[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 107 (Friday, June 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33800-33801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11963]


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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) 276-0361.
    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: Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Monitoring

    SAMHSA will monitor program performance of its Rural Emergency 
Medical Services Training (EMS Training) grant program. The EMS 
Training grantees will recruit and train EMS personnel in rural areas 
with a particular focus on addressing mental and substance use 
disorders. To accomplish this, the EMS Training grantees conduct 
courses that qualify graduates to serve in an EMS agency, train EMS 
personnel as appropriate to maintain licenses and certifications and 
ensure EMS personnel are trained on mental and substance use disorders 
and care for people with such disorders in emergency situations 
relevant to serve in an EMS agency.
    The EMS Training grantees hold a variety of trainings. A training 
event is defined as a Rural EMS Training sponsored or co-sponsored 
event that focuses on teaching of a skill, knowledge, or experience for 
personal or professional development. Higher education classes must be 
included in this definition. Each course is considered as one training 
event. SAMHSA intends to use one (1) instrument for program monitoring 
of REMS Training grantees activities as well as ongoing quality 
improvement, which is described below.
    1. Rural EMS Training Program Monitoring Report: This form collects 
aggregated event information. This instrument asks eight (8) questions 
of EMS Training grant staff relating to the number of participants they 
recruited and trained. It allows the grantees and SAMHSA to track the 
number of EMS personnel recruited, trained and number of certifications 
accomplished (See Attachment 1).
    SAMHSA recognizes the need for emergency services in rural areas 
and the critical role EMS personnel serve across the country. The 
information collected is crucial to support SAMHSA in complying with 
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Center reporting 
requirements and will inform future development of knowledge 
dissemination activities.
    The chart below summarizes the annualized burden for this project.

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                                             Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total annual     Hourly wage     Total hour
           Type of respondent               respondents     respondent       responses       response      burden hours        cost            cost
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                                                                     Rural EMS Staff
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Rural EMS Training Program Monitoring                 27               2              54             .17            9.18          $19.92         $182.87
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    Total...............................              27               2              54             .17            9.18           19.92          182.87
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Summary Table

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                                                                      Number       Responses per
                           Instrument                               respondents     respondents    Burden hours
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Rural EMS Training Program Monitoring Report....................              27               2            9.18
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    Total.......................................................              27               2            9.18
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    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 August 2, 2022.

Carlos Graham,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-11963 Filed 6-2-22; 8:45 am]
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