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meetings that do not involve field
trainers.
Technical Assistance
Feedback forms will be used to
evaluate customer satisfaction
immediately following technical
assistance services. Follow-up will
occur both at 6 and 12 months after the
TA.
All Events
Feedback will also be solicited from
the event requestor (the administrative
contact in the requesting organization)
to assess the administration of all
weaknesses in current service
provisions and to make improvements
that are practical and feasible. Several of
the customer satisfaction surveys
expected to be implemented under this
approval will provide data for
measurement of program effectiveness
under the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA). Information from
these customer surveys will be used to
plan and redirect resources and efforts
to improve or maintain a high quality of
service to service providers, individuals
with an FASD and their families, and
members of the public.
events: trainings, TA, and informational
meetings. Rigorous efforts will be made
to maintain participant confidentiality
across all presentation settings.
Participation in data collection is
voluntary and no identifying
information (name, social security
number, etc.) will be collected from any
participant. Unique identification codes
will be used to match pre-assessment,
post-assessment, and follow up
evaluation forms in order to track client
data over time.
The primary use for information
gathered is to identify strengths and
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average hours
of burden per
response
1,200
1,200
1,200
600
1
1
1
2
.083
.067
.17
.067
100
80
204
80
25
25
1
1
.12
.17
3
4
12
2
.067
2
75
1
.083
6
375
1
.083
31
188
2
.067
25
100
1
.067
7
5,000
........................
........................
542
Number of
respondents
Instrument/activity
Trainings:
FASD Event Pre-Test Form .....................................................................
FASD Event Post-Test Form ....................................................................
FASD Event Feedback Form ...................................................................
FASD Training Feedback Survey (3- and 6-month follow-up) .................
Meetings (Field Trainers):
Pre-Meeting Form (Field Trainers) ...........................................................
Post-Meeting Form (Field Trainers) .........................................................
FASD Meeting Follow-Up Feedback Survey (6- and 12-month followup) .........................................................................................................
Meetings (Other meetings):
Meeting Feedback Form ...........................................................................
Technical Assistance:
Technical Assistance Feedback Form .....................................................
Technical Assistance Follow-Up Feedback Survey (6- and 12-month
follow-up) ...............................................................................................
All Events (Trainings, Meetings, TA):
Event Requestor Form .............................................................................
Total ...................................................................................................
Send comments to Summer King,
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 71–1044, One Choke Cherry
Road, Rockville, MD 20857. Written
comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
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.
Dated: October 23, 2008.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
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Project: Cross-Site Evaluation of the
Minority Substance Abuse/HIV/
Hepatitis Prevention Program—NEW
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Services Administration
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Periodically, the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration
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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 3year 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
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Total burden
hours per
collection
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 SAMHSA
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
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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
Government Project Officers they can
precede onto 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 between the
ages of 12 and 17, and one for adults 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
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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.
The following table shows the
estimated annualized burden for data
collection.
Number of
respondents
at baseline
Total of Adults and Youth ....................................................
Written comments and
recommendations concerning the
proposed information collection should
be sent by December 1, 2008 to:
SAMHSA Desk Officer, Human
Resources and Housing Branch, Office
of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503. Due to potential
delays in OMB’s receipt and processing
of mail sent through the U.S. Postal
Service, respondents are encouraged to
submit comments by fax to: 202–395–
6974.
Dated; October 23, 2008.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
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Number of
respondents
at exit
Number of
respondents
at follow-up
Average
burden/
response
(hrs.)
Total burden
hours
9,000
6,750
4,455
0.83
16,770
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[FEMA–1802–DR]
Kentucky; Major Disaster and Related
Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This is a notice of the
Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the Commonwealth of
Kentucky (FEMA–1802–DR), dated
October 9, 2008, and related
determinations.
DATES: Effective Date: October 9, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3886.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that, in a letter dated
October 9, 2008, the President declared
a major disaster under the authority of
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the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act, 42
U.S.C. 5121–5207 (the Stafford Act), as
follows:
I have determined that the damage in
certain areas of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky resulting from a severe wind storm
associated with Tropical Depression Ike, is of
sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant
a major disaster declaration under the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5207 (the
Stafford Act). Therefore, I declare that such
a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth
of Kentucky.
In order to provide Federal assistance, you
are hereby authorized to allocate from funds
available for these purposes such amounts as
you find necessary for Federal disaster
assistance and administrative expenses.
You are authorized to provide Public
Assistance in the designated areas, Hazard
Mitigation throughout the Commonwealth,
and any other forms of assistance under the
Stafford Act that you deem appropriate.
Consistent with the requirement that Federal
assistance be supplemental, any Federal
funds provided under the Stafford Act for
Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75
percent of the total eligible costs. Federal
funds provided under the Stafford Act for
Public Assistance also will be limited to 75
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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.
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 SAMHSA 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
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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 Government Project Officers they can precede
onto 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 between the ages of 12 and 17, and one for
adults 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.
The following table shows the estimated annualized burden for data
collection.
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Number of Number of Number of Average burden/
respondents at respondents at respondents at response Total burden
baseline exit follow-up (hrs.) hours
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total of Adults and Youth.......................................... 9,000 6,750 4,455 0.83 16,770
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Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed
information collection should be sent by December 1, 2008 to: SAMHSA
Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503. Due to potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing of mail
sent through the U.S. Postal Service, respondents are encouraged to
submit comments by fax to: 202-395-6974.
Dated; October 23, 2008.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
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