98-19613. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 141 (Thursday, July 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39589-39590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19613]


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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 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 [phone].
    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; `` 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: GPRA Client Variables for the Center for 
Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)--NEW--The mission of the Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for 
Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is to improve the effectiveness and 
efficiency of substance abuse treatment services across the United 
States. All of CSAT's activities are designed to ultimately reduce the 
gap in the availability of substance abuse treatment and improve the 
effectiveness and efficiency of those treatments. Data will be 
collected from four sets of CSAT-funded Knowledge Development and 
Application (KDA) projects where client status and behavior are 
assessed at intake, during treatment, and post-treatment. CSAT-funded 
projects will be required to submit this data as a contingency for 
their award. The analysis of the data will also help determine whether 
the goal of reducing health and social costs of drug use to the public 
is being achieved.
    The data collection activity will meet the reporting requirements 
of the Government Performance Review Act (GPRA) (Public Law 103-62) 
requirements by allowing SAMHSA to

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quantify the effects and accomplishments of CSAT programs. Following is 
the estimated annual response burden for this effort.

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                                                     Number of      Responses/        Hours/                    
                       KDA                            clients         client         response      Annual burden
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Targeted Capacity Expansion.....................          13,500               1             .33           4,500
Women and Violence..............................           4,500               1             .33           1,500
Methamphetamine Treatment.......................           1,500               1             .33             500
Adolescent Treatment Models.....................           2,250               1             .33             750
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      Total.....................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           7,250
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    Send comments to Nancy Pearce, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 16-105, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: July 16, 1998.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 98-19613 Filed 7-22-98; 8:45 am]
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