Notice2023-21166
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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September 28, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66864-66865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21166]
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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, email the
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96e5f7fbfee5f7e6e4f7d6e5f7fbfee5f7b8fefee5b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="344755595c4755444655744755595c47551a5c5c471a535b42">[email protected]</span></a>.
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: 988 Cooperative Agreements Monitoring Program (OMB
No. 0930-0290)--New ICR
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Emergency
approval for new information collection activities for monitoring all
of SAMHSA's 988 Cooperative Agreements. The collection of this
information is critical to successfully oversee operational response
and quality of service through the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to
ensure connections to care for individuals in suicidal crisis or
emotional distress contacting in for 988 phone, chat, and text support
for connecting local, state/territory and national outcomes and
monitoring contractual obligations for current and future 988 grant
programs. Much of this information is already embedded in the current
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline network administrator grants, the 988
state and territory grant program, or the 988 Tribal Response grant
program.
Congress designated 988 in 2020 and the Lifeline transitioned to
the 3-digit number in July 2022. As a part of the federal government's
commitment to addressing the mental health crisis in America,
unprecedented federal resources have been invested to scale up crisis
centers in support of 988. In Section 1103(a)(2)(B) of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2023, Congress called for enhanced program
evaluation, including performance measures to assess program response
and improve readiness and performance of the service, including review
of each contact to ensure timely connection of service and quality
provision in line with evidence-based care. In order to help meet the
standards and requirements set forth in statute, ongoing communication
of key outcomes within this OMB request must be received and reviewed
to ensure connection and quality of care through 988.
The information being collected will be used by SAMHSA to ensure
individuals in suicidal crisis can contact 988 Suicide and Crisis
Lifeline and are connected to crisis centers provided evidence-based
care and able to receive critical resource referral and linkage,
including opportunities for mobile crisis support, crisis receiving and
stabilizing facilities, peer respite centers and withdrawal management
services. The four programs to be monitored and evaluated include the
Tribal Cooperative Agreements, State and Territory Cooperative
Agreements, 988 Crisis Center Follow-up Cooperative Agreements, and the
988 Lifeline Administrator.
The purpose of the Tribal Cooperative Agreements is to provide
resources to improve response to 988 contacts (including calls, chats,
and texts) originating in Tribal communities and/or activated by
American Indians/Alaska Natives. The information collection instruments
include Tribal Government: Semi Annual Progress Report, Tribal
Government: Monthly Meeting Agenda, Tribal Government: Quality
Improvement Plan.
The purpose of the State and Territory Cooperative Agreements is to
improve state and territory response to 988 contacts (including calls,
chats, and texts) originating in the state/territory. The information
collection instruments include State/Territory: Monthly Key Metrics,
State/Territory: Quarterly Report Template, State/Territory:
Programmatic QI Plan (Annual Collection), State/Territory: Monthly
Meeting Call Agenda, State/Territory: Chat and Text Report (Annual
Collection), State/Territory: Communications Plan (Annual Collection),
State/Territory: Sustainability Plan (Annual Collection), State/
Territory: Mobile Crisis and 988-911 reports (Annual Collection).
The purpose of the 988 Crisis Center Follow Up Cooperative
Agreements is to provide a crisis center response that ensures the
systematic follow-up of suicidal persons who contact a 988 Suicide and
Crisis Lifeline (988 Lifeline) Crisis Center; provides enhanced
coordination of crisis stabilization, crisis respite, mobile crisis
outreach (MCO) response services and other services on the crisis
continuum of care; reduces unnecessary police engagement and; improves
connections for high-risk populations. The information collection
instruments include Crisis Center Data Reporting Elements and Crisis
Center Monthly Agenda Template.
Finally, the purpose of the 988 Lifeline Administrator is to
manage, enhance, and strengthen the 988 Lifeline network that routes
individuals in the United States to a network of certified crisis
centers that link to local emergency, mental health, and social
services resources. The information collection instruments include
Instrument 1: Lifeline Key Metrics (Monthly) and Instrument 2: Monthly
Progress Reports.
The total annualized burden to an estimated 529 respondents for the
988 Cooperative Agreements programs combined monitoring is estimated to
be 2,944 hours. Burden estimates are based on the data collection
requirements and the amount of respondents. These estimated burden
hours over three years are as follows:
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Estimated Total Burden for 988 Cooperative Agreements Monitoring Program
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Responses
SAMHSA tool Number of per Total Hours per Total hour Hourly wage Total hour
respondents respondent responses response burden cost cost
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Tribal Govt: Semi Annual Progress Report..................... 25 2 50 2 100 $26.00 $2,600.00
Tribal Govt: Monthly Meeting Agenda.......................... 25 12 300 1 300 26.00 7,800.00
Tribal Govt: Quality Improvement Plan........................ 25 1 25 2 50 26.00 1,300.00
State/Territory: Monthly Key Metrics......................... 54 12 648 1 648 26.00 16,848.00
State/Territory: Quarterly Report Template................... 54 3 162 2 324 26.00 8,424.00
State/Territory: Programmatic QI Plan (Annual Collection).... 54 1 54 2 108 26.00 2,808.00
State/Territory: Monthly Meeting Call Agenda................. 54 12 648 1 648 26.00 16,848.00
State/Territory: Chat and Text Report (Annual Collection).... 54 1 54 1 54 26.00 1,404.00
State/Territory: Communications Plan (Annual Collection)..... 54 1 54 1 54 26.00 1,404.00
State/Territory: Sustainability Plan (Annual Collection)..... 54 1 54 2 108 26.00 2,808.00
State/Territory: Mobile Crisis and 988-911 reports (Annual 54 1 54 6 324 26.00 8,424.00
Collection).................................................
Crisis Center Data Reporting Elements........................ 10 1 10 2 20 26.00 520.00
Crisis Center Monthly Agenda Template........................ 10 1 10 2 20 26.00 520.00
Instrument 1: Lifeline Key Metrics (Monthly)................. 1 12 12 11.50 138 26.00 3,588.00
Instrument 2: Monthly Progress Reports....................... 1 12 12 4 48 \i\ 26.00 1,248.00
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Total.................................................... 529 73 2,147 ........... 2,944 ........... 76,544.00
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\1\ The hourly wage of $26.00 was calculated based on rounding a $25.94 hourly wage based on the Occupational Employment and Wages, Mean Hourly Wage
rate for Community and Social Service Occupations (<a href="https://www.bls.gov">https://www.bls.gov</a>).
Written comments and recommendations for Send comments to Carlos
Graham, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 5600 Fisher Lane, Room
15E57A, Rockville, MD 20852 OR email him a copy at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#344755595c4755444655744755595c47551a5c5c471a535b42"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1360727e7b60726361725360727e7b60723d7b7b603d747c65">[email protected]</span></a>. Written comments should be received by
November 27, 2023.
Carlos Graham,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-21166 Filed 9-27-23; 8:45 a.m.]
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