80 FR 52769 - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 169 (September 1, 2015)

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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: Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) 
Program Annual Report (OMB No. 0930-0205)--Revision

    The Center for Mental Health Services awards grants each fiscal 
year to each of the states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands from allotments authorized 
under the PATH program established by Public Law 101-645, 42 U.S.C. 
290cc-21 et seq., the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Amendments Act of 1990 (section 521 et seq. of the Public Health 
Service (PHS) Act). Section 522 of the PHS Act requires that the 
grantee states and territories must expend their payments under the Act 
solely for making grants to political subdivisions of the state, and to 
nonprofit private entities (including community-based veterans' 
organizations and other community organizations) for the purpose of 
providing services specified in the Act. Available funding is allotted 
in accordance with the formula provision of section 524 of the PHS Act.
    This submission is for a revision of the current approval of the 
annual grantee reporting requirements. Section 528 of the PHS Act 
specifies that not later than January 31 of each fiscal year, a funded 
entity will prepare and submit a report in such form and containing 
such information as is determined necessary for securing a record and 
description of the purposes for which amounts received under section 
521 were expended during the preceding fiscal year and of the 
recipients of such amounts and determining whether such amounts were 
expended in accordance with statutory provisions.
    The proposed changes to the PATH Annual Report are as follows:
    1. Format.
    To create a PATH report that is easier to read and questions that 
are easier to understand, language has been made more concise and 
questions have been renumbered.
    2. Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) Data Integration.
    All data elements align with the 2014 HMIS Data Standards and can 
be extracted from HMIS.
    3. Staff training.
    An element has been added to the Budget section to collect 
information about the number of trainings provided by PATH-funded 
staff.
    4. Number of persons served this reporting period.
    To decrease reporting burden and improve data quality, several 
revisions were made to the collection of information about persons 
outreached and persons enrolled. Data elements were updated to more 
clearly describe the data to be reported and reduce confusion and 
potential for misinterpretation. Information about persons outreached 
has been divided into two elements to collect specific information 
about the location of the outreach contact (street outreach or service 
setting).
    5. Services provided.
    To improve data quality, several service category labels have been 
updated to more accurately reflect the type of service to be reported. 
The ``Screening and Assessment'' category has also been divided into 
two separate categories to capture specific information about 
screenings and clinical assessments provided by PATH staff. The ``Total 
number of times this service was provided'' column has been removed to 
reduce reporting burden.
    6. Referrals provided.
    To improve data quality, several referral category labels have been 
updated to more accurately reflect the type of referral to be reported. 
The ``Total number of times this type of referral was provided'' column 
has been removed to reduce reporting burden.
    7. Outcomes.
    Elements collecting information regarding PATH program outcomes 
have been added. The PATH program's transition to using local HMIS to 
collect PATH client data allows data on client outcomes related to the 
PATH program to be more easily collected and reported.
    8. Demographics.
    Response categories for demographic data elements have been updated 
to fully align with the 2014 HMIS Data Standards. An element to gather 
information about PATH clients' connection to the SSI/SSDI Outreach, 
Access, and Recovery program (SOAR) has also been added.
    To decrease reporting burden and improve the outreach and 
engagement process, demographic information for ``Persons contacted'' 
is no longer required. Providers are encouraged to gather information 
and build client records as early in the engagement process as 
possible. All demographic information should be collected by the point 
of PATH enrollment.
    9. Definitions.
    Definitions for PATH terms have been updated to streamline 
definitions and increase reliability of data reporting.
    The estimated annual burden for these reporting requirements is 
summarized in the table below.

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                                                                                    Burden per
                   Respondents                       Number of     Responses per     response      Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        (hrs.)
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States..........................................              56               1              20           1,120
Local provider agencies.........................             492               1              20           9,840
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.......................................             548  ..............  ..............          10,960
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by October 1, 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

