[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 183 (Tuesday, September 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57197-57198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24023]


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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: Transformation Accountability Reporting System--(OMB 
No. 0930-0285)--Revision

    The Transformation Accountability (TRAC) Reporting System is a 
real-time, performance management system that captures information on 
the substance abuse treatment and mental health services delivered in 
the United States. A wide range of client and program information is 
captured through TRAC for approximately 700 grantees. This request 
includes an extension of the currently approved data collection effort.
    This information collection will allow SAMHSA to continue to meet 
the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 reporting 
requirements that quantify the effects and accomplishments of its 
programs, which are consistent with OMB guidance. In order to carry out 
section 1105(a)(29) of GPRA, SAMHSA is required to prepare a 
performance plan for its major programs of activity. This plan must:
     Establish performance goals to define the level of 
performance to be achieved by a program activity;
     Express such goals in an objective, quantifiable, and 
measurable form;
     Briefly describe the operational processes, skills and 
technology, and the human, capital, information, or other resources 
required to meet the performance goals;
     Establish performance indicators to be used in measuring 
or assessing the relevant outputs, service levels, and outcomes of each 
program activity;
     Provide a basis for comparing actual program results with 
the established performance goals; and
     Describe the means to be used to verify and validate 
measured values.
    In addition, this data collection supports the GPRA Modernization 
Act of 2010 which requires overall organization management to improve 
agency performance and achieve the mission and goals of the agency 
through the use of strategic and performance planning, measurement, 
analysis, regular assessment of progress, and use of performance 
information to improve the results achieved. Specifically, this data 
collection will allow CMHS to have the capacity to report on a 
consistent set of performance measures across its various grant 
programs that conduct each of these activities. SAMHSA's legislative 
mandate is to increase access to high quality substance abuse and 
mental health prevention and treatment services and to improve 
outcomes. Its mission is to improve the quality and availability of 
treatment and prevention

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services for substance abuse and mental illness. To support this 
mission, the Agency's overarching goals are:

 Accountability--Establish systems to ensure program 
performance measurement and accountability
 Capacity--Build, maintain, and enhance mental health and 
substance abuse infrastructure and capacity
 Effectiveness--Enable all communities and providers to deliver 
effective services

    Each of these key goals complements SAMHSA's legislative mandate. 
All of SAMHSA's programs and activities are geared toward the 
achievement of these goals and performance monitoring is a 
collaborative and cooperative aspect of this process. SAMHSA will 
strive to coordinate the development of these goals with other ongoing 
performance measurement development activities.
    The total annual burden estimate is shown below:

                                       Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden
                            [CMHS client outcome measures for discretionary programs]
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                                    Number of     Responses per        Total         Hours per      Total hour
        Type of response           respondents      respondent       responses       response         burden
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Client-level baseline interview          35,845              1            35,854            0.45          16,130
Client-level 6-month                     23,658              1            23,658            0.45          10,646
 reassessment interview \1\....
Client-level discharge                   10,753              1            10,753            0.45           4,838
 interview \2\.................
PBHCI- Section H Form Only               14,000              1            14,000             .08           1,120
 Baseline......................
PBHCI- Section H Form Only                9,240              1             9,240             .08             739
 Follow-Up \3\.................
PBHCI--Section H Form Only                4,200              1             4,200             .08             336
 Discharge \4\.................
HIV Continuum of Care Specific              200              1               200            0.33              66
 Form Baseline.................
HIV Continuum of Care Follow-Up             148              1               148            0.33              49
 \5\...........................
HIV Continuum of Care Discharge             104              1               104            0.33              34
 \6\...........................
Infrastructure development,                 982              4.0            3928            2.0            7,856
 prevention, and mental health
 promotion quarterly record
 abstraction \7\...............
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    Total......................          36,827  ...............         102,139  ..............          48,814
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Note: Numbers may not add to the totals due to rounding and some individual participants completing more than
  one form.
\1\ It is estimated that 66% of baseline clients will complete this interview.
\2\ It is estimated that 30% of baseline clients will complete this interview.
\3\ It is estimated that 74% of baseline clients will complete this interview.
\4\ It is estimated that 52% of baseline clients will complete this interview.
\5\ It is estimated that 52% of baseline clients will complete this interview.
\6\ It is estimated that 30% of baseline clients will complete this interview.
\7\ Grantees are required to report this information as a condition of their grant. No attrition is estimated.

    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 2-1057, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 or email a copy 
at [email protected]. Written comments should be received by 
November 23, 2015

Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2015-24023 Filed 9-21-15; 8:45 am]
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