80 FR 80783 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 248 (December 28, 2015)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 248 (December 28, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-32559 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 80783-80784] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-32559] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Proposed Project: Now Is the Time (NITT)--Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) Evaluation--New SAMHSA is conducting a national evaluation of the Now is the Time (NITT) initiative, which includes separate programs--the Minority Fellowship Program-Youth (MFP-Y), the Minority Fellowship Program- Addiction Counselors (MFP-AC), Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education)-State Educational Agency, and Healthy Transitions. These programs are united by their focus on capacity building, system change, and workforce development. The NITT-MFP (Youth and Addiction Counselors) programs, which are the focus of this data collection, represent a response to the fourth component of President Obama's NITT Initiative: increasing access to mental health/behavioral health services. The purpose of the NITT-MFP programs is to improve behavioral health care outcomes for underserved racially and ethnically diverse populations by [[Page 80784]] increasing the number of culturally competent master's level behavioral health professionals and addiction counselors serving children, adolescents, and populations in transition to adulthood (ages 16-25) in an effort to increase access to, and quality of, behavioral health care for these age groups. The NITT-MFP--Youth program funded five grantees to each support up to 48 master's level fellows per year committed to addressing the behavioral health needs of at risk children, adolescents, and transition-age youth (ages 16-25). The NITT-MFP-- Addiction Counselors program funded two grantees to each support up to 30 master's level fellows per year in their final year of addiction counseling university programs, with a focus on providing culturally sensitive addiction counseling to underserved youth in the 16-25 age group. The NITT-MFP evaluation is designed to assess the level of success of the grantees in meeting the programs' goals and identify the factors that contribute to differences among grantees in levels of success. The evaluation includes both process and outcome evaluation components and will be supported by the data collection efforts described below. The information to be collected is necessary to (a) assess the effectiveness of the grantees' program recruitment strategies, (b) describe the services that the programs offer, and (c) assess whether NITT-MFP is meeting its goal of increasing the skilled workforce by increasing the number of behavioral health providers and addiction counselors providing services to underserved children, adolescents, and transition-age youth, particularly among racially/ethnically diverse populations. About 4 to 5 months after completion of their fellowship, a subset of fellow alumni will be asked to participate in the NITT-MFP Fellow Interview. These telephone interviews will collect detailed qualitative information on fellows' experiences that are not possible to collect in a survey. The interview is timed to collect fellows' impressions of their fellowship experiences before too much time has passed, as well as their initial labor market outcomes. The information collected will be used to assess the NITT-MFP program factors associated with employment and other post-fellowship outcomes. The interviewees will be asked to describe (1) their program, how they learned about it, and what led them to apply; (2) the effects of the program on their interest in working with at risk children, adolescents, and transition age youth from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds (and for MFP-AC fellows, in the area of addiction counseling); (3) whether the program improved their understanding of and ability to provide culturally competent services; (4) whether they completed their fellowship and the effects of the stipend on their education and career; (5) their current employment setting, and, if in behavior health services, the characteristics of their client population; (6) the role that their fellowship played in their job interests and job search; and (7) their satisfaction with the fellowship program and assessment of its impact on their career and professional activities. A maximum of 66 fellow alumni are expected to complete the NITT-MFP Fellow Interview per year; respondents will complete the telephone interview one time. Annualized Burden Hours -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Responses per Total number of Hours per Total burden Instrument respondents respondent responses response hours -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NITT-MFP Fellow Interview.......................................... 66 1 66 1 66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 2- 1057, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 OR email her a copy at [email protected]. Written comments should be received by February 26, 2016. Summer King, Statistician. 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able to fully describe the methods used Question 6: Changes to the sampling renumbered to account for this new sub-
to recruit, select and train adult methodology—This question asks states question.
supervisors for the survey separately if their sampling methodology has In Appendix B (Synar Survey
from the methods used to recruit, select, changed from the previous year. If there Sampling Methodology), the following
and train youth inspectors. has been a change, a sub-question has changes are being made:
been added to document how that Question 4—Vending machine
Content Changes change was communicated to SAMHSA. inclusion in Synar Survey—This
The content of the Synar Report has Since this change requires prior question, which asks if vending
changed little. The content changes that approval, a state who has not received machines are included in the Synar
have been made address the need to (1) prior approval will have the opportunity survey and the reasons for their
clarify the intent of information to discuss the process that was used to elimination if they are not included.
