[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4925-4927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1093]


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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.

Project: Targeted Capacity Expansion Grants for Jail Diversion Program 
Evaluation--In Use Without Approval

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 
(SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) has implemented the 
Targeted Capacity Expansion Grants for Jail Diversion Programs. CMHS 
has developed a set of client outcome measures that will be collected 
over the length of the program.
    Each jail diversion program participant has been approached to 
request their consent for participation. The main components of the 
baseline, 6- and 12-month interviews are Government Performance and 
Results Act (GPRA) measures. In addition to GPRA measures, the 
interviews include the following measures:
     DC Trauma Collaboration Study Violence and Trauma 
Screening to gauge traumatic events in the past year and lifetime 
(Baseline only)
     Colorado Symptom Index 1991 to gauge symptoms of mental 
illness (All interviews)
     Perceived Coercion Scale (from MacArthur Mandated 
Community Treatment Survey) to enter jail diversion programs (Baseline 
only)
     Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program quality of 
life measures (6 and 12 months only)
     Service use (6 and 12 months only)
    In addition to data collected through interviews, grantees will 
collect the following information and will report it to the Technical 
Assistance and Policy Analysis (TAPA) Center:
     Events Tracking: This program captures the volume of 
activities (``events'') that jail diversion programs engage in to 
determine whom the program will serve.
     Person Tracking: This program is designed to record basic 
information on all individuals who are diverted and served with grant 
funds. It also helps grantees keep track of interview dates for those 
program participants who agree to take part in the evaluation.
     Service Use: Grantees collect self-reported data on 
services provided or information from official sources, such as 
statewide/agency management information systems or other agency records 
about the types of services received following diversion. This data 
must be provided to the TAPA Center.
     Arrest and Jail Days Data: Grantees report arrest and jail 
days data collected from official sources, such as a statewide criminal 
justice database, or that have been tracked for themselves for one year 
prior and one year following diversion.
    As mentioned above, grantees collect this data from official 
sources or self-report data from their programs and submit it to the 
TAPA Center. This data is reported to the technical assistance provider 
through an electronic database system or through paper copies. 
Resulting compiled data is used to provide information of interest to 
policy makers, researchers, and communities engaged in developing jail 
diversion programs.
Project: (Title)--Revision

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                                          2006 Annual Reporting Burden
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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total       Average hours    Total hour
    Data collection activity        respondents     respondent       responses     per response       burden
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 Client Interviews:
    Baseline (at enrollment) \1\             600               1             600             .75         \2\ 288
    6 months....................             480               1             480             .75         \2\ 263
    12 months...................             380               1             380             .75         \2\ 205
                                 -----------------
        Subtotal................           1,460  ..............           1,460  ..............             756
 Record Management by Grantee
 Staff:
    Events Tracking.............              16       \3\ 2,400          38,400             .03           1,152
    Person Tracking.............              16              50             800             .10          \4\ 52
    Service Use \5\.............              16              25             400             .17              68
    Arrest History \5\..........              16              25             400             .17              68
                                 -----------------
        Subtotal................              64  ..............          40,000  ..............           1,340
 FY2003, FY2004 and FY2005
 Grantees:
    Interview and Tracking data               16              12             192             .17              33
     submission.................
                                 =================
        Overall Total:..........           1,540  ..............          41,652  ..............           2,129
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\1\ Only those program enrollees agreeing to participate in the evaluation receive a Baseline interview.
\2\ This estimate is an added burden proportion which 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 items currently included, divided by the
  total number of items in the standard instrument. For the TCE Initiative's interviews the estimates were
  calculated as follows: For the Baseline interview the burden estimate = 450 times 0.64 (the proportion of
  added burden) = 288. For the 6-Month interview the burden estimate = 360 times 0.73 (the proportion of added
  burden) = 263. For the 12-Month interview the burden estimate = 285 times 0.72 (the proportion of added
  burden) = 205.
\3\ The number of responses per respondent for the Events Tracking depends on the design of the jail diversion
  program and can range from a single screening for eligibility to four separate screenings; here 2 responses
  represents the average number of responses per respondent based on the experience of the previous grantees.
\4\ For the Person Tracking program the burden estimate was calculated as follows: 80 times 0.65 (the proportion
  of added burden) = 52 (see Footnote 2 above for more information about the burden proportion).
\5\ Record management forms (Service Use and Arrest) are only completed for those evaluation participants who
  receive both a Baseline interview and at least one follow-up (6- and/or 12-month) interview.


