[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 49 (Thursday, March 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14261-14262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05470]


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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: SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center Disaster 
Behavioral Health Needs Assessment and Customer Satisfaction Survey 
(OMB No. 0930-0325)--Revision

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA) is requesting approval for a revision to the data collection 
associated with the SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center (DTAC) 
Disaster Behavioral Health Needs Assessment and Customer Satisfaction 
Survey (OMB No. 0930-0325), which expires on June 30, 2014. The data 
collection instruments include the Disaster Behavioral Health Needs 
Assessment (NAS)--State/Territory Version, the NAS--Local Provider 
Version, the Disaster Behavioral Health Follow-Up Interview Guide 
(NAFI), and the SAMHSA DTAC Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS). All of 
the proposed data collection efforts will provide feedback on the 
overall effectiveness of SAMHSA DTAC's services, ongoing needs at the 
national level, and areas that require enhanced technical assistance 
(TA) services.
    SAMHSA DTAC will be responsible for administering the four data 
collection instruments and analyzing the data. SAMHSA DTAC will use 
data from the instruments to inform current and future TA activities 
and to ensure these activities continue to align with state and local 
needs.
    A 3-year clearance is being requested to continue the previously 
cleared data collection activities. The components of the data 
collection are listed and described below, and a summary table of the 
number of respondents and respondent burden has also been included.
    Disaster Behavior Health Needs Assessment Surveys (NAS). The NAS 
will assist SAMHSA DTAC in identifying the current needs of states, 
territories, federally recognized tribes, and local organizations and 
agencies as they integrate disaster behavioral health (DBH) into all-
hazards disaster planning and response. There are two instruments under 
the NAS--the NAS--State/Territory Version and the NAS--Local Provider 
Version. The NAS will assess the current gaps and needs at the state, 
territory, and local provider levels in disaster behavioral health 
(mental health and substance abuse) planning and response efforts and 
preferred methods for receiving training to address these needs. 
Revisions to these data collection efforts include eliminating 
unnecessary questions, collapsing questions to ease respondent burden, 
changing or adding questions and response options to address DBH needs 
identified through previous administrations of the NAS instruments, and 
revising the administration to occur every two years instead of 
annually. Both NAS instruments will be administered online and will be 
programmed to include simplified screens and intuitive navigational 
controls.
    The NAS--State/Territory Version will be administered to all 
disaster mental health coordinators, disaster substance abuse 
coordinators, and DBH coordinators (coordinators responsible for both 
mental health and substance abuse disaster services) in the 50 states, 
the U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia, for a total of 77 
participants. Coordinators will be asked to provide contact information 
for up to 10 local DBH service providers with whom they work. These 
local providers will be invited to participate in the NAS--Local 
Provider Version. SAMHSA DTAC anticipates inviting approximately 250 
local providers to participate across a representative sample of the 
states and U.S. territories.
    Disaster Behavioral Health Needs Assessment Follow-Up Interviews 
(NAFI). The NAFI will allow SAMHSA DTAC to gain a more nuanced 
understanding of the needs identified in the NAS. SAMHSA DTAC will use 
the NAFI to delve deeper into current DBH needs and specific findings 
from the NAS to identify gaps and trends in disaster behavioral health 
preparedness and response across the country and inform future TA for 
state, territory, and local behavioral health authorities. The 
instrument is designed to collect

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indepth information useful for expanding and further enhancing the 
training and TA provided by SAMHSA DTAC, by SAMHSA DTAC, including 
tailoring resources to specific needs, providing resources in the most 
useful formats, and creating new resources to fill certain disaster 
behavioral health preparedness and response gaps. The NAFI will collect 
information on the following: (1) Familiarity with SAMHSA DTAC; (2) 
participant background and experiences; (3) general DBH-related needs; 
and (4) additional feedback related to specific needs identified in the 
NAS. This instrument is new under the proposed revision. The NAFI will 
be administered by telephone.
    Participation in the NAFI will be solicited from up to 25 state or 
territory coordinators who completed the NAS--State/Territory Version 
and up to 25 local providers who completed the NAS--Local Provider 
Version. These individuals will be selected in such a manner as to 
obtain representation from various participants of various state/
territory demographics, such as geographic region or frequency of 
disasters.
    SAMHSA DTAC Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS). The CSS will 
collect data from SAMHSA DTAC customers to ensure that the assistance 
SAMHSA DTAC provides is up-to-date, applicable, useful, and well 
received. Specifically, the CSS will collect the experiences and 
perspectives of: (1) Those who have requested TA (e.g., behavioral 
health coordinators, project coordinators, local providers) and (2) 
those who subscribe to SAMHSA DTAC e-communications. The CSS will 
assess the following: (1) familiarity with SAMHSA DTAC services and 
resources; (2) satisfaction with SAMHSA DTAC services and resources; 
(3) recommendations for enhancement of SAMHSA DTAC services and 
resources; and (4) participant background and demographics.
    Revisions to this effort include modifications to the data 
collection instrument based on changes in SAMHSA DTAC services, 
modifications to the satisfaction rating scales to further increase 
clarity and efficiency of administration, and a reduced administration 
frequency (the proposed collection is for a twice annual administration 
as opposed to quarterly). The CSS will be administered by web and 
telephone.
    Participation in the CSS will be solicited from all 50 states, the 
U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. The survey will be 
administered to individuals who have requested TA within the 6 months 
prior to administration and those who are subscribed to DTAC's e-
communications SAMHSA DTAC Bulletin or The Dialogue at the time of 
administration. During each administration, those who participated in 
the most recent administration of the CSS will be excluded.
    Internet-based technology will be used to collect data via web-
based surveys for the NAS and the CSS and for data entry and management 
of all proposed instruments. The average annual respondent burden is 
estimated below. The NAS instruments will be administered every 2 
years. The CSS will be administered every six months. Table 1 
represents the initial data collection and the burden for the first 
year. These estimates reflect the average annual number of respondents, 
the average annual number of responses, the time required for each 
response, and the average annual burden in hours.

                                                    Table 1--Annualized Estimate of Respondent Burden
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                                                                                             Number of                       Hours per
            Type of respondent                       Instrument              Number of     responses per   Total number    response per    Total burden
                                                                            respondents     respondent     of responses     respondent         hours
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State DBH Coordinator.....................  NAS (State/Territory                      77               1              77            0.50           38.50
                                             Version).
Local Provider............................  NAS (Local Provider Version)             150               1             150            0.50           75.00
State DBH Coordinator.....................  DBHNA (State/Territory                    25               1              25            0.75           18.75
                                             Version).
Local Provider............................  DBHNA (Local Provider                     25               1              25            0.75           18.75
                                             Version).
TA Requestor..............................  DTAC Customer Satisfaction               300               1             300            0.25           75.00
                                             Survey.
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    Total.................................  ............................             577  ..............             577  ..............          226.00
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by April 14, 2014 to the SAMHSA 
Desk Officer at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). To ensure timely receipt of 
comments, and to avoid potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing 
of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, commenters are encouraged 
to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected]. Although commenters are encouraged to send 
their comments via email, commenters may also fax their comments to: 
202-395-7285. Commenters may also mail them to: Office of Management 
and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503.

Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2014-05470 Filed 3-12-14; 8:45 am]
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