[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44942-44944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18941]


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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.

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Cross-Site Evaluation of the Minority Substance Abuse/HIV Prevention 
Program--(OMB No. 0930-0298)--Revision

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is requesting 
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the 
revision of data collection activities for the cross-site study of the 
Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative (MAI), which includes both youth and adult 
questionnaires. This revision includes the addition of 4 cohorts, 
changes to the data collection procedures based on intervention 
duration, and the addition of two questions on binge drinking behavior. 
The current approval is under OMB No. 0930-0298, which expires on 4/30/
12.
    This cross-site evaluation supports two of SAMHSA's 8 Strategic 
Initiatives: Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness and Data, 
Outcomes, and Quality. It builds on six previous grant programs funded 
by SAMHSA's CSAP to provide substance abuse and HIV prevention services 
for minority populations. The first two were planning grant programs 
and the last four were service grant programs. The goals for the Cohort 
3-6 grants were to add, increase, or enhance integrated substance abuse 
(SA) and HIV prevention services by providing supportive services and 
strengthening linkages between service providers for at-risk minority 
populations. The HIV Cohort 1-3 previously received clearance under OMB 
No. 0930-0208 and Cohort 6 grants previously received clearance under 
OMB No. 0930-0298. Since neither the HIV Cohort 4 nor the Cohort 5 
Programs were cross-site studies, they did not require OMB clearance. 
The current HIV Minority SA/HIV Prevention Program funded:
     Cohorts 7 and 8 Prevention of Substance Abuse (SA) and HIV 
for At-Risk Racial/Ethnic Minority Subpopulations Cooperative 
Agreements--60 grants for 5 years,
     Cohort 9 Ready-To-Respond Initiative--35 grants for 5 
years, and
     Cohort 10 Capacity Building Initiative--27 grants for 5 
years.
    Grantees are community based organizations that are required to 
address the SAMSHA Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) and participate 
in this cross-site evaluation. The grantees are expected to provide 
leadership and coordination on the planning and implementation of the 
SPF that targets minority populations, the minority reentry population, 
as well as other high risk groups residing in communities of color with 
high prevalence of SA and HIV/AIDS. The primary objectives of the 
cross-site study are to: (1) Determine the success of the MAI in 
preventing, delaying, and/or reducing the use of alcohol, tobacco, and 
other drugs (ATOD) among the target populations. The results of this 
cross-site study will assist SAMHSA/CSAP in promoting and disseminating 
optimally effective prevention programs; (2) Measure the effectiveness 
of evidence-based programs and infrastructure development activities 
such as: Outreach and training, mobilization of key stakeholders, 
substance abuse and HIV/AIDS counseling and education, referrals to 
appropriate medical treatment and/or other intervention strategies 
(i.e., cultural enrichment activities, educational and vocational 
resources, and computer-based curricula); and (3) Assess the process of 
adopting and implementing the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) with 
the target populations.
    The grantees are expected to provide an effective prevention 
process, direction, and a common set of goals, expectations, and 
accountabilities to be adapted and integrated at the community level. 
While the grantees have substantial flexibility in choosing their 
individual evidence-based programs, they are all required to base them 
on the five steps of the SPF to build service capacity specific to SA 
and HIV prevention services. Conducting this cross-site evaluation will 
assist SAMHSA/CSAP in promoting and disseminating optimally effective 
prevention programs.
    Grantees must also conduct ongoing monitoring and evaluation of 
their projects to assess program effectiveness including Federal 
reporting of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, 
SAMHSA/CSAP National Outcome Measures (NOMs), and HIV Counseling and 
Testing. All of this information will be collected through self-report 
questionnaires administered to program participants. All grantees will 
use two instruments, one for youth aged between 12 and 17 and one for 
adults aged 18 and older. Participants in interventions lasting 30 days 
or longer will complete questionnaires three times, taking an average 
of 50 minutes for baseline, exit, and follow-up questionnaires. 
Participants in interventions lasting 2-29 days will complete 
questionnaires two times taking an average of 30 minutes to complete. 
Single-session intervention participants will complete one 
questionnaire at exit only. The GPRA and NOMs measures on the 
instruments have already been approved by OMB (OMB No. 0930-0230), and 
the remaining HIV-related questions have been approved under OMB No. 
0930-0298.The youth questionnaire contains 125 questions, of which 28 
relate to HIV/AIDS and the adult questionnaire contains 118 items, 47 
of which relate to HIV/AIDS. Two additional questions have been added 
to address SAMHSA's need to collect information on binge drinking 
behavior.
    These questions are:
    1. Females only: During the past 30 days, on how many days did you 
have 4 or more drinks on the same occasion?
    2. Males only: During the past 30 days, on how many days did you 
have 5 or more drinks on the same occasion?
    Sample size, respondent burden, and intrusiveness have been 
minimized to be consistent with the cross-site objectives. Procedures 
are employed to safeguard the privacy and confidentiality of 
participants. Every effort has been made to coordinate cross-site data 
collection with local data collection efforts in an attempt to minimize 
respondent burden.
    The cross-site evaluation results will have significant 
implications for the substance abuse and HIV/AIDS prevention fields, 
the allocation of grant funds, and other evaluation activities 
conducted by multiple Federal, State, and local government agencies. 
They will be used to develop Federal policy in support of SAMHSA/CSAP 
program initiatives, inform the public of lessons learned and findings, 
improve existing programs, and promote replication and dissemination of 
effective prevention strategies.

Total Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden

    The following table shows the estimated annualized burden for data 
collection.

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                      Table 1a--Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden by Intervention Length
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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per      Total hour
       Intervention length          respondents     respondent       responses       response         burden
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                                           30-Day or More Intervention
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Baseline........................           7,937               1           7,937            0.83           6,588
Exit............................           4,887               1           4,887            0.83           4,056
Follow-up.......................           2,942               1           2,942            0.83           2,442
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    Subtotal....................           7,937  ..............          15,766  ..............          13,086
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                                            2- to 29-Day Intervention
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Baseline........................           1,416               1           1,416             0.5             708
Exit............................             872               1             872             0.5             436
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    Subtotal....................           1,416  ..............           2,288  ..............           1,144
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                                             Single Day Intervention
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Exit............................           2,458               1           2,458            0.25             614
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    Annualized Total............          11,811  ..............          20,512  ..............          14,844
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                          Table 1b--Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden by Survey Type
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                                                                     Number of         Total        Total hour
                          Questionnaire                             respondents      responses        burden
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Annualized Total Adult..........................................           9,682          16,899          12,234
Annualized Total Youth..........................................           2,128           3,612           2,610
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    Annualized Total............................................          11,811          20,512          14,844
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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 8-1099, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 or e-mail a 
copy to [email protected]. Written comments must be received 
before 60 days after the date of the publication in the Federal 
Register.

    Dated: July 21, 2011.
 Kathleen G. Milenkowic,
Director, Division of Operational Support.
[FR Doc. 2011-18941 Filed 7-26-11; 8:45 am]
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