[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 167 (Monday, August 31, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44850-44854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20900]


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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.

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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, 2010 would commence data collection in FY 
2011. The following tables summarize the burden for the data 
collection.

                                         CY 2009 Annual Reporting Burden
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                                   Number of     Responses per       Total        Average hours     Total hour
   Data collection activity       respondents     respondent       responses      per response        burden
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                                Client Interviews for FY 2008: Revised Instrument
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Baseline (at enrollment) \1\..             510               1             510              0.95             485
6 months......................             408               1             408              0.92             375
12 months.....................             102               1             102              0.92              94
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    Sub Total.................           1,020  ..............           1,020  ................             954
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                         Client Interviews for FY 2006-2007 Grantees: Current Instrument
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Baseline (at enrollment)......              70               1              70              0.83              58
6 months......................              70               1              70              0.92              64
12 months.....................              58               1              58              0.92              53
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    Sub Total.................              35  ..............              35  ................              32
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                           Record Management by FY 2007 and FY 2008 Grantee Staff \5\
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Events Tracking \2\...........               8             800           6,400              0.03             192
Person Tracking \3\...........               8              70             560              0.1               36
Service Use \4\...............               8              25             200              0.17              34
Arrest History \4\............               8              25             200              0.17              34
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    Sub Total.................              32  ..............           7,360  ................             296
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                                                FY 2006 Grantees
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Interview and Tracking data                  8              12              48              0.17               8
 submission...................
                               ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Overall Total.............           1,095  ..............           8,415  ................           1,290
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\1\ Only program enrollees who agree to participate in the evaluation receive a Baseline interview.

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\2\ The number of responses per respondent for the Events Tracking depends on the design of the jail diversion
  program and can range from a single screening for eligibility to four separate screenings; here 800 responses
  represents the average number of responses per respondent for the period based on the experience of the
  previous Grantees.
\3\ This estimate is an added burden proportion which is an adjustment reflecting the extent to which programs
  typically already collect the data items. The formula for calculating the proportion of added burden is: total
  number of items in the standard instrument, minus the number of core items currently included, divided by the
  total number of items in the standard instrument. For the Person Tracking program the burden estimate was
  calculated as follows: 56 times 0.65 (the proportion of added burden) = 36.
\4\ Record management forms (Service Use and Arrest) are only completed for those evaluation participants who
  receive both a Baseline interview and at least one follow-up (6- and/or 12-month) interview.
\5\ Assumes 1 respondent at grantee site is responsible for compiling the information.


                                         CY 2010 Annual Reporting Burden
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                                  Number of     Responses per       Total         Average hours     Total hour
   Data collection activity      respondents     respondent       responses       per  response       burden
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                    Client Interviews for FY 2008 and Anticipated FY 2009: Revised Instrument
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Baseline (at enrollment) \1\.           1,110               1          1,110                0.95           1,055
6 months.....................             888               1            888                0.92             817
12 months....................             491               1            490.6              0.92             451
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    Sub total................           2,489  ..............          2,489    ................           2,323
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                           Client Interviews for FY 2007 Grantees: Current Instrument
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Baseline (at enrollment).....               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
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                         Record Management by FY 2007, FY 2008 FY 2009 Grantee Staff \5\
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Events Tracking \2\..........              14             800         11,200                0.03             336
Person Tracking \3\..........              14              80          1,120                0.1               62
Service Use \4\..............              14              50            700                0.17             119
Arrest History \4\...........              14              50            700                0.17             119
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    Sub total................              56  ..............         13,720    ................             636
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                                          FY 2008 and FY 2009 Grantees
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Interview and Tracking data                12              12             48                0.17               8
 submission..................
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    Overall total............           2,592  ..............         16,292    ................           2,999
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\1\ Since enrollment is anticipated to have ended for these Grantees by the end of CY 2009 there is no Baseline
  burden in CY 2010.
\2\ The number of responses per respondent for the Events Tracking depends on the design of the jail diversion
  program and can range from a single screening for eligibility to four separate screenings; here 800 responses
  represents the average number of respondents.
\3\ This estimate is an added burden proportion which is an adjustment reflecting the extent to which programs
  typically already collect the data items. The formula for calculating the proportion of added burden is: total
  number of items in the standard instrument, minus the number of core items currently included, divided by the
  total number of items in the standard instrument. For the Person Tracking program the burden estimate was
  calculated as follows: 96 times 0.65 (the proportion of added burden) = 62.
\4\ Record management forms (Service Use and Arrest) are only completed for those evaluation participants who
  receive both a Baseline interview and at least one follow-up (6- and/or 12-month) interview.
\5\ Assumes 1 respondent at grantee site is responsible for compiling the information.


