[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 62 (Thursday, April 1, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 15777] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-8009] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 list 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 (301)443-7978. GPRA Client Outcomes for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) NEW--The mission of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of substance abuse and mental health treatment and prevention services across the United States. All of SAMHSA's activities are designed to ultimately reduce the gap in the availability of substance abuse and mental health services and to improve their effectiveness and efficiency. Data will be collected from all grantees under four Fiscal Year 1998 grant programs of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and from all SAMHSA knowledge development and application and targeted capacity expansion grants and contracts where client outcomes are to be assessed at intake and post-treatment beginning in Fiscal Year 1999. SAMHSA-funded projects will be required to submit this data as a contingency for their award. The analysis of the data will also help determine whether the goal of reducing health and social costs of drug use to the public is being achieved. The primary purpose of the proposed data collection activity is to meet the reporting requirements of the Government Performance Review Act (GPRA) (Public Law 103-62) by allowing SAMHSA to quantify the effects and accomplishments of SAMHSA programs. In addition, the data will be useful in addressing goals and objectives outlined in ONDCP's Performance Measures of Effectiveness. Following is the estimated annual response burden for this effort. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Responses/ Hours/ Annual burden Center clients client response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Center for Substance Abuse Treatment............ 3,750 3 .70 2,625 Center for Substance Abuse Prevention........... 12,150 3 .63 7,654 Center for Mental Health Services............... 13,837 3 .25 3,459 --------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL....................................... .............. .............. .............. 13,738 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: Daniel Chenok, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503. Dated: March 25, 1999. Richard Kopanda, Executive Officer, SAMHSA. [FR Doc. 99-8009 Filed 3-31-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162-20-P