[Federal Register: August 22, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 162)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Proposed Project: Cross-Site Evaluation of the Minority Substance
Abuse/HIV/Hepatitis Prevention Program--NEW
The cross-site evaluation builds on five previous grant programs
funded by SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) to
provide HIV prevention services for minority populations. The first two
were planning grant programs and the last three were service grant
programs. HIV Cohort 1 and HIV Cohort 2 funded 2-year planning grants
in FY 2000 and FY 2001 respectively. HIV Cohort 3 funded 48 3-year
grants in FY 2002, HIV Cohort 4 funded 22 5-year grants in FY 2003 and
HIV Cohort 5 funded 46 4-year grants in FY 2004. The goals for the
Cohort 3-5 grants were to add, increase, or enhance integrated
substance abuse (SA) and HIV prevention services by providing
supportive services and strengthening linkages between service
providers for at-risk minority populations. The HIV Cohort 1-3 grants
previously received OMB clearance No. 0930-0208.
The current HIV Cohort 6 Minority SA/HIV/Hepatitis Prevention
Program funded 81 5-year grants in FY 2005 to community based
organizations that are required to address the SAMSHA Strategic
Prevention Framework (SPF) and participate in this cross-site
evaluation. The grantees are expected to provide leadership and
coordination on the planning and implementation of the SPF that targets
minority populations and the minority reentry population in communities
of color with high prevalence of SA, HIV/AIDS, and Hepatitis. The
primary objectives of the cross-site evaluation are to: (1) Assess the
process of adopting and implementing the SPF with the target
populations; (2) measure the effectiveness of specified intervention
strategies such as cultural enrichment activities, educational and
vocational services; and/or computer-based curricula; and (3) determine
the success of the program in delaying, preventing, and/or reducing the
use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) among the target
populations. The grantees are expected to provide an effective
prevention process, direction, and a common set of goals, expectations,
and accountabilities to be adapted and integrated at the community
level. While the grantees have substantial flexibility in choosing
their individual evidence-based programs, they are all required to base
them on the five steps of the SPF to build service capacity specific to
SA, HIV, and Hepatitis prevention services. In FY 2006, all the
grantees initiated Steps 1-3 of the SPF, namely conducting a needs
assessment, building capacity, and planning how to implement their
projects. Once their plans have been approved by their Project Officers
they can proceed to Step 4 (implementation) and Step 5 (evaluation).
Conducting this cross-site evaluation will assist SAMHSA/CSAP in
promoting and disseminating optimally effective prevention programs.
Grantees must also conduct ongoing monitoring and evaluation of
their projects to assess program effectiveness including Federal
reporting of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993,
the Performance Assessment Rating Tool (PART), SAMHSA/CSAP National
Outcome Measures (NOMs), and HIV Counseling and Testing. All of this
information will be collected through self-report questionnaires
administered to program participants. All grantees will use two
instruments, one for youth aged between 12 and 17 and one for adults
aged 18 and older. These instruments include baseline, exit and 3-6
month follow-up (post-exit) questionnaires related to GPRA and NOMs
augmented by questions pertaining to HIV and Hepatitis. While the GPRA
and NOMs measures have already been approved by OMB (OMB No. 0930-
0230), the remaining HIV and Hepatitis-related questions have not,
hence this data collection. Each questionnaire contains 135 questions,
of which 102 relate to HIV and Hepatitis.
Sample size, respondent burden, and intrusiveness have been
minimized to be consistent with the cross-site objectives. Procedures
are employed to safeguard the privacy and confidentiality of
participants. Every effort has been made to coordinate cross-site data
collection with local data collection efforts in an attempt to minimize
respondent burden.
The cross-site evaluation results will have significant
implications for the substance abuse, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis prevention
fields, the allocation of grant funds, and other evaluation activities
conducted by multiple Federal, State, and local government agencies.
They will be used to develop Federal policy in support of SAMHSA/CSAP
program initiatives, inform the public of lessons learned and findings,
improve existing programs, and promote replication and dissemination of
effective prevention strategies.
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The following table shows the estimated annualized burden for data
collection.
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Number of Responses/ Average burden/ Average annual
Response type respondents respondent response (hours.) burden hours.
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Youth..................................... 3,400 3 .83 8,466
Adults.................................... 3,400 3 .83 8,466
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Total................................. 6,800 n/a n/a 16,932
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n/a--Not Applicable.
Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 7-1044, 1 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: August 7, 2007.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E7-16538 Filed 8-21-07; 8:45 am]
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