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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
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of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: Evaluation of
SAMHSA’s Minority Fellowship
Program (MFP)—NEW
The Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration’s Center
for Mental Health Services (CMHS) will
conduct an independent evaluation of
the Minority Fellowship Program
(MFP).
In 1973, in response to a substantial
lack of ethnic and racial minorities in
the mental health professions, the
Center for Minority Health at the
National Institute of Mental Health
established the Minority Fellowship
Program (MFP). Since its move to
SAMHSA in 1992, the MFP has
continued to facilitate the entry of
minority graduate students and
psychiatric residents into mental health
careers and has increased the number of
psychology, psychiatry, nursing, and
social work professionals trained to
provide mental health and substance
abuse services to minority groups. Up
until FY 2007, grantees have been
limited to the American Nurses
Association (ANA), the American
Psychiatric Association (ApA), the
American Psychological Association
(APA), and the Council on Social Work
Education (CSWE). The MFP is
supported by funds from all three
SAMHSA centers, the Center for Mental
Health Services (CMHS), the Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT),
and the Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention (CSAP).
With input from SAMHSA staff, the
four pre-2007 grantee organizations, and
two advisory panels (of independent
experts in the MFP and/or culturally
competent behavioral health care, as
well as consumer and family
representatives), a logic model was
designed and a set of data collection
instruments have been developed for
this evaluation. SAMHSA will employ
information that is routinely collected
under existing program requirements
and also will be collecting additional
data that also are necessary for the
conduct of the evaluation. At the end of
each grant year, the grantee
organizations (the ANA, ApA, APA, and
CSWE) will document their activities,
accomplishments, and expenditures and
assessment measures for the most
recently completed fiscal year. In
addition, each grantee will maintain a
database with information on current
and former Fellows. None of the data
collection activities proposed for this
evaluation will be redundant with these
existing reporting requirements and data
sources. The evaluation plan includes
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gathering information about the MFP
from persons with different experiences
and perspectives on the MFP.
Accordingly, SAMHSA proposes to
conduct the following new data
collection activities:
On-line (Internet-based) surveys:
1. Current SAMHSA MFP Fellows in
each of the four academic disciplines;
2. MFP Alumni who were in the four
programs during the time the program
was administered by SAMHSA; and
3. Current and former members of
Selection and Advisory Committees in
each of the four grantee programs.
Telephone Interviews:
1. Current and former SAMHSA MFP
Staff and other SAMHSA officials
involved in the MFP;
2. Current and former MFP Program
Directors or Senior Staff in each of the
four grantee programs; and
3. Staff in each of the grantee’s host
organizations (i.e. staff in the ANA,
APA, ApA, and CSWE).
The surveys and interview protocols
have been developed to include
questions relevant to each of the
respective stakeholder groups named
above, with similar core questions asked
across all groups.
The resulting data will identify (1)
The historical context in which the MFP
has operated; (2) the processes and
activities established by SAMHSA and
by the grantees to implement the MFP;
(3) the perceptions about how well the
SAMHSA MFP is performing; and (4)
the ability of the program to achieve
particular goals under its purview.
Each new cohort of Fellows will
develop and support the following
goals:
1. Training/mentoring ethnic/racial
minority students and professionals in
mental health/substance abuse
treatment;
2. Increasing the number of ethnic/
racial minority professionals in mental
health/substance abuse treatment;
3. Increasing diversity in mental
health/substance abuse leadership;
4. Increasing professional
contributions in mental health/
substance abuse treatment for minority
populations;
5. Increasing institutional
involvement of ethnic/racial minority
professionals in the areas of mental
health and substance abuse treatment;
and
6. Increasing mental health and
substance abuse services to minority
communities.
The burden estimate for conducting
the surveys and interviews under the
evaluation plan for the MFP is as
follows:
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Number of
respondents
Responses
per
respondent
Burden per
response
(hrs.)
Current SAMHSA MFP Fellows Survey ..........................................................................
SAMHSA MFP Alumni Survey ........................................................................................
MFP Selection and Advisory Committees Survey ..........................................................
Current and former SAMHSA MFP Program Staff and other SAMHSA officials Interview Protocol ................................................................................................................
Current and former MFP Program Directors or Senior Staff (from the grantee organizations) Interview Protocol ...........................................................................................
Grantee host organization Interview Protocol .................................................................
100
850
40
1
1
1
1.5
2
1.5
150
1,700
60
8
1
2
16
8
8
1
1
2
1
16
8
Totals ........................................................................................................................
1,015
....................
....................
1,950
Surveys
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: November 28, 2008.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the
Presidential declaration of a major
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(FEMA–1810–DR), dated November 18,
2008, and related determinations.
DATES: Effective Date: November 18,
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
November 18, 2008, the President
issued a major disaster declaration
under the authority of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5207
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I have determined that the damage in
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sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant
a major disaster declaration under the Robert
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Stafford Act). Therefore, I declare that such
a major disaster exists in the State of
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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 Individual
Assistance and assistance for debris removal
and emergency protective measures
(Categories A and B) under the Public
Assistance program in the designated areas,
Hazard Mitigation throughout the State, and
any other forms of assistance under the
Stafford Act that you deem appropriate.
Direct Federal assistance is authorized.
