[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 138 (Friday, July 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38568-38569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18907]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Period Proposed
Information Collection: 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
information collection projects, the Indian Health Service (IHS) has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to
review and approve the information collection listed below. This
proposed information collection project was previously published in the
Federal Register (62 FR 15191) and allowed 60 days for public comment.
No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to
allow 30 days for public comment to be submitted to OMB.
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)
authorizes the IHS to develop and implement a comprehensive alcohol and
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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Estimated Responses Total
Data collection Instrument no. of per Average burden hour per annual
respondents respondent response* burden hrs
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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
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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 0.4175 hr (25 minutes)....... 194.9
Client 6-month follow-up.................. 440 1 0.50 hr (30 minutes)......... 220.0
Client 12-month follow-up................. 412 1 0.41752 hr (25 minutes)...... 172.0
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Total............................... 790 ........... ............................. 1,799.4
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* For ease of understanding, burden hours are alos 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) way 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
Direct Comments To OMB
Send your written comments and suggestions regarding the proposed
information collection contained in this notice, especially regarding
the estimated public burden and associated response time, to: Office of
Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, New Executive
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk
Officer for IHS. To request more information on the proposed collection
or to obtain a copy of the data collection plan(s) and/or
instruction(s), contact: Mr. Lance Hodahkwen, Sr., M.P.H., IHS Reports
Clearance Officer, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 450, Rockville, MD
20852. 1601, or call non-toll free (301) 443-0461, or send via
facsimile to (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 if received within 30-days of the date of this
publication.
Dated: July 8, 1997.
Michael H. Trujillo,
Assistant Surgeon General Director.
[FR Doc. 97-18907 Filed 7-17-97; 8:45 am]
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