[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
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    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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