[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8332-8333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2740]


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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: Access to Recovery (ATR) Program (OMB No. 0930-0266)--Revision

    The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is charged with 
implementing the Access to Recovery (ATR) program which will allow 
grantees (States, Territories, the District of Columbia and Tribal 
Organizations) a means to implement voucher programs for substance 
abuse clinical treatment and recovery support services. The ATR program 
is part of a Presidential initiative to: (1) Provide client choice 
among substance abuse clinical treatment and recovery support service 
providers, (2) expand access to a comprehensive array of clinical 
treatment and recovery support options (including faith-based 
programmatic options), and (3) increase substance

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abuse treatment capacity. Monitoring outcomes, tracking costs, and 
preventing waste, fraud and abuse to ensure accountability and 
effectiveness in the use of Federal funds are also important elements 
of the ATR program. Grantees, as a contingency of their award, are 
responsible for collecting data from their clients at intake, 
discharge, and follow-up (at six months post intake).
    The primary purpose of this data collection activity is to meet the 
reporting requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act 
(GPRA) by allowing SAMHSA to quantify the effects and accomplishments 
of SAMHSA programs. The following table is an estimated annual response 
burden for this effort.

                                                         Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden \1\
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                                                                                                                                   Added        Total
                                            Number of        Responses      Total                                   Total hour     burden       annual
     Center/form/respondent type           respondents          per       responses       Hours per  response         burden     proportion     burden
                                                             respondent                                                             \2\         hours
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                                            CSAT GPRA Client Outcome Measures for Access to Recovery Programs
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Clients
Adults..............................  53,333..............            3      160,000  .33........................       52,800          .33       17,424
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    Client Subtotal.................  53,333..............  ...........      160,000  ...........................  ...........  ...........       17,424
Data Extract \3\
Adult Records.......................  53,333..............            3      160,000  .16........................       25,600           --       25,600
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    Data Extract Subtotal...........  53,333..............  ...........      160,000  ...........................  ...........  ...........       25,600
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Upload \4\..........................  24 grants...........  ...........      160,000  1 hr. per 6,000 records....           27           --           27
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    Upload Subtotal.................  24 grants...........  ...........      160,000  ...........................  ...........  ...........           27
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                                                     ATR Voucher Information and Voucher Transaction
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Voucher information and transaction.  53,333..............          1.5       80,000  .03........................        2,400  ...........        2,400
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Voucher information and transaction   53,333..............  ...........       80,000  ...........................  ...........  ...........        2,400
 Subtotal.
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    Subtotal........................  160,000.............  ...........      480,000  ...........................  ...........  ...........       45,451
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        Total.......................  160,000.............  ...........      480,000  ...........................  ...........  ...........      45,451
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\1\ This table represents the maximum additional burden if adult respondents provide three sets of responses/data.
\2\ Added burden proportion is an adjustment reflecting customary and usual business practices programs engage in (e.g., they already collect the data
  items).
\3\ Data Extract: Grant burden for capturing customary and usual data.
\4\ Upload: All ATR grants upload data.

    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by March 14, 2008 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: February 7, 2008.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E8-2740 Filed 2-12-08; 8:45 am]
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