Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 39766-39767 [2018-17126]

Download as PDF 39766 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 155 / Friday, August 10, 2018 / Notices ANNUALIZED ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS FOR THE PROGRESS REPORT Respondent Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Total responses Average burden per response (in hours) Total burden hours State and Jurisdictions ......................................................... 57 2 114 8.5 969 Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E57–B, Rockville, Maryland 20857, OR email a copy to summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. Written comments should be received by October 9, 2018. Summer King, Statistician. [FR Doc. 2018–17127 Filed 8–9–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162–20–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:03 Aug 09, 2018 Jkt 244001 Project: Minority AIDS InitiativeManagement Reporting Tools (MAI– MRTs) OMB No. 0930–0357—Revision The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is requesting from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the revision of Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) monitoring tools, which includes both youth and adult questionnaires as well as the quarterly progress report. This revision includes the inclusion of new cohorts, substantial revisions to the youth and adult questionnaires, updates to the data used to estimate response rates and expected numbers of participants by service duration (see Table 1 below). The cohorts of grantees funded by the MAI and included in this clearance request are: • Capacity Building Initiative (CBI) 2015 • Capacity Building Initiative (CBI) 2016 • Capacity Building Initiative (CBI) 2017 • Capacity Building Initiative (CBI) 2018 • Prevention Navigators 2017 • Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF) 2018 The target population for the CBI grantees will be at-risk minority adolescents and young adults. All MAI grantees are expected to report their monitoring data using SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) and to target minority populations, as well as other high risk groups residing in communities of color with high prevalence of Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS. The primary objectives of the monitoring tools include: • Assess the success of the MAI in reducing risk factors and increasing protective factors associated with the transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and other sexually-transmitted diseases (STD). • Measure the effectiveness of evidencebased programs and infrastructure development activities such as: Outreach and training, mobilization of PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 key stakeholders, substance abuse and HIV/AIDS counseling and education, testing, referrals to appropriate medical treatment and/or other intervention strategies (i.e., cultural enrichment activities, educational and vocational resources, social marketing campaigns, and computer-based curricula). • Investigate intervention types and features that yield the best outcomes for specific population groups. • Assess the extent to which access to health care was enhanced for population groups and individuals vulnerable to behavioral health disparities residing in communities targeted by funded interventions. • Assess the process of adopting and implementing the SPF with the target populations. Revisions to the monitoring tools include the following: Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) • Removed Numbers Served, HIV Testing, VH Testing, VH Vaccination, and Referrals for Services Not Funded by MAI funds from the Implementation Section. These data will be collected via the participant level • Added opioid items to lists for targeted outcome measures, name of direct services list, indirect services— environmental strategy list and environmental strategy purpose • Added Promising Approaches and Innovations Section (2 questions) • Added upload screen for Final Evaluation Report (for closeout grantees only) tool The following two tools have been added to this data collection, but were approved under OMB No. 0930–0347 with the exception of the new items listed below. Items that were removed are due to their not being central to the evaluation. Adult Questionnaire • Aligned questions with the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)/ Center for Mental Health Service (CMHS) tools & the Rapid HIV Hepatitis Form, where possible • Removed some demographic questions related to language, education, employment status, health, E:\FR\FM\10AUN1.SGM 10AUN1 39767 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 155 / Friday, August 10, 2018 / Notices military details, and relationship status • Removed some knowledge & attitude questions about peer behavior & how they feel about it, sex refusal skills, & HIV knowledge • Removed some behavior questions related to other tobacco products, electronic vapor products, synthetic marijuana, mental health, and experience with alcohol use. • Added opioid drug questions • Added questions to capture details on the intervention and the referrals to the record management section (completed by grantee staff) Youth Questionnaire In addition to all items listed above, on the youth questionnaire, SAMHSA also removed non-essential questions related to: • Interest in school & feelings about ethnic identity • Relationships with parents or guardians • Friend substance abuse and sexual behavior • Exposure to prevention education messages The following two tools have been deleted from this data collection: • Indirect Service Outcomes (ISO) • HIV Testing Retrospective Reporting Tool TABLE 1—ESTIMATES OF ANNUALIZED HOUR BURDEN Number of respondents Type of respondent activity Responses per respondent Total responses Hours per response Total burden hours Quarterly Progress Report ................................................. Adult level questionnaire .................................................... Youth questionnaire ........................................................... 155 12,000 3,000 4 2 2 620 24,000 6,000 4 .20 .20 2,480 4,800 600 Total ............................................................................ 15,155 .......................... 30,620 ........................ 7,880 Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E57–B, Rockville, Maryland 20857, OR email a copy to summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. Written comments should be received by October 9, 2018. Summer King, Statistician. [FR Doc. 2018–17126 Filed 8–9–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162–20–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG–2018–0281] Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625– 0094 Coast Guard, DHS. Thirty-day notice requesting comments. AGENCY: ACTION: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625–0094, Ships Carrying Bulk Hazardous Liquids; without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:03 Aug 09, 2018 Jkt 244001 burdens commensurate with our performance of duties. DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before September 10, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket number [USCG–2018–0281] to the Coast Guard using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, you may submit comments to OIRA using one of the following means: (1) Email: dhsdeskofficer@ omb.eop.gov. (2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, attention Desk Officer for the Coast Guard. A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the internet at https:// www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available from: Commandant (CG–612), ATTN: Paperwork Reduction Act Manager, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7710, Washington, DC 20593–7710. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of Information Management, telephone 202–475–3532, or fax 202–372–8405, for questions on these documents. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Participation and Request for Comments This Notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information describing the Collection’s purpose, the Collection’s likely burden PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 on the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection, and other important information describing the Collection. There is one ICR for each Collection. The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this ICR should be granted based on the Collection being necessary for the proper performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of information subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the Collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. These comments will help OIRA determine whether to approve the ICR referred to in this Notice. We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments and related materials. Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB Control Number of the ICR. They must also contain the docket number of this request, [USCG–2018–0281], and must be received by September 10, 2018. Submitting Comments We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted using https:// www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate instructions. Documents E:\FR\FM\10AUN1.SGM 10AUN1

