Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 170 / Tuesday, September 2, 2008 / Notices 51311 

Date: October 27, 2008. 

Time: 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institute on Aging, 

Gateway Bldg., 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Rm 

2C212, Bethesda, MD 20814 (Telephone 

Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Bita Nakhai, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific 

Review Office, National Institute on Aging, 

Gateway Bldg., 2C212, 7201 Wisconsin 

Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814, 301–402–

7701, nakhaib@nia.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.866, Aging Research, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: August 25, 2008. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. E8–20186 Filed 8–29–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

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–

1243. 

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: GPRA Client 

Outcomes for the Substance Abuse and 

Mental Health Services Administration 

(SAMHSA)—(OMB No. 0930–0208)—

Revision 

SAMHSA’s Center for Substance 

Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is responsible 

for collecting data from discretionary 

services grants and contracts where 

client outcomes are to be assessed at 

three points (intake, discharge, and 

post-intake). SAMHSA’s CSAT-funded 

projects are required to submit these 

data as a contingency of their award. 

The analysis of the data also will help 

determine whether the goal of reducing 

health and social costs of drug use to the 

public is being achieved. 

The primary purpose of this data 

collection activity is to meet the 

reporting requirements of the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act (GPRA) by allowing SAMHSA to 

quantify the effects and 

accomplishments of SAMHSA’s CSAT 

programs. 

CSAT requests approval to increase 

the number of questions in the 

instrument due to the agency’s need for 

additional information from its 

programs to satisfy reporting needs. The 

additional information needed is the 

following: 

• Co-Occurring Disorders Screening—

Over the years, CSAT has focused 

attention on co-occurring disorders and 

has established programs designed 

specifically for persons with both cooccurring disorders and substance abuse 

problems. CSAT wants to make sure 

that all clients are screened regardless of 

the types of program they enter in order 

to get the treatment they need. CSAT 

has not had a formal way of assessing 

whether all programs screen clients for 

co-occurring disorders and 

consequently, these disorders 

potentially go untreated. CSAT will be 

able to monitor if clients are screened 

and for those who screen positive, 

monitor their outcomes and activities 

per the NOMS. 

• Veteran Status—Collection of these 

data will allow CSAT to identify the 

number of veterans served and the types 

of services they received. Identifying a 

client’s veteran’s status allows CSAT 

and the grantees to monitor these clients 

and explore whether special services or 

programs are needed to treat them for 

substance abuse and other related 

issues. Identification of veteran status 

will also allow coordination between 

SAMHSA and other Federal agencies in 

order to provide a full range of services 

to veterans. CSAT will also be able to 

monitor their outcomes and activities 

per the NOMS. 

• HIV Test Status—SAMHSA is 

committed to addressing the twin 

epidemics of HIV and substance abuse; 

the agency has received funding to 

augment the HIV testing program and 

hopes to reduce the number of new 

cases. The goal is for at least 80 percent 

of the clients to be tested for HIV. The 

test results give clients and programs an 

important piece of information needed 

for their substance abuse treatment 

plans. With the testing information, 

CSAT will monitor the numbers of 

treatment clients who have been tested. 

In addition, we will add a response 

option to an existing item: 

• Housing for College Students—

Housing stability is one of the NOMs 

and should be calculated as accurately 

as possible, particularly for programs 

that target college students such as 

Campus SBIRT. There currently is no 

way to distinguish the housing status of 

students living on campus from those 

housed elsewhere. This additional 

information can be captured by adding 

a new response option for the existing 

housing question. 

CSAT requests approval to add a grant 

program to this data collection: 

• CSAT will add the Access to 

Recovery (ATR) grant program to this 

data collection for the CSAT 

Government Performance and Results 

Act (GPRA) Client Outcome Measures 

for Discretionary Programs instrument. 

The Voucher Information Form (OMB 

0930–0266, Expiration Date 5/31/11) 

and Voucher Transaction Form (OMB 

0930–0266, Expiration Date 5/31/11) 

will remain under separate data 

collections. ATR requires the integration 

of evidence-based practices and a 

systematic federal scrutiny of outcomes 

through GPRA. The GPRA focuses on 

results or outcomes in evaluating the 

effectiveness of Federal activities and on 

measuring progress toward achieving 

national goals and objectives. 

The estimated annual response 

burden for this data collection is 

provided in the table below: 


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ESTIMATES OF ANNUALIZED HOUR BURDEN 1

Center/form/respondent type Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Total 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total hour 

burden 

Added 

burden 

proportion 2

Total annual 

burden hours 

Total hour 

cost/ 

respondent 3

CSAT GPRA Client Outcome Measures for Discretionary Programs 

Clients: 

Adolescents .............................. 3,900 ............ 4 ................... 15,600 .35 5,460 .37 2,020 $10,403 

Adults ........................................ 81,333 .......... 3 ................... 243,999 .35 85,400 .37 31,598 162,730 

SBIRT 4 Screening Only .................. 150,618 ........ 1 ................... 150,618 .13 19,580 0 0 ......................

