[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42584-42585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16726]


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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: Access to Recovery (ATR) Program Cross-Site 
Evaluation--New

    SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is conducting 
a cross-site evaluation of the Access to Recovery (ATR) program. CSAT's 
ATR program is a competitive, discretionary grant awarded to 18 States, 
the District of Columbia, and five Tribal Organizations to develop and 
operate a voucher-based substance abuse treatment financing system. The 
primary focus of the ATR program is to improve access by utilizing 
treatment payment vouchers, to expand independent client choice of 
treatment providers, to expand access to both clinical treatment and 
recovery support services (RSS), and to increase substance abuse 
treatment capacity by increasing the array of faith-based and community 
organizations through which clinical treatment and RSS can be offered. 
The purpose of the cross-site evaluation is to examine how grantees 
implement the ATR program and the program's impact on existing 
treatment systems and client outcomes and to inform future policy on 
the development and implementation of substance abuse treatment voucher 
systems.
    Two surveys will be administered as part of this evaluation. One 
survey will be administered to a sample of clients participating in the 
ATR program and a second survey will be administered to service 
organizations participating in a grantee's ATR program. The client 
survey will be administered following the 6-month post-intake 
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) follow-up (OMB No. 0930-
0208), using the same data collection methods as the GPRA data 
collection to reduce client burden. GPRA data collection methods vary 
by ATR grantee; typically, grantees collect GPRA data in-person, but in 
special cases they may use a telephone interview. The ATR client survey 
includes questions on client choice, ease of obtaining services through 
an ATR program, and client satisfaction. The provider survey will be 
administered through a Web survey instrument and will target a key 
informant in the organization to complete the survey. Providers unable 
to access or complete the Web survey will be provided with a paper 
version of the survey. The provider survey includes questions on 
organizational characteristics, satisfaction with the ATR program, and 
experience participating in the ATR program.

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                        Total Burden Hours for the Cross-Site Client and Provider Survey
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                                                                     Number of        Average      Total burden
               Instrument/activity                   Number of     responses per    burden per       hours per
                                                    respondents     respondent       response       collection
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Client Survey...................................           7,329               1            0.15           1,100
Provider Survey (80% response rate).............           4,083               1            0.50           2,042
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    Total.......................................          11,412  ..............  ..............           3,142
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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 7-1045, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments 
should be received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: July 16, 2008.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E8-16726 Filed 7-21-08; 8:45 am]
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