Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 66429-66430 [2024-18316]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 158 / Thursday, August 15, 2024 / Notices Send comments to SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 15E–57A, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 OR email a copy to samhsapra@ samhsa.hhs.gov. Written comments should be received by October 15, 2024. Alicia Broadus, Public Health Advisor. [FR Doc. 2024–18253 Filed 8–14–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162–20–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 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, email the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer at samhsapra@samhsa.hhs.gov. 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: SAMHSA Unified Client-Level Performance Reporting Tool (SUPRT)—(OMB No. 0930–NEW) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA is seeking approval for the new SAMHSA Unified Client-level Performance Reporting Tool (SUPRT) to modify the existing Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) ClientLevel Performance Instruments into a VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:25 Aug 14, 2024 Jkt 262001 streamlined, multi-component SAMHSA Client-Level Performance Tool. Currently, over 7,500 grantees across a range of prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support discretionary grant programs report program performance data into SAMHSA’s Performance Accountability and Reporting System (SPARS) that serves as a central data repository. SPARS also functions as a performance management system that captures information on the substance use and mental health services delivered via the range of SAMHSA’s discretionary grants. SAMHSA has historically required grantees to collect much of the client-level information in SPARS using a prescribed series of questions in long complex instruments. This is not the totality of data tools SAMHSA uses, however, to collect performance data on its discretionary grant programs. SAMHSA uses data collected, depending on the grant program, at the client-level, but also through aggregate program performance tools, required narrative performance progress reports, or a combination of these. This notice informs the public of SAMHSA’s intent to develop and implement a new streamlined client-level performance tool that will allow SAMHSA to continue to meet Government Performance and Results Modernization Act (GPRAMA) of 2010 reporting requirements, reduce the scope and associated burden of questions requiring responses directly from clients, and limit the amount of client-level detail reported by grantees. The proposed new client-level performance tool will involve streamlining questions from the currently used client-level performance reporting tools, as well as incorporating select new measures/questions into a multi-component client-level tool. With this change, SAMHSA will provide guidance specifying which items SAMHSA expects grantees to ask directly of clients and those for which grantees may use alternate data sources for gathering and reporting client-level data. This new, streamlined client-level performance tool will reduce client and grantee reporting burden and enhance consistency of the collected performance data. This tool also reflects diverse stakeholder feedback SAMHSA obtained through multiple listening sessions conducted with key stakeholders and will incorporate findings of cognitive testing to improve clarity of the measures. This performance tool will align with, and strengthen, SAMHSA’s complementary evaluation activities of its discretionary PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66429 grant programs providing client services. SAMHSA will use the data collected through the new streamlined clientlevel performance tool for both annual reporting required by GPRAMA, grantee monitoring, and continuous improvement of its discretionary grant programs. The information collected through this process will allow SAMHSA to (1) monitor and report on implementation and overall performance of the associated grant programs; (2) advance SAMHSA’s proposed performance goals; and (3) assess the accountability and performance of its discretionary grant programs, focused on efforts that promote mental health, prevent substance use, and provide treatments and supports to foster recovery. Through the proposed new, streamlined single client-level performance tool, SAMHSA seeks to (1) improve the utility of client-level performance tools while decreasing burden; (2) standardize and utilize tested questions across programs wherever possible; and, (3) elicit programmatic information that helps inform the impact of discretionary grant programs on the achievement of SAMHSA’s Strategic Priority Area goals and objectives (https:// www.samhsa.gov/about-us/strategicplan). Furthermore, this effort is designed to align performance reporting requirements with the measurement activities of other federal agencies (e.g., the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the U.S. Census Bureau; the Office of Management and Budget; etc.) to the extent possible. To meet these goals, data from the new clientlevel performance tool for SAMHSA’s discretionary grants can be used to delineate who is served, how they are served, what services they receive, and how the program impacts