[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 75 (Thursday, April 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18662-18663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07948]
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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: State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis (Opioid
STR) Evaluation--NEW
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) plans to award up to 59 grants to states and territories to
help address the national opioid crisis by increasing access to
treatment, reducing unmet treatment needs, and reducing opioid overdose
related deaths through the provision of prevention, treatment, and
recovery activities for opioid use disorder (OUD).
SAMHSA's Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality
(CBHSQ) will be conducting a cross-site evaluation of the Opioid STR
grant program. The proposed data collection is necessary to evaluate
how the Opioid STR state/territory grantees plan and implement
prevention, treatment and recovery services. Additionally, a subset of
communities/programs will be selected to participate in supplemental
evaluation activities designed to provide detailed information related
to the implementation of services at the program/community level, as
well as the impacts of the program on client outcomes.
SAMHSA has developed a set of interview protocols and survey
measures that will collect information from all state/territory
grantees (up to 59), and subset (up to 20) programs/communities that
provide services and activities funded by the grant. In addition,
SAMHSA's Performance Accountability and Reporting System (SPARS) will
be used to collect individual-level data using CSAT's Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) for Discretionary Grant Programs
Client Outcome Measure (OMB No. 0930-0208) from individuals receiving
services from participating communities/programs.
Specific data collected as part of the Opioid STR evaluation
include the following:
State Survey: The State Survey will be administered to State
Project Directors/Program Managers to collect information about the
state/territory's planned and implemented activities to address opioid
misuse, using Opioid STR funding. The State Survey will be administered
three (3) times, in September/October 2017, March/April 2018, and
March/April 2019.
Community/Program Survey: The Community/Program Survey will be
administered to Community/Program Directors or Program Managers to
collect information about the community/program's readiness to
implement activities that address opioid misuse, their actual
implementation of activities that address opioid misuse, and initial
outcomes of their implemented activities. The Community/Program Survey
will be administered three (3) times, in September/October 2017, March/
April 2018, and March/April 2019.
Community/Program Interview Protocol: The Community/Program
Interview Protocol will be used with up to two (2) Community/Program
Directors or Program Managers during in-person site visits to each
participating community/program. Interviews will collect in-depth
information about the community's/program's implementation of
activities to address opioid misuse, using Opioid STR funding.
CSAT GPRA Client Outcome Measure: The CSAT GPRA Client Outcome
Measure will be used with each client served in the Communities/
Programs to collect data about client's progress as a result of
receiving services. This data will be collected at three time
intervals: intake to services, 6 month follow-up, and at discharge.
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Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden for the Opioid STR Measures
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total annual
SAMHSA program instruments respondents respondent responses response burden hours
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State Project Directors/Program Managers
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Opioid STR State Instruments 59 1 59 4 236
Baseline Survey................
Opioid STR State Instruments 59 1 59 4 236
Time 2 Survey..................
Opioid STR State Instruments 59 1 59 4 236
Time 3 Survey..................
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Community/Program Directors/Managers
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Opioid STR Community-Program 40 1 40 1.5 60
Baseline Interview Protocol....
Opioid STR Community-Program 40 1 40 1.5 60
Follow-up Interview Protocol...
Opioid STR Community-Program 20 1 20 3 60
Baseline Survey................
Opioid STR Community-Program 20 1 20 3 60
Time 2 Survey..................
Opioid STR Community-Program 20 1 20 3 60
Baseline Time 3 Survey.........
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Individual clients
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Baseline Interview.............. 1,000 1 1,000 .52 520
Follow-up Interview \1\......... 800 1 800 .52 416
Discharge Interview \2\......... 520 1 520 .52 270.4
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Total....................... 1,099 .............. 2,637 .............. 2,214.4
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Notes:
1. It is estimated that 80% of baseline clients will complete this interview.
2. It is estimated that 52% of baseline clients will complete this interview.
Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E57-B, Rockville, Maryland 20857, OR email a
copy to [email protected]. Written comments should be received
by June 19, 2017.
Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2017-07948 Filed 4-19-17; 8:45 am]
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