[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51294-51295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21734]



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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 summary 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 at 301-443-7978.
    National Cross-Site Assessment of the Addiction Technology Transfer 
Centers Network--(OMB No. 0930-0216, Revision--The Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse 
Treatment (CSAT) intends to continue an assessment of its Addiction 
Technology Transfer Centers (ATTCs). The data collection instruments 
are being modified, and the methodology will be updated to comply with 
CSAT's new Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) requirements. 
CSAT is requiring all of its programs to use standard GPRA Customer 
Satisfaction forms for training, technical assistance and meeting 
events, approved by OMB under OMB control number 0930-0197. In response 
to these new requirements, the ATTC Network will modify the current 
information collection tools to be in compliance, while still 
collecting information needed for the cross-site assessment.
    The goal 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 events are self-identified and participate in 
either academic courses, continuing education/professional development 
training events, technical assistance or meetings. 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. 
A technical assistance is a jointly planned consultation generally 
involving a series of contacts between the ATTC and an outside 
organization/institution during which the ATTC provides expertise and 
gives direction toward resolving a problem or improving conditions. A 
meeting is an ATTC sponsored or co-sponsored event in which a group of 
people representing one or more agencies other than the ATTC work 
cooperatively on a project, problem, and/or a policy.
    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 events 
that participants receive through the ATTCs, and their satisfaction 
with services. The outcome component will focus on changes in clinical 
practice made by participants as a result of knowledge received.
    Analysis of this information will assist CSAT in documenting the 
numbers and types of participants in ATTC events, 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 trainees will include a description of each 
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 30 days. For technical assistance and meeting 
events, there will be a description of each event and demographic 
information will be collected from participants before the event. In 
addition, the study will collect satisfaction measures after each event 
and at 30-day follow-up using the required GPRA forms. Follow-up forms 
will be sent to a sample of 25% of participants at events. The chart 
below summarizes the annualized burden for this project.

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                                              Number of       Responses per       Hours per       Total burden
             Respondent type                 respondents       respondent         response            hours
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Students/Trainees.......................            20,000                 3               .25            15,000
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                                               ATTC Faculty/Staff
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Faculty/Trainers........................               200                 1               .25                50
ATTC Summary Reports....................                15                 4              2.00               120
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                                              Training Participants
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Pre-event Information...................            20,000                 1               .13             2,600
Post-event Information..................            20,000                 1               .16             3,200
Followup Information....................             5,000                 1               .16               800
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                                  Meeting and Technical Assistance Participants
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Pre-event information...................             3,000                 1               .08               240
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        Total...........................            23,215  ................  ................             7,010
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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; due to potential delays in OMB's receipt and 
processing of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, respondents 
are encouraged to submit comments by fax to: 202-395-6974.

    Dated: August 19, 2003.
Anna Marsh,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 03-21734 Filed 8-25-03; 8:45 am]
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