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Agency Information Collection
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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 (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 through the use
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of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: GPRA Client
Outcomes for the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA)—(OMB No. 0930–0208)—
Revision
SAMHSA’s Center for Substance
Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is responsible
for collecting data from discretionary
services grants and contracts where
client outcomes are to be assessed at
three points (intake, discharge, and
post-intake). SAMHSA’s CSAT-funded
projects are required to submit these
data as a contingency of their award.
The analysis of the data also will help
determine whether the goal of reducing
health and social costs of drug use to the
public is being achieved.
The primary purpose of this data
collection activity is to meet the
reporting requirements of the
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA) by allowing SAMHSA to
quantify the effects and
accomplishments of SAMHSA’s CSAT
programs.
CSAT requests approval to increase
the number of questions in the
instrument due to the agency’s need for
additional information from its
programs to satisfy reporting needs. The
additional information needed is the
following:
• Co-Occurring Disorders Screening—
Over the years, CSAT has focused
attention on co-occurring disorders and
has established programs designed
specifically for persons with both cooccurring disorders and substance abuse
problems. CSAT wants to make sure
that all clients are screened regardless of
the types of program they enter in order
to get the treatment they need. CSAT
has not had a formal way of assessing
whether all programs screen clients for
co-occurring disorders and
consequently, these disorders
potentially go untreated. CSAT will be
able to monitor if clients are screened
and for those who screen positive,
monitor their outcomes and activities
per the NOMS.
• Veteran Status—Collection of these
data will allow CSAT to identify the
number of veterans served and the types
of services they received. Identifying a
client’s veteran’s status allows CSAT
and the grantees to monitor these clients
and explore whether special services or
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programs are needed to treat them for
substance abuse and other related
issues. Identification of veteran status
will also allow coordination between
SAMHSA and other Federal agencies in
order to provide a full range of services
to veterans. CSAT will also be able to
monitor their outcomes and activities
per the NOMS.
• HIV Test Status—SAMHSA is
committed to addressing the twin
epidemics of HIV and substance abuse;
the agency has received funding to
augment the HIV testing program and
hopes to reduce the number of new
cases. The goal is for at least 80 percent
of the clients to be tested for HIV. The
test results give clients and programs an
important piece of information needed
for their substance abuse treatment
plans. With the testing information,
CSAT will monitor the numbers of
treatment clients who have been tested.
In addition, we will add a response
option to an existing item:
• Housing for College Students—
Housing stability is one of the NOMs
and should be calculated as accurately
as possible, particularly for programs
that target college students such as
Campus SBIRT. There currently is no
way to distinguish the housing status of
students living on campus from those
housed elsewhere. This additional
information can be captured by adding
a new response option for the existing
housing question.
CSAT requests approval to add a grant
program to this data collection:
• CSAT will add the Access to
Recovery (ATR) grant program to this
data collection for the CSAT
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA) Client Outcome Measures
for Discretionary Programs instrument.
The Voucher Information Form (OMB
0930–0266, Expiration Date 5/31/11)
and Voucher Transaction Form (OMB
0930–0266, Expiration Date 5/31/11)
will remain under separate data
collections. ATR requires the integration
of evidence-based practices and a
systematic federal scrutiny of outcomes
through GPRA. The GPRA focuses on
results or outcomes in evaluating the
effectiveness of Federal activities and on
measuring progress toward achieving
national goals and objectives.
The estimated annual response
burden for this data collection is
provided in the table below:
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ESTIMATES OF ANNUALIZED HOUR BURDEN 1
Center/form/respondent type
Responses
per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Total
responses
Hours per
response
Total hour
burden
Added
burden
proportion 2
Total annual
burden hours
Total hour
cost/
respondent 3
CSAT GPRA Client Outcome Measures for Discretionary Programs
Clients:
Adolescents ..............................
Adults ........................................
SBIRT 4 Screening Only ..................
SBIRT Brief Intervention ..................
SBIRT Brief Tx & Refer to Tx ..........
