[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67378-67379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26941]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Periodically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) will publish a summary of information
collection requests under OMB review, in compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
documents, call the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276-1243.
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.
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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.
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 Information--Updates Grantee 34 3 102 0.25 25.50
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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 Activities--Updates... Community 510 3 1,530 0.75 1,147.50
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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Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed
information collection should be sent by December 12, 2013 to the
SAMHSA Desk Officer at the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB). To ensure timely
receipt of comments, and to avoid potential delays in OMB's receipt and
processing of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, commenters are
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected]. Although commenters are encouraged to send
their comments via email, commenters may also fax their comments to:
202-395-7285. Commenters may also mail them to: Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive
Office Building, Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503.
Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2013-26941 Filed 11-8-13; 8:45 am]
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