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able to fully describe the methods used
to recruit, select and train adult
supervisors for the survey separately
from the methods used to recruit, select,
and train youth inspectors.
Content Changes
The content of the Synar Report has
changed little. The content changes that
have been made address the need to (1)
clarify the intent of information
requested via the addition of clarifying
questions, (2) reduce the need for State
Project Officers to ask additional
questions to supplement the originally
submitted Report. These additions and
changes are essential to SAMHSA’s
ability to adequately assess state and
jurisdictional compliance with the
Synar regulation.
In Section I (Compliance Progress),
the following changes are being made
with respect to the Annual Synar
Report:
Question 6: Changes to the sampling
methodology—This question asks states
if their sampling methodology has
changed from the previous year. If there
has been a change, a sub-question has
been added to document how that
change was communicated to SAMHSA.
Since this change requires prior
approval, a state who has not received
prior approval will have the opportunity
to discuss the process that was used to
determine a change needed to be made.
Question 9: Changes to the inspection
protocol—This question asks states if
their inspection protocol has changed
from the previous year. If there has been
a change, a sub-question has been added
to document how that change was
communicated to SAMHSA. Since this
change requires prior approval, a state
who has not received prior approval
will have the opportunity to discuss the
process that was used to determine a
change needed to be made. Existing
questions 9a, 9b, and 9c have been
renumbered to account for this new subquestion.
In Appendix B (Synar Survey
Sampling Methodology), the following
changes are being made:
Question 4—Vending machine
inclusion in Synar Survey—This
question, which asks if vending
machines are included in the Synar
survey and the reasons for their
elimination if they are not included.
Because many states have a contract
with the FDA and is actively enforcing
the vending machine requirements of
the Family Smoking Prevention and
Tobacco Control Act, some states that
include vending machines in their
sampling protocols do not sample any
because there are few eligible vending
machines remaining on their list frame.
A second part has been added to this
question to determine how vending
machines are sampled.
There are no changes to Forms 1–5 or
Appendix D.
ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN
Number of
respondents 1
45 CFR Citation
Responses
per
respondents
Total number
of responses
Hours per
response
Total hour
burden
Annual Report (Section 1—States and Territories)
96.130(e)(1–3) ..................................................................
State Plan (Section II—States and Territories)
96.130(e)(4,5) 96.130(g) ..................................................
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1
59
15
885
59
1
59
3
177
Total ..............................................................................
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Lake Indian Tribe is not subject to tobacco requirements.
Send comments to Summer King,
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 2–1057, One Choke Cherry Road,
Rockville, MD 20857 OR email a copy
to summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov.
Written comments should be received
by February 26, 2016.
Summer King,
Statistician.
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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
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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.
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Proposed Project: Now Is the Time
(NITT)—Minority Fellowship Program
(MFP) Evaluation—New
SAMHSA is conducting a national
evaluation of the Now is the Time
(NITT) initiative, which includes
separate programs—the Minority
Fellowship Program-Youth (MFP–Y),
the Minority Fellowship ProgramAddiction Counselors (MFP–AC),
Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness
and Resilience in Education)-State
Educational Agency, and Healthy
Transitions. These programs are united
by their focus on capacity building,
system change, and workforce
development.
The NITT–MFP (Youth and Addiction
Counselors) programs, which are the
focus of this data collection, represent a
response to the fourth component of
President Obama’s NITT Initiative:
increasing access to mental health/
behavioral health services. The purpose
of the NITT–MFP programs is to
improve behavioral health care
outcomes for underserved racially and
ethnically diverse populations by
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increasing the number of culturally
competent master’s level behavioral
health professionals and addiction
counselors serving children,
adolescents, and populations in
transition to adulthood (ages 16–25) in
an effort to increase access to, and
quality of, behavioral health care for
these age groups. The NITT–MFP—
Youth program funded five grantees to
each support up to 48 master’s level
fellows per year committed to
addressing the behavioral health needs
of at risk children, adolescents, and
transition-age youth (ages 16–25). The
NITT–MFP—Addiction Counselors
program funded two grantees to each
support up to 30 master’s level fellows
per year in their final year of addiction
counseling university programs, with a
focus on providing culturally sensitive
addiction counseling to underserved
youth in the 16–25 age group.
