Notice2021-16405
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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August 2, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 145 (Monday, August 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41491-41492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16405]
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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 projects
or to obtain a copy of the information collection plans, call the
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer at (240) 276-0361.
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: Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Client/
Participant Outcomes Measure--(OMB No. 0930-0208)--Revision
SAMHSA is requesting approval to modify its existing CSAT Client-
level GPRA instrument by removing 40 questions and adding 41 questions
to its existing CSAT Client-level GPRA instrument resulting in a net
addition of 1 question. Currently, the information collected from this
instrument is
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entered and stored in SAMSHA's Performance Accountability and Reporting
System, which is a real-time, performance management system that
captures information on the substance abuse treatment and mental health
services delivered in the United States. Continued approval of this
information collection will allow SAMHSA to continue to meet Government
Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 reporting
requirements that quantify the effects and accomplishments of its
discretionary grant programs, which are consistent with OMB guidance.
SAMHSA will use the data for annual reporting required by GPRA and
comparing baseline with discharge and follow-up data. GPRA requires
that SAMHSA's fiscal year report include actual results of performance
monitoring for the three preceding fiscal years. The additional
information collected through this process will allow SAMHSA to: (1)
Report results of these performance outcomes; (2) maintain consistency
with SAMHSA-specific performance domains, and (3) assess the
accountability and performance of its discretionary grant programs
including a focus on health equity.
In revising the CSAT-GPRA tool, CSAT sought to improve
functionality while also eliciting programmatic information that
demonstrates impact at the client level. In this way, data from the
revised GPRA tool can be used to assess resource allocation and to
delineate who we serve, how we serve them, and how the program impacts
clients from entry to discharge. The tool reflects CSAT's desire to
elicit pertinent client and program level data that can be used to not
only guide future programs and practice, but to also respond to
stakeholder, congressional and agency enquiries.
Table 1--Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden
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Number of Responses per Total number Burden hours Total burden Hourly wage Total hour
SAMHSA tool respondents respondent of responses per response hours \1\ cost
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Baseline Interview Includes SBIRT Brief 179,668 1 179,668 0.6 107,801 $24.78 $2,671,309
TX, Referral to TX, and Program-
specific questions.....................
Follow-Up Interview with Program- 143,734 1 143,734 0.6 86,240 24.78 2,137,027
specific questions \2\.................
Discharge Interview with Program- 93,427 1 93,427 0.6 56,056 24.78 1,389,068
specific questions \3\.................
SBIRT Program--Screening Only........... 594,192 1 594,192 0.13 77,245 24.78 1,914,131
SBIRT Program--Brief Intervention Only 111,411 1 111,411 0.2 22,282 24.78 552,148
Baseline...............................
SBIRT Program--Brief Intervention Only 89,129 1 89,129 0.2 17,826 24.78 441,728
Follow-Up \2\..........................
SBIRT Program--Brief Intervention Only 57,934 1 57,934 0.2 11,587 24.78 287,126
Discharge \3\..........................
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CSAT Total.......................... 1,269,495 .............. 1,269,495 .............. 379,037 .............. 9,392,537
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\1\ The hourly wage estimate is $21.23 based on the Occupational Employment and Wages, Mean Hourly Wage Rate for 21-1011 Substance Abuse and Behavioral
Disorder Counselors = $24.78/hr. as of May 11, 2021. (<a href="http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211011.htm">http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211011.htm</a>. Accessed on May 11, 2021.)
\2\ It is estimated that 80% of baseline clients will complete this interview.
\3\ It is estimated that 52% of baseline clients will complete this interview.
Note: Numbers may not add to the totals due to rounding and some individual participants completing more than one form.
Send comments to Carlos D. Graham, SAMHSA Reports Clearance
Officer, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E57-A, Rockville, Maryland 20857, OR
email a copy to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c88ba9baa4a7bbe68fbaa9a0a9a588bba9a5a0bba9e6a0a0bbe6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4d0e2c3f21223e630a3f2c252c200d3e2c20253e2c6325253e632a223b">[email protected]</span></a>. Written comments should
be received by October 1, 2021.
Carlos Graham,
Social Science Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-16405 Filed 7-30-21; 8:45 am]
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