80 FR 79600 - 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 245 (December 22, 2015)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 245 (December 22, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-32061 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 245 (Tuesday, December 22, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 79600-79601] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-32061] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Now is the Time (NITT)--Project AWARE Evaluation--Site Notification and Recruitment--New SAMHSA is conducting a national evaluation of the Now is the Time (NITT) initiative, which includes separate programs--NITT Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education)-State Educational Agency (SEA), Healthy Transitions, and two Minority Fellowship Programs (Youth and Addictions Counselors). These programs are united by their focus on capacity building, system change, and workforce development. NITT--Project AWARE, which is the focus of this activity, represents a response to the third and fourth components of President Obama's NITT Initiative: making schools safer and focusing on access to mental health services. NITT--Project AWARE is authorized under Section 520A of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, and addresses the Healthy People 2020 Mental Health and Mental Disorders Topic Area. Project AWARE grantees are required to provide mental health awareness training to adults who interact with youth, create partnerships to connect youth to mental health services, and create a school climate to reduce violence. NITT--Project AWARE grants were made to 20 state education agencies, each of which will partner with 3-5 local education agencies (LEAs or school districts) in their state to plan and implement Project AWARE activities. Project AWARE activities may be implemented in all schools in the district or may be focused on a specific type or number of schools. The evaluation of NITT--Project AWARE will examine the process, outcomes, and impact of activities by SEA grantees and their LEA and school partners. The study will evaluate the capacity of SEAs to increase awareness of mental health issues among school-aged youth; provide training for school personnel and other adults who interact with youth to detect and respond to mental illness in children and young adults; connect children, youth, and families/caregivers who may have behavioral health issues with appropriate services; and improve conditions for learning and behavioral health outcomes for all school- aged youth (grades K-12). At the grantee, district, and school levels, the evaluation will collect data from key staff in all partner organizations. At each Project AWARE and comparison school, annual surveys will be used to collect data from the school principal (or designee), students, and teachers, beginning in spring 2016. The NITT-- Project AWARE evaluation will also rely on information collected from existing sources or noted in award requirements. Site notification and recruitment of Project AWARE grantees and their school and district partners is being conducted for the purpose of enlisting sites for participation in the Project AWARE component of the NITT evaluation. Site notification and recruitment will be conducted in school year 2015-2016. Data collection is planned to begin in spring 2016. Subsequent OMB packages will be submitted separately for each of the three program evaluations (i.e., Project AWARE, Healthy Transitions, MFP--Youth & Addiction Counselors) in fall 2015, requesting approval for instruments and data collection procedures. Current activities are focused on notification and recruitment of state grantees, grantee and nongrantee districts, and grantee and nongrantee schools. Each grantee state will be asked to support the evaluation by encouraging the grantee districts to cooperate with the national evaluation contractor when contacted, enlist the participation of grantee schools, and provide access to data available through the district's management information system (MIS). Each grantee district will also be asked to assist the study with identifying and encouraging the participation of comparison (i.e, nongrantee) schools, where possible. For each treatment (i.e., Project AWARE) school, one matched comparison school will be identified that is similar to the treatment school in terms of demographic characteristics and rates of incidents of violence and [[Page 79601]] other measures but is not implementing Project AWARE activities. Both treatment and comparison schools will be asked to participate in the school, teacher, and student surveys (teachers and students) and data abstraction from the schools' MIS system. If a comparison school cannot be identified or recruited from the same grantee district as the treatment school, an attempt will be made to recruit nongrantee districts and schools in a neighboring community where potential matched schools have been identified. During site notification and recruitment, the evaluation contractor will send packets that include a letter, brochure, and frequently asked questions, and will follow up with a telephone call. The following entities will be contacted:All 20 NITT--Project AWARE grantees at the state level An estimated 90 local education agency partners (3-5 districts per state, under the grant requirements). An estimated 396 schools in grantee districts that will be implementing Project AWARE activities (``treatment schools'') (approximately 4-5 schools per grantee district are expected to participate in the evaluation). This estimate includes additional schools that may need to be contacted to replace grantee schools that are unable or unwilling to participate. An estimated 432 schools in grantee districts that are NOT currently implementing Project AWARE activities (``comparison schools''). This estimate includes additional schools that may need to be contacted to replace comparison schools that are unable or unwilling to participate. Approximately 30 nongrantee districts will be identified and recruited as needed if no comparison school is available in a grantee district to form a matched pair with a treatment school. Approximately 90 comparison schools in nongrantee districts will be identified and recruited as needed to form a matched pair for treatment schools with no comparison school available. For each treatment school without a comparison school, one best match and two alternates will be identified in each of the 30 districts. The table below summarizes the reporting burden associated with this notification and recruitment activity. The total burden is 1,058 hours. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Responses per Total number Hours per Total burden Respondent respondents respondent of responses response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State grantee official.......... 20 1 20 1 20 District official in grantee 90 1 90 1 90 district....................... School official in grantee 396 1 396 1 396 district--treatment school..... School official in grantee 432 1 432 1 432 district--comparison school.... District official in nongrantee 30 1 30 1 30 district....................... School official in nongrantee 90 1 90 1 90 district....................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................... 1,058 .............. 1,058 .............. 1,058 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed information collection should be sent by January 21, 2016 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. 2015-32061 Filed 12-21-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162-20-P
