[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58156-58157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28910]


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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.
    Core Measures for the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention--New--
The mission of SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is 
to decrease substance use and abuse and related problems among the 
American public by bridging the gap between research and practice. CSAP 
accomplishes this through field-testing scientifically defensible 
programs; disseminating comprehensive, culturally appropriate 
prevention strategies, policies, and systems; and capacity building for 
states and community-based providers. Data will be collected from CSAP 
grants and contracts where participant outcomes are assessed pre- and 
post-intervention. The analysis of these data will help determine 
whether progress is being made in achieving CSAP's mission.
    The primary purpose of the proposed data activity is to promote the 
use among CSAP grantees and contractors of measures recommended by CSAP 
as a result of extensive examination and recommendations, using 
consistent criteria, by panels of experts. The use of consistent 
measurement for specified constructs across CSAP funded projects will 
improve CSAP's ability to respond to the Government Performance and 
Results Act (GPRA) and address goals and objectives outlined in the 
Office of National Drug Control Policy's Performance Measures of 
Effectiveness.
    It is important to emphasize that CSAP is not requiring the use of 
these measures if (1) The program does not already plan to target 
change in the specified construct(s) and/or (2) the measure is not 
valid for the program's targeted population. The Core Measures are only 
to be used if appropriate to the program's target population and 
consistent with the outcome(s) selected by the program. Consequently, 
no additional burden on the target population is estimated because the 
program is not being asked to collect

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data above and beyond what would already have been planned. The annual 
burden estimated is that for the grantees to extract the necessary data 
from their files and provide it to CSAP's data coordinating center. The 
table below summarizes the maximum estimated time, i.e., if all 
programs used all of the Core Measures--which is unlikely.

                   Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden
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                               Number of  Responses/    Hours/     Total
        CSAP Program           grantees     grantee    response    hours
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                                  FY01
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                          Knowledge Development
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Community Initiated.........          22           2           3     132
Family Strengthening........           7           2           3      42
High Risk Youth.............          17           2           3     102
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                      Targeted Capacity Enhancement
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HIV/Targeted Capacity.......          45           2           3     270
State Incentive Grant.......          10           2           3      60
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                                  FY02
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                          Knowledge Development
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Community Initiated.........          44           2           3     264
Family Strengthening........          14           2           3      84
High Risk Youth.............          34           2           3     204
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                      Targeted Capacity Enhancement
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HIV/Targeted Capacity.......          90           2           3  ......
State Incentive Grant.......          20           2           3     120
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                                  FY03
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                          Knowledge Development
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Community Initiated.........          66           2           3     396
Family Strengthening........          21           2           3     126
High Risk Youth.............          51           2           3     306
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                      Targeted Capacity Enhancement
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HIV/Targeted Capacity.......         135           2           3     810
State Incentive Grant.......          30           2           3     180
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    Annual Average..........         202  ..........  ..........   1,212
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Lauren Wittenberg, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: November 13, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-28910 Filed 11-19-01; 8:45 am]
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