[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 74 (Monday, April 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17960-17962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8984]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 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: Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery--Priority to 
Veterans Program Evaluation--(OMB No. 0930-0277)--Revision

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 
(SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) has implemented the 
Targeted Capacity Expansion Grants for Jail Diversion Programs, and the 
Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery Program represents the newest cohort 
of grantees. The Program currently collects client outcome measures 
from program participants who agree to participate in the evaluation. 
Data collection consists of interviews conducted at baseline, 6- and 
12-month intervals.
    The current proposal requests:
    1. Substituting CMHS NOMS items for GPRA items. At the time of the 
previous OMB submission, the NOMS measures were not finalized.
    2. Replacing the DC trauma Screen with a new set of traumatic event 
questions. The new trauma questions better reflect the experiences of 
the target population.
    3. Replacing the Colorado Symptom Index with the BASIS 24.
    4. Adding questions related to military service experience at the 
baseline. These items will be added to capture characteristics of the 
target population of the new grantee cohort, veterans.
    5. Adding questions on military combat experience at the six month 
interview only. These items will capture the types of traumatic 
experiences among clients with a combat history.
    6. Adding questions on lifetime mental health/substance use and 
service use and the CAGE to the baseline. These questions will be added 
to capture client's history of involvement with mental health and 
substance abuse systems, and the four CAGE items assess alcohol 
dependence.
    7. Adding several lifetime criminal justice questions. These 
questions will assess client's lifetime involvement with the criminal 
justice system.
    8. Adding the Recovery Enhancing Environment (REE) instrument to 
all interviews. The REE is a consumer oriented measure of recovery, a 
new and important program outcome.
    9. Removing the MacArthur Perceived Coercion Scale from all 
instruments.
    10. Removing the Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program 
questions from follow-up interviews. (These are replaced by a similar, 
but shorter, NOMS scale.)
    The NOMS measures that are proposed for substitution of the GPRA 
measures have the same administration time and do not lengthen the 
interview. Two of the proposed additions (the REE and the lifetime MH/
SA) will add 5 minutes each and the criminal justice questions will add 
3 minutes. The military service questions will add an average of 4 
minutes, as not all respondents are expected to answer these questions 
because grantees may serve non-veteran clients. The removal of the 
MacArthur Coercion Instrument reduces the baseline interview by 5 
minutes and removal of the MHSIP reduces the follow-up interview by 5 
minutes. The net lengthening of the instrument is 12 minutes for the 
baseline interview, and there is no net increase in length to the 6- 
and 12-month interviews.
    The Program also collects data on program participants from 
records. The revisions to these instruments are formatting in nature.
    New grantees were awarded on September 30, 2008 under the Jail 
Diversion and Trauma Recovery Program will commence data collection 
efforts in FY 2009; anticipated grantees awarded on September 30, 2009 
would commence data collection in FY 2010; and anticipated grantees 
awarded on September 30, 2010would commence data collection in FY 2011. 
The following tables summarize the burden for the data collection.

[[Page 17961]]



                                                             CY 2009 Annual Reporting Burden
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                        Number of      Responses per                     Average hours      Total hour
                      Data collection activity                         respondents       respondent    Total responses    per response        burden
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    Client Interviews for FY2008: Revised Instrument
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Baseline (at enrollment)...........................................              510                1              510             0.95              485
6 months...........................................................              408                1              408             0.92              375
12 months..........................................................              102                1              102             0.92               94
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Sub Total......................................................            1,020  ...............            1,020  ...............              954
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Client Interviews for FY2007 Grantees: Current Instrument
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Baseline (at enrollment) \1\.......................................                0                1                0             0.83                0
6 months...........................................................               20                1               20             0.92               18
12 months..........................................................               15                1               15             0.92               14
 