                                         CY 2011 Annual Reporting Burden
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                                 Number of     Responses per       Total        Average hours      Total hour
  Data collection activity      respondents     respondent       responses      per response         burden
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               Client Interviews for FY 2008 and Anticipated FY 2009 and 2010: Revised Instrument
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Baseline (at enrollment) \1\           1,710               1           1,710              0.83          1,419.3
6 months....................           1,368               1           1,368              0.92          1,258.56
12 months...................             879               1             879              0.92            808.68
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    Sub total...............           3,957  ..............           3,957  ................          3,487
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               Record Management by FY 2008 and Anticipated FY 2009 and FY 2010 Grantee Staff \5\
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Events Tracking \2\.........              18             800          14,400              0.03            432
Person Tracking \3\.........              18              80           1,440              0.1              94
Service Use \4\.............              18              50             900              0.17            153

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Arrest History \4\..........              18              50             900              0.17            153
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    Sub total...............              72  ..............          17,640  ................            832
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                                          FY 2008 and FY 2009 Grantees
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Interview and Tracking data               18              12              48              0.17              8
 submission.................
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    Overall total...........           4,047  ..............          21,645  ................          4,327
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\1\ Since enrollment is anticipated to have ended for these Grantees by the end of CY 2009 there is no Baseline
  burden in CY 2010.
\2\ The number of responses per respondent for the Events Tracking depends on the design of the jail diversion
  program and can range from a single screening for eligibility to four separate screenings; here 800 responses
  represents the average number of respondents.
\3\ This estimate is an added burden proportion which is an adjustment reflecting the extent to which programs
  typically already collect the data items. The formula for calculating the proportion of added burden is: total
  number of items in the standard instrument, minus the number of core items currently included, divided by the
  total number of items in the standard instrument. For the Person Tracking program the burden estimate was
  calculated as follows: 144 times 0.65 (the proportion of added burden) = 94.
\4\ Record management forms (Service Use and Arrest) are only completed for those evaluation participants who
  receive both a Baseline interview and at least one follow-up (6- and/or 12-month) interview.
\5\ Assumes 1 respondent at grantee site is responsible for compiling the information.


                                         CY 2012 Annual Reporting Burden
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                                 Number of     Responses per       Total        Average hours      Total hour
  Data collection activity      respondents     respondent       responses      per response         burden
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                    Client Interviews for Anticipated FY 2009 and FY 2010: Revised Instrument
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Baseline (at enrollment) \1\           1,200               1           1,200              0.83            996
6 months....................           1,080               1           1,080              0.92            993.6
12 months...................           1,084               1           1,084              0.92            997.28
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    Sub total...............           3,364  ..............           3,364  ................          2,987
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                     Record Management by Anticipated FY 2009 and FY 2010 Grantee Staff \5\
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Events Tracking \2\.........              12             800           9,600              0.03            288
Person Tracking \3\.........              12              70             840              0.1              55
Service Use \4\.............              12              25             300              0.17             51
Arrest History \4\..........              12              25             300              0.17             51
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    Sub total...............              48  ..............          11,040  ................            445
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                                          FY 2008 and FY 2009 Grantees
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Interview and Tracking data               12              12              48              0.17              8
 submission.................
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    Overall total...........           3,424  ..............          14,452  ................          3,440
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\1\ Since enrollment is anticipated to have ended for these Grantees by the end of CY 2009 there is no Baseline
  burden in CY 2010.
\2\ The number of responses per respondent for the Events Tracking depends on the design of the jail diversion
  program and can range from a single screening for eligibility to four separate screenings; here 800 responses
  represents the average number of respondents.
\3\ This estimate is an added burden proportion which is an adjustment reflecting the extent to which programs
  typically already collect the data items. The formula for calculating the proportion of added burden is: total
  number of items in the standard instrument, minus the number of core items currently included, divided by the
  total number of items in the standard instrument. For the Person Tracking program the burden estimate was
  calculated as follows: 84 times 0.65 (the proportion of added burden) = 55.
\4\ Record management forms (Service Use and Arrest) are only completed for those evaluation participants who
  receive both a Baseline interview and at least one follow-up (6- and/or 12-month) interview.
\5\ Assumes 1 respondent at grantee site is responsible for compiling the information.


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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by September 30, 2009 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: 202-395-5806.

    Dated: August 19, 2009.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Program Services.
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