[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61032-61033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23026]


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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

    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 (240) 276-1243.
    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: GPRA Client Outcomes for the Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)--(OMB No. 0930-0208)--
Revision

    The mission of SAMHSA is to improve the effectiveness and 
efficiency of substance abuse and mental health treatment and 
prevention services across the United States. All of SAMHSA's 
activities are designed to ultimately reduce the gap in the 
availability of substance abuse and mental health services and to 
improve their effectiveness and efficiency.
    Data currently are collected from all SAMHSA knowledge application 
and targeted capacity expansion grants and contracts where client 
outcomes are to be assessed at intake (or initial contact), 6 and 12 
months post admission or post-intervention. SAMHSA-funded projects are 
required to submit these data as a contingency of their award. The 
analysis of the data will also help determine whether the goal of 
reducing health and social costs of drug use to the public is being 
achieved.
    The primary purpose of this data collection activity is to meet the

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reporting requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act 
(GPRA) by allowing SAMHSA to quantify the effects and accomplishments 
of SAMHSA programs. In addition, the data will be useful in addressing 
goals and objectives outlined in ONDCP's Performance Measures of 
Effectiveness. The revision of this data collection affects only the 
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). The proposed revision will 
modify the CSAT services instrument to include new questions on family 
characteristics, specific services and social connectedness to align 
with the SAMHSA Administrator's seven domains for national outcomes 
measures. In addition, the data collection time points will change to 
intake, discharge, and 6 months post admission. It is estimated that an 
average of five minutes will be added to the response burden for each 
client.
    The following is the estimated annual response burden for this 
collection.

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                                                                  Responses per
         Center/number of annual clients-participants                client/          Hours per        Total hours      Proportion of      Total hour
                                                                   participant        response                          added burden         burden
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CMHS:
    3,750.....................................................                 3               .33             3,713              0.70             2,599
CSAP:
    12,150....................................................                 3               .33            12,029              0.72             8,661
CSAT:
    26,031*...................................................                 3               .42            32,799              0.47            15,416
    3,500**...................................................              ***4               .42             5,880              0.47             2,765
Total:
    45,431....................................................  ................  ................  ................  ................           29,440
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Note:This is the maximum additional burden if all clients/participants complete three sets of items. CSAP and CSAT adolescent clients/participants do
  not usually receive all four data collections. Added burden proportion is an adjustment reflecting the extent to which programs typically already
  collect the data items. The formula for calculating the proportion of added burden is: Total number of items in the standard instrument minus the
  number of core GPRA items currently included divided by the total number of items in the standard instrument.
*Adults.
**Adolescents.
***Four data collections for adolescents.

    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 7-1045, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20850. Written comments 
should be received by December 13, 2004.

    Dated: October 1, 2004.
Anna Marsh,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 04-23026 Filed 10-13-04; 8:45 am]
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