[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34147-34149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9172]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
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 (SAMHSA) 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: Cross-site Evaluation of the Garrett Lee Smith 
Memorial Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Programs--NEW

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 
(SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) will conduct the 
cross-site evaluation of the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Suicide 
Prevention and Early Intervention State/Tribal Programs and the Garrett 
Lee Smith Memorial Suicide Prevention Campus Programs. The data 
collected through the cross-site evaluation will address four stages of 
program activity: (1) The context stage will assess the existing 
databases and availability of data sources, (2) the product stage will 
describe the products and services that are developed and utilized by 
these programs, (3) the process stage will assess the progress on key 
activities and milestones related to implementation of program plans, 
and (4) the impact stage will assess the impact of program activities 
on youth/students, gatekeepers, faculty/staff, and program partners 
within States/Tribal sites and campus sites.
    Data will be collected from suicide prevention program staff 
(project directors, evaluators), key program stakeholders (state/local 
officials, child-serving agency directors, gatekeepers, mental health 
providers, campus administrators), training participants, college 
students, and campus faculty/staff. Data collection will take place in 
14 State/Tribal sites and 22 campus sites. Data collection for the 
cross-site evaluation will be conducted over a three-year period that 
spans FY 2006 through FY 2008. Because the State/Tribal grantees differ 
from the campus grantees in programmatic approaches, specific data 
collection activities also vary by type of program. The following 
describes the specific data collection activities and the 15 data 
collection instruments to be used, followed by a summary table of 
number of respondents and respondent burden:
     Existing Database Inventory (2 versions). The Existing 
Database Inventory includes two versions to be administered to one 
respondent from (1) the 14 State/Tribal grantees and (2) the 22 Campus 
grantees. The Existing Database Inventory will be completed once in 
year FY 2007 and once in FY 2008 of the cross-site evaluation by 
program staff. The questions included assess the availability of 
existing data, the integration of data systems, and the data elements 
that may or may not be collected in each system. The Existing Database 
Inventory will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and the number 
of existing databases within each grantee site will determine the 
number of items to complete. Questions on the Existing Database 
Inventory are open-ended and multiple choice.
     Product and Services Inventory--State/Tribal (2 versions). 
The Product and Services Inventory for State/Tribal grantees includes 2 
versions. The State/Tribal grantees will complete the State/Tribal 
Product and Services Inventory--Baseline version once in FY 2006 and 
the State/Tribal Product and Services Inventory--Follow-up version 
quarterly thereafter in FY 2007 and FY 2008. The baseline version 
assesses the development and utilization of products and services 
during the first year of grant funding, and the follow-up version 
updates the development of products and services on a quarterly basis. 
These products and services may include awareness campaign products and 
materials; risk identification training materials and workshops; and 
enhanced services, including early intervention, family support, and 
postsuicide intervention services, as well as evidence-based programs. 
Both versions of the State/Tribal Product and Services Inventory will 
take approximately 45 minutes and the number of products and services 
developed and utilized within each grantee site will determine the 
number of items to complete. Questions on both versions of the State/
Tribal Product and Services Inventory are open-ended and multiple 
choice.
     Product and Services Inventory--Campus (2 versions). The 
Product and Services Inventory for Campus grantees includes 2 versions. 
The Campus grantees will complete the Campus Product and Services 
Inventory--Baseline version once in FY 2006 and will complete the 
Campus Product and Services Inventory--Follow-up version quarterly 
thereafter in FY 2007 and 2008. The baseline version assesses the 
development and utilization of products and services during the first 
year of grant funding, and the follow-up version updates the 
development of products and services on a quarterly basis. These 
products and services may include awareness campaign products and 
materials; risk identification training materials and workshops; and 
enhanced services, including early intervention, family support, and 
postsuicide intervention services, as well as evidence-based programs. 
Both versions of the Campus Product and Services Inventory will take 
approximately 45 minutes and the number of products and services 
developed and utilized within each grantee site will determine the 
number of items to complete. Questions on both versions of the State/
Tribal Product and Services Inventory are open-ended and multiple 
choice.
     Referral Network Survey (1 version). The Referral Network 
Survey will be administered to representatives of organizations and/or 
agencies involved in the referral networks that support the 14 State/
Tribal suicide prevention programs. Based on estimates of the number 
referral networks and referral network agencies across the 14 grantees, 
it is estimated that there will be a total of 1,248 respondents, or 416 
per year. The questions included on the Referral Network Survey will 
describe the referral networks, the agencies and organizations involved 
and at what level and the types of agency agreements and protocols are 
in place to support youth who are identified at risk for suicide. 
Questions on the Referral Network Survey include multiple-choice, 
Likert-scale, and open-ended. The Referral Network Survey includes 37 
items and will take approximately 40 minutes to complete.

