[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 30545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11560]



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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: Mental Health First Aid Evaluation--NEW.
    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 
(SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is requesting 
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for new data 
collection activities associated with its Mental Health First Aid 
(MHFA) program.
    This information is needed to evaluate implementation of MHFA and 
Youth Mental Health First Aid in three distinct grant programs: Project 
Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education (AWARE) State Education 
Agency (SEA) Cooperative Agreements, which provide funding to support 
MHFA and YMHFA training to state education agencies; Project AWARE 
Local Education Agency (LEA) Grants, which provide funding to school 
districts; and Project AWARE Community (C), a new funding opportunity 
in fiscal year 2015 that is intended to support MHFA and YMHFA training 
through a wide range of community organizations.
    The MHFA/YMHFA evaluation will address both overarching and 
program-specific questions related to the implementation and 
effectiveness of widespread dissemination of mental health literacy 
programs through these three distinct funding mechanisms and increase 
SAMHSA's understanding of training, referral benefits, and issues in 
varied milieu (e.g., implementation climate, leadership). These 
evaluation questions are essential to address because, although MHFA/
YMHFA has a track record and well-articulated theory of action, it is 
vital for SAMHSA to be able to identify factors that are expected to 
increase or decrease the extent MHFA/YMHFA is disseminated and 
implemented with quality.
    This data collection is covered under the requirements of Public 
Law 103-62, the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 
1993,Title 38, section 527, Evaluation and Data Collection, as well as 
38 CFR 1.15, Standards for Program Evaluation.
    SAMHSA is requesting clearance for four data collection 
instruments:
    (1) MHFA/YMHFA Pre-Training Survey.
    (2) MHFA/YMHFA Post-Training Survey.
    (3) MHFA/YMHFA 3-Month and 6-Month Follow-Up Survey.
    (4) Qualitative protocol for interviews with site coordinators.
    The table below reflects the annualized hourly burden.

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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
       Instrument/activity          respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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MHFA/YMHFA Pre-Training Survey..          22,800               1          22,800             .33           7,524
MHFA/YMHFA Post-Training Survey.          22,800               1          22,800             .25           5,700
MHFA/YMHFA 3-Month Follow-Up              19,380               1          19,380             .17           3,294
 Survey.........................
MHFA/YMHFA 6-Month Follow-Up              17,100               1          17,100             .17           2,907
 Survey.........................
Qualitative Interviews..........              23               1              23             .75           17.25
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    Total.......................          22,823  ..............          82,103  ..............          19,442
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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E57-B, Rockville, Maryland, 20857 or email 
her a copy at [email protected]. Written comments should be 
received by July 18, 2016.

Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2016-11560 Filed 5-16-16; 8:45 am]
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