[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67884-67885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33850]


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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 to provide the opportunity for public comment on proposed 
information collection activities, the Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration publishes periodic summaries of proposed 
activities. To request more information on the proposed activities or 
to obtain a copy of the information collection plans, call the SAMHSA 
Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-0525.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is 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.
    Evaluation of Opioid Treatment Program Accreditation Project--New--
SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), in conjunction 
with other Federal Agencies, is involved in planning and developing 
accreditation processes for opioid treatment programs (OTPs). The 
proposed project will evaluate the process, costs, and administrative 
and clinical impacts of the OTP accreditation process, and will 
estimate the costs of national implementation of an accreditation 
system. In collaboration with accreditation and technical assistance 
contractors, evaluation activities will be conducted at a sample of 90 
treatment sites, with a control group of 30 treatment sites. Measures 
will include program structure and operation, costs, clinical practice, 
staff appraisal, patient satisfaction and treatment outcomes. The 
estimated annualized burden for two-year data collection period is 
summarized below.

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                                                                      Average                                   
                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden     Annualized  
                                    respondents    responses per     response          hours       burden hours 
                                                    respondent       (minutes)                                  
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Treatment Staff (Questionnaires)            2200               2              50            3667            1833
Treatment Staff (Focus Groups)..             900               1              90            1350             675
Patients........................            4800               2              15            2400            1200
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    Send comments to Deborah Trunzo, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 16-105, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: December 12, 1997.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 97-33850 Filed 12-29-97; 8:45 am]
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