[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36820-36821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10172]


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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: Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTC) Network 
Program Monitoring (OMB No. 0930-0216)--Revision

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration's (SAMHSA) 
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) will continue to monitor 
program performance of its Addiction Technology Transfer Centers 
(ATTCs). The ATTCs disseminate current health services research from 
the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Alcohol 
Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute of Mental Health, Agency for 
Health Care Policy and Research, National Institute of Justice, and 
other sources, as well as other SAMHSA programs. To accomplish this, 
the ATTCs develop and update state-of-the-art, research-based curricula 
and professional development training.
    Each of the forms is described below. There are no changes to any 
of the forms. Sixty percent of the forms are administered in person to 
participants at educational and training events, who complete the forms 
by paper and pencil. Ten percent of the training courses are online, 
and thus, those forms are administered online. The remaining thirty 
percent is made up of those 30-day follow-up forms that are distributed 
to consenting participants via electronic mail using an online survey 
tool.
    Event Description: The event description form asks approximately 10 
questions of the ATTC faculty/staff for each of the ATTC events. The 
approved form asks the event focus, format, and publications to be used 
in the event.
    Technical Assistance and Meeting Pre-event Information: The ATTCs 
provide technical assistance, which is a jointly planned consultation 
generally involving a series of contacts between the ATTC and an 
outside organization/institution during which the ATTC provides 
expertise and gives direction toward resolving a problem or improving 
conditions. A meeting is an ATTC sponsored or co-sponsored event in 
which a group of people representing one or more agencies other than 
the ATTC work cooperatively on a project, problem, and/or a policy. For 
technical assistance and meeting events, the pre-event information form 
asks approximately 10 questions of each individual who participated in 
the event. The approved form asks the participants to report their 
demographic information, education, work setting, responsibilities, and 
training goals. Satisfaction measures after each technical assistance 
and meeting event and at 30-day follow-up will be collected using the 
CSAT Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Customer 
Satisfaction forms. The burden has been approved under OMB  
0930-0197.

Training Forms

    Trainings are defined as ATTC sponsored or co-sponsored events, 
mainly focusing on the enhancement of knowledge and/or skills of 
counselors and other professionals who work with individuals with 
substance use disorder-related problems. The study design for trainees 
will include a description of each event, and a pre-post survey that 
collects identical information at initiation of ATTC courses/trainings, 
at the completion of the course/training, and again after 30 days.
    Pre-Event Information Form for Training: The pre-event information 
form for training asks approximately 10 questions of each participant 
in the training. The approved form asks the participants to report 
demographic information, education, work setting, responsibilities, and 
training goals.
    Post-Event Information Form for Training: The Post-Event 
Information Form for Training asks approximately 30 questions of each 
individual that participated in the training. The approved form asks 
the participants to report demographic information, satisfaction with 
the quality of the training and training materials, and to assess their 
level of skills in the topic area.
    Followup Information Form for Training: The Followup Information 
Form for Training asks about 10 questions of about 25% of consenting 
participants. The approved form asks the participants to report 
demographic information, satisfaction with the quality of the training 
and training materials, and to assess their level of skills in the 
topic area.
    This information will assist CSAT in documenting the numbers and 
types of participants in ATTC events, describing the extent to which 
participants report improvement in their clinical competency, and which 
method is most effective in disseminating knowledge to various 
audiences. This type of information is crucial to support CSAT in 
complying with GPRA reporting requirements and will inform future 
development of knowledge dissemination activities.
    The chart below summarizes the annualized burden for this project.

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                                                     Number of     Responses per     Hours per     Total annual
               Type of Respondent                   respondents     respondent       response      burden hours
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Faculty/staff
    Event Description Form......................             200               1             .25              50
Meeting and Technical Assistance Participants
    Pre-Event Information Form..................           3,000               1             .08             240
Training Participants
    Pre-Event Information Form..................          27,000               1             .13           2,600
    Post-Event Information Form.................          27,000               1             .16           4,320
    Followup Information........................           6,750               1             .16           1,080
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    TOTAL.......................................          30,200  ..............  ..............           8,290
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    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 22, 2006.
Anna Marsh,
Director, Office of Program Services.
 [FR Doc. E6-10172 Filed 6-27-06; 8:45 am]
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