[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 237 (Friday, December 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89126-89127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29538]


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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: Minority AIDS Initiative--Survey of Grantee Project 
Directors--NEW

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA) is requesting approval to conduct online surveys of grantee 
Project Directors. This is a new project request targeting the 
collection of primary, organizational-level data through an online 
survey with grantee Project Directors. The grantee programs that will 
be involved are focused on integrating HIV and Hepatitis primary care, 
substance abuse, and behavioral health services and include: (1) TI-12-
007 Targeted Capacity Expansion HIV Program: Substance Abuse Treatment 
for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations at High-Risk for HIV/AIDS (TCE-
HIV) grantees; (2) TI-14-013 Minority AIDS Initiative--Continuum of 
Care (MAI-CoC) grantees; (3) TI-13-011 Targeted Capacity Expansion HIV 
Program: Substance Abuse Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Women at 
High Risk for HIV/AIDS (TCE-HIV: Minority Women) grantees; and (4) TI-
15-006 Targeted Capacity Expansion: Substance Use Disorder Treatment 
for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations at High-Risk for HIV/AIDS (TCE-
HIV: High Risk Populations) grantees.
    The goals of the grantee programs are to integrate behavioral 
health treatment, prevention, and HIV medical care services for racial/
ethnic minority populations at high risk for behavioral health 
disorders and at high risk for or living with HIV. The grantee programs 
serve many different populations including African American, Hispanic/
Latina and other racial/ethnic minorities, young men who have sex with 
men (YMSM), men who have sex with men (MSM) and bisexual men, adult 
heterosexual women and men, transgender persons, and people with 
substance use disorder. Project Director Surveys conducted with 
grantees are an integral part of evaluation efforts to: (1) Assess the 
impact of the SAMHSA-funded HIV programs in: Reducing behavioral health 
disorders and HIV infections; increasing access to substance use 
disorder (SUD) and mental disorder treatment and care; improving 
behavioral and mental health outcomes; and reducing HIV-related 
disparities in four specific grant programs; (2) Describe the different 
integrated behavioral health and medical program models; and (3) 
Determine which program types or models are most effective in improving 
behavioral health and clinical outcomes.
    SAMHSA will request one web-based survey to be completed by each of 
the 152 grantee Project Directors. Project Directors may request 
assistance from another project administrator to help them complete the 
survey. The web-based survey will be conducted once for grantees in 
each grant program, in the grantee organization's final year of TCE-HIV 
(TI-12-007, TI-13-011, TI-15-006) or MAI CoC (TI-14-013) funding, with 
an annual average of 50 grantees/100 respondents per year. Project 
Directors will provide information on their program's integration of 
HIV and Hepatitis medical and primary care into

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behavioral health services and project implementation. While 
participating in the evaluation is a condition of the grantees' 
funding, participating in the survey process is voluntary. The 
questionnaire is designed to collect information about: Grantee 
organizational structure, outreach and engagement, services provided 
through the grant-funded project, coordination of care, behavioral 
health/medical care integration, funding and project sustainability, 
staffing and staff development.
    The table below is the annualized burden hours:

                                          Estimate of Annual Average Reporting Burden: Project Director Survey
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                                                                        Number of      Responses per                        Hour per       Total burden
                        Data collection tool                           respondents       respondent    Total responses      response          hours
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Project Director Survey............................................             100                1              100                1              100
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by January 9, 2017 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. 2016-29538 Filed 12-8-16; 8:45 am]
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