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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 at 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: Disaster Technical
Assistance Center Disaster Mental
Health Needs Assessment and Customer
Satisfaction Survey Supporting
Statement—NEW
SAMHSA created the SAMHSA
Disaster Technical Assistance Center
(SAMHSA DTAC) in 2002. SAMHSA
DTAC provides technical assistance
(TA) to States, Territories, and Federally
recognized tribes (hereafter referred to
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as ‘States’), as well as any behavioral
health worker, in response to, and in
preparation for, behavioral health
(mental health and substance abuse)
needs associated with catastrophic
events and emergencies, such as natural
disasters, bioterrorism, mass criminal
victimization, and environmental
disasters. In the aftermath of a disaster
or other traumatic event, State and local
behavioral health agencies can contact
SAMHSA DTAC for assistance with the
resulting mental health and substance
abuse needs. SAMHSA DTAC TA
specialists respond by identifying
suitable publications and other
materials, arranging for the deployment
of expert consultants, or coordinating
other support services. For
Presidentially declared disasters,
SAMHSA DTAC assists States that are
eligible for a Crisis Counseling
Assistance and Training Program (CCP)
grant by providing TA related to
completing applications, developing a
plan of services, and identifying staff
needs for the CCP.
SAMHSA is proposing two new data
collection efforts: The Disaster
Behavioral Health Needs Assessment
(DBHNA) and the Customer Satisfaction
Survey. The DBHNA will assess the
current gaps and needs at the State and
local provider levels in disaster
behavioral health (DBH) planning and
response efforts. The Customer
Satisfaction Survey is being conducted
to ensure that the TA SAMHSA DTAC
provides is on track, applicable, useful,
and well received. Both of these
proposed data collection efforts will
provide feedback on the ongoing needs
at the national, State, and local levels
and identify areas in which State and
local providers require enhanced TA
services.
SAMHSA DTAC will be responsible
for administering the two data
collection instruments and analyzing
the data. SAMHSA DTAC will use data
from both instruments to inform current
and future TA activities and to ensure
these activities continue to align with
State and local needs.
The components of the data collection
are listed and described below, and a
summary table of the number of
respondents and respondent burden has
also been included.
Disaster Behavior Health Needs
Assessment. The DBHNA will assist
SAMHSA DTAC in identifying
jurisdictions that need assistance with
integrating behavioral health (which
includes both mental health and
substance abuse services) into their
preparedness plans. SAMHSA DTAC
will use the DBHNA to identify gaps
and trends in crisis counseling planning
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across the country and to inform future
TA and training for State and local
behavioral health authorities so that
these gaps can be addressed at the State
and local levels. The DBHNA will be
administered annually. The information
collected will inform the DBH training
and TA that SAMHSA DTAC provides.
With improved training and TA,
SAMHSA DTAC will be better
positioned to support States, local
providers, and other organizations in
their efforts to integrate DBH into ‘‘allhazards’’ disaster preparedness and
response.
There are two versions of the DBHNA:
The State/Territory Coordinator Disaster
Behavioral Health Needs Assessment
and the Local Provider Disaster
Behavioral Health Needs Assessment.
These DBHNAs will collect information
on the current needs and challenges that
State coordinators and local providers
face when integrating DBH
preparedness and response into allhazards plans. Both versions of the
survey will be administered online and
will be programmed to include
simplified screens and intuitive
navigational controls, and both will use
branching so that each respondent will
be presented with only those questions
relevant to his or her State or program.
The State/Territory Coordinator
version will be administered to all
disaster mental health coordinators,
disaster substance abuse coordinators,
and DBH coordinators (coordinators
responsible for both mental health and
substance abuse disaster services) in the
50 States, the U.S. Territories, and the
District of Columbia, for a total of 77
participants. Coordinators from the 10
States that have experienced the most
federally declared disasters and those
from the 10 States that have experienced
the fewest federally declared disasters
will be asked to provide contact
information for up to five local DBH
service providers. The local providers
from these 20 States will be invited to
participate in the Local Provider version
(up to a total of 100 local provider
participants).
Customer Satisfaction Survey. The
Customer Satisfaction Survey will
collect data from SAMHSA DTAC
customers to ensure that the assistance
SAMHSA DTAC provides is effective.
Specifically, the Customer Satisfaction
Survey will collect the experiences and
perspectives of (1) those who have
requested TA (e.g., behavioral health
coordinators, project coordinators, local
providers) and (2) those who subscribe
to SAMHSA DTAC e-communications.
