[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25595-25597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6493]
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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: Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG)
Program--New
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is responsible
for the Evaluation of the Strategic Prevention Framework State
Incentive Grant (SPF SIG) Program. The program is a major national
initiative designed to: (1) Prevent the onset and reduce the
progression of substance abuse, including childhood and underage
drinking; (2) reduce substance abuse-related problems in communities;
and, (3) build prevention capacity and infrastructure at the State/
territory and community levels. Five steps comprise the SPF:
[ssbox] Step 1: Profile population needs, resources, and readiness
to address needs and gaps.
[ssbox] Step 2: Mobilize and/or build capacity to address needs.
[ssbox] Step 3: Develop a comprehensive strategic plan.
[ssbox] Step 4: Implement evidence-based prevention programs,
policies, and practices.
[ssbox] Step 5: Monitor, evaluate, sustain, and improve or replace
those that fail.
Under a contract with CSAP, an evaluation team will implement a
multi-method quasi-experimental evaluation at national, State, and
community levels. Evaluation data will be collected from 26 states
receiving grants in 2004 and 2005 and as many as 32 non-grantee states
that will serve as a comparison group. The primary evaluation objective
is to determine the impact of SPF SIG on the SAMHSA National Outcome
Measures (NOMs).
This notice invites comment on state-level and community-level data
collection instruments. The instruments for assessing state-level
change will be included in an OMB review package submitted immediately
after the expiration of the comment period and are the main focus of
this announcement. These instruments will be reviewed first by OMB to
ensure that state-level data collection occurs as specified in the
evaluation plan (on or before June 30, 2006). Because the states have
not awarded community-level funding, the evaluators will not initiate
community-level data collection until late in 2006. Thus, the
community-level survey will be submitted as an addendum approximately
one month after the comment period expires. However, the instrument is
described in this notice and comments on the instrument are invited.
State-Level Data Collection
Two instruments were developed for assessing state-level effects.
Both instruments are guides for telephone interviews that will be
conducted by trained interviewers three to four times over the life of
the SPF SIG award. The Strategic Prevention Framework Index will be
used to assess the relationship between SPF implementation and change
in the national outcome measures. The State Infrastructure Index will
capture data to assess infrastructure change and to test the
relationship of this change to outcomes. Prevention infrastructure
refers to the organizational features of the system that delivers
prevention services, including all procedures related to planning, data
management systems, workforce development, intervention implementation,
evaluation and monitoring, financial management, and sustainability.
The estimated annual burden for state-level data collection is
displayed below in the table.
State Level Burden Estimate
[Year 1]
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Number of Number of Hourly burden Total hourly
Interview guide Content description respondents responses per response burden
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SPF Implementation Index....................... SEW activities, indicators for each SPF 26 1 3 78
step, including cultural competence
throughout all five steps.
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State Infrastructure Index..................... Assessment of a state's progress over 26 1 6 156
time toward the implementation of
these best practices.
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Total State Level.......................... ....................................... 26 .............. .............. 234
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Community-Level Data Collection
The Community Level Index is a two-part, web-based survey for
capturing information about SPF SIG implementation at the community
level. Part 1 of the survey focuses on the five SPF SIG steps and
efforts to ensure cultural competency throughout the SPF SIG process.
Part 2 will capture data on the specific intervention(s) implemented at
the community level including both individual-focused and environmental
prevention strategies. Community partners receiving SPF SIG awards will
be required to complete the survey every six months, using a secure
password system. The survey data will be analyzed in conjunction with
state and community outcome data to determine the relationship, if any,
between the SPF process and substance use outcomes. This survey will be
submitted as an addendum to the forthcoming OMB package approximately
one month after the expiration of the comment period. The estimated
annual burden for community-level data collection is displayed below.
Note that the total burden assumes an average of 15 community-level
sub-grantees per state (a total of 390 respondents) and two survey
administrations per year. Note also that some questions will be
addressed only once and the responses will be used to pre-fill
subsequent surveys. In addition, as community partners work through the
SPF steps, they will report only on step-related activities. For
example, needs assessment activities will likely precede monitoring and
evaluation activities. Thus, respondents will answer questions related
to needs assessment in the first few reports but will not need to
address monitoring and evaluation items until later in the
implementation process.