3,900 ............
81,333 ..........
150,618 ........
27,679 ..........
9,200 ............
4
3
1
3
3
...................
...................
...................
...................
...................
15,600
243,999
150,618
83,037
27,600
.35
.35
.13
.20
.35
5,460
85,400
19,580
16,607
9,660
.37
.37
0
0
.37
2,020
31,598
0
0
3,574
$10,403
162,730
......................
......................
18,406
SBIRT Client Subtotal ...............
187,497 ........
......................
261,255
......................
45,847
......................
3,574
18,406
Client Subtotal ..........................
272,730 ........
......................
520,854
......................
136,707
......................
37,192
191,539
SBIRT
Data Extract by Grants: 5
Adult Records ...........................
Adolescent Records ..................
Screening Only .........................
Brief Intervention .......................
Brief Tx & Refer to Tx ..............
400 grants ....
73 grants ......
7 grants ........
7 grants ........
7 grants ........
70 × 3 ...........
53 × 4 ...........
21,517 × 1 ....
3,954 × 3 ......
1,314 × 3 ......
210
212
21,517
11,862
3,942
.18
.18
.07
.10
.18
38
38
1,506
1,186
710
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
38
38
1,506
1,186
710
570
570
22,590
17,790
10,650
SBIRT Data Extract Subtotal.
Upload 6 ............................................
494 ...............
......................
37,743
......................
......................
......................
3,402
52,170
5 grants ........
......................
171,639
(8)
29
......................
29
435
SBIRT Upload Subtotal ............
5 grants ........
......................
171,639
......................
......................
......................
29
435
SBIRT Extract/Upload Subtotal
499 ...............
......................
209,382
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
ATR
Extract: 4
Data
Adult Records ...........................
53,333 ..........
3 ...................
160,000
.16
25,600
......................
25,600
640,000
ATR Data Extract Subtotal
Upload 7 ............................................
53,333 ..........
24 grants ......
......................
3 ...................
160,000
160,000
......................
(8)
......................
27
......................
......................
25,600
27
640,000
675
ATR Upload Subtotal ................
24 grants ......
......................
160,000
......................
......................
......................
27
675
ATR Extract/Upload Subtotal ....
53,357 ..........
......................
320,000
......................
......................
......................
25,627
640,675
Total ...................................
273,229 ........
......................
1,050,236
......................
......................
......................
45,530
883,680
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Notes:
1 This table represents the maximum additional burden if adult respondents, for the discretionary services programs including ATR, provide three sets of responses/
data and if CSAT adolescent respondents provide four sets of responses/data.
2 Added burden proportion is an adjustment reflecting customary and usual business practices programs engage in (e.g., they already collect the data items).
3 Estimate based on $5.15 for program staff, $15 for IT staff, and $25 for more senior IT staff for ATR uploads.
4 Screening, Brief Intervention, Treatment and Referral (SBIRT) grant program:
* 150,618 Screening Only (SO) respondents complete section A of the GPRA instrument, all of these items are asked during a customary and usual intake process
resulting in zero burden; and
* 27,679 Brief Intervention (BI) respondents complete sections A & B of the GPRA instrument, all of these items are asked during a customary and usual intake
process resulting in zero burden; and
* 9,200 Brief Treatment (BT) & Referral to Treatment (RT) respondents complete all sections of the GPRA instrument.
5 Data Extract by Grants: Grant burden for capturing customary and usual data.
6 Upload: 5 of the 7 SBIRT grants upload data; the other 2 grants conduct direct data entry.
7 Upload: All 24 ATR grants upload data.
8 1 hour per 6,000 records.
The estimates in this table reflect the
maximum annual burden for currently
funded discretionary services programs.
The number of clients/participants
served in following years is estimated to
be the same assuming level funding of
the discretionary programs, resulting in
the same annual burden estimate for
those years.
Send comments to Summer King,
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 7–1044, One 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.
