[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54263-54264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21340]
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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.
Proposed Project: Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant
(SPF SIG) Program (OMB No. 0930-0279)--Reinstatement
SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is
responsible for the evaluation instruments of the Strategic Prevention
Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG) Program. The program is a
major initiative designed to: (1) Prevent the onset and reduce the
progression of substance abuse, including childhood and underage
drinking; (2) reduce substance abuse related problems; and, (3) build
prevention capacity and infrastructure at the State-, territorial-,
tribal- and community-levels.
Five steps comprise the SPF:
Step 1: Profile population needs, resources, and readiness to
address the problems and gaps in service delivery.
Step 2: Mobilize and/or build capacity to address needs.
Step 3: Develop a comprehensive strategic plan.
Step 4: Implement evidence-based prevention programs, policies,
and practices and infrastructure development activities.
Step 5: Monitor process, evaluate effectiveness, sustain
effective programs/activities, and improve or replace those that
fail.
An evaluation is currently in process with the SPF SIG Cohorts III,
IV and V. The primary objective for this evaluation is to determine the
impact of SPF SIG on the reduction of substance abuse related problems,
on building state prevention capacity and infrastructure, and
preventing the onset and reducing the progression of substance abuse,
as measured by the SAMHSA National Outcomes Measures (NOMs). Data
collected at the grantee- and community-levels will provide information
about process and system outcomes at the grantee and community levels
as well as context for analyzing participant-level NOMs outcomes.
This notice invites comments for reinstatement to the protocol for
the ongoing Cross-site Evaluation of the Strategic Prevention Framework
State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG) (OMB No. 0930-0279) which expired on
11/30/12. This revision includes two parts:
1. Submission of the instruments for the cross-site evaluation of
the SPF SIG Cohorts IV and V: (a) The two-part Community-Level
Instrument (CLI Parts I and II); and (b) the two Grantee-Level
Instruments (GLI)--the GLI Infrastructure Instrument and the GLI
Implementation Instrument.
2. Calculation of burden estimates for Cohorts IV and V, 24 and 10
grantees, respectively, for the 2-part CLI and the 2 GLIs. Per guidance
from the previous OMB submission for the GLI and CLI Instruments (OMB
No. 0930-0279), the number of items have been reduced, resulting in a
reduced burden.
Grantee-Level Data Collection
Two web-based surveys, GLI Infrastructure Instrument and GLI
Implementation Instrument, were developed for assessing grantee-level
efforts and progress. These instruments gather information about the
infrastructure of the grantee's overall prevention system and collect
data regarding the grantee's efforts and progress in implementing the
Strategic Prevention Framework 5-step process. The total burden for
these instruments has been reduced by deleting items that are no longer
necessary as baseline data has already been gathered from all grantees.
Information for both surveys will be gathered once, at the end of the
three year approval period. The estimated annual burden for grantee-
level data collection is displayed below in Table 1.
Community-Level Data Collection
The Community-level Instrument (CLI) is a two part, web-based
survey for capturing information about SPF SIG implementation at the
community level. Data from this instrument allows CSAP to assess the
progress of the communities in their implementation of both the SPF and
prevention-related interventions funded under the initiative. Part I of
the instrument gathers information on the communities' progress
implementing the five SPF SIG steps and efforts taken to ensure
cultural competency throughout the SPF SIG process. Subrecipient
communities receiving SPF SIG awards will be required to complete Part
I of the instrument annually.
Part II captures data on the specific prevention intervention(s)
implemented at the community level, and is completed for each
prevention intervention strategy implemented during the specified
reporting period. Specific questions are tailored to match the type of
prevention intervention strategy implemented (e.g., Prevention
Education, Community-based Processes, and Environmental). Information
collected on each strategy will include date of implementation, numbers
of groups and participants served, frequency of activities, and gender,
age, race, and ethnicity of population served/affected. Subrecipient
communities' partners receiving SPF SIG awards are required to update
Part II of the instrument a minimum of every six months.
The estimated annual burden for specific segments of the community-
level data collection is displayed in Table 1. The total burden assumes
an average of 15 community-level subrecipients per grantee, annual
completion of the CLI Part I, a minimum of two instrument updates per
year for the CLI Part II, and an average of three distinct prevention
intervention strategies implemented by each community during a 6-month
period.
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Total Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden
Estimates of total and annualized reporting burden for respondents
by evaluation cohort are displayed below in Table 1. CSAP is requesting
an average annual estimate of: 167.28 hours at the grantee-level and
5,737.5 hours at the community-level. These hours are a reduction in
the average annual estimate requested in the previous submission for
grantees and communities.
Table 1--Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden to Respondents
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Number of Burden per
Instrument type Respondent Number of responses per Total number response Total burden
respondents respondent of responses (hrs.) (hrs.)
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Grantee-Level Burden
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GLI Infrastructure Instrument............ Grantee...................... 34 1 34 2.22 75.48
GLI Implementation Instrument............ Grantee...................... 34 1 34 1.95 66.30
CLI Part I, 1-20: Community Contact Grantee...................... 34 3 102 0.25 25.50
Information--Updates.
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Total Grantee-Level Burden........... Grantee...................... 34 .............. 170 .............. 167.28
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Community-Level
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CLI Part I, 21-172: Community SPF Community.................... 510 3 1,530 0.75 1,147.50
Activities--Updates.
CLI Part II--Updates..................... Community.................... 510 18 9,180 0.50 4,590.00
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Total Community-Level Burden......... Community.................... 510 .............. 10,710 .............. 5,737.50
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Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 2-1057, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 or email her a
copy at [email protected]. Written comments should be received
by November 4, 2013.
Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2013-21340 Filed 8-30-13; 8:45 am]
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