary objectives of the cross-site evaluation are to: (1) Assess the
process of adopting and implementing the SPF with the target
populations; (2) measure the effectiveness of specified intervention
strategies such as cultural enrichment activities, educational and
vocational services; and/or computer-based curricula; and (3) determine
the success of the program in delaying, preventing, and/or reducing the
use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) among the target
populations. The grantees are expected to provide an effective
prevention process, direction, and a common set of goals, expectations,
and accountabilities to be adapted and integrated at the community
level. While the grantees have substantial flexibility in choosing
their individual evidence-based programs, they are all required to base
them on the five steps of the SPF to build service capacity specific to
SA, HIV, and Hepatitis prevention services. In FY 2006, all the
grantees initiated Steps 1-3 of the SPF, namely conducting a needs
assessment, building capacity, and planning how to implement their
projects. Once their plans have been approved by their Project Officers
they can proceed to Step 4 (implementation) and Step 5 (evaluation).
Conducting this cross-site evaluation will assist SAMHSA/CSAP in
promoting and disseminating optimally effective prevention programs.
Grantees must also conduct ongoing monitoring and evaluation of
their projects to assess program effectiveness including Federal
reporting of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993,
the Performance Assessment Rating Tool (PART), SAMHSA/CSAP National
Outcome Measures (NOMs), and HIV Counseling and Testing. All of this
information will be collected through self-report questionnaires
administered to program participants. All grantees will use two
instruments, one for youth aged between 12 and 17 and one for adults
aged 18 and older. These instruments include baseline, exit and 3-6
month follow-up (post-exit) questionnaires related to GPRA and NOMs
augmented by questions pertaining to HIV and Hepatitis. While the GPRA
and NOMs measures have already been approved by OMB (OMB No. 0930-
0230), the remaining HIV and Hepatitis-related questions have not,
hence this data collection. Each questionnaire contains 135 questions,
of which 102 relate to HIV and Hepatitis.
Sample size, respondent burden, and intrusiveness have been
minimized to be consistent with the cross-site objectives. Procedures
are employed to safeguard the privacy and confidentiality of
participants. Every effort has been made to coordinate cross-site data
collection with local data collection efforts in an attempt to minimize
respondent burden.
The cross-site evaluation results will have significant
implications for the substance abuse, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis prevention
fields, the allocation of grant funds, and other evaluation activities
conducted by multiple Federal, State, and local government agencies.
They will be used to develop Federal policy in support of SAMHSA/CSAP
program initiatives, inform the public of lessons learned and findings,
improve existing programs, and promote replication and dissemination of
effective prevention strategies.
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The following table shows the estimated annualized burden for data
collection.
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Number of Responses/ Average burden/ Average annual
Response type respondents respondent response (hours.) burden hours.
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Youth..................................... 3,400 3 .83 8,466
Adults.................................... 3,400 3 .83 8,466
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Total................................. 6,800 n/a n/a 16,932
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n/a--Not Applicable.
Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 7-1044, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 AND e-mail her a
copy at summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: August 7, 2007.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E7-16538 Filed 8-21-07; 8:45 am]
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