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ANNUALIZED DATA COLLECTION BURDEN
Responses Total Burden
Number of Total burden
Instrument per number of hours per
respondents hours
respondent responses response
Contact Information .............................................................. 69 1 69 1 69
Quarterly Progress Report ................................................... 69 4 276 3 828
Grantee Target Outcome Data ............................................ 11 1 11 1 11
Selected Grantee-Level Outcome Data ............................... 9 1 9 1 9
Community Level Outcome Data ......................................... 58 1 58 3 175
Substitute Data Source Request ......................................... 15 1 15 1 15
Total .............................................................................. 69 ........................ 438 ........................ 1,107
Written comments and (NITT) initiative, which includes health outcomes for all school-aged
recommendations concerning the separate programs—NITT Project youth (grades K–12). At the grantee,
proposed information collection should AWARE (Advancing Wellness and district, and school levels, the
be sent by January 21, 2016 to the Resilience in Education)-State evaluation will collect data from key
SAMHSA Desk Officer at the Office of Educational Agency (SEA), Healthy staff in all partner organizations. At
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Transitions, and two Minority each Project AWARE and comparison
Office of Management and Budget Fellowship Programs (Youth and school, annual surveys will be used to
(OMB). To ensure timely receipt of Addictions Counselors). These programs collect data from the school principal
comments, and to avoid potential delays are united by their focus on capacity (or designee), students, and teachers,
in OMB’s receipt and processing of mail building, system change, and workforce beginning in spring 2016. The NITT—
sent through the U.S. Postal Service, development. Project AWARE evaluation will also rely
commenters are encouraged to submit NITT—Project AWARE, which is the on information collected from existing
their comments to OMB via email to: focus of this activity, represents a sources or noted in award requirements.
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. response to the third and fourth Site notification and recruitment of
Although commenters are encouraged to components of President Obama’s NITT Project AWARE grantees and their
send their comments via email, Initiative: making schools safer and school and district partners is being
commenters may also fax their focusing on access to mental health conducted for the purpose of enlisting
comments to: 202–395–7285. services. NITT—Project AWARE is sites for participation in the Project
Commenters may also mail them to: authorized under Section 520A of the AWARE component of the NITT
Office of Management and Budget, Public Health Service Act, as amended, evaluation. Site notification and
Office of Information and Regulatory and addresses the Healthy People 2020 recruitment will be conducted in school
Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Mental Health and Mental Disorders year 2015–2016. Data collection is
Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503. Topic Area. Project AWARE grantees are planned to begin in spring 2016.
required to provide mental health Subsequent OMB packages will be
Summer King, awareness training to adults who submitted separately for each of the
Statistician. interact with youth, create partnerships three program evaluations (i.e., Project
[FR Doc. 2015–32062 Filed 12–21–15; 8:45 am] to connect youth to mental health AWARE, Healthy Transitions, MFP—
BILLING CODE 4162–20–P services, and create a school climate to Youth & Addiction Counselors) in fall
reduce violence. NITT—Project AWARE 2015, requesting approval for
grants were made to 20 state education instruments and data collection
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND agencies, each of which will partner procedures.
HUMAN SERVICES with 3–5 local education agencies (LEAs Current activities are focused on
or school districts) in their state to plan notification and recruitment of state
Substance Abuse and Mental Health and implement Project AWARE grantees, grantee and nongrantee
Services Administration activities. Project AWARE activities may districts, and grantee and nongrantee
be implemented in all schools in the schools. Each grantee state will be asked
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district or may be focused on a specific to support the evaluation by
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type or number of schools. encouraging the grantee districts to
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The evaluation of NITT—Project cooperate with the national evaluation
Periodically, the Substance Abuse and AWARE will examine the process, contractor when contacted, enlist the
Mental Health Services Administration outcomes, and impact of activities by participation of grantee schools, and
(SAMHSA) will publish a summary of SEA grantees and their LEA and school provide access to data available through
information collection requests under partners. The study will evaluate the the district’s management information
OMB review, in compliance with the capacity of SEAs to increase awareness system (MIS). Each grantee district will
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. of mental health issues among school- also be asked to assist the study with
Chapter 35). To request a copy of these aged youth; provide training for school identifying and encouraging the
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documents, call the SAMHSA Reports personnel and other adults who interact participation of comparison (i.e,
Clearance Officer on (240) 276–1243. with youth to detect and respond to nongrantee) schools, where possible.
mental illness in children and young For each treatment (i.e., Project
Project: Now is the Time (NITT)— adults; connect children, youth, and AWARE) school, one matched
Project AWARE Evaluation—Site families/caregivers who may have comparison school will be identified
Notification and Recruitment—New behavioral health issues with that is similar to the treatment school in
SAMHSA is conducting a national appropriate services; and improve terms of demographic characteristics
evaluation of the Now is the Time conditions for learning and behavioral and rates of incidents of violence and
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other measures but is not implementing telephone call. The following entities includes additional schools that may need to
Project AWARE activities. Both will be contacted: be contacted to replace comparison schools
treatment and comparison schools will that are unable or unwilling to participate.