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     Training Exit Survey (1 version). The Training Exit Survey 
will be administered to participants in suicide prevention training 
activities held in the 14 State/Tribal sites following their 
participation in training activities. Data will be collected from 
approximately 14,000 training participants, or 4,667 per year, one time 
immediately following their training experience in each year of the 
cross-site evaluation. The questions on the Training Exit Survey obtain 
information to assess the content of the training, the participants' 
intended use of the skills and knowledge learned, and satisfaction with 
the training experience. Questions on the Training Exit Survey include 
multiple-choice, Likert-scale, and open-ended. The Training Exit Survey 
includes 34 items and will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.
     Training Utilization and Penetration (TUP) Key Informant 
Interview (1 version). The TUP Key Informant Interview is a qualitative 
follow-up interview administered to individuals who participated in 
training activities as part of the State/Tribal suicide prevention 
programs. One training activity will be identified in each of the 14 
State/Tribal sites and five key informants who completed the selected 
training will be randomly selected for participation, for a total of 70 
respondents, or 23 respondents per year. The TUP will be administered 
within 2 months of the training experience to assess whether the 
suicide prevention knowledge, skills and/or techniques learned through 
training were utilized and had an impact on youth. The interviews will 
include close-ended background questions, with the remaining questions 
being open-ended and semi-structured. The TUP includes 23 items and 
will take approximately 40 minutes to complete.
     Suicide Prevention Exposure, Awareness and Knowledge 
Survey (SPEAKS)--Student Version (1 version). The SPEAKS--Student 
version assesses the exposure, awareness and knowledge of suicide 
prevention activities among the student population on campus as result 
of the suicide prevention program. Questions include whether students 
have been exposed to suicide prevention materials, their agreement with 
myths and facts about suicide, and the availability of resources to 
provide assistance to those at risk for suicide. The SPEAKS--Student 
Version will be administered to 8,800 respondents, or 2,933, per year. 
A random sample of students will be drawn without replacement in each 
year of administration. The SPEAKS--Student Version is web-based and 
includes multiple-choice, Likert-scale and true/false questions. The 
SPEAKS--Student Version includes 53 items and will take approximately 
15 minutes to complete.
     Suicide Prevention Exposure, Awareness and Knowledge 
Survey (SPEAKS)--Faculty/Staff Version (1 version). The SPEAKS--
Faculty/Staff version assesses the exposure, awareness and knowledge of 
suicide prevention activities among faculty/staff on campus as result 
of the suicide prevention program. Questions include whether faculty/
staff have been exposed to suicide prevention materials, their 
agreement with myths and facts about suicide, and the availability of 
resources to provide assistance to those at risk for suicide. The 
SPEAKS--Faculty/Staff version will be administered to 2,200 
respondents, or 733 per year. A random sample of faculty/staff will be 
drawn without replacement in each year of administration. The SPEAKS--
Faculty/Staff Version is web-based and includes multiple-choice, 
Likert-scale and true/false questions. The SPEAKS--Faculty/Staff 
Version includes 52 items and will take approximately 15 minutes to 
complete.
     Campus Infrastructure Interviews (4 versions). The Campus 
Infrastructure Interviews include 4 versions of the qualitative 
interviews to be administered to five different respondent types; (1) 
Administrator, (2) Student Group Leader, (3) Counseling Center Staff, 
(4) Faculty/Staff-human services department, and (5) Faculty/Staff-non-
human service department. Five individuals from each of the 22 Campus 
sites will be selected as key informants to participate in the Campus 
Infrastructure Interview either in FY 2007 or in FY 2008, for a total 
of 110 respondents. Questions on the Campus Infrastructure Interview 
include whether respondents are aware of suicide prevention activities, 
what the campus culture is related to suicide prevention, and what 
specific efforts are in place to prevent suicide among the campus 
population. Questions will include close-ended background questions, 
with the remaining questions being open-ended and semi-structured. The 
Campus Infrastructure Interviews include 29 items and will take 
approximately 60 minutes to complete.
    In addition to the above described data collection activities, data 
from existing sources (i.e., management information systems (MIS), 
administrative records, case files, etc.) will be analyzed across 
grantee sites to support the impact stage of the cross-site evaluation. 
Specifically, for the cross-site evaluation of the State/Tribal 
Programs, existing program information related to the number of youth 
identified at risk as a result of screening or early identification 
activities, the youth who are referred for services, and the youth who 
present for services will be analyzed by the cross-site evaluation team 
to determine the impact of suicide prevention program activities. For 
the cross-site evaluation of the Campus programs, existing program data 
related to the number of students who are at risk for suicide, the 
number who seek services, and the type of services received will be 
analyzed to determine the impact of Campus program activities on the 
student and campus populations. Because this information is obtained 
through existing sources, data collection instruments were not 
developed as part of the cross-site evaluation and no identifiable 
respondents exist; therefore no respondent burden has been estimated.
    Internet-based technology will be used for collecting data via Web-
based surveys, and for data entry and management. The average annual 
respondent burden is estimated below. The estimate reflects the total 
respondents across project years, the average annual number of 
respondents, the average annual number of responses, the time it will 
take for each response, and the average annual burden.

