Notice2023-22972
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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October 18, 2023
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Health and Human Services DepartmentSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71878-71879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22972]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Periodically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) will publish a summary of information
collection requests under OMB review, in compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these
documents, call the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer at (240) 276-0361.
Project: SAMHSA Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative
Research and Assessment
SAMHSA is requesting approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for their Generic clearance for purposes of conducting
qualitative research. SAMHSA conducts qualitative research to gain a
better understanding of emerging substance use and mental health policy
issues, improve the development and quality of instruments, and to
ensure SAMHSA leadership, centers and offices have recent data and
information to inform program and policy decision-making. SAMHSA is
requesting approval for at least four types of qualitative research:
(a) interviews, (b) focus groups, (c) questionnaires, and (d) other
qualitative methods.
SAMHSA is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) that leads public health efforts to advance the
behavioral health of the nation and to improve the lives of individuals
living with mental and substance use disorders, and their families.
It's mission is to lead public health and service delivery efforts that
promote mental health, prevent substance misuse, and provide treatments
and supports to foster recovery while ensuring equitable access and
better outcomes. SAMHSA pursues this mission by providing grant
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funding opportunities and guidance to states and territories, as well
as tribal and local communities; technical assistance to grantees and
practitioners; publishing and sharing resources for individuals and
family members seeking information on prevention, harm reduction,
treatment and recovery; collecting, analyzing, and sharing behavioral
health data; collaborating with other Federal agencies to evaluate
programs and improve policies; and raising awareness of available
resources through educational messaging campaigns and events. Integral
to this role, SAMHSA conducts qualitative research and evaluation
studies, develops policy analyses, and estimates the cost and benefits
of policy alternatives for SAMHSA related programs.
The goal of establishing the SAMHSA Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Research and Assessmentis to help public
health officials, policymakers, community practitioners, and the public
to understand mental health and substance use trends and how they are
evolving; inform the development and implementation of targeted
evidence-based interventions; focus resources where they are needed
most; and evaluate the success of programs and policies. A key
objective is to decrease the burden on stakeholders while expanding and
improving data collection, analysis, evaluation, and dissemination. To
achieve this objective, SAMHSA is streamlining and modernizing data
collection efforts, while also coordinating evaluation across the
agency to ensure funding and policies are data driven. Additionally,
the agency is utilizing rigorous evaluation and analytical processes
that are in alignment with the Foundations for Evidence-Based
Policymaking Act of 2018. SAMHSA, using robust methods to collect,
analyze, and report valid, reliable, trustworthy, and protected data,
is key to improving and impacting behavioral health treatment,
prevention, and recovery for communities most in need. By using
rigorous methods, and improving the quality and completeness of program
data, data can be disaggregated across different population groups to
assess disparities within the behavioral health care system. SAMHSA's
vision will be accomplished by better leveraging optimal data to inform
the agency's policies and programs.
The qualitative research participants will include grant
recipients; policy experts; national, state, and local public health
representatives; human service, and healthcare providers; and
representatives of other health organizations. A variety of instruments
and platforms will be used to collect information from respondents. The
annual burden hours requested (15,000) are based on the number of
collections we expect to conduct over the requested period for this
clearance. The burden estimates were calculated based on the amount of
IC submissions to the 0930-0393 Fast Track Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Service Delivery that are
ineligible for OMB approval under it. This Generic information
collection will provide a viable replacement option. Internal
assessments of projected IC submission over the next three years
estimate the burden hours for this information collection to be
approximately half that of the 0930-0393 Fast Track Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Service Delivery.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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SAMHSA internal and external stakeholders....... Qualitative Research.............. 15,000 1 1 15,000
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Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Alicia Broadus,
Public Health Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2023-22972 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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