determine a change needed to be made. Because many states have a contract
requested via the addition of clarifying
Question 9: Changes to the inspection with the FDA and is actively enforcing
questions, (2) reduce the need for State
protocol—This question asks states if the vending machine requirements of
Project Officers to ask additional
their inspection protocol has changed the Family Smoking Prevention and
questions to supplement the originally
from the previous year. If there has been Tobacco Control Act, some states that
submitted Report. These additions and
a change, a sub-question has been added include vending machines in their
changes are essential to SAMHSA’s to document how that change was sampling protocols do not sample any
ability to adequately assess state and communicated to SAMHSA. Since this because there are few eligible vending
jurisdictional compliance with the change requires prior approval, a state machines remaining on their list frame.
Synar regulation. who has not received prior approval A second part has been added to this
In Section I (Compliance Progress), will have the opportunity to discuss the question to determine how vending
the following changes are being made process that was used to determine a machines are sampled.
with respect to the Annual Synar change needed to be made. Existing There are no changes to Forms 1–5 or
Report: questions 9a, 9b, and 9c have been Appendix D.
ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN
Responses
Number of Total number Hours per Total hour
45 CFR Citation per
respondents 1 of responses response burden
respondents
Annual Report (Section 1—States and Territories)
96.130(e)(1–3) .................................................................. 59 1 59 15 885
State Plan (Section II—States and Territories)
96.130(e)(4,5) 96.130(g) .................................................. 59 1 59 3 177
Total .............................................................................. 59 ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,062
1 Red Lake Indian Tribe is not subject to tobacco requirements.
Send comments to Summer King, Services Administration (SAMHSA) Proposed Project: Now Is the Time
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, will publish periodic summaries of (NITT)—Minority Fellowship Program
Room 2–1057, One Choke Cherry Road, proposed projects. To request more (MFP) Evaluation—New
Rockville, MD 20857 OR email a copy information on the proposed projects or SAMHSA is conducting a national
to summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. to obtain a copy of the information evaluation of the Now is the Time
Written comments should be received collection plans, call the SAMHSA (NITT) initiative, which includes
by February 26, 2016. Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276– separate programs—the Minority
Summer King, 1243. Fellowship Program-Youth (MFP–Y),
Statistician. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the Minority Fellowship Program-
[FR Doc. 2015–32558 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am] the proposed collections of information Addiction Counselors (MFP–AC),
BILLING CODE 4162–20–P are necessary for the proper Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness
performance of the functions of the and Resilience in Education)-State
agency, including whether the Educational Agency, and Healthy
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND information shall have practical utility; Transitions. These programs are united
HUMAN SERVICES (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate by their focus on capacity building,
of the burden of the proposed collection system change, and workforce
Substance Abuse and Mental Health development.
Services Administration of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the The NITT–MFP (Youth and Addiction
Counselors) programs, which are the
Agency Information Collection information to be collected; and (d)
focus of this data collection, represent a
Activities: Proposed Collection; ways to minimize the burden of the
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response to the fourth component of
Comment Request collection of information on President Obama’s NITT Initiative:
In compliance with Section respondents, including through the use increasing access to mental health/
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork of automated collection techniques or behavioral health services. The purpose
Reduction Act of 1995 concerning other forms of information technology. of the NITT–MFP programs is to
opportunity for public comment on improve behavioral health care
proposed collections of information, the outcomes for underserved racially and
Substance Abuse and Mental Health ethnically diverse populations by
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increasing the number of culturally supported by the data collection efforts will be asked to describe (1) their
competent master’s level behavioral described below. The information to be program, how they learned about it, and
health professionals and addiction collected is necessary to (a) assess the what led them to apply; (2) the effects
counselors serving children, effectiveness of the grantees’ program of the program on their interest in
adolescents, and populations in recruitment strategies, (b) describe the working with at risk children,
transition to adulthood (ages 16–25) in services that the programs offer, and (c) adolescents, and transition age youth
an effort to increase access to, and assess whether NITT–MFP is meeting its from racially and ethnically diverse
