[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11198]


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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.

Project: Access to Recovery (ATR) Program (OMB No. 0930-0266)--Revision

    The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is charged with 
implementing the Access to Recovery (ATR) program which will allow 
grantees (States, Territories, the District of Columbia and Tribal 
Organizations) a means to implement voucher programs for substance 
abuse clinical treatment and recovery support services. The ATR program 
is part of a Presidential initiative to: (1) Provide client choice 
among substance abuse clinical treatment and recovery support service 
providers, (2) expand access to a comprehensive array of clinical 
treatment and recovery support options (including faith-based 
programmatic options), and (3) increase substance abuse treatment 
capacity. Monitoring outcomes, tracking costs, and preventing waste, 
fraud and abuse to ensure accountability and effectiveness in the use 
of Federal funds are also important elements of the ATR program. 
Grantees, as a contingency of their award, are responsible for 
collecting Voucher Information (VI) [OMB (OMB No. 0930-0266); 
Expiration Date 05/31/2011] and Voucher Transaction (VT)[(OMB No. 0930-
0266; 05/31/2011)] data from their clients.
    The primary purpose of this data collection activity is to meet the 
reporting requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act 
(GPRA) by allowing SAMHSA to quantify the effects and accomplishments 
of SAMHSA programs. The following table is an estimated annual response 
burden for this effort.

                                                         Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden \1\
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                                                                                                                                            Total hour
           Center/form/respondent type                Number of     Responses per       Total       Hours per    Total hour   Total wage       cost/
                                                     respondent      respondent       responses      response      burden        cost     respondent \1\
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Voucher information and transaction..............          53,333             1.5          80,000          .03        2,400       $18.40         $44,160
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\1\ This table represents the maximum additional burden if adult respondents for ATR provide responses/data at an estimated hourly wage (from 2010
  Bureau of Labor Statistics).

    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by June 8, 2011 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: 202-395-7285.

    Dated: April 29, 2011.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Management, Technology and Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-11198 Filed 5-6-11; 8:45 am]
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