[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51283-51285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24017]


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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)

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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.

Project: Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTC) Network Program 
Monitoring (OMB No. 0930-0216)--Revision

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration's (SAMHSA) 
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) will continue to monitor 
program performance of its Addiction Technology Transfer Centers 
(ATTCs). The ATTCs disseminate current health services research from 
the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Alcohol 
Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute of Mental Health, Agency for 
Health Care Policy and Research, National Institute of Justice, and 
other sources, as well as other SAMHSA programs. To accomplish this, 
the ATTCs develop and update State-of-the-art, research-based curricula 
and professional development training.
    Each of the forms is described below. SAMHSA/CSAT is proposing to 
revise the Event Description and Post-Event forms currently used by the 
ATTCs. The Follow-Up forms will not be changed. The Pre-Events forms 
currently in use will be eliminated.
    Sixty percent of the forms are administered in person to 
participants at educational and training events, who complete the forms 
by paper and pencil. Ten percent of the training courses are online, 
and thus, those forms are administered online. The remaining thirty 
percent is made up of 30-day follow-up forms that are distributed to 
consenting participants via electronic mail using an online survey 
tool.
    (1) The Event Description Form will be revised. The form collects 
event information. It includes questions regarding the SAMHSA priority 
areas and cross-cutting principles covered by the content of the event. 
SAMHSA's priority areas and cross-cutting principles have been revised 
since this form was approved, so the form will be revised to match the 
updated priorities and principles. In addition, the Event Description 
Form asks which of SAMHSA's Technical Assistance Publications (TAPs) 
and Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs) were used during the event. 
New TIPs and TAPs have been published since the form was approved. 
Those new TIPs and TAPs will be added to the form.
    (2) The Pre-Event Form for meetings, technical assistance events, 
and training events will be eliminated. The demographic information 
that was collected on this form will be added to the Post-Event Forms. 
By incorporating this demographic information on the Post-Event Forms, 
the Pre-Event Form can be eliminated, thereby reducing the response 
burden for participants.
    (3) The Post-Event Form for all events will be revised. The five 
current demographic questions will be revised to reflect a more current 
understanding of the field, and five additional demographic questions 
will be included.
    (4) The Follow-Up Form for all events will remain the same as the 
ones currently in use by the ATTCs.
    Event Description: The event description form asks approximately 10 
questions of the ATTC faculty/staff for each of the ATTC events. The 
approved form asks the event focus, format, and publications to be used 
in the event. As noted above, it will be revised to reflect updates to 
SAMHSA's priority areas and cross-cutting principles and the 
publication of new TIPs and TAPs.

Technical Assistance and Meeting Events Forms

    The ATTCs provide technical assistance, which is a jointly planned 
consultation generally involving a series of contacts between the ATTC 
and an outside organization/institution during which the ATTC provides 
expertise and gives direction toward resolving a problem or improving 
conditions. The ATTCs hold meetings, which are ATTC sponsored or co-
sponsored events in which a group of people representing one or more 
agencies other than the ATTC work cooperatively on a project, problem, 
and/or a policy. The ATTCs will collect satisfaction measures after 
each technical assistance and meeting event. The ATTCs will base the 
Post-Event Form on the approved CSAT Government Performance and Results 
Act (GPRA) Customer Satisfaction form (OMB 0930-0197). The 
only revision to this GPRA form will be that the ATTCs will revise the 
five current demographic questions asked on this form and include five 
additional demographic questions. The ATTCs will collect satisfaction 
measures 30 days after each event by using the approved CSAT Government 
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Customer Satisfaction form (OMB 
0930-0197). The ATTCs are eliminating the Technical Assistance 
and Meeting Pre-Event Forms currently in use.
    Post-Event Form for Technical Assistance and Meetings: The Post-
Event Information form for technical assistance and meetings asks 
approximately 25 questions of each individual that participated in the 
event. The current form asks the participants to report satisfaction 
with the quality of the event and event materials, and to assess their 
level of skills in the topic area. The five current demographic 
questions on the form will be revised to reflect a more current 
understanding of the field, and five additional demographic questions 
will be included. The form will ask participants to report demographic 
information, education, profession, field of study, status of 
certification or licensure, workplace role, and employment setting.
    30-Day Follow-Up Form for Technical Assistance and Meetings: The 
Follow-up Information Form for technical assistance and meetings asks 
about 20 questions of about 25% of consenting participants. The 
approved form asks the participants to report satisfaction with the 
quality of the event materials, to assess their level of skills in the 
topic area, and to report whether or not they have shared information 
from the event at their place of work. This form is already approved by 
OMB and will not be revised (OMB 0930-0197).

Training Forms

    Trainings are defined as ATTC sponsored or co-sponsored events, 
mainly focusing on the enhancement of knowledge and/or skills of 
counselors and other professionals who work with individuals with 
substance use disorder-related problems. The ATTCs will collect 
information from training participants at the end of the training event 
by using a revised version of the currently approved Post-Event Form 
for training. The current approval for this form is under OMB 
0930-0216. The only revision to this Post-Event Form will be 
that the ATTCs will revise the five current demographic questions asked 
and include five additional demographic questions. The ATTCs will 
collect information from training participants 30 days after the 
training event by using the same form currently approved for this 
purpose under OMB 0930-0216. The Pre-Event Form for training 
will be eliminated.
    Post-Event Form for Training: The Post- Form for Training asks 
approximately 25 questions of each individual that participated in the 
training. The approved form asks the participants to report 
satisfaction with, usefulness of, and quality of the training and 
training materials as well as to assess their level of skills in the 
topic area. The five current demographic questions on the form will be 
revised to reflect a more current understanding of the field, and five 
additional

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demographic questions will be included. The form will ask participants 
to report demographic information, education, profession, field of 
study, status of certification or licensure, workplace role, and 
employment setting.
    Follow-up Form for Training: The Follow-up Information Form for 
Training asks about 25 questions of about 25% of consenting 
participants. The approved form asks the participants to report 
satisfaction with, usefulness of, and quality of the training and 
training materials as well as to assess their level of skills in the 
topic area. The form also asks participants to report whether or not 
they have shared information from the event at their place of work and 
which, if any, barriers they have encountered to applying the 
information gained from the training. This form is already approved by 
OMB and will not be revised (OMB 0930-0216).
    The information collected on the ATTC forms will assist CSAT in 
documenting the numbers and types of participants in ATTC events, 
describing the extent to which participants report improvement in their 
clinical competency, and which method is most effective in 
disseminating knowledge to various audiences. This type of information 
is crucial to support CSAT in complying with GPRA reporting 
requirements and will inform future development of knowledge 
dissemination activities.
    The chart below summarizes the annualized burden for this project.

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                                                     Number of     Responses per     Hours per     Total annual
               Type of respondent                   respondents     respondent       response      burden hours
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Faculty/staff Event Description Form............             250               1             .25           62.50
Meeting and Technical Assistance Participants:    ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    Post-Event Form.............................           5,000               1             .12             600
    Follow-up Form..............................     Covered under CSAT Government Performance and Results Act
                                                    (GPRA) Customer Satisfaction form (OMB 0930-0197)
Training Participants:                            ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    Post-Event Form.............................          30,000               1             .16           4,800
    Follow-up Form..............................           7,500               1             .16           1,200
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        Total...................................          42,750  ..............  ..............        6,662.50
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    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: September 28, 2009.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E9-24017 Filed 10-5-09; 8:45 am]
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