[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 61 (Monday, March 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15191-15192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7974]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Evaluation of the IHS-
Supported Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for American 
Indian/Alaska Native Women

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed 
data collection projects, the Indian Health Service (IHS) is publishing 
a summary of a proposed project to be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

Proposed Collection

    Title: Evaluation of the IHS-Supported Alcohol and Substance Abuse 
Treatment Program for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women. Type 
of Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use of the Information 
Collection: Section 703, ``Indian Women Treatment Programs'' of Public 
Law 102-573, the Indian Health Care Amendments of 1992, (the act) 
authorize the IHS to develop and implement a comprehensive alcohol and 
substance abuse (A/SA) program that specifically addresses the 
cultural, historical, social, and child care needs of AI/AN women. 
Section 801 of these Amendments requires a report on the progress made 
in meeting the objectives of the Act, a review of programs established 
or assisted pursuant to the Act, and an assessment of such programs. 
Support Services International, Inc, (SSI) an Indian-owned consulting 
firm, will develop the data collection instruments and conduct the 
study. The information collected will be used to assess and improve the 
effectiveness of the IHS-supported A/SA treatment program.
    Data will be collected from a sample of AI/AN women who use the 
services provided by the IHS-supported A/SA treatment programs, and 
from a sample of treatment program staff. Findings from the study will 
be used to determine: (1) what works, what does not work, and why; (2) 
what resources are required for successful A/SA treatment for AI/AN 
women; (3) what factors help or hinder women from maintaining sobriety; 
(4) how many women achieve success (3-, 6-, and 12-months after 
admission into A/SA treatment); (5) what are the characteristics, life 
conditions, and service needs of the women who use the treatment 
programs, (6) what are the common strengths and problems of the 
treatment programs, and what are recommendations for improvement. The 
study is expected to be completed in FY 1998. Affected Public: 
Individuals.
    See Table 1 below for Types of Data Collection Instruments, 
Estimated Number of Respondents, Number of Responses per Respondent, 
Average Burden Hour per Response, and Total Annual Burden Hour.

                                                    Table 1.                                                    
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                                                                                                        Total   
                                             Estimated    Responses      Average burden hour per        annual  
        Data collection  instrument          number of       per                response*               burden  
                                            respondents   respondent                                    hours   
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Project director..........................           24            1  0.75 hr (45 minutes).........         18.0
Project staff.............................          216            1  0.50 hr (30 minutes).........        108.0
Client intake.............................          550            1  0.50 hr (30 minutes).........        275.0
Client history............................          550            1  1.00 hr (60 minutes).........        550.0
Client discharge..........................          523            1  0.50 hr (30 minutes).........        261.5
Client 3-month follow-up..................          467            1  0.42 hr (25 minutes).........        196.1
Client 6-month follow-up..................          440            1  0.50 hr (30 minutes).........        220.0
Client 12-month follow-up.................          412            1  0.42 hr (25 minutes).........        173.4
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      Total...............................          790  ...........  .............................     1,802.0 
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*For ease of understanding, burden hours are also provided in actual minutes.                                   

    There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs and/or Maintenance 
Costs to report for this information collection.

Request for Comments

    Your written comments and/or suggestions are invited on one or more 
of the following points: (a) whether the information collection 
activity is necessary to carry out an agency function and whether the 
IHS processes the information collected in a useful and timely fashion; 
(b) the accuracy of the public burden estimate (this is the amount of 
time needed for individual respondents to provide the requested 
information) and the methodology and assumptions used to determine the 
estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information being collected; and (d) ways to minimize the public burden 
through the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Send Comments and Requests for Further Information: Send your 
written comments and requests for more information on the proposed 
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instructions to: Mr. Lance Hodahkwen, Sr., IHS Reports Clearance 
Officer, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 450, Rockville, MD 20852-1601, 
or call non-toll free (301) 443-0461 fax (301) 443-1522, or send your 
E-mail requests, comments, and return address to: 
I[email protected].
    Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect of received on or before 
May 30, 1997.

    Dated: February 10, 1997.
Michael H. Trujillo,
Assistant Surgeon General Director.
[FR Doc. 97-7974 Filed 3-28-97; 8:45 am]
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