the progress of clients in terms of mental health and substance use issues. The tool reflects SAMHSA’s goals to elicit pertinent program data that can be used to inform current and future programs and practices and respond to stakeholders, congressional, and other agency inquiries. The proposed structure of the new tool will be one that is streamlined and multi-component with client-level information collected and reported at varying frequencies. The first component will be composed of standardized questions about demographic information (asked directly of clients at baseline only) and social determinants of health (asked directly of clients at baseline and E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 66430 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 158 / Thursday, August 15, 2024 / Notices annually as instructed by SAMHSA); the second component will contain standardized recovery, quality of life, and client goal measures as impacted by services received (also asked of clients at baseline and reassessment during the first year of a grant, then annually as instructed by SAMHSA); and the third component will consist of a streamlined set of questions describing clients’ behavioral health history, screening and diagnosis items, and services provided to clients (as reported at the client-level by the grantee using alternate data sources that already may be in use for other purposes, for example an electronic health or medical record). Question(s) about services provided to the client will only be required at reassessment and annually for some programs as instructed by SAMHSA. Currently, the tool and final burden table are still under development and will be available as part of the 30-Day FRN. However, SAMHSA expects that use of the multi-component tool will result in a significant decrease in burden for client and grantee annualized reporting, not only because of the streamlining of questions, but also because not all items will be required at every data collection time point. For example, SAMHSA anticipates that the services provided item will not be required to report at baseline, only reassessment and, for some programs, annually. SAMHSA is also finalizing a revised policy on when reassessments are expected to occur, recognizing that a one-size fits all approach may not be appropriate for all client-focused grant programs. SAMHSA is conducting testing to establish a better estimate of the time it will take to complete the information collection given the varying degree of direct client involvement across the new tool’s components and grantee use of alternate data sources for a portion of the tool. At this point, SAMHSA estimates that approximately 1500 client-focused grantees annually will use the tool and with a burden hour estimate per assessment that ranges from 0.13 to 0.27 for each of the three tool components. SAMHSA’s goal is to develop a new performance tool that is streamlined and will significantly reduce burden compared to the current performance tools. Send comments to the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E45, Rockville, Maryland 20857, OR email a copy to samhsapra@ VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:25 Aug 14, 2024 Jkt 262001 samhsa.hhs.gov. Written comments should be received by October 15, 2024. Alicia Broadus, Public Health Advisor. [FR Doc. 2024–18316 Filed 8–14–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162–20–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–6481–N–02] Notice of HUD Vacant Loan Sales (HVLS 2025–1) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces HUD’s intention to competitively offer approximately 2,700 home equity conversion mortgages (HECM, or reverse mortgage loans) secured by vacant properties with an updated loan balance of approximately $746 million. The sale will consist of due and payable Secretary-held reverse mortgage loans. The mortgage loans consist of first liens secured by single family, vacant residential properties, where all borrowers are deceased, and no borrower is survived by a nonborrowing spouse. The Secretary will prioritize up to 50 percent of the offered assets for award to nonprofit organizations or governmental entity bidders with a documented housing mission. This notice also generally describes the bidding process for the sale and certain entities who are ineligible to bid. This is the thirteenth sale offering of its type and will be held on October 16, 2024. DATES: For this sale action, the Bidder’s Information Package (BIP) will be made available to qualified bidders on or about September 11, 2024. Bids for the HVLS 2025–1 sale will be accepted on the Bid Date of October 16, 2024 prior to 1:00 p.m. ET (Bid Date). HUD anticipates that award(s) will be made on or about October 21, 2024 (the Award Date). ADDRESSES: To become an eligible bidder and receive the BIP for the October sale, prospective bidders must complete, execute, and submit a Confidentiality Agreement and Qualification Statement acceptable to HUD. The documents will be available in preview form with free login on the Transaction Specialist (TS), Falcon Capital Advisors, website: https:// www.falconassetsales.com. This website SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 contains information and links to register for the sale and electronically complete and submit documents. If you cannot submit electronically, please submit executed documents via mail or facsimile to Falcon Capital Advisors: Falcon Capital Advisors, 427 N Lee Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, Attention: Glenn Ervin, HUD HVLS Loan Sale Coordinator eFax: 1–202– 393–4125. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Lucey, Director, Office of Asset Sales, Room 9216, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20410–8000; telephone 202–708–2625, extension 3927 (this is not a toll-free number) or at john.w.lucey@hud.gov. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with speech or communication disabilities. To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/ consumers/guides/telecommunicationsrelay-service-trs. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces HUD’s intention to sell due and payable Secretary-held reverse mortgage loans in HVLS 2025– 1. HUD is offering approximately 2,700 reverse mortgage notes with an updated loan balance of approximately $746 million. The mortgage loans consist of first liens secured by single family, vacant residential properties, where all borrowers are deceased, and no borrower is survived by a nonborrowing spouse. A listing of the mortgage loans will be included in the due diligence materials made available to eligible bidders. The mortgage loans will be sold without FHA insurance and with servicing released. HUD will offer eligible bidders an opportunity to bid competitively on the mortgage loans. The Bidding Process The BIP describes in detail the procedure for bidding in HVLS 2025–1. The BIP also includes the applicable standardized non-negotiable Conveyance, Assignment and Assumption Agreements for HVLS 2025–1 (CAAs). The CAAs will contain first look requirements and mission outcome goals. HUD will evaluate the bids submitted and determine the successful bids, in terms of the best value to HUD, in its sole and absolute discretion. If a bidder is successful, it will be required to submit a deposit which will be calculated based upon the total dollar value of the bidder’s potential award. E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66429-66430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18316]


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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, email the 
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer at [email protected]. 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: SAMHSA Unified Client-Level Performance Reporting 
Tool (SUPRT)--(OMB No. 0930-NEW)

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral 
health of the nation. SAMHSA is seeking approval for the new SAMHSA 
Unified Client-level Performance Reporting Tool (SUPRT) to modify the 
existing Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and Center for 
Mental Health Services (CMHS) Client-Level Performance Instruments into 
a streamlined, multi-component SAMHSA Client-Level Performance Tool. 
Currently, over 7,500 grantees across a range of prevention, harm 
reduction, treatment, and recovery support discretionary grant programs 
report program performance data into SAMHSA's Performance 
Accountability and Reporting System (SPARS) that serves as a central 
data repository. SPARS also functions as a performance management 
system that captures information on the substance use and mental health 
services delivered via the range of SAMHSA's discretionary grants. 
SAMHSA has historically required grantees to collect much of the 
client-level information in SPARS using a prescribed series of 
questions in long complex instruments. This is not the totality of data 
tools SAMHSA uses, however, to collect performance data on its 
discretionary grant programs. SAMHSA uses data collected, depending on 
the grant program, at the client-level, but also through aggregate 
program performance tools, required narrative performance progress 
reports, or a combination of these. This notice informs the public of 
SAMHSA's intent to develop and implement a new streamlined client-level 
performance tool that will allow SAMHSA to continue to meet Government 
Performance and Results Modernization Act (GPRAMA) of 2010 reporting 
requirements, reduce the scope and associated burden of questions 
requiring responses directly from clients, and limit the amount of 
client-level detail reported by grantees.
    The proposed new client-level performance tool will involve 
streamlining questions from the currently used client-level performance 
reporting tools, as well as incorporating select new measures/questions 
into a multi-component client-level tool. With this change, SAMHSA will 
provide guidance specifying which items SAMHSA expects grantees to ask 
directly of clients and those for which grantees may use alternate data 
sources for gathering and reporting client-level data. This new, 
streamlined client-level performance tool will reduce client and 
grantee reporting burden and enhance consistency of the collected 
performance data. This tool also reflects diverse stakeholder feedback 
SAMHSA obtained through multiple listening sessions conducted with key 
stakeholders and will incorporate findings of cognitive testing to 
improve clarity of the measures. This performance tool will align with, 
and strengthen, SAMHSA's complementary evaluation activities of its 
discretionary grant programs providing client services.