The Customer Satisfaction Survey will
assess the following: (1) General
familiarity with SAMHSA DTAC
services and resources; (2) usage of
SAMHSA DTAC services and resources;
(3) customer satisfaction with SAMHSA
DTAC TA, the SAMHSA DTAC Web
site, SAMHSA DBHIS resources, and
SAMHSA DTAC e-communication
resources; and (4) areas for
improvement and enhancement of
SAMHSA DTAC services and resources.
Participation in the Customer
Satisfaction Survey will be solicited
from all 50 States, the U.S. Territories,
and the District of Columbia. The initial
survey administration will include
individuals who have contacted
SAMHSA DTAC for TA from March
2006 through the month prior to the
initial data collection initiation. In
addition to identifying SAMHSA DTAC
TA requestors from March 2006 to the
present, SAMHSA DTAC will identify
potential participants from the
subscription lists for the ecommunications DTAC Bulletin and
The Dialogue. Respondents for
subsequent administrations of the
SAMHSA DTAC Customer Satisfaction
Survey will include those who have
requested TA in the 3 months prior to
administration and those who are
subscribed to the DTAC Bulletin or The
Dialogue at the time of administration.
Internet-based technology will be
used to collect data via Web-based
surveys and for data entry and
management. The average annual
respondent burden is estimated below.
The DBHNA is an annual data
collection. The Customer Satisfaction
Survey will be administered once
initially, with subsequent quarterly
administrations. Table 1 represents the
initial data collection and the burden in
the following years. These estimates
reflect the average annual number of
respondents, the average annual number
of responses, the time required for each
response, and the average annual
burden in hours.
Table 1. Annualized Estimate of
Respondent Burden
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses
per
respondent
DBHNA (State/Territory Version) ......
DBHNA (Local Provider Version) ......
DTAC Customer Satisfaction Survey
DTAC Customer Satisfaction Survey
77
100
250
250
1
1
1
1
77
100
250
250
1.00
0.50
0.25
0.25
77.0
50.0
62.5
62.5
............................................................
677
....................
677
....................
252
Type of
respondent
Instrument
State DBH Coordinator ............
Local Provider ..........................
TA Requestor ...........................
e-Communications Recipient ...
Total ..................................
Send comments to Summer King,
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer;
Room 8–1099; 1 Choke Cherry Road;
Rockville, MD 20857, and e-mail a copy
to summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov.
Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Total number of
responses
Hours per
response
per
respondent
Dated: January 10, 2011.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Management, Technology,
and Operations.
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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 at 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: Disaster Technical Assistance Center Disaster Mental
Health Needs Assessment and Customer Satisfaction Survey Supporting
Statement--NEW
SAMHSA created the SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center
(SAMHSA DTAC) in 2002. SAMHSA DTAC provides technical assistance (TA)
to States, Territories, and Federally recognized tribes (hereafter
referred to as `States'), as well as any behavioral health worker, in
response to, and in preparation for, behavioral health (mental health
and substance abuse) needs associated with catastrophic events and
emergencies, such as natural disasters, bioterrorism, mass criminal
victimization, and environmental disasters. In the aftermath of a
disaster or other traumatic event, State and local behavioral health
agencies can contact SAMHSA DTAC for assistance with the resulting
mental health and substance abuse needs. SAMHSA DTAC TA specialists
respond by identifying suitable publications and other materials,
arranging for the deployment of expert consultants, or coordinating
other support services. For Presidentially declared disasters, SAMHSA
DTAC assists States that are eligible for a Crisis Counseling
Assistance and Training Program (CCP) grant by providing TA related to
completing applications, developing a plan of services, and identifying
staff needs for the CCP.
SAMHSA is proposing two new data collection efforts: The Disaster
Behavioral Health Needs Assessment (DBHNA) and the Customer
Satisfaction Survey. The DBHNA will assess the current gaps and needs
at the State and local provider levels in disaster behavioral health
(DBH) planning and response efforts. The Customer Satisfaction Survey
is being conducted to ensure that the TA SAMHSA DTAC provides is on
track, applicable, useful, and well received. Both of these proposed
data collection efforts will provide feedback on the ongoing needs at
the national, State, and local levels and identify areas in which State
and local providers require enhanced TA services.
SAMHSA DTAC will be responsible for administering the two data
collection instruments and analyzing the data. SAMHSA DTAC will use
data from both instruments to inform current and future TA activities
and to ensure these activities continue to align with State and local
needs.
The components of the data collection are listed and described
below, and a summary table of the number of respondents and respondent
burden has also been included.