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Dated: August 24, 2008.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
Security, Office of the Chief
Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy
and Legislation Office, will submit the
following information collection request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13
(as amended), 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
The Office of the Chief Procurement
Officer is soliciting comments related to
its request for extension of an existing
information collection authority for
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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 through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: GPRA Client Outcomes for the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)--(OMB No. 0930-0208)--
Revision
SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is responsible
for collecting data from discretionary services grants and contracts
where client outcomes are to be assessed at three points (intake,
discharge, and post-intake). SAMHSA's CSAT-funded projects are required
to submit these data as a contingency of their award. The analysis of
the data also will help determine whether the goal of reducing health
and social costs of drug use to the public is being achieved.
The primary purpose of this data collection activity is to meet the
reporting requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act
(GPRA) by allowing SAMHSA to quantify the effects and accomplishments
of SAMHSA's CSAT programs.
CSAT requests approval to increase the number of questions in the
instrument due to the agency's need for additional information from its
programs to satisfy reporting needs. The additional information needed
is the following:
Co-Occurring Disorders Screening--Over the years, CSAT has
focused attention on co-occurring disorders and has established
programs designed specifically for persons with both co-occurring
disorders and substance abuse problems. CSAT wants to make sure that
all clients are screened regardless of the types of program they enter
in order to get the treatment they need. CSAT has not had a formal way
of assessing whether all programs screen clients for co-occurring
disorders and consequently, these disorders potentially go untreated.
CSAT will be able to monitor if clients are screened and for those who
screen positive, monitor their outcomes and activities per the NOMS.
Veteran Status--Collection of these data will allow CSAT
to identify the number of veterans served and the types of services
they received. Identifying a client's veteran's status allows CSAT and
the grantees to monitor these clients and explore whether special
services or programs are needed to treat them for substance abuse and
other related issues. Identification of veteran status will also allow
coordination between SAMHSA and other Federal agencies in order to
provide a full range of services to veterans. CSAT will also be able to
monitor their outcomes and activities per the NOMS.
HIV Test Status--SAMHSA is committed to addressing the
twin epidemics of HIV and substance abuse; the agency has received
funding to augment the HIV testing program and hopes to reduce the
number of new cases. The goal is for at least 80 percent of the clients
to be tested for HIV. The test results give clients and programs an
important piece of information needed for their substance abuse
treatment plans. With the testing information, CSAT will monitor the
numbers of treatment clients who have been tested.
In addition, we will add a response option to an existing item:
Housing for College Students--Housing stability is one of
the NOMs and should be calculated as accurately as possible,
particularly for programs that target college students such as Campus
SBIRT. There currently is no way to distinguish the housing status of
students living on campus from those housed elsewhere. This additional
information can be captured by adding a new response option for the
existing housing question.
CSAT requests approval to add a grant program to this data
collection:
CSAT will add the Access to Recovery (ATR) grant program
to this data collection for the CSAT Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA) Client Outcome Measures for Discretionary Programs
instrument. The Voucher Information Form (OMB 0930-0266, Expiration
Date 5/31/11) and Voucher Transaction Form (OMB 0930-0266, Expiration
Date 5/31/11) will remain under separate data collections. ATR requires
the integration of evidence-based practices and a systematic federal
scrutiny of outcomes through GPRA. The GPRA focuses on results or
outcomes in evaluating the effectiveness of Federal activities and on
measuring progress toward achieving national goals and objectives.
The estimated annual response burden for this data collection is
provided in the table below:
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Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden \1\
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Added Total hour
Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total hour burden Total annual cost/
Center/form/respondent type respondents respondent responses response burden proportion burden hours respondent
\2\ \3\
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CSAT GPRA Client Outcome Measures for Discretionary Programs
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Clients:
Adolescents................ 3,900............ 4............... 15,600 .35 5,460 .37 2,020 $10,403
Adults..................... 81,333........... 3............... 243,999 .35 85,400 .37 31,598 162,730
SBIRT \4\ Screening Only....... 150,618.......... 1............... 150,618 .13 19,580 0 0 ............
