Notice2021-18916
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
September 1, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 167 (Wednesday, September 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49042-49043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18916]
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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 on (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: Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Programs
Monitoring
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration's (SAMHSA)
will monitor program performance of its Training and Technical
Assistance (TTA) Programs. The TTAs disseminate current behavioral
health services research from the National Institute on Drug Abuse,
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute
of Mental Health, National Institute of Justice, and other sources, as
well as other SAMHSA programs. To accomplish this, the TTAs develop and
update state-of-the-art, research-based curricula and professional
development training.
The TTAs hold a variety of events: Technical assistance events,
meetings, trainings, presentations and learning collaboratives. A TTA
technical assistance event is defined as a jointly planned consultation
generally involving a series of contacts between the TTA and an outside
organization/institution during which the TTA program provides
expertise and gives direction toward resolving a problem or improving
conditions. Technical assistance events can be categorized into
universal, targeted, and intensive. Other TTA events such as meetings,
training, strategic planning and learning collaboratives are utilized
to support technical assistance. These events are TTA-sponsored or co-
sponsored events in which a group of people representing one or more
agencies other than the TTA program work cooperatively on a project,
problem, and/or policy.
SAMHSA intends to use three (3) instruments for program monitoring
of TTA events as well as ongoing quality improvement, which are
described below.
1. Event Description Form (EDF): The EDF collects event
information. This instrument asks approximately 10 questions of TTA
faculty/staff relating to the event focus and format. It allows the
TTCs and SAMHSA to track the number of events held (See Attachment 1).
2. TTA Post Event Form: The Post Event Form will be administered
immediately following the event. It asks approximately 15 questions of
each individual that participated in the event (Attachment 2). The
instrument asks the participants to report on general demographic
information (gender, sexual orientation, race, level of education,
primary profession), principal employment setting, employment zip code,
satisfaction with the event, if they expect the event to benefit them
professionally, if they expect the event to change their practice and
if they would recommend the event to a colleague.
3. TTA Follow-up Form: The Follow-up Form will be administered 60-
days after all events that last a minimum of three (3) hours. The form
will be administered to a minimum of 25% of participants who consent to
participate in the follow-up process. The form asks about 14 questions
(Attachment 3). The instrument asks the participants to report if the
information provided in at the event benefited their professional
development, will change their practice, if they will use the
information in their future work, if information will be shared with
colleagues, how the event supported their work responsibilities, how
the TTA program can improve the events, what other topics would
participants like to see TTCs address and in what format.
The information collected on the TTA program forms will assist
SAMHSA in documenting the numbers and types of participants in TTA
events, describing the extent to which participants report improvement
in their professional development, and which method is most effective
in disseminating knowledge to various audiences. This type of
information is crucial to support SAMHSA in complying with GPRA
reporting requirements and will inform future development of knowledge
dissemination activities.
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The chart below summarizes the annualized burden for this project.
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Total
Number of Responses Total Hours annual Hourly Total
Type of respondent respondents per responses per burden wage cost hour cost
respondent response hours
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TTA Faculty/Staff
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Event Description Form........... 2,000 1 2,000 .16 320 $24.78 $7,930
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Meeting and presentations respondents
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Post-Event Form.................. 50,000 1 50,000 .16 8,000 $24.78 $198,240
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Follow-up Form................... Meetings and presentations are usually less than 3 hours. Follow up forms
will be used only for events longer than 3 hours
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Technical Assistance and Training respondents
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Post-Event Form.................. 100,000 1 100,000 .16 16,000 $24.78 $396,480
Follow-up Form................... 25,000 1 25,000 .16 4,000 $24.78 $99,120
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Total........................ 177,000 1 177,000 .16 28,320 $24.78 $701,770
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Summary Table
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Responses per
Instruments # Respondents respondents Burden hours
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TTA Event Description Form................................... 2,000 1 320
TTA Post Event Form.......................................... 150,000 1 24,000
TTA Follow up Form........................................... 25,000 1 4,000
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Total.................................................... 177,000 1 28,320
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Send comments to Carlos Graham, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E57A, Rockville, MD 20857 OR email a copy at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#620103100e0d114c0510030a030f2211030f0a11034c0a0a114c050d14"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e4878596888b97ca8396858c8589a49785898c9785ca8c8c97ca838b92">[email protected]</span></a>. Written comments should be received by
November 1, 2021.
Carlos Graham,
Social Science Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-18916 Filed 8-31-21; 8:45 am]
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