[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 107 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 30508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14802]


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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 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 (301) 443-7978.

Proposed Project

    Evaluation of Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) No. 24--New--
Since 1992, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) has 
published 26 Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs), which provide 
administrative and clinical practice guidance to the substance abuse 
treatment field. Up to six special studies will be conducted to 
evaluate the impact of TIPs. The first of these will evaluate the 
dissemination and impact of TIP No. 24--Guide to Substance Abuse 
Services for Primary Care Clinicians--on the clinical practices of 
primary care physicians and related health professionals. The 
information contained in the document has been published in three 
alternative lengths and formats: the complete TIP, a Concise Desk 
Reference, and a Pocket Reference Guide.
    This study will examine the dissemination methods used by CSAT; the 
success of those methods in reaching the target audiences; users' 
perceptions of the value of the alternative versions; decisions to 
implement the guidance presented in TIPs; and the successes, 
correlates, and barriers associated with implementation. The study will 
use a one-group posttest-only design and will survey five distinct 
target audiences of interest to CSAT: (1) the key administrative staff, 
regional representatives, and Board members of primary care 
associations, physician groups, and primary health care provider 
associations; (2) members of the American Academy of Family Physicians; 
(3) the American Society of Internal Medicine; (4) the American Academy 
of Physician Assistants; and (5) the American Nurses Association. 
Measures will include employment characteristics and outcomes 
associated with the following variables: TIP version received; 
awareness, receipt, and reading of the TIP; perceived utility of the 
TIP; and the impact of the TIP on changing clinical practices. The 
estimated annualized burden for a 1-year data collection period is 
summarized below.

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                                                                     Number of                                  
                                                     Number of      responses/    Hours/response   Total burden 
                                                    respondents     respondent                         hours    
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Opinion/leadership group........................             550               1              .1              55
AAFP............................................            2100               1              .1             210
ASIM............................................            2100               1              .1             210
APA.............................................            1650               1              .1             165
ANA.............................................            1650               1              .1             165
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      Total.....................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             805
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    Send comments to Nancy Pearce, 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: May 29, 1998.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 98-14802 Filed 6-3-98; 8:45 am]
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