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[FR Doc No: 2018-17126]


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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.

Project: Minority AIDS Initiative-Management Reporting Tools (MAI-MRTs)

OMB No. 0930-0357--Revision

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is requesting 
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the 
revision of Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) monitoring tools, which 
includes both youth and adult questionnaires as well as the quarterly 
progress report. This revision includes the inclusion of new cohorts, 
substantial revisions to the youth and adult questionnaires, updates to 
the data used to estimate response rates and expected numbers of 
participants by service duration (see Table 1 below).
    The cohorts of grantees funded by the MAI and included in this 
clearance request are:

 Capacity Building Initiative (CBI) 2015
 Capacity Building Initiative (CBI) 2016
 Capacity Building Initiative (CBI) 2017
 Capacity Building Initiative (CBI) 2018
 Prevention Navigators 2017
 Secretary's Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF) 2018

    The target population for the CBI grantees will be at-risk minority 
adolescents and young adults. All MAI grantees are expected to report 
their monitoring data using SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework 
(SPF) and to target minority populations, as well as other high risk 
groups residing in communities of color with high prevalence of 
Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS. The primary objectives of the monitoring 
tools include:

 Assess the success of the MAI in reducing risk factors and 
increasing protective factors associated with the transmission of the 
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and other 
sexually-transmitted diseases (STD).
 Measure the effectiveness of evidence-based programs and 
infrastructure development activities such as: Outreach and training, 
mobilization of key stakeholders, substance abuse and HIV/AIDS 
counseling and education, testing, referrals to appropriate medical 
treatment and/or other intervention strategies (i.e., cultural 
enrichment activities, educational and vocational resources, social 
marketing campaigns, and computer-based curricula).
 Investigate intervention types and features that yield the 
best outcomes for specific population groups.
 Assess the extent to which access to health care was enhanced 
for population groups and individuals vulnerable to behavioral health 
disparities residing in communities targeted by funded interventions.
 Assess the process of adopting and implementing the SPF with 
the target populations.

    Revisions to the monitoring tools include the following:

Quarterly Progress Report (QPR)

 Removed Numbers Served, HIV Testing, VH Testing, VH 
Vaccination, and Referrals for Services Not Funded by MAI funds from 
the Implementation Section. These data will be collected via the 
participant level
 Added opioid items to lists for targeted outcome measures, 
name of direct services list, indirect services--environmental strategy 
list and environmental strategy purpose
 Added Promising Approaches and Innovations Section (2 
questions)
 Added upload screen for Final Evaluation Report (for closeout 
grantees only) tool

    The following two tools have been added to this data collection, 
but were approved under OMB No. 0930-0347 with the exception of the new 
items listed below. Items that were removed are due to their not being 
central to the evaluation.

Adult Questionnaire

 Aligned questions with the Center for Substance Abuse 
Treatment (CSAT)/Center for Mental Health Service (CMHS) tools & the 
Rapid HIV Hepatitis Form, where possible
 Removed some demographic questions related to language, 
education, employment status, health,

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military details, and relationship status
 Removed some knowledge & attitude questions about peer 
behavior & how they feel about it, sex refusal skills, & HIV knowledge
 Removed some behavior questions related to other tobacco 
products, electronic vapor products, synthetic marijuana, mental 
health, and experience with alcohol use.
 Added opioid drug questions
 Added questions to capture details on the intervention and the 
referrals to the record management section (completed by grantee staff)

Youth Questionnaire

    In addition to all items listed above, on the youth questionnaire, 
SAMHSA also removed non-essential questions related to:

 Interest in school & feelings about ethnic identity
 Relationships with parents or guardians
 Friend substance abuse and sexual behavior
 Exposure to prevention education messages

    The following two tools have been deleted from this data 
collection:

 Indirect Service Outcomes (ISO)
 HIV Testing Retrospective Reporting Tool

                                  Table 1--Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden
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                                    Number of     Responses per        Total         Hours per     Total burden
  Type of respondent activity      respondents      respondent       responses       response          hours
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Quarterly Progress Report......             155                4             620               4           2,480
Adult level questionnaire......          12,000                2          24,000             .20           4,800
Youth questionnaire............           3,000                2           6,000             .20             600
                                --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total......................          15,155  ...............          30,620  ..............           7,880
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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E57-B, Rockville, Maryland 20857, OR email a 
copy to [email protected]. Written comments should be received 
by October 9, 2018.

Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2018-17126 Filed 8-9-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4162-20-P


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