[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 178 (Thursday, September 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54297-54298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15240]


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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: Measures of Co-Occurring Infrastructure--NEW

    SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services and Center for Substance 
Abuse Treatment will implement provider-level performance measures 
about the screening, assessment, and treatment of co-occurring 
disorders. Implementation will be limited to the 15 current States with 
Co-occurring State Incentive Grants (COSIG), and States receiving COSIG 
grants in 2006 and future years. SAMHSA anticipates awarding two COSIG 
grants in 2006. COSIG grants enable States to develop or enhance their 
infrastructure and capacity to provide accessible, effective, 
comprehensive, coordinated/integrated, and evidence-based treatment 
services to persons with co-occurring substance abuse and mental 
disorders. Only the immediate Office of the Governor of States may 
receive COSIG grants, because SAMHSA considers the Office of the 
Governor to have the greatest potential to provide the multi-agency 
leadership needed to accomplish COSIG goals. The COSIG program is part 
of SAMHSA plan to achieve certain goals regarding services for persons 
with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders:
     Increase percentage of treatment programs that screen for 
co-occurring disorders;
     Increase percentage of treatment programs that assess for 
co-occurring disorders;
     Increase percentage of treatment programs that treat co-
occurring disorders through collaborative,

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consultative, and integrated models of care;
     Increase the number of persons with co-occurring disorders 
served.
    The proposed measures will enable SAMHSA to benchmark and track 
progress toward these goals within COSIG states.
    Information will be collected annually about the number and 
percentage of programs that offer screening, assessment, and treatment 
services for co-occurring disorders; and the number of clients actually 
screened, assessed, and treated through these programs. Information 
will also be collected annually about providers' policies regarding 
screening, assessment, and treatment services for persons with co-
occurring disorders.
    A questionnaire, to be completed by providers, contains 47 items, 
answered either by checking a box or entering a number in a blank. The 
questionnaire is available both in printed form and electronically. 
Obtaining the information to enter on the questionnaire will require 
respondent providers to track screening, assessment, and treatment 
services for clients.
    COSIG States will be required to report aggregated information to 
SAMHSA for all providers directly participating in their COSIG 
projects. Samhsa will consider sampling strategies for states with 
large numbers of participating providers and for providers serving 
large numbers of clients.
    Annual burden for the activities is shown below:

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                                           Number of     Responses per                             Total burden
            Data collection               respondents     respondent      Hours  per  response         hours
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Capacity to Screen, Assess, and Treat.             242               1  4.5.....................           1,089
Policy on Screening, Assessment,                   242               1  3 minutes...............              12
 Referral, and Treatment.
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    Total.............................             242  ..............  ........................           1,101
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by October 16, 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: September 6, 2006.
Anna Marsh,
Director, Office of Program Services.
 [FR Doc. E6-15240 Filed 9-13-06; 8:45 am]
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