[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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