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announces the following advisory
committee meeting.
Name: National Committee on Vital
and Health Statistics (NCVHS), Hearing
of the Subcommittee on Privacy,
Confidentiality, and Security.
Dates and Times: Monday, September
14, 2020: 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Place: U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services Virtual.
Status: Open.
Purpose: At the September 14, 2020,
hearing, the National Committee on
Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS),
Subcommittee on Privacy,
Confidentiality, and Security, will
explore the privacy, confidentiality, and
security considerations for data
collection and use during a public
health emergency, in light of the
nationwide COVID–19 pandemic.
The Subcommittee will hear from
invited experts and review written
testimony received in advance from
interested individuals, organizations,
and stakeholders.
At the hearing, NCVHS will receive
input from public health practitioners,
academics, advocates, representatives of
industry, and other experts about data
stewardship principles designed to
guide the privacy and security of
individually identifiable health
information when new technologies are
deployed for public health surveillance
during an emergency. These are
expected to touch on new uses of
medical, geolocation, proximity, or
adjacency data; social media; contact
tracing applications; privacy and
security guardrails essential to
responsible use of data when creating
and employing new tools; and future
use and lifecycle management of
individually identifiable health data.
The Committee will also consider
concerns raised by privacy, civil rights,
and public interest advocates about the
potential for discrimination and harm
when information intended to protect
the public is repurposed for other uses,
such as law enforcement, immigration,
or unrelated research or commercial
enterprise.
The Committee will use this input to
inform development and dissemination
of best practices for safeguarding
individually identifiable health data
collected, used, and shared during a
pandemic or long-term nationwide
public health emergency.
The Committee requests comments
from the public to inform its
deliberations in advance and will
consider them together with the input of
subject matter experts at the hearing.
The Committee has developed specific
questions to ensure comments address
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key issues under consideration,
available at: https://ncvhs.hhs.gov/Sept2020-PCS-Subcommittee-HearingPublic-Comment-Questions. Please
submit comments using the questions
provided at this link to NCVHSmail@
cdc.gov by close of business
Wednesday, September 9, 2020.
There will be a public comment
period at the meeting. The meeting
times and topics are subject to change.
Please refer to the NCVHS website for
information and agenda updates.
Contact Person for More Information:
Substantive program information may
be obtained from Rebecca Hines, MHS,
Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National
Center for Health Statistics, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 3311
Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland
20782, telephone (301) 458–4715.
Summaries of meetings and a roster of
Committee members are available on the
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https://ncvhs.hhs.gov/. Further
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instructions to access the broadcast of
the meeting, will be posted on the
NCVHS website.
Should you require reasonable
accommodation, please contact the CDC
Office of Equal Employment
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as possible.
Sharon Arnold,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Planning and Evaluation, Science and Data
Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Planning and Evaluation.
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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) 276–0361.
Proposed Project: National Substance
Use and Mental Health Services Survey
(N–SUMHSS) (OMB No. 0930–)
Historically SAMHSA collected
information on substance use and
mental health treatment facilities
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through two (2) separate data
collections: The National Survey of
Substance Abuse Treatment Services
(N–SSATS; OMB No. 0930–0106) and
the National Mental Health Services
Survey (N–MHSS; OMB No. 0930–
0119). SAMHSA also maintain as part of
the N–SSATS data collection approval,
an inventory of treatment facility,
named the Inventory of Behavioral
Health Services (I–BHS) (N–SSATS;
OMB No. 0930–0106).
Some of the content and questions in
the N–SSATS and N–MHSS data
collection surveys are similar and
represented an additional burden to
approximately 14 percent of facilities
that received both surveys. SAMHSA
recognizes the need to have data
collections that are less burdensome to
these facilities that provide these
services. To help reduce respondent
burden, increase efficiency, and better
manage resources, SAMHSA goal is to
combine these two surveys into the
National Substance Use and Mental
Health Services Survey (N–SUMHSS).
The N–SUMHSS, will include the
facility characteristics and services
questions currently asked in the N–
SSATS and the N–MHSS. The survey
will also collect, on an annual basis,
client counts on those individuals
receiving services at these facilities.
