[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 151 (Friday, August 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39702-39703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18940]


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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 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--NEW

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 
(SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) has implemented the 
Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery Program (JDTR)--Priority to Veterans 
to support local implementation and State-wide expansion of trauma-
integrated jail diversion programs to reach individuals with post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma-related disorders involved 
in the justice system. JDTR requires grantees to implement a State 
infrastructure program linked to a local pilot criminal justice 
diversion project. At the State level, the State Mental Health 
Authority (SMHA) will convene a State Advisory Committee that provides 
oversight of pilot projects' training, diversion, service delivery and 
local project evaluation, as well as design and implement plans to 
disseminate knowledge about effective pilot projects and to replicate 
them in other communities in the State. CMHS is requesting approval 
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to implement a data 
collection document, the Semi-Annual Progress Report (SAPR), to 
evaluate the implementation, expansion, and sustainability of jail 
diversion and trauma-informed services developed under the JDTR 
program.
    The current proposal requests implementing the Semi-Annual Progress 
Report (SAPR) to collect information in the following areas:

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    a. Document the State and pilot level goals for the project;
    b. Describe the project environment, including changes that have 
helped or hindered implementation;
    c. Estimate project spending on State, pilot, and evaluation 
activities;
    d. Describe activities and progress on State level infrastructure 
change components, including barriers to progress;
    e. Report on pilot project progress, including activities related 
to the pilot program, changes to program plans, and barriers to 
implementation;
    f. Describe any project accomplishments, including documenting 
numbers and types of trainings, as well as any policy changes; and
    g. Describe and update progress in meeting cross-site client 
evaluation requirements.
    This information would be collected twice a year: In March and 
September. Six grantees were awarded 5-year grants in FY 2008 and six 
more 5-year grants are anticipated in 2009. The six FY 2008 grantees 
began data collection in March of FY 2009. Six additional possible 
future grantees awarded on September 30, 2009 would commence data 
collection in March of FY 2010. The burden estimate for completing the 
SAPR is as follows:

                                         CY 2009 Annual Reporting Burden
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                                     Number of
    Data collection activity        respondents    Responses per       Total       Average hours    Total hour
                                        \1\       respondent \3\     responses     per response       burden
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Semi-Annual Progress report.....          \2\ 12               1              12               5              60
    Overall Total:..............              12  ..............              12  ..............              60
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\1\ The respondents are the State Grantees.
\2\ The respondents include FY 2008 Grantees and anticipated FY 2009 Grantees. The SAPR will be completed once
  by all 12 sites, in March 2010.
\3\ The Project Director for each Grantee is responsible for compiling and submitting the SAPR.


                                         CY 2010 Annual Reporting Burden
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                                     Number of
    Data collection activity        respondents    Responses per       Total       Average hours    Total hour
                                        \1\       respondent \3\     responses     per response       burden
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                                  Reporting for FY 2008 and anticipated FY 2009
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Semi-Annual Progress report.....              12               2              24               5             120
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                                         Reporting for possible FY 2010
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Semi-Annual Progress report.....               6           \2\ 1               6               5              30
    Overall Total:..............              18  ..............              30  ..............             150
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\1\ The respondents are the States.
\2\ The SAPR will be completed once by possible FY 2010 sites, in March 2011.
\3\ The Project Director for each Grantee is responsible for compiling and submitting the SAPR.


                                         CY 2011 Annual Reporting Burden
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                                     Number of
    Data collection activity        respondents    Responses per       Total       Average hours    Total hour
                                        \1\       respondent \2\     responses     per response       burden
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Semi-Annual Progress report.....              18               2              36               5             180
    Overall Total:..............              18  ..............              36  ..............             180
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\1\ The respondents are the States.
\2\ The Project Director for each Grantee is responsible for compiling and submitting the SAPR.


                                         CY 2012 Annual Reporting Burden
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                                     Number of
    Data collection activity        respondents    Responses per       Total       Average hours    Total hour
                                        \1\       respondent \2\     responses     per response       burden
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Semi-Annual Progress report.....              18               2              36               5             180
    Overall Total:..............              18  ..............              36  ..............             180
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\1\ The respondents are the States.
\2\ The Project Director for each Grantee is responsible for compiling and submitting the SAPR.

    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
OAS, 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: July 29, 2009.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E9-18940 Filed 8-6-09; 8:45 am]
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