Community Level Burden Estimate
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Number of Responses per Burden per
Community-level instrument section/domain respondents respondent response Total burden
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Year 1
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Part I, 1-11 State Responses.................... 26 1 0.08 2.08
Part I, 12-20 Contact Information and Reporting 390 1 0.08 31.20
Period.........................................
Part I, 21-26 Organization Type and Funding..... 390 1 0.08 31.20
Part I, 27-33 Cultural Competence, 390 2 0.17 132.60
Sustainability, and Framework Progress.........
Part I, 34-66 Needs and Resources Assessments... 390 2 0.50 390.00
Part I, 67-159 Capacity Building Activities..... 390 2 0.50 390.00
Part I, 160-178 Strategic Plan Development...... 390 2 0.50 390.00
Part I, 198-216 Systems and Contextual Factors 390 2 1.00 780.00
and Closing Questions..........................
Part I, subform 217-231 Coalition Organizational 390 1 0.17 66.30
Information....................................
Part II 1-40; 45 Intervention Specific 390 3 1.00 1,170.00
Information and Adaptations....................
Review of past responses........................ 390 2 0.50 390.00
Preparation and gathering of supporting 390 2 2.00 1,560.00
materials......................................
State Review of Community Responses............. 26 2 1.00 52.00
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Total Year 1 Burden--State-level............ 26 .............. .............. 54.08
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Total Year 1 Burden--Community-level........ 390 .............. .............. 5,331
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Year 2
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Part I, 27-33 Cultural Competence, 390 2 0.17 132.60
Sustainability, and Framework Progress.........
Part I, 67-15 Capacity Building Activities...... 390 2 0.50 390.00
Part I, 160-178 Strategic Plan Development...... 390 2 0.50 390.00
Part I, 179-184 Intervention Implementation..... 390 2 0.17 132.60
Part I, 198-216 Systems and Contextual Factors 390 2 1.00 780.00
and Closing Questions..........................
Part II 1-40; 45 Intervention Specific 390 3 1.00 1,170.00
Information and Adaptations....................
Part II 41-44 Intervention Outcomes............. 390 6 0.17 397.80
Part II subforms Intervention Component 390 6 1.00 2,340.00
Information....................................
Review of past responses........................ 390 2 0.50 390.00
Preparation and gathering of supporting 390 2 2.00 1,560.00
materials......................................
State Review of Community Responses............. 26 2 1.00 52.00
Total Year 2 Burden--State-level............ 26 .............. .............. 52.00
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Total Year 2 Burden--Community-level........ 390 .............. .............. 7,683
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Year 3
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Part I, 27-33 Cultural Competence, 390 2 0.17 132.60
Sustainability, and Framework Progress.........
Part I, 67-159 Capacity Building Activities..... 390 2 0.50 390.00
Part I, 179-184 Intervention Implementation..... 390 2 0.17 132.60
Part I, 185-197 Monitoring and Evaluation....... 390 2 0.33 257.40
Part I, 198-216 Systems and Contextual Factors 390 2 1.00 780.00
and Closing Questions..........................
Part II 1-40; 45 Intervention Specific 390 3 1.00 1,170.00
Information and Adaptations....................
Part II 41-44 Intervention Outcomes............. 390 6 0.17 397.80
Part II subforms Intervention Component 390 6 1.00 2,340.00
Information....................................
Review of past responses........................ 390 2 0.50 390.00
Preparation and gathering of supporting 390 2 2.00 1,560.00
materials......................................
State Review of Community Responses............. 26 2 1.00 52.00
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Total Year 3 Burden--State-level............ 26 .............. .............. 52.00
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Total Year 3 Burden--Community-level........ 390 .............. .............. 7,550.00
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Total Average Annual Burden--Slate-level.... 26 .............. .............. 53.00
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Total Average Annual Burden--Community-level 390 .............. .............. 6,855.00
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Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed
information collection should be sent by May 31, 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: April 24, 2006.
Anna Marsh,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E6-6493 Filed 4-28-06; 8:45 am]
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