    Sub Total......................................................               35  ...............               35  ...............               32
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  Record Management by FY2007 and FY2008 Grantee Staff
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Events Tracking....................................................                8              800            6,400             0.03              192
Person Tracking....................................................                8               70              560              0.1               36
Service Use........................................................                8               25              200             0.17               34
Arrest History.....................................................                8               25              200             0.17               34
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Sub Total......................................................               32  ...............            7,360  ...............              296
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     FY2006 Grantees
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interview and Tracking data submission.............................                8               12               48             0.17                8
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Overall........................................................            1,095  ...............            1,733  ...............            1,290
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                             CY 2010 Annual Reporting Burden
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                        Number of      Responses per                     Average hours      Total hour
                      Data collection activity                         respondents       respondent    Total responses    per response        burden
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         Client Interviews for FY2008 and Anticipated FY2009: Revised Instrument
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Baseline (at enrollment)...........................................            1,110                1            1,110             0.95            1,105
6 months...........................................................              888                1              888             0.92              817
12 months..........................................................              491                1              491             0.92              451
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Sub Total......................................................            2,489  ...............            2,489  ...............            2,323
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Record Management by FY2008 and Anticipated FY2009 Grantee Staff
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Events Tracking....................................................               12              800            9,600             0.03              288
Person Tracking....................................................               12               80              960              0.1               62
Service Use........................................................               12               50              600             0.17              102
Arrest History.....................................................               12               50              600             0.17              102
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Sub Total......................................................               48  ...............           11,760  ...............              554
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               FY2008 and FY2009 Grantees
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interview and Tracking data submission.............................               12               12               48             0.17                8
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Overall Total..................................................            2,549  ...............           14,297  ...............            2,885
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                             CY 2011 Annual Reporting Burden
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                        Number of      Responses per                     Average hours      Total hour
                      Data collection activity                         respondents       respondent    Total responses    per response        burden
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    Client Interviews for FY2008 and Anticipated FY2009 and 2010: Revised Instrument
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Baseline (at enrollment)...........................................            1,710                1            1,710             0.83            1,419
6 months...........................................................            1,368                1            1,368             0.92            1,259

[[Page 17962]]

 
12 months..........................................................              879                1              879             0.92              809
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Sub Total......................................................            3,957  ...............            3,957  ...............            3,487
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Record Management by FY2008 and anticipated FY2009 and FY2010 Grantee Staff
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Events Tracking....................................................               18              800           14,400             0.03              432
Person Tracking....................................................               18               80            1,440              0.1               94
Service Use........................................................               18               50              900             0.17              153
Arrest History.....................................................               18               50              900             0.17              153
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Sub Total......................................................               72  ...............           17,640  ...............              832
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               FY2008 and FY2009 Grantees
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interview and Tracking data submission.............................               18               12               48             0.17                8
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Overall Total..................................................             4047  ...............           21,645  ...............            4,327
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                             CY 2012 Annual Reporting Burden
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                        Number of      Responses per                     Average hours      Total hour
                      Data collection activity                         respondents       respondent    Total responses    per response        burden
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Client Interviews for anticipated FY2009 and 2010: Revised Instrument
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Baseline (at enrollment)...........................................            1,200                1            1,200             0.83              996
6 months...........................................................            1,080                1            1,080             0.92              994
12 months..........................................................            1,084                1            1,084             0.92              998
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Sub Total......................................................            3,364  ...............            3,364  ...............            2,987
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Record Management by anticipated FY2009 and FY2010 Grantee Staff
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Events Tracking....................................................               12              800            9,600             0.03              288
Person Tracking....................................................               12               70              840              0.1               55
Service Use........................................................               12               25              300             0.17               51
Arrest History.....................................................               12               25              300             0.17               51
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Sub Total......................................................               48  ...............           11,040  ...............              445
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               FY2008 and FY2009 Grantees
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interview and Tracking data submission.............................               18               12               48             0.17                8
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Overall Total..................................................            3,424  ...............           14,452  ...............            3,440
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 7-1044, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 and e-mail her 
a copy at [email protected]. Written comments should be 
received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: April 13, 2009.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E9-8984 Filed 4-17-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4162-20-P