Notice2023-00208
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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January 10, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1391-1393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00208]
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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.
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Proposed Project: Evaluation of the Projects for Assistance in
Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program--Reinstatement
SAMHSA is conducting the federally mandated Evaluation of the PATH
program. The PATH grant program, created as part of the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1990, is administered by
SAMHSA's CMHS' Division of State and Community Systems Development. The
PATH program is authorized under Section 521 et seq. of the Public
Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. The SAMHSA PATH program funds
each Fiscal Year the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
and four U.S. Territories (the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). The PATH
grantees make grants to local, public and non-profit organizations to
provide the PATH allowable services.
The SAMHSA Administrator is required under Section 528 of the PHS
Act to evaluate the expenditures of PATH grantees at least once every
three years to ensure they are consistent with legislative requirements
and to recommend changes to the program design or operations.
The primary task of the PATH evaluation is to meet the mandates of
Section 528 of the PHS Act. The second task of the PATH evaluation is
to conduct additional data collection and analysis to further
investigate the sources of variation in key program output and outcome
measures that are important for program management and policy
development. The PATH evaluation builds on the previous evaluation
which was finalized in 2016 and was conducted as part of the National
Evaluation of SAMHSA Homeless Programs. Previously, the data
collections activities also included PATH Intermediary Web Survey, a
PATH Provider Web Survey, and a PATH Telephone Interview Guide. The
current PATH evaluation will be limited to the State PATH Contact (SPC)
Web Survey and PATH Site Visit Discussion Guides to facilitate the
collection of information regarding the structures and processes in
place at the grantee and provider level. The SPC Web Survey was
shortened from 82 to 49 questions. Data regarding the outputs and
outcomes of the PATH program will be obtained from grantee
applications, providers' intended use plans (IUPs) and PATH annual
report data, which is also required by Section 528 of the PHS Act and
is approved under OMB No. 0930-0205.
Web Surveys will be conducted with all State PATH Contacts (SPCs).
The Web Surveys will capture detailed and structured information in the
following topics: selection, monitoring and oversight of PATH
providers; populations served; the PATH allowable or eligible services
provided; sources for match funds; provision of training and technical
assistance; implementation of Evidence Based Practices (EBPs) and
innovative practices including the SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and
Recovery program; data reporting, use of data and the Homeless
Management Information System; and collaboration, coordination and
involvement with Continuums of Care and other organizations. The SPCs
for all grantees (n=56) will be contacted to complete the web surveys.
The Web Surveys will be administered once per triennial evaluation
cycle.
Site Visits will be conducted with a purposive sample of PATH
grantees and providers to collect more nuanced information than will be
possible with the web survey. Semi-structured discussions will take
place with the SPCs, grantee staff, PATH provider staff including the
Project Director and other key management staffs, outreach workers,
case managers and other clinical treatment staff, and consumers. Five
grantees will be selected for Site Visits and visited within each
grantee will be one to two PATH providers. The Site Visits will be
utilized to collect information on provider and state characteristics;
practices and priorities; context within which the grantees and
providers operate; and services available within the areas the
providers operate. The successes, barriers, and strategies faced by
PATH grantees and providers will also be discussed. Focus groups will
be held with current or former consumers of the PATH program to obtain
consumer perspectives regarding the impact of the programs. The Site
Visits will be conducted once per triennial evaluation cycle.
The estimated burden for the reporting requirements for the PATH
evaluation is summarized in the table below.
Annual Burden Table
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total hour
Instrument/activity respondents respondent responses response burden
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Web Surveys
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SPC Web Survey.................. \1\ 56 1 56 1 56
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Site Visit Interviews
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Opening Session with State Staff \2\ 25 1 25 2 50
SPC Session..................... \3\ 5 1 5 2 10
State Stakeholder Session....... \4\ 25 1 25 1.5 37.5
Provider Stakeholder Session.... \5\ 50 1 50 1.5 75
Opening Session with PATH \6\ 50 1 50 2 100
Provider Leadership Staff......
PATH Provider Project Director \7\ 10 1 10 2 20
Session........................
PATH Direct Care Provider \8\ 50 1 50 2 100
Session........................
Consumer Focus Groups........... \9\ 100 1 100 1.5 150
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Total....................... 371 .............. 371 .............. 598.5
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\1\ 1 respondent * 56 SPCs = 56 respondents.
\2\ 5 respondents * 5 site visits = 25 respondents.
\3\ 1 respondent * 5 site visits = 5 respondents.
\4\ 5 respondents * 5 site visits = 25 respondents.
\5\ 5 respondents * 10 site visits (2 providers per state) = 50 respondents.
\6\ 5 respondents * 10 site visits (2 providers per state) = 50 respondents.
\7\ 1 respondent * 10 site visits (2 providers per state) = 10 respondents.
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\8\ 5 respondents * 10 site visits (2 providers per state) = 50 respondents.
\9\ 10 respondents * 10 site visits (10 Consumers per provider (2 providers per state) = 100 respondents.
Send comments to Carlos Graham, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#caa9abb8a6a5b9e4adb8aba2aba78ab9aba7a2b9abe4a2a2b9e4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="325153405e5d411c5540535a535f7241535f5a41531c5a5a411c555d44">[email protected]</span></a>. Written comments should be
received by March 13, 2023.
Alicia Broadus,
Public Health Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2023-00208 Filed 1-9-23; 8:45 am]
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