Historically, client count information
was collected every other year; however
there is an increasing need to collect
and maintain data on current and
accurate numbers of clients in treatment
at the local level for community to
assess capacity and estimate resource
requirements. This information on
substance use and mental health
services has assisted with communities
to better respond to life changing events,
(i.e. hurricane) and plan for service
demands in the event of a natural
disaster, (i.e. earthquakes).
SAMHSA requests is for approval of
the N–SUMHSS data collection and the
extension of the I–BHS data collection.
The N–SUMHSS survey will provide
data on the numbers and types of
patients treated and the characteristics
of facilities providing substance use and
mental health treatment services. The
extension of the duration of the I–BHS
survey, which is current authorized as
part of N–SSATS (OMB No. 0930–0106),
aligns it to the same period as the N–
SUMHSS. These surveys are conducted
under the authority of Section 505 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
290aa–4) to meet the specific mandates
for annual information about public and
private substance use/mental health
treatment providers and the clients they
serve.
This request includes:
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• N–SUMHSS, an annual census of
substance use and mental health
treatment facilities which collects
descriptive data on the location, scope
of services provided, and operational
characteristics of all known substance
use and mental health treatment
facilities in the United States and
jurisdictions, and on utilization of
services by means of a single-day count
of clients in treatment; and
• I–BHS data collection activities
associated with updating the inventory
Type of respondent
and activity
Number of
respondents
States:
I–BHS Online 1 .............
of both mental health treatment
facilities and substance use treatment
facilities.
The information in N–SUMHSS and
I–BHS is needed to assess the nature
and extent of these resources, to identify
gaps in services, and to provide a
database for treatment referrals.
The request for OMB approval will
include a request to conduct the N–
SUMHSS survey which includes facility
characteristics and services and one-day
client counts and to update the I–BHS
Responses
per
respondent
Total
responses
Hours per
response
facility listing on a continuous basis in
2021, 2022 and 2023. Also included in
this request is the Between Cycle N–
SUMHSS data collection (N–SUMHSS
BC), to be conducted between annual
surveys to collect information on new
facilities for inclusion in the Treatment
Locator. N–SUMHSS BC use is an
abbreviated N–SUMHSS survey
questionnaire.
The estimated annual burden for the
I–BHS and BHSIS activities is as
follows:
Total burden
hours
Wage rate
Total hour
cost
56
75
4,200
0.08
336
$23
$7,728
56
........................
4,200
........................
336
........................
7,728
800
1,300
1
1
800
1,300
0.08
0.08
64
104
19.40
19.40
1,242
2,018
32,000
1
32,000
0.67
21,333
47.95
1,022,917
5,000
1,000
1
1
5,000
1,000
1.17
0.58
5,833
580
47.95
47.95
279,692
27,811
Facility Subtotal ....
40,100
........................
40,100
........................
27,914
........................
1,333,680
Total ...............
40,156
........................
44,300
........................
28,250
........................
1,341,408
State Subtotal .......
Facilities:
I–BHS application 2 ......
Augmentation screener
N–SUMHSS questionnaire (either SU or
MH) ...........................
N–SUMHSS (both SU
and MH) ....................
N–SUMHSS BC ...........
1 States
use the I–BHS Online system to submit information on newly licensed/approved facilities and on changes in facility name, address,
status, etc.
2 New facilities complete and submit the online I–BHS application form in order to get listed on the Inventory.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Carlos Graham,
Social Science Analyst.
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Year 2019 and 2020 Community
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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice describes the
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waivers, and alternative requirements
applicable to supplemental Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds
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hearing or speech impairments may
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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) 276-0361.
Proposed Project: National Substance Use and Mental Health Services
Survey (N-SUMHSS) (OMB No. 0930-)
Historically SAMHSA collected information on substance use and
mental health treatment facilities through two (2) separate data
collections: The National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services
(N-SSATS; OMB No. 0930-0106) and the National Mental Health Services
Survey (N-MHSS; OMB No. 0930-0119). SAMHSA also maintain as part of the
N-SSATS data collection approval, an inventory of treatment facility,
named the Inventory of Behavioral Health Services (I-BHS) (N-SSATS; OMB
No. 0930-0106).
