[Federal Register: October 8, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 195)] [Notices] [Page 54151] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr08oc98-99] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Evaluation of the Cooperative Agreement for Mental Health Care Provider Education in HIV/AIDS Program II--New--The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) intends to conduct a multi-site evaluation of its Cooperative Agreement for Mental Health Care Provider Education in HIV/AIDS Program II. The education programs funded under this cooperative agreement are designed to disseminate knowledge of the psychological and neuropsychiatric sequelae of HIV/AIDS to both traditional (e.g., psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, primary care physicians, medical students, and social workers) and non-traditional (e.g., clergy, and alternative health care workers) first-line providers of mental health services. The multi-site evaluation is designed to assess the effectiveness of particular training curricula, document the integrity of training delivery formats, and assess the effectiveness of the various training delivery formats. Analyses will assist CMHS in documenting the numbers and types of traditional and non-traditional mental health providers accessing training; the content, nature and types of training participants receive; and the extent to which trainees experience knowledge, skill and attitude gains/changes as a result of training attendance. The multi-site evaluation design uses a two-tiered data collection and analytic strategy to collect information on (1) the organization and delivery of training, and (2) the impact of training on participants' knowledge, skills and abilities. Information about the organization and delivery of training will be collected from trainers and staff who are funded by these cooperative agreements hence there is no respondent burden. All training participants attending sessions lasting less than 6 hours will be asked to complete a brief evaluation form at the end of the training session. Trainees attending sessions lasting 6 hours or longer will be asked to complete brief pre-and post-session evaluation questionnaires. A sample of trainees attending sessions lasting 6 hours or longer will also be asked to complete a brief follow-up telephone interview three months after the training session. CMHS has funded seven education sites under the Cooperative Agreement for Mental Health Care Provider Education in HIV/AIDS Program II. The annual burden estimates for this activity are shown below: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Responses per Estimated number of respondents ( Hours per Form respondent x 7 sites) response Total hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Sessions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Session Report Form.......... 1 60 x 7 = 420................... .080 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sessions Less than 6 Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Participant Evaluation Form.. 1 600 x 7 = 4200................. 0.167 701 Neuropsychiatric Participant 1 75 x 7 = 525................... 0.167 88 Evaluation Form. Ethics Participant Evaluation 1 75 x 7 = 525................... 0.167 88 Form. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sessions 6 hours or Longer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Training Participant 1 200 x 7 = 1400................. 0.167 234 Inventory. Post-Training Participant 1 200 x 7 = 1400................. 0.250 350 Inventory. Neuropsychiatric Pre-Training 1 50 x 7 = 350................... 0.167 58 Participant Inventory. Neuropsychiatric Post- 1 50 x 7 = 350................... 0.25 88 Training Participant Inventory. Participant Follow-up Form... 1 45 x 7 = 315................... .250 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total.................... .............. 7,420............................ .............. 1719 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, D.C. 20503. Dated: October 2, 1998. Richard Kopanda, Executive Officer, SMHSA. [FR Doc. 98-26990 Filed 10-7-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162-20-P