                           Total and Annual Averages: Respondents, Responses and Hours
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                                   Total number                     Annualized
                                  of respondents    Annualized        number          Hours/        Annualized
          Measure name               (across 3       number of      responses/       response        response
                                  project years)    respondents     respondent                        burden*
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Existing Database Inventory-                  14              14               1            0.50               7
 State version..................
Existing Database Inventory-                  22              22               1            0.50              11
 Campus version.................
Product and Services Inventory-               14              14               1            0.75              11
 State version-baseline.........
Product and Services Inventory-               14              14               2            0.75              21
 State version-follow-up........

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Product and Services Inventory-               22              22               1            0.75              17
 Campus version-baseline........
Product and Services Inventory-               22              22               2            0.75              33
 Campus version-follow-up.......
Training Exit Survey............          14,000           4,667               1            0.17             793
Training Utilization and                      70              23               1            0.67              15
 Penetration (TUP) Key Informant
 Interview......................
Referral Network Survey.........           1,248             416               1            0.67             279
Suicide Prevention Exposure,               8,800           2,933               1            0.25             733
 Awareness and Knowledge Survey-
 Student Version (SPEAKS-S).....
Suicide Prevention Exposure,               2,200             733               1            0.25             183
 Awareness and Knowledge Survey-
 Faculty/Staff (SPEAKS-FS)......
Campus Infrastructure Interview-              22               7               1            1.0                7
 Student Leader Version.........
Campus Infrastructure Interview-              44              15               1            1.0               15
 Faculty/Staff Version..........
Campus Infrastructure Interview-              22               7               1            1.0                7
 Administrator Version..........
Campus Infrastructure Interview-              22               7               1            1.0                7
 Counseling Center Staff Version
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    Total.......................          26,536           8,916  ..............  ..............           2,139
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*Rounded to the nearest whole number.

    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 7-1044, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857. Written 
comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: June 7, 2006.
Anna Marsh,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E6-9172 Filed 6-12-06; 8:45 am]
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