                                          2007 Annual Reporting Burden
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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total       Average hours    Total hour
    Data collection activity        respondents     respondent       responses     per response       burden
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 Client Interviews:
    Baseline (at enrollment)\1\.             330               1             330             .75         \2\ 159
    6 months....................             270               1             270             .75         \2\ 148
    12 months...................             210               1             210             .75         \2\ 114
                                 -----------------
        Subtotal................             810  ..............             810  ..............             421
 Record Management by Grantee
 Staff:
    Events Tracking.............               9       \3\ 2,400          21,600             .03             648
    Person Tracking.............               9              50             450             .10          \4\ 29
    Service Use \5\.............               9              25             225             .17              38
    Arrest History \5\..........               9              25             225             .17              38
                                 -----------------
        Subtotal................              36  ..............          22,500  ..............             753
 FY2004 and FY2005 Grantees:
    Interview and Tracking data                9              12             108             .17              18
     submission.................
                                 =================
        Overall Total:..........             855  ..............          23,418  ..............           1,192
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\1\ Only those program enrollees agreeing to participate in the evaluation receive a Baseline interview.
\2\ This estimate is an added burden proportion which 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 items currently included, divided by the
  total number of items in the standard instrument. For the TCE Initiative's interviews the estimates were
  calculated as follows: For the Baseline interview the burden estimate = 248 times 0.64 (the proportion of
  added burden) = 159. For the 6-Month interview the burden estimate = 203 times 0.73 (the proportion of added
  burden) = 148. For the 12-Month interview the burden estimate = 158 times 0.72 (the proportion of added
  burden) = 114.
\3\ The number of responses per respondent for the Events Tracking depends on the design of the jail diversion
  program and can range from a single screening for eligibility to four separate screenings; here 2 responses
  represents the average number of responses per respondent based on the experience of the previous grantees.
\4\ For the Person Tracking program the burden estimate was calculated as follows: 45 times 0.65 (the proportion
  of added burden) = 29 (see Footnote 2 above for more information about the burden proportion).
\5\ Record management forms (Service Use and Arrest) are only completed for those evaluation participants who
  receive both a Baseline interview and at least one follow-up (6- and/or 12-month) interview.


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                                          2008 Annual Reporting Burden
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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total       Average hours    Total hour
    Data collection activity        respondents     respondent       responses     per response       burden
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 Client Interviews:
    Baseline (at enrollment) \1\             220               1             220             .75         \2\ 106
    6 months....................             180               1             180             .75          \2\ 99
    12 months...................             140               1             140             .75          \2\ 76
                                 -----------------
        Subtotal................             540  ..............             540  ..............             281
 Record Management by Grantee
 Staff:
    Events Tracking.............               6       \3\ 2,400          14,400             .03             432
    Person Tracking.............               6              50             300             .10          \4\ 20
    Service Use \5\.............               6              25             150             .17              26
    Arrest History \5\..........               6              25             150             .17              26
                                 -----------------
        Subtotal................              24  ..............          15,000  ..............             504
 FY2005 Grantees:
    Interview and Tracking data                6              12              72             .17              12
     submission.................
                                 =================
        Overall Total:..........             570  ..............          15,612  ..............             797
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\1\ Only those program enrollees agreeing to participate in the evaluation receive a Baseline interview.
\2\ This estimate is an added burden proportion which 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 items currently included, divided by the
  total number of items in the standard instrument. For the TCE Initiative's interviews the estimates were
  calculated as follows: For the Baseline interview the burden estimate = 165 times 0.64 (the proportion of
  added burden) = 106. For the 6-Month interview the burden estimate = 135 times 0.73 (the proportion of added
  burden) = 99. For the 12-Month interview the burden estimate = 105 times 0.72 (the proportion of added burden)
  = 76.
\3\ The number of responses per respondent for the Events Tracking depends on the design of the jail diversion
  program and can range from a single screening for eligibility to four separate screenings; here 2 responses
  represents the average number of responses per respondent based on the experience of the previous grantees.
\4\ For the Person Tracking program the burden estimate was calculated as follows: 30 times 0.65 (the proportion
  of added burden) = 20 (see Footnote 2 above for more information about the burden proportion).
\5\ Record management forms (Service Use and Arrest) are only completed for those evaluation participants who
  receive both a Baseline interview and at least one follow-up (6- and/or 12-month) interview.

    The averages for the three years of evaluations are 988 responses, 
26,894 total responses, and 1,373 hours of burden.
    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by March 1, 2006 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: January 24, 2006.
Anna Marsh,
Director, Office of Program Services.
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