SBIRT Brief Intervention .................. 27,679 .......... 3 ................... 83,037 .20 16,607 0 0 ......................

SBIRT Brief Tx & Refer to Tx .......... 9,200 ............ 3 ................... 27,600 .35 9,660 .37 3,574 18,406 

SBIRT Client Subtotal ............... 187,497 ........ ...................... 261,255 ...................... 45,847 ...................... 3,574 18,406 

Client Subtotal .......................... 272,730 ........ ...................... 520,854 ...................... 136,707 ...................... 37,192 191,539 

SBIRT 

Data Extract by Grants: 5

Adult Records ........................... 400 grants .... 70 × 3 ........... 210 .18 38 ...................... 38 570 

Adolescent Records .................. 73 grants ...... 53 × 4 ........... 212 .18 38 ...................... 38 570 

Screening Only ......................... 7 grants ........ 21,517 × 1 .... 21,517 .07 1,506 ...................... 1,506 22,590 

Brief Intervention ....................... 7 grants ........ 3,954 × 3 ...... 11,862 .10 1,186 ...................... 1,186 17,790 

Brief Tx & Refer to Tx .............. 7 grants ........ 1,314 × 3 ...... 3,942 .18 710 ...................... 710 10,650 

SBIRT Data Extract Subtotal.494 ............... ...................... 37,743 ...................... ...................... ...................... 3,402 52,170 

Upload 6 ............................................ 5 grants ........ ...................... 171,639 ( 8 ) 29 ...................... 29 435 

SBIRT Upload Subtotal ............ 5 grants ........ ...................... 171,639 ...................... ...................... ...................... 29 435 

SBIRT Extract/Upload Subtotal 499 ............... ...................... 209,382 ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ......................

ATR 

Data Extract: 4

Adult Records ........................... 53,333 .......... 3 ................... 160,000 .16 25,600 ...................... 25,600 640,000 

ATR Data Extract Subtotal 53,333 .......... ...................... 160,000 ...................... ...................... ...................... 25,600 640,000 

Upload 7 ............................................ 24 grants ...... 3 ................... 160,000 ( 8 ) 27 ...................... 27 675 

ATR Upload Subtotal ................ 24 grants ...... ...................... 160,000 ...................... ...................... ...................... 27 675 

ATR Extract/Upload Subtotal .... 53,357 .......... ...................... 320,000 ...................... ...................... ...................... 25,627 640,675 

Total ................................... 273,229 ........ ...................... 1,050,236 ...................... ...................... ...................... 45,530 883,680 

Notes: 

1This table represents the maximum additional burden if adult respondents, for the discretionary services programs including ATR, provide three sets of responses/ 

data and if CSAT adolescent respondents provide four sets of responses/data. 2Added burden proportion is an adjustment reflecting customary and usual business practices programs engage in (e.g., they already collect the data items). 3Estimate based on $5.15 for program staff, $15 for IT staff, and $25 for more senior IT staff for ATR uploads. 

4Screening, Brief Intervention, Treatment and Referral (SBIRT) grant program: 

* 150,618 Screening Only (SO) respondents complete section A of the GPRA instrument, all of these items are asked during a customary and usual intake process 

resulting in zero burden; and 

* 27,679 Brief Intervention (BI) respondents complete sections A & B of the GPRA instrument, all of these items are asked during a customary and usual intake 

process resulting in zero burden; and 

* 9,200 Brief Treatment (BT) & Referral to Treatment (RT) respondents complete all sections of the GPRA instrument. 

5 Data Extract by Grants: Grant burden for capturing customary and usual data. 

6 Upload: 5 of the 7 SBIRT grants upload data; the other 2 grants conduct direct data entry. 

7 Upload: All 24 ATR grants upload data. 

8 1 hour per 6,000 records. 

The estimates in this table reflect the 

maximum annual burden for currently 

funded discretionary services programs. 

The number of clients/participants 

served in following years is estimated to 

be the same assuming level funding of 

the discretionary programs, resulting in 

the same annual burden estimate for 

those years. 

Send comments to Summer King, 

SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 

Room 7–1044, One Choke Cherry Road, 

Rockville, MD 20857 and e-mail her a 

copy at summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. 

Written comments should be received 

within 60 days of this notice. 

Dated: August 24, 2008. 

Elaine Parry, 

Acting Director, Office of Program Services. 

[FR Doc. E8–20213 Filed 8–29–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Post-Contract Award Information 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Procurement 

Officer, Acquisition Policy and 

Legislation Office, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for 

comments: Extension without change of 

a currently approved collection, 1600–

0003. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, Office of the Chief 

Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy 

and Legislation Office, will submit the 

following information collection request 

(ICR) to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and clearance 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13 

(as amended), 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

The Office of the Chief Procurement 

Officer is soliciting comments related to 

its request for extension of an existing 

information collection authority for 


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