80 FR 15221 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 55 (March 23, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 15221]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06532]


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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 summary 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 (240) 276-1243.

Project: Grantee Data Technical Assistance (GDTA) Training Needs 
Assessment Survey for SAMHSA Grantees-NEW

    In 2014, the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality 
(CBHSQ) funded the GDTA contract to provide training and technical 
assistance to all grantees receiving funding from the Center for 
Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), the Center for Mental Health Services 
(CMHS), and some grantees receiving funding from the Center for 
Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) that fall under the GDTA contract. 
This currently only includes discretionary grants but is expected to 
include block grants in future years. Training and technical assistance 
from the GDTA contract will focus on helping grantees use their 
Government and Performance Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) data for 
performance management and monitoring, and services improvement. The 
information being collected in this needs assessment will inform CBHSQ 
regarding the types of activities SAMHSA's grants use their funding for 
and what types of training activities they would like to receive in the 
future.
    Description of Forms: Forms will include two questions. The first 
question asks about the services provided under the grant. Answer 
options include activities such as behavioral health care services, 
screening, prevention activities, and services to specific populations. 
The second question asks respondents to identify topics for training 
and technical assistance they would like to receive from a pre-
populated list. Answer options include items such as data collection, 
data entry, and using data in creative ways. Both questions have an 
option for respondents to write-in an answer that is not included in 
the list.
    Description of Respondents: The respondent universe for this data 
collection effort is one Project Director from each SAMHSA-funded 
grants being served by the GDTA contract. This currently only includes 
discretionary grants but is expected to include block grants in future 
years. There are currently 2,670 SAMHSA-funded discretionary grants 
served by the GDTA contract, therefore this is the number of 
respondents expected for this data collection effort.

                                                             Table 1--Annual Burden Estimate
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                                                                                           Annual
                             Form name                                  Number of      responses per     Total annual      Hours per       Total annual
                                                                       respondents       respondent       responses         response       hour burden
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Grantee Needs Assessment...........................................           2,670                1            2,670              0.1              267
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by April 22, 2015 to the SAMHSA 
Desk Officer at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). To ensure timely receipt of 
comments, and to avoid potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing 
of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, commenters are encouraged 
to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
[email protected]. Although commenters are encouraged to send 
their comments via email, commenters may also fax their comments to: 
202-395-7285. Commenters may also mail them to: Office of Management 
and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503.

Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2015-06532 Filed 3-20-15; 8:45 am]
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