The NITT–MFP evaluation is
designed to assess the level of success
of the grantees in meeting the programs’
goals and identify the factors that
contribute to differences among grantees
in levels of success. The evaluation
includes both process and outcome
evaluation components and will be
supported by the data collection efforts
described below. The information to be
collected is necessary to (a) assess the
effectiveness of the grantees’ program
recruitment strategies, (b) describe the
services that the programs offer, and (c)
assess whether NITT–MFP is meeting its
goal of increasing the skilled workforce
by increasing the number of behavioral
health providers and addiction
counselors providing services to
underserved children, adolescents, and
transition-age youth, particularly among
racially/ethnically diverse populations.
About 4 to 5 months after completion
of their fellowship, a subset of fellow
alumni will be asked to participate in
the NITT–MFP Fellow Interview. These
telephone interviews will collect
detailed qualitative information on
fellows’ experiences that are not
possible to collect in a survey. The
interview is timed to collect fellows’
impressions of their fellowship
experiences before too much time has
passed, as well as their initial labor
market outcomes. The information
collected will be used to assess the
NITT–MFP program factors associated
with employment and other postfellowship outcomes. The interviewees
will be asked to describe (1) their
program, how they learned about it, and
what led them to apply; (2) the effects
of the program on their interest in
working with at risk children,
adolescents, and transition age youth
from racially and ethnically diverse
backgrounds (and for MFP–AC fellows,
in the area of addiction counseling); (3)
whether the program improved their
understanding of and ability to provide
culturally competent services; (4)
whether they completed their
fellowship and the effects of the stipend
on their education and career; (5) their
current employment setting, and, if in
behavior health services, the
characteristics of their client
population; (6) the role that their
fellowship played in their job interests
and job search; and (7) their satisfaction
with the fellowship program and
assessment of its impact on their career
and professional activities. A maximum
of 66 fellow alumni are expected to
complete the NITT–MFP Fellow
Interview per year; respondents will
complete the telephone interview one
time.
ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Instrument
Number of
respondents
Responses
per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
NITT–MFP Fellow Interview ................................................
66
1
66
1
66
Send comments to Summer King,
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 2–1057, One Choke Cherry Road,
Rockville, MD 20857 OR email her a
copy at summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov.
Written comments should be received
by February 26, 2016.
Summer King,
Statistician.
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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: Violence Intervention To
Enrich Lives (VITEL) Supplement—
NEW
This data collection is to study the
intersection of intimate partner violence
(IPV) and trauma for women with HIV,
at risk for HIV, and at risk for substance
use disorders (SUDs) VITEL provides
supplemental funding to existing
SAMHSA Targeted Capacity Expansion:
Substance Abuse Treatment for Racial/
Ethnic Minority Women at High Risk for
HIV/AIDS (TCE–HIV: Minority Women)
grantees. These activities will be
conducted with five grantees and
include: (1) Administration of baseline,
discharge and 6-month post-baseline
surveys of clients receiving IPV
screening and referral services, (2) focus
groups with clients receiving IPV and
SUD services, (3) documentation of IPV
service and other referral service(s)
engagement, and (4) semi-structured
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interviews with VITEL program staff
and partner/collaborating staff
supporting IPV services.
The goals of the VITEL program are
(1) reduce IPV through screening and
referrals, (2) reduce risky behaviors that
lead to new HIV infections and SUDs,
(3) increase access to care and improve
health outcomes for people living with
HIV and AIDS, (4) reduce HIV-related
health disparities resultant from IPV
screening tool implementation, and (5)
determine the feasibility of integrating
IPV screening in behavioral health
settings. A multi-stage approach has
been used to develop the appropriate
theoretical framework, conceptual
model, evaluation design and protocols,
and data collection instrumentation.
