[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 145 (Monday, August 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41491-41492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16405]


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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) 276-0361.
    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: Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Client/
Participant Outcomes Measure--(OMB No. 0930-0208)--Revision

    SAMHSA is requesting approval to modify its existing CSAT Client-
level GPRA instrument by removing 40 questions and adding 41 questions 
to its existing CSAT Client-level GPRA instrument resulting in a net 
addition of 1 question. Currently, the information collected from this 
instrument is

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entered and stored in SAMSHA's Performance Accountability and Reporting 
System, which is a real-time, performance management system that 
captures information on the substance abuse treatment and mental health 
services delivered in the United States. Continued approval of this 
information collection will allow SAMHSA to continue to meet Government 
Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 reporting 
requirements that quantify the effects and accomplishments of its 
discretionary grant programs, which are consistent with OMB guidance.
    SAMHSA will use the data for annual reporting required by GPRA and 
comparing baseline with discharge and follow-up data. GPRA requires 
that SAMHSA's fiscal year report include actual results of performance 
monitoring for the three preceding fiscal years. The additional 
information collected through this process will allow SAMHSA to: (1) 
Report results of these performance outcomes; (2) maintain consistency 
with SAMHSA-specific performance domains, and (3) assess the 
accountability and performance of its discretionary grant programs 
including a focus on health equity.
    In revising the CSAT-GPRA tool, CSAT sought to improve 
functionality while also eliciting programmatic information that 
demonstrates impact at the client level. In this way, data from the 
revised GPRA tool can be used to assess resource allocation and to 
delineate who we serve, how we serve them, and how the program impacts 
clients from entry to discharge. The tool reflects CSAT's desire to 
elicit pertinent client and program level data that can be used to not 
only guide future programs and practice, but to also respond to 
stakeholder, congressional and agency enquiries.

                                                      Table 1--Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden
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                                             Number of     Responses per   Total number    Burden hours    Total burden     Hourly wage     Total hour
               SAMHSA tool                  respondents     respondent     of responses    per response        hours            \1\            cost
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Baseline Interview Includes SBIRT Brief          179,668               1         179,668             0.6         107,801          $24.78      $2,671,309
 TX, Referral to TX, and Program-
 specific questions.....................
Follow-Up Interview with Program-                143,734               1         143,734             0.6          86,240           24.78       2,137,027
 specific questions \2\.................
Discharge Interview with Program-                 93,427               1          93,427             0.6          56,056           24.78       1,389,068
 specific questions \3\.................
SBIRT Program--Screening Only...........         594,192               1         594,192            0.13          77,245           24.78       1,914,131
SBIRT Program--Brief Intervention Only           111,411               1         111,411             0.2          22,282           24.78         552,148
 Baseline...............................
SBIRT Program--Brief Intervention Only            89,129               1          89,129             0.2          17,826           24.78         441,728
 Follow-Up \2\..........................
SBIRT Program--Brief Intervention Only            57,934               1          57,934             0.2          11,587           24.78         287,126
 Discharge \3\..........................
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    CSAT Total..........................       1,269,495  ..............       1,269,495  ..............         379,037  ..............       9,392,537
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\1\ The hourly wage estimate is $21.23 based on the Occupational Employment and Wages, Mean Hourly Wage Rate for 21-1011 Substance Abuse and Behavioral
  Disorder Counselors = $24.78/hr. as of May 11, 2021. (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211011.htm. Accessed on May 11, 2021.)
\2\ It is estimated that 80% of baseline clients will complete this interview.
\3\ It is estimated that 52% of baseline clients will complete this interview.
Note: Numbers may not add to the totals due to rounding and some individual participants completing more than one form.

    Send comments to Carlos D. Graham, SAMHSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E57-A, Rockville, Maryland 20857, OR 
email a copy to [email protected]. Written comments should 
be received by October 1, 2021.

Carlos Graham,
Social Science Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-16405 Filed 7-30-21; 8:45 am]
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