[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 160 (Thursday, August 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 51470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18648]


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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: Evaluation for Ecstasy, Other Club Drugs, 
Methamphetamine, and Inhalants Prevention Initiative--NEW

    SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) under the 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will 
request OMB approval for two new instruments: the Targeted Capacity 
Expansion and Process Measure Questionnaire (TCEPMQ), and the Direct 
Service Intervention Dosage Data Form (DSIDDF). These instruments will 
be used to conduct an evaluation of capacity building, process, and 
project level dosage for the Ecstasy, Other Club Drugs, 
Methamphetamine, and Inhalant Prevention Initiative (the Initiative). 
These instruments will permit the grantee sites to report data about 
their progress in conducting targeted capacity expansion and in 
delivering direct service interventions.
    The TCEPMQ and the DSIDDF are instruments designed to capture 
project level information. The TCEPMQ captures information from the 
projects about their project implementation and whether the project is 
being implemented as planned; the types of needs assessments conducted 
and the findings of the needs assessments; measures of awareness of 
Ecstasy, other club drug, methamphetamine and inhalant problems and 
openness to prevention efforts; measures of the projects' relationship-
building activities, such as who they collaborate with, how often, and 
the effectiveness of these relationships; measures of their work to 
improve organizational and community resources; measures of contextual 
factors that may affect their planned activities; and a description of 
the effect of their capacity building activities on the community. The 
TECPMQ contains a total of 41 questions, 20 of which have closed-ended 
responses, and 21 of which require open-ended narrative responses.
    The DSIDDF is designed to collect information about the projects' 
implementation of evidence-based prevention programs and any changes 
they made to the programs. The instrument also captures information 
about program dosage and fidelity to the model. The DSIDDF contains a 
total of 10 questions, 7 of which have closed-ended responses and 3 of 
which have open-ended, narrative responses. By collecting this 
information, CSAP will be able to assess the projects' progress in 
implementing targeted capacity expansion within the funded communities.
    These electronic, standard instruments will facilitate accurate and 
appropriate data collection and will ensure that consistent data are 
collected from all projects. The practical utility of using such 
standard instruments is much higher than relying on narrative reports, 
allowing for immediate analysis and prompt technical assistance to 
sites experiencing program difficulties.
    The estimated time needed to complete the TCEPMEQ is 3.75 hours and 
2 hours for the DSIDDF. After the projects have completed their first 
submission of these instruments, there data will be pre-filled, which 
will further reduce the time burden on the respondents for the next 
three quarterly submission. By providing pre-filled responses, 
respondents will only need to provide information for those questions 
in which their responses have changed. The annual burden estimates for 
this activity are shown below:

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                                                               Number of respondents         Estimated quarterly respondent burden (by     Total annual
                                                         --------------------------------                      hour)                          hourly
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------------   respondent
                                                                                                                                           burden (total
                       Instrument                         Ecstasy and   Methamphetamine                                                      number of
                                                           other club    and inhalants     Quarter 1   Quarter 2   Quarter 3   Quarter 4   burden hours
                                                             drugs                                                                            for all
                                                                                                                                           respondents)
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TCEPMQ..................................................           12                 20      * 3.75         2           2           2        9.75 (312)
DSIDDF..................................................           11                 19        2             .5          .5          .5       3.5 (105)
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    Totals..............................................           12                 20        5.75         2.4         2.5         2.5     13.25 (417)
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* This includes one hour extra for projects to read the related Administration Guide the first time only.

    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 by October 18, 2004.

    Dated: August 6, 2004.
Anna Marsh,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 04-18648 Filed 8-18-04; 8:45 am]
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