SBIRT Brief Intervention....... 27,679........... 3............... 83,037 .20 16,607 0 0 ............
SBIRT Brief Tx & Refer to Tx... 9,200............ 3............... 27,600 .35 9,660 .37 3,574 18,406
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SBIRT Client Subtotal...... 187,497.......... ................ 261,255 ............ 45,847 ............ 3,574 18,406
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Client Subtotal............ 272,730.......... ................ 520,854 ............ 136,707 ............ 37,192 191,539
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SBIRT
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Data Extract by Grants: \5\
Adult Records.............. 400 grants....... 70 x 3.......... 210 .18 38 ............ 38 570
Adolescent Records......... 73 grants........ 53 x 4.......... 212 .18 38 ............ 38 570
Screening Only............. 7 grants......... 21,517 x 1...... 21,517 .07 1,506 ............ 1,506 22,590
Brief Intervention......... 7 grants......... 3,954 x 3....... 11,862 .10 1,186 ............ 1,186 17,790
Brief Tx & Refer to Tx..... 7 grants......... 1,314 x 3....... 3,942 .18 710 ............ 710 10,650
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SBIRT Data Extract 494.............. ................ 37,743 ............ ............ ............ 3,402 52,170
Subtotal.
Upload \6\..................... 5 grants......... ................ 171,639 ( \8\ ) 29 ............ 29 435
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SBIRT Upload Subtotal...... 5 grants......... ................ 171,639 ............ ............ ............ 29 435
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SBIRT Extract/Upload 499.............. ................ 209,382 ............ ............ ............ ............ ............
Subtotal.
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ATR
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Data Extract: \4\
Adult Records.............. 53,333........... 3............... 160,000 .16 25,600 ............ 25,600 640,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ATR Data Extract 53,333........... ................ 160,000 ............ ............ ............ 25,600 640,000
Subtotal.
Upload \7\..................... 24 grants........ 3............... 160,000 ( \8\ ) 27 ............ 27 675
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ATR Upload Subtotal........ 24 grants........ ................ 160,000 ............ ............ ............ 27 675
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ATR Extract/Upload Subtotal 53,357........... ................ 320,000 ............ ............ ............ 25,627 640,675
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total.................. 273,229.......... ................ 1,050,236 ............ ............ ............ 45,530 883,680
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Notes:
\1\ This table represents the maximum additional burden if adult respondents, for the discretionary services programs including ATR, provide three sets
of responses/data and if CSAT adolescent respondents provide four sets of responses/data.
\2\ Added burden proportion is an adjustment reflecting customary and usual business practices programs engage in (e.g., they already collect the data
items).
\3\ Estimate based on $5.15 for program staff, $15 for IT staff, and $25 for more senior IT staff for ATR uploads.
\4\ Screening, Brief Intervention, Treatment and Referral (SBIRT) grant program:
* 150,618 Screening Only (SO) respondents complete section A of the GPRA instrument, all of these items are asked during a customary and usual intake
process resulting in zero burden; and
* 27,679 Brief Intervention (BI) respondents complete sections A & B of the GPRA instrument, all of these items are asked during a customary and usual
intake process resulting in zero burden; and
* 9,200 Brief Treatment (BT) & Referral to Treatment (RT) respondents complete all sections of the GPRA instrument.
\5\ Data Extract by Grants: Grant burden for capturing customary and usual data.
\6\ Upload: 5 of the 7 SBIRT grants upload data; the other 2 grants conduct direct data entry.
\7\ Upload: All 24 ATR grants upload data.
\8\ 1 hour per 6,000 records.
The estimates in this table reflect the maximum annual burden for
currently funded discretionary services programs. The number of
clients/participants served in following years is estimated to be the
same assuming level funding of the discretionary programs, resulting in
the same annual burden estimate for those years.
Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 7-1044, One 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 24, 2008.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E8-20213 Filed 8-29-08; 8:45 am]
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