[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49031-49032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23882]


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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.
    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: Assessment of the National Leadership Institute 
Program and Services

    --(OMB No. 0930-0203, Revision)--The Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment 
(CSAT) is conducting an assessment of its National Leadership Institute 
(NLI). The goal underlying the technical assistance and training 
opportunities provided through the NLI is to strengthen the competitive 
position of nonprofit community-based organizations (CBOs) which are 
essential components of local substance abuse services for the 
uninsured and under-insured.
    Both a process and an impact assessment are being conducted. The 
process assessment describes the needs faced by CBOs, the types of 
training and technical assistance that CBOs receive through the NLI, 
and CBO satisfaction with services. The impact assessment focuses on 
specific changes made by CBOs in response to NLI recommendations, and 
improvements in self-rated organizational performance and several 
organization status measures.
    The assessment design for technical assistance is a pre-post-post 
design that collects identical information from the TA recipient 
organizations at initiation of NLI contact and again after 12 and 24 
months. These time frames are necessary to allow CBOs the opportunity 
to address NLI technical assistance recommendations and to plan and 
implement their changes. In addition, the assessment collects 
satisfaction measures from the TA recipient organization after each 
technical assistance event and at 12 and 24 months after the initial TA 
event.
    The training component of NLI is also a pre-post-post design. 
Participants complete a brief questionnaire prior to receiving either 
onsite or online training, as well as immediately upon completion of 
the training. Training participants are also sent a 30-day follow-up 
questionnaire in the mail. With the introduction of online training, 
the 30-day follow-up may be submitted via e-mail, as well.
    Most of the evaluation forms for both TA and training are 
undergoing minor revisions. The Organizational Self-Assessment and the 
12-Month Follow-Up Organizational Self-Assessment will be revised to 
eliminate some of the items that were confusing to respondents and to 
capture some key indicators that will be more useful to TA providers 
and for evaluation purposes. The Activity Summary will be revised to 
better capture GPRA data and to better record the nature of the 
recommendations an agency receives from a TA provider. There will not 
be substantial changes to any of the TA-related satisfaction forms.
    The training forms are undergoing minor revisions that include 
rewording and the addition and/or deletion of questions to tailor the 
instrument to persons who participate in NLI's online training.
    This request is also to extend OMB clearance to 2005 to allow for a 
continued assessment of the NLI's services. NLI anticipates receiving 
inquiries from 80 CBOs per year over the next three years, for a total 
of 240 programs. NLI anticipates receiving requests for technical 
assistance from 70 CBOs per year over the next three years, for a total 
of 210 programs. Data collection burden is borne primarily by directors 
of the CBOs who provide initial contact information (3 minutes), pre- 
and post-test versions of organizational self-assessments (75 minutes 
each), satisfaction forms (5 minutes each for 2 types of 
questionnaires), and activity summaries/telephone interviews (20 
minutes). Finally, an estimated 500 individuals will attend NLI onsite 
training events and/or complete an online training course per year, for 
a total of 1,500 individuals. These individuals will receive a brief 
questionnaire prior to the training and satisfaction questionnaires 
immediately after the training, as well as 30 days after the training 
(5 minutes each).
    The chart below summarizes the estimated total three-year burden 
and annual average burden.

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                                                     Number of     Responses per     Hours per
                      Form                          respondents     respondent       response       Total hours
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                                         Technical Assistance Recipients
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Initial Contact Form............................             240               1             .10              24
Organization Self-Assessment....................             210   \1\ 3 (pre-TA            1.25             786
                                                                   and 12 and 24
                                                                    months post)
Technical Assistance Event Satisfaction.........             210               2             .08              34

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Activity Summary................................             210    \2\ 2 (at 12             .33             139
                                                                  and 24 months)
Comprehensive NLI Satisfaction..................             210               1             .16              34
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                          Training Participants (includes onsite and online trainings)
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Training Participant Information Form (pre- and            1,500               2             .08             240
 post-training).................................
Training Participant 30 day follow-up...........           1,500               1             .08             120
    Total.......................................           1,740  ..............  ..............           1,411
    Annual average..............................             580  ..............  ..............            470
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\1\ Pre-TA and 12 and 24 months post.
\2\ At 12 and 24 months.

    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: September 19, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 01-23882 Filed 9-24-01; 8:45 am]
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