quality of, behavioral health care for goal of increasing the skilled workforce backgrounds (and for MFP–AC fellows,
these age groups. The NITT–MFP— by increasing the number of behavioral in the area of addiction counseling); (3)
Youth program funded five grantees to health providers and addiction
whether the program improved their
each support up to 48 master’s level counselors providing services to
understanding of and ability to provide
fellows per year committed to underserved children, adolescents, and
addressing the behavioral health needs transition-age youth, particularly among culturally competent services; (4)
of at risk children, adolescents, and racially/ethnically diverse populations. whether they completed their
transition-age youth (ages 16–25). The About 4 to 5 months after completion fellowship and the effects of the stipend
NITT–MFP—Addiction Counselors of their fellowship, a subset of fellow on their education and career; (5) their
program funded two grantees to each alumni will be asked to participate in current employment setting, and, if in
support up to 30 master’s level fellows the NITT–MFP Fellow Interview. These behavior health services, the
per year in their final year of addiction telephone interviews will collect characteristics of their client
counseling university programs, with a detailed qualitative information on population; (6) the role that their
focus on providing culturally sensitive fellows’ experiences that are not fellowship played in their job interests
addiction counseling to underserved possible to collect in a survey. The and job search; and (7) their satisfaction
youth in the 16–25 age group. interview is timed to collect fellows’ with the fellowship program and
The NITT–MFP evaluation is impressions of their fellowship assessment of its impact on their career
designed to assess the level of success experiences before too much time has and professional activities. A maximum
of the grantees in meeting the programs’ passed, as well as their initial labor of 66 fellow alumni are expected to
goals and identify the factors that market outcomes. The information complete the NITT–MFP Fellow
contribute to differences among grantees collected will be used to assess the Interview per year; respondents will
in levels of success. The evaluation NITT–MFP program factors associated complete the telephone interview one
includes both process and outcome with employment and other post-
time.
evaluation components and will be fellowship outcomes. The interviewees
ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Responses
Number of Total number Hours per Total burden
Instrument per
respondents of responses response hours
respondent
NITT–MFP Fellow Interview ................................................ 66 1 66 1 66
Send comments to Summer King, Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. interviews with VITEL program staff
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, Chapter 35). To request a copy of these and partner/collaborating staff
Room 2–1057, One Choke Cherry Road, documents, call the SAMHSA Reports supporting IPV services.
Rockville, MD 20857 OR email her a Clearance Officer on (240) 276–1243. The goals of the VITEL program are
copy at summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. (1) reduce IPV through screening and
Project: Violence Intervention To
Written comments should be received referrals, (2) reduce risky behaviors that
Enrich Lives (VITEL) Supplement—
by February 26, 2016. lead to new HIV infections and SUDs,
NEW
Summer King, (3) increase access to care and improve
Statistician.
This data collection is to study the health outcomes for people living with
intersection of intimate partner violence HIV and AIDS, (4) reduce HIV-related
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(IPV) and trauma for women with HIV, health disparities resultant from IPV
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at risk for HIV, and at risk for substance screening tool implementation, and (5)
use disorders (SUDs) VITEL provides determine the feasibility of integrating
supplemental funding to existing IPV screening in behavioral health
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
SAMHSA Targeted Capacity Expansion: settings. A multi-stage approach has
HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse Treatment for Racial/ been used to develop the appropriate
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Ethnic Minority Women at High Risk for theoretical framework, conceptual
Services Administration HIV/AIDS (TCE–HIV: Minority Women) model, evaluation design and protocols,
grantees. These activities will be and data collection instrumentation.
Agency Information Collection conducted with five grantees and Process and outcome measures have
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Activities: Submission for OMB include: (1) Administration of baseline, been developed to fully capture
Review; Comment Request discharge and 6-month post-baseline community and contextual conditions,
surveys of clients receiving IPV the scope of the VITEL program
Periodically, the Substance Abuse and screening and referral services, (2) focus implementation and activities, and
Mental Health Services Administration groups with clients receiving IPV and client outcomes. A mixed-method
(SAMHSA) will publish a summary of SUD services, (3) documentation of IPV approach (e.g., surveys, semi-structured
information collection requests under service and other referral service(s) interviews, focus groups) will be used,
OMB review, in compliance with the engagement, and (4) semi-structured for example, to examine collaborative
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