[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80784-80785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32584]


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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: Violence Intervention To Enrich Lives (VITEL) Supplement--NEW

    This data collection is to study the intersection of intimate 
partner violence (IPV) and trauma for women with HIV, at risk for HIV, 
and at risk for substance use disorders (SUDs) VITEL provides 
supplemental funding to existing SAMHSA Targeted Capacity Expansion: 
Substance Abuse Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Women at High Risk 
for HIV/AIDS (TCE-HIV: Minority Women) grantees. These activities will 
be conducted with five grantees and include: (1) Administration of 
baseline, discharge and 6-month post-baseline surveys of clients 
receiving IPV screening and referral services, (2) focus groups with 
clients receiving IPV and SUD services, (3) documentation of IPV 
service and other referral service(s) engagement, and (4) semi-
structured interviews with VITEL program staff and partner/
collaborating staff supporting IPV services.
    The goals of the VITEL program are (1) reduce IPV through screening 
and referrals, (2) reduce risky behaviors that lead to new HIV 
infections and SUDs, (3) increase access to care and improve health 
outcomes for people living with HIV and AIDS, (4) reduce HIV-related 
health disparities resultant from IPV screening tool implementation, 
and (5) determine the feasibility of integrating IPV screening in 
behavioral health settings. 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 VITEL program 
implementation and activities, and client outcomes. A mixed-method 
approach (e.g., surveys, semi-structured interviews, focus groups) will 
be used, for example, to examine collaborative

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community linkages established between grantees and other service 
providers (e.g., primary health care, SUD recovery), determine which 
program models and what type and amount of client exposure to services 
contribute to significant changes in IPV, SUD, and HIV risk behaviors 
of the targeted populations, and determine the impact of VITEL services 
on providers, clients, and communities.
    The data collection for this program will be conducted quarterly 
(during this one year supplemental period) and the client outcome data 
collection will be ongoing throughout the program and will be collected 
at baseline, discharge and 6-months post baseline for all treatment 
clients. The respondents are clinic-based social workers, counselors, 
administrators, and clinic-based clients.

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                                     Number of     Responses per  Total response     Hours per     Total burden
       Instrument/Activity          respondents     respondent        numbers        response          hours
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Baseline data collection                     500               1             500             .42             210
 (Clients)......................
Discharge data collection                    400               1             400             .42             168
 (Clients)......................
6-Month post Baseline data                   400               1             400             .42             168
 collection (Clients)...........
Interaction Form (Client).......             500               1             500             .42             210
Treatment Focus Group (Client)..              45               2              90             1.0              90
    Client Sub-total............             500  ..............           1,890  ..............             846
Executives and Project Director/              10               1              10             .75             7.5
 Program Manager (Semi-
 Structured Interviews).........
Executives and Project Director/               5               1               5             3.0              15
 Program Manager (Progress
 Report)........................
Direct Staff (Semi-Structured                 10               1              10             .75             7.5
 Interviews)....................
Community Collaborators (Semi-                10               1              10             1.0              10
 Structured Interviews).........
    Staff Sub-total.............              35  ..............              35  ..............              40
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        Total...................             535  ..............           1,925  ..............             886
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by January 27, 2016 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. 2015-32584 Filed 12-24-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4162-20-P