[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44942-44944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18941]
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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) 276-1243.
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.
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Cross-Site Evaluation of the Minority Substance Abuse/HIV Prevention
Program--(OMB No. 0930-0298)--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
revision of data collection activities for the cross-site study of the
Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative (MAI), which includes both youth and adult
questionnaires. This revision includes the addition of 4 cohorts,
changes to the data collection procedures based on intervention
duration, and the addition of two questions on binge drinking behavior.
The current approval is under OMB No. 0930-0298, which expires on 4/30/
12.
This cross-site evaluation supports two of SAMHSA's 8 Strategic
Initiatives: Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness and Data,
Outcomes, and Quality. It builds on six previous grant programs funded
by SAMHSA's CSAP to provide substance abuse and HIV prevention services
for minority populations. The first two were planning grant programs
and the last four were service grant programs. The goals for the Cohort
3-6 grants were to add, increase, or enhance integrated substance abuse
(SA) and HIV prevention services by providing supportive services and
strengthening linkages between service providers for at-risk minority
populations. The HIV Cohort 1-3 previously received clearance under OMB
No. 0930-0208 and Cohort 6 grants previously received clearance under
OMB No. 0930-0298. Since neither the HIV Cohort 4 nor the Cohort 5
Programs were cross-site studies, they did not require OMB clearance.
The current HIV Minority SA/HIV Prevention Program funded:
Cohorts 7 and 8 Prevention of Substance Abuse (SA) and HIV
for At-Risk Racial/Ethnic Minority Subpopulations Cooperative
Agreements--60 grants for 5 years,
Cohort 9 Ready-To-Respond Initiative--35 grants for 5
years, and
Cohort 10 Capacity Building Initiative--27 grants for 5
years.
Grantees are community based organizations that are required to
address the SAMSHA Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) and participate
in this cross-site evaluation. The grantees are expected to provide
leadership and coordination on the planning and implementation of the
SPF that targets minority populations, the minority reentry population,
as well as other high risk groups residing in communities of color with
high prevalence of SA and HIV/AIDS. The primary objectives of the
cross-site study are to: (1) Determine the success of the MAI in
preventing, delaying, and/or reducing the use of alcohol, tobacco, and
other drugs (ATOD) among the target populations. The results of this
cross-site study will assist SAMHSA/CSAP in promoting and disseminating
optimally effective prevention programs; (2) 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, referrals to
appropriate medical treatment and/or other intervention strategies
(i.e., cultural enrichment activities, educational and vocational
resources, and computer-based curricula); and (3) Assess the process of
adopting and implementing the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) with
the target populations.
The grantees are expected to provide an effective prevention
process, direction, and a common set of goals, expectations, and
accountabilities to be adapted and integrated at the community level.
While the grantees have substantial flexibility in choosing their
individual evidence-based programs, they are all required to base them
on the five steps of the SPF to build service capacity specific to SA
and HIV prevention services. Conducting this cross-site evaluation will
assist SAMHSA/CSAP in promoting and disseminating optimally effective
prevention programs.
Grantees must also conduct ongoing monitoring and evaluation of
their projects to assess program effectiveness including Federal
reporting of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993,
SAMHSA/CSAP National Outcome Measures (NOMs), and HIV Counseling and
Testing. All of this information will be collected through self-report
questionnaires administered to program participants. All grantees will
use two instruments, one for youth aged between 12 and 17 and one for
adults aged 18 and older. Participants in interventions lasting 30 days
or longer will complete questionnaires three times, taking an average
of 50 minutes for baseline, exit, and follow-up questionnaires.
Participants in interventions lasting 2-29 days will complete
questionnaires two times taking an average of 30 minutes to complete.
Single-session intervention participants will complete one
questionnaire at exit only. The GPRA and NOMs measures on the
instruments have already been approved by OMB (OMB No. 0930-0230), and
the remaining HIV-related questions have been approved under OMB No.
0930-0298.The youth questionnaire contains 125 questions, of which 28
relate to HIV/AIDS and the adult questionnaire contains 118 items, 47
of which relate to HIV/AIDS. Two additional questions have been added
to address SAMHSA's need to collect information on binge drinking
behavior.
These questions are:
1. Females only: During the past 30 days, on how many days did you
have 4 or more drinks on the same occasion?
2. Males only: During the past 30 days, on how many days did you
have 5 or more drinks on the same occasion?
Sample size, respondent burden, and intrusiveness have been
minimized to be consistent with the cross-site objectives. Procedures
are employed to safeguard the privacy and confidentiality of
participants. Every effort has been made to coordinate cross-site data
collection with local data collection efforts in an attempt to minimize
respondent burden.
The cross-site evaluation results will have significant
implications for the substance abuse and HIV/AIDS prevention fields,
the allocation of grant funds, and other evaluation activities
conducted by multiple Federal, State, and local government agencies.
They will be used to develop Federal policy in support of SAMHSA/CSAP
program initiatives, inform the public of lessons learned and findings,
improve existing programs, and promote replication and dissemination of
effective prevention strategies.
Total Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden
The following table shows the estimated annualized burden for data
collection.
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Table 1a--Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden by Intervention Length
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total hour
Intervention length respondents respondent responses response burden
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30-Day or More Intervention
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Baseline........................ 7,937 1 7,937 0.83 6,588
Exit............................ 4,887 1 4,887 0.83 4,056
Follow-up....................... 2,942 1 2,942 0.83 2,442
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Subtotal.................... 7,937 .............. 15,766 .............. 13,086
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2- to 29-Day Intervention
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Baseline........................ 1,416 1 1,416 0.5 708
Exit............................ 872 1 872 0.5 436
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Subtotal.................... 1,416 .............. 2,288 .............. 1,144
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Single Day Intervention
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Exit............................ 2,458 1 2,458 0.25 614
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Annualized Total............ 11,811 .............. 20,512 .............. 14,844
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Table 1b--Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden by Survey Type
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Number of Total Total hour
Questionnaire respondents responses burden
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Annualized Total Adult.......................................... 9,682 16,899 12,234
Annualized Total Youth.......................................... 2,128 3,612 2,610
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Annualized Total............................................ 11,811 20,512 14,844
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Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 8-1099, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 or e-mail a
copy to [email protected]. Written comments must be received
before 60 days after the date of the publication in the Federal
Register.
Dated: July 21, 2011.
Kathleen G. Milenkowic,
Director, Division of Operational Support.
[FR Doc. 2011-18941 Filed 7-26-11; 8:45 am]
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