[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 107 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 30508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14802]
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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 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 (301) 443-7978.
Proposed Project
Evaluation of Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) No. 24--New--
Since 1992, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) has
published 26 Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs), which provide
administrative and clinical practice guidance to the substance abuse
treatment field. Up to six special studies will be conducted to
evaluate the impact of TIPs. The first of these will evaluate the
dissemination and impact of TIP No. 24--Guide to Substance Abuse
Services for Primary Care Clinicians--on the clinical practices of
primary care physicians and related health professionals. The
information contained in the document has been published in three
alternative lengths and formats: the complete TIP, a Concise Desk
Reference, and a Pocket Reference Guide.
This study will examine the dissemination methods used by CSAT; the
success of those methods in reaching the target audiences; users'
perceptions of the value of the alternative versions; decisions to
implement the guidance presented in TIPs; and the successes,
correlates, and barriers associated with implementation. The study will
use a one-group posttest-only design and will survey five distinct
target audiences of interest to CSAT: (1) the key administrative staff,
regional representatives, and Board members of primary care
associations, physician groups, and primary health care provider
associations; (2) members of the American Academy of Family Physicians;
(3) the American Society of Internal Medicine; (4) the American Academy
of Physician Assistants; and (5) the American Nurses Association.
Measures will include employment characteristics and outcomes
associated with the following variables: TIP version received;
awareness, receipt, and reading of the TIP; perceived utility of the
TIP; and the impact of the TIP on changing clinical practices. The
estimated annualized burden for a 1-year data collection period is
summarized below.
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Number of
Number of responses/ Hours/response Total burden
respondents respondent hours
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Opinion/leadership group........................ 550 1 .1 55
AAFP............................................ 2100 1 .1 210
ASIM............................................ 2100 1 .1 210
APA............................................. 1650 1 .1 165
ANA............................................. 1650 1 .1 165
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Total..................................... .............. .............. .............. 805
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Send comments to Nancy Pearce, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 16-105, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: May 29, 1998.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 98-14802 Filed 6-3-98; 8:45 am]
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