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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.
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Dated: August 26, 2015. Available funding is allotted in To improve data quality, several
Carolyn A. Baum, accordance with the formula provision service category labels have been
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory of section 524 of the PHS Act. updated to more accurately reflect the
Committee Policy. This submission is for a revision of type of service to be reported. The
[FR Doc. 2015–21528 Filed 8–31–15; 8:45 am] the current approval of the annual ‘‘Screening and Assessment’’ category
BILLING CODE 4140–01–P grantee reporting requirements. Section has also been divided into two separate
528 of the PHS Act specifies that not categories to capture specific
later than January 31 of each fiscal year, information about screenings and
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND a funded entity will prepare and submit clinical assessments provided by PATH
HUMAN SERVICES a report in such form and containing staff. The ‘‘Total number of times this
such information as is determined service was provided’’ column has been
Substance Abuse and Mental Health necessary for securing a record and removed to reduce reporting burden.
Services Administration description of the purposes for which 6. Referrals provided.
amounts received under section 521 To improve data quality, several
Agency Information Collection were expended during the preceding referral category labels have been
Activities: Submission for OMB fiscal year and of the recipients of such updated to more accurately reflect the
Review; Comment Request amounts and determining whether such type of referral to be reported. The
Periodically, the Substance Abuse and amounts were expended in accordance ‘‘Total number of times this type of
Mental Health Services Administration with statutory provisions. referral was provided’’ column has been
(SAMHSA) will publish a summary of The proposed changes to the PATH removed to reduce reporting burden.
information collection requests under Annual Report are as follows: 7. Outcomes.
OMB review, in compliance with the 1. Format. Elements collecting information
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. To create a PATH report that is easier regarding PATH program outcomes have
Chapter 35). To request a copy of these to read and questions that are easier to been added. The PATH program’s
documents, call the SAMHSA Reports understand, language has been made transition to using local HMIS to collect
Clearance Officer on (240) 276–1243. more concise and questions have been PATH client data allows data on client
renumbered. outcomes related to the PATH program
Project: Projects for Assistance in 2. Homeless Management Information to be more easily collected and reported.
Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Systems (HMIS) Data Integration. 8. Demographics.
Program Annual Report (OMB No. All data elements align with the 2014 Response categories for demographic
0930–0205)—Revision HMIS Data Standards and can be data elements have been updated to
The Center for Mental Health Services extracted from HMIS. fully align with the 2014 HMIS Data
awards grants each fiscal year to each of 3. Staff training. Standards. An element to gather
the states, the District of Columbia, the An element has been added to the information about PATH clients’
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Budget section to collect information connection to the SSI/SSDI Outreach,
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, about the number of trainings provided Access, and Recovery program (SOAR)
and the Commonwealth of the Northern by PATH-funded staff. has also been added.
Mariana Islands from allotments 4. Number of persons served this To decrease reporting burden and
authorized under the PATH program reporting period. improve the outreach and engagement
established by Public Law 101–645, 42 To decrease reporting burden and process, demographic information for
U.S.C. 290cc–21 et seq., the Stewart B. improve data quality, several revisions ‘‘Persons contacted’’ is no longer
McKinney Homeless Assistance were made to the collection of required. Providers are encouraged to
Amendments Act of 1990 (section 521 et information about persons outreached gather information and build client
seq. of the Public Health Service (PHS) and persons enrolled. Data elements records as early in the engagement
Act). Section 522 of the PHS Act were updated to more clearly describe process as possible. All demographic
requires that the grantee states and the data to be reported and reduce information should be collected by the
territories must expend their payments confusion and potential for point of PATH enrollment.
under the Act solely for making grants misinterpretation. Information about 9. Definitions.
to political subdivisions of the state, and persons outreached has been divided Definitions for PATH terms have been
to nonprofit private entities (including into two elements to collect specific updated to streamline definitions and
community-based veterans’ information about the location of the increase reliability of data reporting.
organizations and other community outreach contact (street outreach or The estimated annual burden for
organizations) for the purpose of service setting). these reporting requirements is
providing services specified in the Act. 5. Services provided. summarized in the table below.

Responses Burden per
Number of
Respondents per response Total burden
respondents respondent (hrs.)

States ............................................................................................................... 56 1 20 1,120
Local provider agencies ................................................................................... 492 1 20 9,840
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Total .......................................................................................................... 548 ........................ ........................ 10,960

Written comments and be sent by October 1, 2015 to the Office of Management and Budget
recommendations concerning the SAMHSA Desk Officer at the Office of (OMB). To ensure timely receipt of
proposed information collection should Information and Regulatory Affairs, comments, and to avoid potential delays

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in OMB’s receipt and processing of mail at the end and will be omitted from the Laboratory Specialists, Inc.,
sent through the U.S. Postal Service, monthly listing thereafter. Laboratory Specialists, Inc.)
commenters are encouraged to submit This notice is also available on the Alere Toxicology Services, 450
their comments to OMB via email to: Internet at http://www.samhsa.gov/ Southlake Blvd., Richmond, VA
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. workplace. 23236, 804–378–9130 (Formerly:
Although commenters are encouraged to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kroll Laboratory Specialists, Inc.,
send their comments via email, Giselle Hersh, Division of Workplace Scientific Testing Laboratories, Inc.;
commenters may also fax their Programs, SAMHSA/CSAP, Room 7– Kroll Scientific Testing Laboratories,
comments to: 202–395–7285. 1051, One Choke Cherry Road, Inc.)
Commenters may also mail them to: Rockville, Maryland 20857; 240–276– Baptist Medical Center-Toxicology
Office of Management and Budget, 2600 (voice), 240–276–2610 (fax). Laboratory, 11401 I–30, Little Rock,
Office of Information and Regulatory AR 72209–7056, 501–202–2783
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Affairs, New Executive Office Building, (Formerly: Forensic Toxicology
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certified laboratories and IITFs meet the (Formerly: LabCorp Occupational
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and specimen validity tests on urine Laboratories, Inc.; CompuChem
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