[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18435-18436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9920]


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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 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 on (301) 443-7978.

Proposed Project

    COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER EDUCATION IN 
HIV/AIDS PROGRAM II--New--The Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services 
(CMHS) intends to conduct a multi-site evaluation of its Cooperative 
Agreement for Mental Health Care Provider Education in HIV/AIDS Program 
II. The education programs to be funded under this cooperative 
agreement are designed to disseminate knowledge of the psychological 
and neuropsychiatric sequelae of HIV/AIDS to both traditional (e.g., 
psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, primary care physicians, medical 
students, and social workers) and non-traditional (e.g., clergy, and 
alternative health care workers) first-line providers of mental health 
services. The multi-site evaluation is designed to assess the 
effectiveness of particular training curricula, document the integrity 
of training delivery formats, and assess the effectiveness of the 
various training delivery formats.
    Analyses will assist CMHS in documenting the numbers and types of 
traditional and non-traditional mental health providers accessing 
training; the content, nature and types of training participants 
receive; and the extent to which trainees experience knowledge, skill 
and attitude gains/changes as a result of training attendance. The 
multi-

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site evaluation design uses a two-tiered data collection and analytic 
strategy to collect information on (1) the organization and delivery of 
training, and (2) the impact of training on participants' knowledge, 
skills and abilities. Information about the organization and delivery 
of training will be collected from trainers and staff who are funded by 
these cooperative agreements hence there is no respondent burden. All 
training participants will be asked to complete a brief (5 minute) 
satisfaction questionnaire. Trainees attending sessions longer than 3 
hours long will be asked to complete 10-minute pre-post-test evaluation 
questionnaires. Trainees attending sessions longer than 8 hours and a 
sample of their supervisors will also be asked to complete 5-minute 
follow-up evaluation instruments. CMHS intends to fund between 6 to 8 
education sites under the Cooperative Agreement for Mental Health Care 
Provider Education in HIV/AIDS Program II. Each site will serve an 
estimated 3000 to 3300 trainees over 3 years. The average time 
requirement for participants across all sessions is expected to be 12 
minutes. A pre-test of the evaluation instruments and design will be 
completed in 4 sites with no more than 9 respondents. Modifications to 
the evaluation design and instruments will be made as based on results 
from the feasibility study.

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                                                                Average      Average                            
                                                 Number of     responses     time per    Total time     Annual  
                                                respondents       per       respondent     burden       burden  
                                                              respondent    (minutes)     (hours)      (hours)  
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Trainees......................................       26,400           1.5           12        7,920        2,640
Supervisors...................................        2,640           1              5          220           73
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      Total...................................       29,040  ............  ...........        8,140       2,713 
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* Based on 8 sites funded for 3 years serving a maximum of 1,100 trainees per year. Number of respondents is    
  estimated based on sites conducting 60% of sessions being 3 hours or less, 30 percent of sessions between 3   
  and 8 hours long and 10 percent of sessions greater than 8 hours long.                                        

    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.
    Send comments to Nancy Pearce, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 16-105, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: April 9, 1998.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 98-9920 Filed 4-14-98; 8:45 am]
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