[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 204 (Friday, October 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54830-54831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25530]


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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: Targeted Capacity Expansion Program for Substance 
Abuse Treatment and HIV/AIDS Services (TCE-HIV)--NEW

    This data collection is to study the risk and protective factors 
related to substance use and HIV. The primary purpose of the Project is 
to conceptualize, plan, and implement a multi-site evaluation to 
investigate the process, outcome, and impact of substance abuse 
treatment and HIV/AIDS services provided by 49 SAMHSA grantees. The 
grantees' focus is on enhancing and expanding substance abuse treatment 
and/or outreach and pretreatment services in conjunction with HIV/AIDS 
services in African American, Hispanic/Latino, and other racial and 
ethnic minority communities. A multi-stage approach has been used to 
develop the appropriate theoretical framework, conceptual model, 
evaluation design and protocols, and data collection instrumentation. 
Process and outcome measures have been developed to fully capture 
community and contextual conditions, the scope of the TCE-HIV Grantee 
program implementation and activities, and client outcomes. A mixed-
method approach (survey, semi-structured interviews, focus groups) will 
be used, for example, to examine collaborative community linkages 
established between grantees and other service providers (e.g., primary 
health care, medical services for PLWHA, substance abuse recovery 
support services), determine which program models and what type and 
amount of client exposure to services contribute to significant changes 
in substance abuse and HIV/AIDS risk behaviors of the targeted 
populations, and determine the impact of the TCE-HIV services on 
providers, clients, and communities.
    The data collection for the project will be conducted bi-annually 
(i.e., every other year during the 4 year period) and the client 
outcome data collection is ongoing throughout the project and will be 
collected at baseline, discharge and 6 months post baseline for all 
treatment clients. The respondents are clinic-based social workers and 
counselors (e.g., social workers, licensed alcohol and drug counselors, 
licensed clinical professional counselors, licensed

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clinical social workers), clinic-based administrators and clinic-based 
clients.
    The estimated annualized burden is summarized below.

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                                                     Estimated
                                     Estimated       number of     Total number   Average burden     Estimated
           Respondents               number of     responses per   of responses      hours per     total burden
                                    respondents     respondent                       response          hours
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Project Director/Program Manager              49               2              98             1.5           147.0
 (Semi-Structured Interviews)...
Grantee Staff (Semi-Structured               441               2             882             1.0           882.0
 Interviews)....................
Community Collaborators (Semi-               245               2             490             1.0           490.0
 Structured Interviews).........
Treatment Client Focus Group....             441               2             882             1.0           882.0
Treatment Client Survey:
    Baseline Data Collection....           2,050               1           2,050  ..............           861.0
    Discharge Data Collection...           2,050               1           2,050            0.42           861.0
    6-Month post Baseline Data             2,050               1           2,050  ..............           861.0
     Collection.................
Treatment Client Dosage Form               2,050               1           2,050            0.25           512.5
 Discharge Data Collection......
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    Total.......................           3,226  ..............          10,552  ..............         5,496.5
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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: October 15, 2009.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E9-25530 Filed 10-22-09; 8:45 am]
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