[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 141 (Friday, July 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45385-45386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18484]


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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 list 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 (301)443-7978.

National Cross-Site Assessment of the Addiction Technology Transfer 
Centers Network--(New)

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration's (SAMHSA) 
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) intends to conduct an 
assessment of its Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTCs). The 
goal

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underlying the training and education opportunities provided through 
the ATTCs is to enhance the competencies of professionals in a variety 
of disciplines to address the clinical needs of individuals with 
substance abuse problems using research-based curricula and training 
materials through both traditional and non-traditional technologies.
    The ATTCs disseminate current health services research from the 
National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse 
and Alcoholism, National Institute of Mental Health, Agency for Health 
Care Policy and Research, National Institute of Justice, and other 
sources and applied knowledge development activities from SAMHSA using 
innovative technologies by developing and updating state-of-the-art 
research-based curricula and developing faculty and trainers. 
Participants in ATTC training events are self-identified and 
participate in either academic courses or continuing education/
professional development training events. Academic courses are offered 
at all levels. Continuing education/professional development training 
is designed to meet identified needs of counselors and other 
professionals who work with individuals with substance abuse problems.
    Both a process and an outcome assessment will be conducted. The 
process component will describe the training and education needs of 
pre-service and currently practicing professionals, the types of 
training events that students/trainees receive through the ATTCs, and 
student/trainee satisfaction with services. The outcome component will 
focus on changes in clinical practice made by trainees as a result of 
knowledge received.
    Analysis of this information will assist CSAT in documenting the 
numbers and types of participants in ATTC education/training offerings, 
describing the extent to which participants improve in their clinical 
competency, and which method is most effective in disseminating 
knowledge to the various audiences. This type of information is crucial 
to support CSAT in complying with GPRA reporting requirements and will 
inform future development of knowledge dissemination activities.
    The study design for students and trainees will include a 
description of each course/training event, and a pre-post design that 
collects identical information at initiation of ATTC courses/trainings, 
at the completion of the course/training, and again after 3 months. 
This time frame is necessary to allow students/trainees the opportunity 
to implement changes in clinical practice. In addition, the study will 
collect satisfaction measures after each course/training event.
    The chart below summarizes the annualized burden for this project.

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                                                                      Average      Average time/
                 Respondent type                    Number  of      responses/       response     Annual  burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        (hours)         (hours)
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Students/trainees...............................          12,000               4             .52           6,240
Faculty/trainers................................             195               1             .25              49
ATTC summary reports............................              13               4            2.00             104
      Total.....................................          12,208  ..............  ..............           6,393
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
SAMHSA Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
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Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: July 16, 2000.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 00-18484 Filed 7-20-00; 8:45 am]
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