Some of the content and questions in the N-SSATS and N-MHSS data
collection surveys are similar and represented an additional burden to
approximately 14 percent of facilities that received both surveys.
SAMHSA recognizes the need to have data collections that are less
burdensome to these facilities that provide these services. To help
reduce respondent burden, increase efficiency, and better manage
resources, SAMHSA goal is to combine these two surveys into the
National Substance Use and Mental Health Services Survey (N-SUMHSS).
The N-SUMHSS, will include the facility characteristics and
services questions currently asked in the N-SSATS and the N-MHSS. The
survey will also collect, on an annual basis, client counts on those
individuals receiving services at these facilities. Historically,
client count information was collected every other year; however there
is an increasing need to collect and maintain data on current and
accurate numbers of clients in treatment at the local level for
community to assess capacity and estimate resource requirements. This
information on substance use and mental health services has assisted
with communities to better respond to life changing events, (i.e.
hurricane) and plan for service demands in the event of a natural
disaster, (i.e. earthquakes).
SAMHSA requests is for approval of the N-SUMHSS data collection and
the extension of the I-BHS data collection. The N-SUMHSS survey will
provide data on the numbers and types of patients treated and the
characteristics of facilities providing substance use and mental health
treatment services. The extension of the duration of the I-BHS survey,
which is current authorized as part of N-SSATS (OMB No. 0930-0106),
aligns it to the same period as the N-SUMHSS. These surveys are
conducted under the authority of Section 505 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa-4) to meet the specific mandates for
annual information about public and private substance use/mental health
treatment providers and the clients they serve.
This request includes:
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N-SUMHSS, an annual census of substance use and mental
health treatment facilities which collects descriptive data on the
location, scope of services provided, and operational characteristics
of all known substance use and mental health treatment facilities in
the United States and jurisdictions, and on utilization of services by
means of a single-day count of clients in treatment; and
I-BHS data collection activities associated with updating
the inventory of both mental health treatment facilities and substance
use treatment facilities.
The information in N-SUMHSS and I-BHS is needed to assess the
nature and extent of these resources, to identify gaps in services, and
to provide a database for treatment referrals.
The request for OMB approval will include a request to conduct the
N-SUMHSS survey which includes facility characteristics and services
and one-day client counts and to update the I-BHS facility listing on a
continuous basis in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Also included in this request
is the Between Cycle N-SUMHSS data collection (N-SUMHSS BC), to be
conducted between annual surveys to collect information on new
facilities for inclusion in the Treatment Locator. N-SUMHSS BC use is
an abbreviated N-SUMHSS survey questionnaire.
The estimated annual burden for the I-BHS and BHSIS activities is
as follows:
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total burden Total hour
Type of respondent and activity respondents respondent responses response hours Wage rate cost
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
States:
I-BHS Online \1\........................ 56 75 4,200 0.08 336 $23 $7,728
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State Subtotal...................... 56 .............. 4,200 .............. 336 .............. 7,728
Facilities:
I-BHS application \2\................... 800 1 800 0.08 64 19.40 1,242
Augmentation screener................... 1,300 1 1,300 0.08 104 19.40 2,018
N-SUMHSS questionnaire (either SU or MH) 32,000 1 32,000 0.67 21,333 47.95 1,022,917
N-SUMHSS (both SU and MH)............... 5,000 1 5,000 1.17 5,833 47.95 279,692
N-SUMHSS BC............................. 1,000 1 1,000 0.58 580 47.95 27,811
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Facility Subtotal................... 40,100 .............. 40,100 .............. 27,914 .............. 1,333,680
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total........................... 40,156 .............. 44,300 .............. 28,250 .............. 1,341,408
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\1\ States use the I-BHS Online system to submit information on newly licensed/approved facilities and on changes in facility name, address, status,
etc.
\2\ New facilities complete and submit the online I-BHS application form in order to get listed on the Inventory.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Carlos Graham,
Social Science Analyst.
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