Process and outcome measures have
been developed to fully capture
community and contextual conditions,
the scope of the VITEL program
implementation and activities, and
client outcomes. A mixed-method
approach (e.g., surveys, semi-structured
interviews, focus groups) will be used,
for example, to examine collaborative
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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: Now Is the Time (NITT)--Minority Fellowship Program
(MFP) Evaluation--New
SAMHSA is conducting a national evaluation of the Now is the Time
(NITT) initiative, which includes separate programs--the Minority
Fellowship Program-Youth (MFP-Y), the Minority Fellowship Program-
Addiction Counselors (MFP-AC), Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and
Resilience in Education)-State Educational Agency, and Healthy
Transitions. These programs are united by their focus on capacity
building, system change, and workforce development.
The NITT-MFP (Youth and Addiction Counselors) programs, which are
the focus of this data collection, represent a response to the fourth
component of President Obama's NITT Initiative: increasing access to
mental health/behavioral health services. The purpose of the NITT-MFP
programs is to improve behavioral health care outcomes for underserved
racially and ethnically diverse populations by
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increasing the number of culturally competent master's level behavioral
health professionals and addiction counselors serving children,
adolescents, and populations in transition to adulthood (ages 16-25) in
an effort to increase access to, and quality of, behavioral health care
for these age groups. The NITT-MFP--Youth program funded five grantees
to each support up to 48 master's level fellows per year committed to
addressing the behavioral health needs of at risk children,
adolescents, and transition-age youth (ages 16-25). The NITT-MFP--
Addiction Counselors program funded two grantees to each support up to
30 master's level fellows per year in their final year of addiction
counseling university programs, with a focus on providing culturally
sensitive addiction counseling to underserved youth in the 16-25 age
group.
The NITT-MFP evaluation is designed to assess the level of success
of the grantees in meeting the programs' goals and identify the factors
that contribute to differences among grantees in levels of success. The
evaluation includes both process and outcome evaluation components and
will be supported by the data collection efforts described below. The
information to be collected is necessary to (a) assess the
effectiveness of the grantees' program recruitment strategies, (b)
describe the services that the programs offer, and (c) assess whether
NITT-MFP is meeting its goal of increasing the skilled workforce by
increasing the number of behavioral health providers and addiction
counselors providing services to underserved children, adolescents, and
transition-age youth, particularly among racially/ethnically diverse
populations.
About 4 to 5 months after completion of their fellowship, a subset
of fellow alumni will be asked to participate in the NITT-MFP Fellow
Interview. These telephone interviews will collect detailed qualitative
information on fellows' experiences that are not possible to collect in
a survey. The interview is timed to collect fellows' impressions of
their fellowship experiences before too much time has passed, as well
as their initial labor market outcomes. The information collected will
be used to assess the NITT-MFP program factors associated with
employment and other post-fellowship outcomes. The interviewees will be
asked to describe (1) their program, how they learned about it, and
what led them to apply; (2) the effects of the program on their
interest in working with at risk children, adolescents, and transition
age youth from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds (and for
MFP-AC fellows, in the area of addiction counseling); (3) whether the
program improved their understanding of and ability to provide
culturally competent services; (4) whether they completed their
fellowship and the effects of the stipend on their education and
career; (5) their current employment setting, and, if in behavior
health services, the characteristics of their client population; (6)
the role that their fellowship played in their job interests and job
search; and (7) their satisfaction with the fellowship program and
assessment of its impact on their career and professional activities. A
maximum of 66 fellow alumni are expected to complete the NITT-MFP
Fellow Interview per year; respondents will complete the telephone
interview one time.
Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Responses per Total number of Hours per Total burden
Instrument respondents respondent responses response hours
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NITT-MFP Fellow Interview.......................................... 66 1 66 1 66
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Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 2-
1057, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 OR email her a copy at
summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. Written comments should be received by
February 26, 2016.
Summer King,
Statistician.
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