Consistent with the requirement that Federal
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Assistance 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 percent
of the total eligible costs, except for any
particular projects that are eligible for a
higher Federal cost-sharing percentage under
the FEMA Public Assistance Pilot Program
instituted pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 777.
Further, you are authorized to make
changes to this declaration to the extent
allowable under the Stafford Act.
The time period prescribed for the
implementation of section 310(a),
Priority to Certain Applications for
Public Facility and Public Housing
Assistance, 42 U.S.C. 5153, shall be for
a period not to exceed six months after
the date of this declaration.
The Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Administrator, under Executive Order
12148, as amended, Mark A. Neveau, of
FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal
Coordinating Officer for this major
disaster.
The following areas of the State of
California have been designated as
adversely affected by this major disaster:
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and Santa
Barbara Counties for Individual Assistance.
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Total
burden
(hrs.)
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and Santa
Barbara Counties for debris removal and
emergency protective measures (Categories A
and B), including direct Federal assistance,
under the Public Assistance program.
All counties within the State of California
are eligible to apply for assistance under the
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households In Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant).
R. David Paulison,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Arkansas (FEMA–1804–DR),
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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: Evaluation of SAMHSA's Minority Fellowship Program
(MFP)--NEW
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's
Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) will conduct an independent
evaluation of the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP).
In 1973, in response to a substantial lack of ethnic and racial
minorities in the mental health professions, the Center for Minority
Health at the National Institute of Mental Health established the
Minority Fellowship Program (MFP). Since its move to SAMHSA in 1992,
the MFP has continued to facilitate the entry of minority graduate
students and psychiatric residents into mental health careers and has
increased the number of psychology, psychiatry, nursing, and social
work professionals trained to provide mental health and substance abuse
services to minority groups. Up until FY 2007, grantees have been
limited to the American Nurses Association (ANA), the American
Psychiatric Association (ApA), the American Psychological Association
(APA), and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The MFP is
supported by funds from all three SAMHSA centers, the Center for Mental
Health Services (CMHS), the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
(CSAT), and the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP).
With input from SAMHSA staff, the four pre-2007 grantee
organizations, and two advisory panels (of independent experts in the
MFP and/or culturally competent behavioral health care, as well as
consumer and family representatives), a logic model was designed and a
set of data collection instruments have been developed for this
evaluation. SAMHSA will employ information that is routinely collected
under existing program requirements and also will be collecting
additional data that also are necessary for the conduct of the
evaluation. At the end of each grant year, the grantee organizations
(the ANA, ApA, APA, and CSWE) will document their activities,
accomplishments, and expenditures and assessment measures for the most
recently completed fiscal year. In addition, each grantee will maintain
a database with information on current and former Fellows. None of the
data collection activities proposed for this evaluation will be
redundant with these existing reporting requirements and data sources.
The evaluation plan includes gathering information about the MFP from
persons with different experiences and perspectives on the MFP.
Accordingly, SAMHSA proposes to conduct the following new data
collection activities:
On-line (Internet-based) surveys:
1. Current SAMHSA MFP Fellows in each of the four academic
disciplines;
2. MFP Alumni who were in the four programs during the time the
program was administered by SAMHSA; and
3. Current and former members of Selection and Advisory Committees
in each of the four grantee programs.
Telephone Interviews:
1. Current and former SAMHSA MFP Staff and other SAMHSA officials
involved in the MFP;
2. Current and former MFP Program Directors or Senior Staff in each
of the four grantee programs; and
3. Staff in each of the grantee's host organizations (i.e. staff in
the ANA, APA, ApA, and CSWE).
The surveys and interview protocols have been developed to include
questions relevant to each of the respective stakeholder groups named
above, with similar core questions asked across all groups.
The resulting data will identify (1) The historical context in
which the MFP has operated; (2) the processes and activities
established by SAMHSA and by the grantees to implement the MFP; (3) the
perceptions about how well the SAMHSA MFP is performing; and (4) the
ability of the program to achieve particular goals under its purview.
Each new cohort of Fellows will develop and support the following
goals:
1. Training/mentoring ethnic/racial minority students and
professionals in mental health/substance abuse treatment;
2. Increasing the number of ethnic/racial minority professionals in
mental health/substance abuse treatment;
3. Increasing diversity in mental health/substance abuse
leadership;
4. Increasing professional contributions in mental health/substance
abuse treatment for minority populations;
5. Increasing institutional involvement of ethnic/racial minority
professionals in the areas of mental health and substance abuse
treatment; and
6. Increasing mental health and substance abuse services to
minority communities.
The burden estimate for conducting the surveys and interviews under
the evaluation plan for the MFP is as follows:
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Responses Burden per Total
Surveys Number of per response burden
respondents respondent (hrs.) (hrs.)
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Current SAMHSA MFP Fellows Survey........................... 100 1 1.5 150
SAMHSA MFP Alumni Survey.................................... 850 1 2 1,700
MFP Selection and Advisory Committees Survey................ 40 1 1.5 60
Current and former SAMHSA MFP Program Staff and other SAMHSA 8 1 2 16
officials Interview Protocol...............................
Current and former MFP Program Directors or Senior Staff 8 1 2 16
(from the grantee organizations) Interview Protocol........
Grantee host organization Interview Protocol................ 8 1 1 8
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Totals.................................................. 1,015 ........... ........... 1,950
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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: November 28, 2008.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E8-28814 Filed 12-4-08; 8:45 am]
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