[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 105 (Monday, June 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31343-31344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12652]
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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: Survey of Current and Alumni SAMHSA Fellows of the
Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) (OMMB No. 0930-0304)--REINSTATEMENT
SAMHSA is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval
for the conduct of surveys of current and Alumni MFP Fellows. This
survey would gather information about current and Alumni MFP Fellows
that will help SAMHSA meet its responsibilities under the Government
Performance and Results Modernization Act for gathering, analyzing, and
interpreting information about government-funded programs such as the
MFP.
In 1973, in response to a substantial lack of ethnic and racial
minorities in the mental health professions, the Center for Minority
Health at the National Institute of Mental Health established the
Minority Fellowship Program (MFP). Since its move to SAMHSA in 1992,
the MFP has continued to facilitate the entry of minority graduate
students and psychiatric residents into mental health careers and has
increased the number of psychology, psychiatry, nursing, and social
work professionals trained to provide mental health and substance abuse
services to minority groups. The MFP, in turn, offers sustained grants
to six national behavioral health professional associations: The
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, the American
Nurses Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American
Psychological Association, the Council on Social Work Education, and,
as of August 2012, the National Board for Certified Counselors and
Affiliates. Additional associations, such as the International
Certification and Reciprocity Consortium and the National Association
for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, are expected to join the
program later this year. Others may join in future years.
The MFP is supported by funds from all three SAMHSA centers: The
Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), the Center for Substance
Abuse Treatment, and the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.
SAMHSA's CMHS has funded the development of the MFP surveys.
To assess the performance of the MFP, SAMHSA is requesting OMB
approval for the conducting of a survey of current and Alumni MFP
Fellows. This survey would gather information about current and Alumni
MFP Fellows that will help SAMHSA meet its responsibilities under the
Government Performance and Results Modernization Act for gathering,
analyzing, and interpreting information about government-funded
programs such as the MFP.
This package requests approval of two survey instruments (to be
sent to approximately 1.300 Current and Alumni Fellows with an expected
response rate of 788 respondents). Two online (Internet based) surveys
(with the option for a hard copy mailed through the U.S. Postal
Service) will be used with the following stakeholders in the MFP:
1. Current SAMHSA MFP Fellows currently receiving support during
their doctoral-level training or psychiatric residency will be asked
about their experiences in the MFP (from recruitment into the program
through their participation in the various activities provided by the
Grantees).
2. MFP Alumni who participated in the MFP during the time the
program was administered by SAMHSA will be asked about their previous
experiences as Fellows in the MFP and also about their subsequent
involvement and leadership in their professions.
None of the data collected in the surveys will be redundant with
any existing reporting requirements or data sources. Survey data will
be obtained to assess the following measures:
1. Completing the Fellowship Program. Data on the completion of MFP
goals, median and average of time to complete Fellowship goals, and the
number of mentors, total mentored hours, and helpfulness of mentorship.
2. Employment of Past Fellows. Data on the initial type of
employment to include employment in the substance abuse or mental
health field in the year after completion of the MFP goals, type of
employment situation categories (academia, clinical, etc., by private/
public organization), and focus of work on underserved youth and
elderly in urban and/or rural settings.
3. Current Employment Position. Data on current employment,
including employment in the substance abuse or mental health field in
the year after completion of the MFP Fellowship goals, type of
employment situation categories (academia, clinical, etc., by private/
public organization), and focus of work on underserved youth and
elderly in urban and/or rural settings.
4. Improving Skills and Knowledge. Data on the number of
certifications and licensures obtained by Fellows and median and
average number of continuing education hours credited.
5. Number of Contributions to the Field. Data on the number of
presentations at national meetings, professional publications, and
national, state, or local honors or citations.
The total annual burden estimate for conducting the surveys is
shown below:
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Number of Responses per Total number Hours per
Survey name respondents respondent of responses response Total hours
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Current SAMHSA MFP Fellows 128 1 128 0.33 42.24
Survey.........................
SAMHSA MFP Alumni Survey........ 660 1 660 0.67 442.20
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Totals...................... 788 .............. 788 .............. 484.44
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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 August 1, 2014.
Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2014-12652 Filed 5-30-14; 8:45 am]
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