[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 195 (Friday, October 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69838-69840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24265]


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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 at (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: SAMHSA Transformation Accountability (TRAC) Data 
Collection Instrument (OMB No. 093-0285)--Revised

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is proposing to 
modify one of its current Transformation Accountability (TRAC) system 
data collection tools to include previously piloted recovery measures. 
Specifically, this revision entails the incorporation of twelve 
recovery measures into the current CMHS NOMs Adult Client-level 
Measures for Discretionary Programs Providing Direct Services data 
collection tool. As part of its strategic initiative to support 
recovery from mental health and substance use disorders, SAMHSA has 
been working to develop a standard measure of recovery that can be used 
as part of its grantee performance reporting activities.
    This revision will add eight questions from the World Health 
Organization's (WHO) Quality of Life (QOL) to SAMHSA's existing set of 
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Performance and Results Act (GPRA) measures along with four additional 
measures that support the WHO QOL-8. Data will be collected at two time 
points--at client intake and at six months post-intake. These are two 
points in time during which SAMHSA grantees routinely collect data on 
the individuals participating in their programs.
    The WHO QOL-8 will assess the following domains using the items 
listed below:

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 Question  number         Item                      Domain
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1.................  How would you     Overall quality of life.
                     rate your
                     quality of
                     life?.
2.................  How satisfied     Overall quality of life.
                     are you with
                     your health?.
3.................  Do you have       Physical health.
                     enough energy
                     for everyday
                     life?.
4.................  How satisfied     Physical health.
                     are you with
                     your ability to
                     perform your
                     daily living
                     activities?.
5.................  How satisfied     Psychological.
                     are you with
                     yourself?.
6.................  How satisfied     Social relationships.
                     are you with
                     your personal
                     relationships?.
7.................  Have you enough   Environment.
                     money to meet
                     your needs?.
8.................  How satisfied     Environment.
                     are you with
                     the conditions
                     of your living
                     place?.
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    The revision also includes the following recovery-related 
performance measures:

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      Question  number                           Item
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9...........................  During the past 30 days, how much have you
                               been bothered by these psychological or
                               emotional problems? (This question will
                               be placed in the instrument following the
                               K6 questions for proper sequence).
10..........................  I have family or friends that are
                               supportive of my recovery.
11..........................  I generally accomplish what I set out to
                               do.
12..........................  I feel capable of managing my health care
                               needs.
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    Approval of these items by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) will allow SAMHSA to further refine the Recovery Measure 
developed for this project. It will also help determine whether the 
Recovery Measure is added to SAMHSA's set of required performance 
measurement tools designed to aid in tracking recovery among clients 
receiving services from the Agency's funded programs.
    Table 1 below indicates the annualized respondent burden estimate.

                             Table 1--Annualized Respondent Burden Hours, 2016-2019
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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.          55,744               1          55,744            0.58          32,332
Client-level 6-month                      44,595               1          44,595            0.58          25,865
 reassessment interview \1\.....
Client-level discharge interview          16,723               1          16,723            0.58           9,699
 \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\............................
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    Subtotal....................         144,954  ..............         144,954  ..............          70,240
Infrastructure development,                  982             4.0           3,928             2.0           7,856
 prevention, and mental health
 promotion quarterly record
 abstraction \7\................
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        Total...................         145,936  ..............         148,882  ..............          78,096
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\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.
Note: Numbers may not add to the totals due to rounding and some individual participants completing more than
  one form.


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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E57-B, Rockville, Maryland 20857, OR email 
comments to [email protected]. Written comments should be 
received by December 6, 2016.

Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2016-24265 Filed 10-6-16; 8:45 am]
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