    SAMHSA will use the data collected through the new streamlined 
client-level performance tool for both annual reporting required by 
GPRAMA, grantee monitoring, and continuous improvement of its 
discretionary grant programs. The information collected through this 
process will allow SAMHSA to (1) monitor and report on implementation 
and overall performance of the associated grant programs; (2) advance 
SAMHSA's proposed performance goals; and (3) assess the accountability 
and performance of its discretionary grant programs, focused on efforts 
that promote mental health, prevent substance use, and provide 
treatments and supports to foster recovery.
    Through the proposed new, streamlined single client-level 
performance tool, SAMHSA seeks to (1) improve the utility of client-
level performance tools while decreasing burden; (2) standardize and 
utilize tested questions across programs wherever possible; and, (3) 
elicit programmatic information that helps inform the impact of 
discretionary grant programs on the achievement of SAMHSA's Strategic 
Priority Area goals and objectives (https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/strategic-plan). Furthermore, this effort is designed to align 
performance reporting requirements with the measurement activities of 
other federal agencies (e.g., the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the U.S. 
Census Bureau; the Office of Management and Budget; etc.) to the extent 
possible. To meet these goals, data from the new client-level 
performance tool for SAMHSA's discretionary grants can be used to 
delineate who is served, how they are served, what services they 
receive, and how the program impacts the progress of clients in terms 
of mental health and substance use issues. The tool reflects SAMHSA's 
goals to elicit pertinent program data that can be used to inform 
current and future programs and practices and respond to stakeholders, 
congressional, and other agency inquiries.
    The proposed structure of the new tool will be one that is 
streamlined and multi-component with client-level information collected 
and reported at varying frequencies. The first component will be 
composed of standardized questions about demographic information (asked 
directly of clients at baseline only) and social determinants of health 
(asked directly of clients at baseline and

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annually as instructed by SAMHSA); the second component will contain 
standardized recovery, quality of life, and client goal measures as 
impacted by services received (also asked of clients at baseline and 
reassessment during the first year of a grant, then annually as 
instructed by SAMHSA); and the third component will consist of a 
streamlined set of questions describing clients' behavioral health 
history, screening and diagnosis items, and services provided to 
clients (as reported at the client-level by the grantee using alternate 
data sources that already may be in use for other purposes, for example 
an electronic health or medical record). Question(s) about services 
provided to the client will only be required at reassessment and 
annually for some programs as instructed by SAMHSA.
    Currently, the tool and final burden table are still under 
development and will be available as part of the 30-Day FRN. However, 
SAMHSA expects that use of the multi-component tool will result in a 
significant decrease in burden for client and grantee annualized 
reporting, not only because of the streamlining of questions, but also 
because not all items will be required at every data collection time 
point. For example, SAMHSA anticipates that the services provided item 
will not be required to report at baseline, only reassessment and, for 
some programs, annually. SAMHSA is also finalizing a revised policy on 
when reassessments are expected to occur, recognizing that a one-size 
fits all approach may not be appropriate for all client-focused grant 
programs. SAMHSA is conducting testing to establish a better estimate 
of the time it will take to complete the information collection given 
the varying degree of direct client involvement across the new tool's 
components and grantee use of alternate data sources for a portion of 
the tool. At this point, SAMHSA estimates that approximately 1500 
client-focused grantees annually will use the tool and with a burden 
hour estimate per assessment that ranges from 0.13 to 0.27 for each of 
the three tool components. SAMHSA's goal is to develop a new 
performance tool that is streamlined and will significantly reduce 
burden compared to the current performance tools.
    Send comments to the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Room 15E45, Rockville, Maryland 20857, OR email a copy to 
[email protected]. Written comments should be received by 
October 15, 2024.

Alicia Broadus,
Public Health Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2024-18316 Filed 8-14-24; 8:45 am]
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