[Federal Register: November 2, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 212)]
[Notices]
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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: Access to Recovery (ATR) Program (OMB No. 0930-
0266)--Revision
The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is charged with
implementing the Access to Recovery (ATR) program which will allow
grantees (States, Territories, the District of Columbia and Tribal
Organizations) a means to implement voucher programs for substance
abuse clinical treatment and recovery support services. The ATR program
is part of a Presidential initiative to: (1) Provide client choice
among substance abuse clinical treatment and recovery support service
providers, (2) expand access to a comprehensive array of clinical
treatment and recovery support options (including faith-based
programmatic options), and (3) increase substance abuse treatment
capacity. Monitoring outcomes, tracking costs, and preventing waste,
fraud and abuse to ensure accountability and effectiveness in the use
of Federal funds are also important elements of the ATR program.
Grantees, as a contingency of their award, are responsible for
collecting data from their clients at intake, discharge, and follow-up
(at six months post intake).
The primary purpose of this data collection activity is to meet the
reporting requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act
(GPRA) by allowing SAMHSA to quantify the effects and accomplishments
of SAMHSA programs. The following table is an estimated annual response
burden for this effort.
Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden \1\
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Number of Responses per Total Total hour Added burden Total annual
Center/form/respondent type respondents respondent responses Hours per response burden proportion \2\ burden hours
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CSAT GPRA Client Outcome Measures for Access to Recovery Programs
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Clients:
Adults......................... 53,333 3 160,000 .33.................. 52,800 .33 17,424
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Client Subtotal............ 53,333 .............. 160,000 ..................... .............. .............. 17,424
Data Extract: \3\
Adult Records.................. 53,333 3 160,000 .16.................. 25,600 .............. 25,600
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Data Extract Subtotal...... 53,333 .............. 160,000 ..................... .............. .............. 25,600
Upload \4\..................... 24 grants .............. 160,000 1 hr. per 6,000 27 .............. 27
records.
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Upload Subtotal............ 24 grants .............. 160,000 ..................... .............. .............. 27
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ATR Voucher Information and Voucher Transaction
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Voucher information and 53,333 1.5 80,000 .03.................. 2,400 .............. 2,400
transaction.
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Voucher information and 53,333 .............. 80,000 ..................... .............. .............. 2,400
transaction Subtotal.
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Subtotal................... 160,000 .............. 480,000 ..................... .............. .............. 45,451
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Total.................. 160,000 .............. 480,000 ..................... .............. .............. 45,451
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Notes:
\1\ This table represents the maximum additional burden if adult respondents provide three sets of responses/data.
\2\ Added burden proportion is an adjustment reflecting customary and usual business practices programs engage in (e.g., they already collect the data
items).
\3\ Data Extract: Grant burden for capturing customary and usual data.
\4\ Upload: All ATR grants upload data.
Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 7-1044, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 AND e-mail her
a copy at summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. Written comments should be
received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: October 29, 2007.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E7-21583 Filed 11-1-07; 8:45 am]
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