[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 156 (Friday, August 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50233-50234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20542]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Web-Based Skills 
Training for SBIRT (Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to 
Treatment)

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on May 24, 
2011, Vol 76, 100, page 30177-30178, and allowed 60 days for 
public comment. One request for the draft instruments was received from 
the public. These were provided to the requestor. The purpose of this 
notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The 
National Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the 
respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection 
that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 
1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Proposed Collection

    Title: Web-based Skills Training for SBIRT (Screening Brief 
Intervention and Referral to Treatment).
    Type of Information Collection Request: NEW.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The project aims to 
increase the provision of screening, brief intervention, and referral 
to treatment (SBIRT) for substance use in primary care by developing an 
engaging, interactive case-based training program that will be 
delivered over the Internet, providing convenient access to screening 
and brief intervention skills training and resources for busy PCPs. The 
goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of this training on 
provider behavior and/or patient outcome and the program's utility as a 
training tool in a real-world medical setting. The training is named 
SBIRT-PC. Study participants will be randomly assigned to complete 
SBIRT-PC or a control training, consisting of online reading materials. 
Effectiveness will be evaluated in terms of differential SBIRT-related 
knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, self-reported clinical practices, 
skills as measured by virtual standardized patient evaluations (VSPE) 
and a telephone-based standardized patient (SP) interaction. 
Participants in each condition will also complete a training 
satisfaction questionnaire.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Private sector; businesses or other for-profit.
    Type of Respondents: Primary Care Providers.
    The annual reporting burden is as follows:

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                                                                  Estimated                         Estimated
                                                 Estimated        number of     Average  burden    total annual
             Type of respondents                 number of      responses per    hours per  set    burden hours
                                                respondents       respondent     of  responses      requested
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Primary Care Providers......................              94                1              2.0              188
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    There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or 
Maintenance Costs to report.
    Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the 
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) The 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the

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validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding 
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be 
directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974, 
Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans, 
contact: Quandra Scudder, Project Officer, National Institute on Drug 
Abuse NIDA, NIH, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-9557, or 
call non-toll-free number (301) 594-0394 or E-mail your request, 
including your address to [email protected].
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: August 4, 2011.
Mary Affeldt,
Executive Officer, (OM Director) NIDA.
[FR Doc. 2011-20542 Filed 8-11-11; 8:45 am]
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