[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 195 (Thursday, October 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60924-60925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25661]
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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: Violence Intervention to Enrich Lives (VITEL)
Supplement--NEW
This data collection is to study the intersection of intimate
partner violence (IPV) and trauma for women with HIV, at risk for HIV,
and at risk for substance use disorders (SUDs). VITEL provides
supplemental funding to existing SAMHSA Targeted Capacity Expansion:
Substance Abuse Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Women at High Risk
for HIV/AIDS (TCE-HIV: Minority Women) grantees. The goals of the VITEL
program are (1) reduce IPV through screening and referrals, (2) reduce
risky behaviors that lead to new HIV infections and SUDs, (3) increase
access to care and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV
and AIDS, (4) reduce HIV-related health disparities resultant from IPV
screening tool implementation, and (5) determine the feasibility of
integrating IPV screening in behavioral health settings. A multi-stage
approach has been used to develop the appropriate theoretical
framework, conceptual model, evaluation design and protocols, and data
collection instrumentation. Process and outcome measures have been
developed to fully capture community and contextual conditions, the
scope of the VITEL program implementation and activities, and client
outcomes. A mixed-method approach (e.g., surveys, semi-structured
interviews, focus groups) will be used, for example, to examine
collaborative community linkages established between grantees and other
service providers (e.g., primary health care, SUD recovery), determine
which program models and what type and amount of client exposure to
services contribute to significant changes in IPV, SUD, and HIV risk
behaviors of the targeted populations, and determine the impact of
VITEL services on providers, clients, and communities.
The data collection for this program will be conducted quarterly
(during this one year supplemental period) and the client outcome data
collection will be ongoing throughout the program and will be collected
at baseline, discharge and 6-months post baseline for all treatment
clients. The respondents are clinic-based social workers and
counselors, clinic-based administrators and clinic-based clients. The
estimated annualized burden is summarized below:
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Total Total
Instrument/activity Number of Responses per response response Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent numbers numbers response hours
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Baseline data collection (Clients)...................... 500 1 500 500 .42 210
Discharge data collection (Clients)..................... 500 1 500 500 .42 210
6-month post Baseline data collection (Clients)......... 500 1 500 500 .42 210
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Interaction Form (Client)............................... 500 1 500 500 .42 210
Treatment Focus Group (Client).......................... 45 2 90 90 1.0 90
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Client Sub-total.................................... 2,045 .............. .............. .............. .............. 930
Executives and Project Director/Program Manager (Semi- 10 1 10 10 .75 7.5
Structured Interviews).................................
Executives and Project Director/Program Manager 5 1 5 5 3.0 15
(Progress Report)......................................
Direct Staff (Semi-Structured Interviews)............... 10 1 10 10 .75 7.5
Community Collaborators (Semi-Structured Interviews).... 10 1 10 10 1.0 5
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Staff Sub-total..................................... 35 .............. .............. .............. .............. 40
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Total........................................... 2,080 .............. .............. .............. .............. 970
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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 December 7, 2015.
Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2015-25661 Filed 10-7-15; 8:45 am]
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