• All 20 NITT—Project AWARE grantees at • Approximately 30 nongrantee districts
be asked to participate in the school, the state level will be identified and recruited as needed if
teacher, and student surveys (teachers • An estimated 90 local education agency no comparison school is available in a
and students) and data abstraction from partners (3–5 districts per state, under the grantee district to form a matched pair with
the schools’ MIS system. grant requirements). a treatment school.
If a comparison school cannot be • An estimated 396 schools in grantee • Approximately 90 comparison schools in
identified or recruited from the same districts that will be implementing Project nongrantee districts will be identified and
grantee district as the treatment school, AWARE activities (‘‘treatment schools’’) recruited as needed to form a matched pair
an attempt will be made to recruit (approximately 4–5 schools per grantee for treatment schools with no comparison
nongrantee districts and schools in a district are expected to participate in the school available. For each treatment school
evaluation). This estimate includes without a comparison school, one best match
neighboring community where potential
additional schools that may need to be and two alternates will be identified in each
matched schools have been identified. contacted to replace grantee schools that are of the 30 districts.
During site notification and unable or unwilling to participate.
recruitment, the evaluation contractor • An estimated 432 schools in grantee The table below summarizes the
will send packets that include a letter, districts that are NOT currently reporting burden associated with this
brochure, and frequently asked implementing Project AWARE activities notification and recruitment activity.
questions, and will follow up with a (‘‘comparison schools’’). This estimate The total burden is 1,058 hours.
Responses Total
Number of Hours per Total burden
Respondent per number of
respondents response hours
respondent responses
State grantee official ............................................................ 20 1 20 1 20
District official in grantee district .......................................... 90 1 90 1 90
School official in grantee district—treatment school ........... 396 1 396 1 396
School official in grantee district—comparison school ........ 432 1 432 1 432
District official in nongrantee district .................................... 30 1 30 1 30
School official in nongrantee district .................................... 90 1 90 1 90
Total .............................................................................. 1,058 ........................ 1,058 ........................ 1,058
Written comments and DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND announced on the AFG Web site
recommendations concerning the SECURITY (www.fema.gov/firegrants), as well as
proposed information collection should www.grants.gov.
be sent by January 21, 2016 to the Federal Emergency Management DATES: Grant applications for the
SAMHSA Desk Officer at the Office of Agency Assistance to Firefighters Grants will be
Information and Regulatory Affairs, [Docket ID: FEMA–2015–0028] accepted electronically at https://portal.
Office of Management and Budget fema.gov, from December 7, 2015, at 8
(OMB). To ensure timely receipt of Assistance to Firefighters Grant a.m. Eastern Standard Time to January
comments, and to avoid potential delays Program 15, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard
in OMB’s receipt and processing of mail AGENCY: Federal Emergency Time.
sent through the U.S. Postal Service, Management Agency (FEMA), ADDRESSES: Assistance to Firefighters
commenters are encouraged to submit Department of Homeland Security Grants Branch, DHS/FEMA, 800 K
their comments to OMB via email to: (DHS). Street NW., MS 3620, Washington, DC
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 20472–3620.
ACTION: Notice of availability of grant
Although commenters are encouraged to application and application deadline. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
send their comments via email, Catherine Patterson, Branch Chief,
commenters may also fax their SUMMARY: As required by the Federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant Branch,
comments to: 202–395–7285. Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, 1–866–274–0960.
Commenters may also mail them to: as amended, the Administrator of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The AFG
Office of Management and Budget, Federal Emergency Management Agency Program makes grants directly to fire
Office of Information and Regulatory (FEMA) is publishing this notice departments, nonaffiliated emergency
Affairs, New Executive Office Building, describing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 medical services (EMS) organizations,
Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503. Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and state fire training academies
Program application process, deadlines, (SFTAs) for the purpose of enhancing
Summer King, and award selection criteria. This notice the abilities of first responders to protect
Statistician. explains the differences, if any, between the health and safety of the public, as
[FR Doc. 2015–32061 Filed 12–21–15; 8:45 am] these guidelines and those well as the first-responder personnel
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recommended by representatives of the facing fire and fire-related hazards.
national fire service leadership during Applications for the FY 2015 AFG
the annual meeting of the Criteria Program will be submitted and
Development Panel, which was held processed online at https://
October 27–28, 2014. The application portal.fema.gov. Before the application
period for the FY 2015 AFG Program period starts, the FY 2015 AFG Notice
will be held December 7, 2015 through of Funding Opportunity Announcement
January 15, 2015, and will be (NOFO) will be published on the AFG
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