Disaster Behavior Health Needs Assessment. The DBHNA will assist
SAMHSA DTAC in identifying jurisdictions that need assistance with
integrating behavioral health (which includes both mental health and
substance abuse services) into their preparedness plans. SAMHSA DTAC
will use the DBHNA to identify gaps and trends in crisis counseling
planning
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across the country and to inform future TA and training for State and
local behavioral health authorities so that these gaps can be addressed
at the State and local levels. The DBHNA will be administered annually.
The information collected will inform the DBH training and TA that
SAMHSA DTAC provides. With improved training and TA, SAMHSA DTAC will
be better positioned to support States, local providers, and other
organizations in their efforts to integrate DBH into ``all-hazards''
disaster preparedness and response.
There are two versions of the DBHNA: The State/Territory
Coordinator Disaster Behavioral Health Needs Assessment and the Local
Provider Disaster Behavioral Health Needs Assessment. These DBHNAs will
collect information on the current needs and challenges that State
coordinators and local providers face when integrating DBH preparedness
and response into all-hazards plans. Both versions of the survey will
be administered online and will be programmed to include simplified
screens and intuitive navigational controls, and both will use
branching so that each respondent will be presented with only those
questions relevant to his or her State or program.
The State/Territory Coordinator version will be administered to all
disaster mental health coordinators, disaster substance abuse
coordinators, and DBH coordinators (coordinators responsible for both
mental health and substance abuse disaster services) in the 50 States,
the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia, for a total of 77
participants. Coordinators from the 10 States that have experienced the
most federally declared disasters and those from the 10 States that
have experienced the fewest federally declared disasters will be asked
to provide contact information for up to five local DBH service
providers. The local providers from these 20 States will be invited to
participate in the Local Provider version (up to a total of 100 local
provider participants).
Customer Satisfaction Survey. The Customer Satisfaction Survey will
collect data from SAMHSA DTAC customers to ensure that the assistance
SAMHSA DTAC provides is effective. Specifically, the Customer
Satisfaction Survey will collect the experiences and perspectives of
(1) those who have requested TA (e.g., behavioral health coordinators,
project coordinators, local providers) and (2) those who subscribe to
SAMHSA DTAC e-communications. The Customer Satisfaction Survey will
assess the following: (1) General familiarity with SAMHSA DTAC services
and resources; (2) usage of SAMHSA DTAC services and resources; (3)
customer satisfaction with SAMHSA DTAC TA, the SAMHSA DTAC Web site,
SAMHSA DBHIS resources, and SAMHSA DTAC e-communication resources; and
(4) areas for improvement and enhancement of SAMHSA DTAC services and
resources.
Participation in the Customer Satisfaction Survey will be solicited
from all 50 States, the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia.
The initial survey administration will include individuals who have
contacted SAMHSA DTAC for TA from March 2006 through the month prior to
the initial data collection initiation. In addition to identifying
SAMHSA DTAC TA requestors from March 2006 to the present, SAMHSA DTAC
will identify potential participants from the subscription lists for
the e-communications DTAC Bulletin and The Dialogue. Respondents for
subsequent administrations of the SAMHSA DTAC Customer Satisfaction
Survey will include those who have requested TA in the 3 months prior
to administration and those who are subscribed to the DTAC Bulletin or
The Dialogue at the time of administration.
Internet-based technology will be used to collect data via Web-
based surveys and for data entry and management. The average annual
respondent burden is estimated below. The DBHNA is an annual data
collection. The Customer Satisfaction Survey will be administered once
initially, with subsequent quarterly administrations. Table 1
represents the initial data collection and the burden in the following
years. These estimates reflect the average annual number of
respondents, the average annual number of responses, the time required
for each response, and the average annual burden in hours.
Table 1. Annualized Estimate of Respondent Burden
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Number of Hours per
Number of responses Total response Total
Type of respondent Instrument respondents per number of per burden
respondent responses respondent hours
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State DBH Coordinator........ DBHNA (State/ 77 1 77 1.00 77.0
Territory
Version).
Local Provider............... DBHNA (Local 100 1 100 0.50 50.0
Provider
Version).
TA Requestor................. DTAC Customer 250 1 250 0.25 62.5
Satisfaction
Survey.
e-Communications Recipient... DTAC Customer 250 1 250 0.25 62.5
Satisfaction
Survey.
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Total.................... ................ 677 ........... 677 ........... 252
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Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer;
Room 8-1099; 1 Choke Cherry Road; Rockville, MD 20857, and e-mail a
copy to summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: January 10, 2011.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Management, Technology, and Operations.
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