[Federal Register: October 28, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 208)]
[Notices]               
[Page 57699-57700]
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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.
    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; 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: 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 of SAMHSA-funded grants and contracts receiving 
initial funding in Fiscal Year 1998 and later years where client 
outcomes are to be assessed at intake and post-treatment. 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) (Pub. L. 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.

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                                                               Number of    Responses/     Hours/       Annual
                                                                clients       client      response      burden
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Center for Substance Abuse Treatment........................       15,000            1          .33        5,000
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.......................       30,000            1          .33       10,000
Center for Mental Health Services...........................       27,000            1          .33        9,000
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    TOTAL...................................................       72,000  ...........  ...........       24,000
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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: October 21, 1998.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-28818 Filed 10-27-98; 8:45 am]
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