83 FR 50116 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 193 (October 4, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 193 (Thursday, October 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50116-50117]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21576]


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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 (SAMHSA) will publish periodic summaries of 
proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed project 
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: State Opioid Response (SOR) and Tribal Opioid 
Response (TOR) Program Data Collection and Performance Measurement--NEW

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is requesting 
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for data 
collection activities associated with the State Opioid Response (SOR) 
and Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) discretionary grant programs. Approval 
of this information collection will allow SAMHSA to continue to meet 
the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 
(GPRMA) reporting requirements that quantify the effects and 
accomplishments of its discretionary grant programs which are 
consistent with OMB guidance. Information collected through this 
request will be used to monitor performance throughout the grant 
period.
    There will be up to 359 award recipients (states, territories, and 
tribal entities) in these grant programs. Grantee-level data will 
include information related to naloxone purchases and distribution. 
This grantee-level information will be collected quarterly.
    All funded states/territories and tribal entities will also be 
required to collect and report client-level data on individuals who are 
receiving opioid treatment services to ensure program goals and 
objectives are being met. Client-level data will include information 
such as: Demographic information, services planned/received, mental 
health/substance use disorder diagnoses, medical status, employment 
status, substance use, legal status, and psychiatric status/symptoms. 
Client-level data will be collected at intake/baseline, three months 
post intake, six months post intake, and at discharge.
    CSAT anticipates that the time required to collect and report the 
grantee-level data is approximately 10 minutes per response, and the 
time required to collect and report the client-level data is 
approximately 47 minutes per response. CSAT's estimate of the burden 
associated with the client-level instrument includes an adjustment for 
data elements that are currently being collected by entities that are 
likely to be funded by the SOR/TOR grant programs.

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                        Table 1--Estimate of Annualized Hour Burden for SOR/TOR Grantees
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                                     Number of     Responses per   Total number    Burden hours    Total burden
     SAMHSA data  Collection        respondents     respondent     of  responses   per  response       Hours
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Grantee-Level Instrument........             359               4           1,436             .17             244
Client Level Instrument:                 165,000               1         165,000             .78         128,700
 Baseline Interview.............
Client-Level Instrument: Follow-         132,000               2         264,000             .78         205,920
 up Interview \1\...............
Client-Level Instrument:                  85,800               1          85,800             .78          66,924
 Discharge Interview \2\........
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    CSAT Total..................         165,359  ..............         516,236  ..............         401,788
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Notes:
\1\ It is estimated that 80% of baseline clients will complete the three month and six month follow-up
  interviews.
\2\ It is estimated that 52% of baseline clients will complete this interview.

    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E57-B, Rockville, Maryland 20857, OR email a 
copy to [email protected]. Written comments should be received 
by December 3, 2018.

Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2018-21576 Filed 10-3-18; 8:45 am]
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