[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 154 (Friday, August 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44737-44738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17290]


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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.

Project: Minority AIDS Initiative-Management Reporting Tools (MAI-
MRTs)--(OMB No. 0930-0357)--Revision

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is requesting 
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the revised 
Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) monitoring tools, which includes both 
youth and adult questionnaires, as well as the quarterly progress 
report. This revision includes the inclusion of new cohorts, 
substantial revisions to the youth and adult questionnaires, updates to 
the data used to estimate response rates and expected numbers of 
participants by service duration (see Table 1 below).
    The cohorts of grantees funded by the MAI and included in this 
clearance request are:

 Capacity Building Initiative 2017
 Capacity Building Initiative 2018
 Prevention Navigators 2017
 Prevention Navigators 2019
 Prevention Navigators 2020
 Prevention Navigators 2021

    The target population for the grantees will be at-risk minority 
adolescents and young adults. All MAI grantees are expected to report 
their monitoring data using SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework 
(SPF) and to target minority populations, as well as other high-risk 
groups residing in communities of color with high prevalence of 
Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS. The primary objectives of the monitoring 
tools include:
     Assess the success of the MAI in reducing risk factors and 
increasing protective factors associated with the transmission of the 
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and other 
sexually transmitted diseases (STD).
     Measure the effectiveness of evidence-based programs and 
infrastructure development activities such as: Outreach and training, 
mobilization of key stakeholders, substance abuse and HIV/AIDS 
counseling and education, testing, referrals to appropriate medical 
treatment and/or other intervention strategies (i.e., cultural 
enrichment activities, educational and vocational resources, social 
marketing campaigns, and computer-based curricula).
     Investigate intervention types and features that yield the 
best outcomes for specific population groups.

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     Assess the extent to which access to health care was 
enhanced for population groups and individuals vulnerable to behavioral 
health disparities residing in communities targeted by funded 
interventions.
     Assess the process of adopting and implementing the SPF 
with the target populations.
     Added questions to capture details on the intervention and 
the referrals to the record management section (completed by grantee 
staff).

                                  Table 1--Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden
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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
   Type of respondent activity      respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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Quarterly Progress Report.......             197               4             732               4           2,928
Adult questionnaire.............          10,000               2          20,000             .20           4,000
Youth questionnaire.............           2,500               2           5,000             .20            1000
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    Total.......................          12,697  ..............          25,732  ..............           7,928
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    Send comments to Carlos 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 12, 2021.

Carlos Graham,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-17290 Filed 8-12-21; 8:45 am]
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