[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14475-14476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5568]


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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 on (240) 276-1243.

Government Performance and Results Act Client/Participant Outcome (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 best practices 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 
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.
    The following is the estimated annual response burden for this 
collection.

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                                   Responses per
  Center/No. of annual clients-       client/        Hours per      Total hours    Proportion of    Total hour
          participants              participant      response                      added burden       burden
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                                                      CMHS
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3,750...........................               3             .33           3,713            0.70           2,599
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                                                      CSAP
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12,150..........................               3             .33          12,029            0.72           8,661
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                                                      CSAT
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28,000*.........................               3             .33          27,720            0.33           9,148
3,100**.........................            4***             .33           4,092            0.33           1,350
9,800****.......................               3             .33           9,702            0.33           3,202
114,600****.....................               1             .10          11,460               0               0
16,570****......................               3             .16           7,954               0               0
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    Subtotal 172,070............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............          13,700
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        Total 187,970...........  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............         24,960
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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.
 **** Screening, Brief Intervention, Treatment and Referral (SBIRT) grant program: 9,800 complete all GPRA
  sections; 114,600 complete sections A & H, all of these items are asked during the regular intake process
  resulting in zero burden; and 16,570 complete sections A, B, & H, all of these items are asked during the
  regular intake process resulting in zero burden.

    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by April 21, 2005 to: SAMHSA Desk 
Officer, 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: March 16, 2005.
Patricia S. Bransford,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 05-5568 Filed 3-21-05; 8:45 am]
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