Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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 (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: Target Capacity Expansion Grants for Jail Diversion Programs—(OMB No. 0930-0277)—Revision

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) has implemented the Targeted Capacity Expansion Grants for Jail Diversion Programs, the Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery Program represents the current cohort of grantees. The Program currently collects client outcome measures from program participants who agree to participate in the evaluation. Data collection consists of interviews conducted at baseline, six and twelve intervals, as well as the collection of data on participants from existing program records.

The current proposal requests the continuation of the data collection instruments previously approved by OMB. The only revision requested is a reduction in the respondent burden hours.

The following tables summarize the burden for the data collection.

CY 2013 Annual Reporting Burden

Data collection activity

Number of

respondents

Responses

per

respondent

Total

responses

Average

hours per

response

Total hour

burden

Hourly

rate

Total hour

cost

Client Interviews for FY 2008, FY 2009, FY 2010

Baseline at enrollment

462

1

462

0.95

439

$7.25

$3,182

6 months

370

1

369

0.92

340

7.25

2,465

12 months

313

1

313

0.92

288

7.25

2,090

Sub Total

1,145

1,145

1,067

7,737

Record Management by FY 2008, 2009, 2010 Grantee Staff:

Events Tracking

13

500

6,500

0.03

195

15

2,925

Person Tracking

13

50

650

0.1

36

15

540

Service Use

13

50

650

0.17

110.5

15

1,658

Arrest History

13

50

650

0.17

110.5

15

1,658

Sub Total

52

8,450

452

6,780

FY 2008, FY 2009, and FY 2010 Grantees:

Interview and Tracking data submission

13

12

48

0.17

8

25

200

Overall Total

1,210

9,643

1,527

17,642

CY 2014 Annual Reporting Burden

Data collection activity

Number of

respondents

Responses

per

respondent

Total

responses

Average

hours per

response

Total hour

burden

Hourly

rate

Total hour

cost

Client Interviews for FY 2009 and 2010 Grantees

Baseline (at enrollment)

293

1

293

0.83

243.19

$7.25

$1,763

6 months

234

1

234.4

0.92

215.648

7.25

1,563

12 months

253

1

253

0.92

232.76

7.25

1,688

Sub Total

780.4

780.4

692

5,014

Record Management by FY 2009 and FY 2010 Grantee Staff:

Events Tracking

7

500

3,500

0.03

105

15

1,575

Person Tracking

7

50

350

0.1

36

15

540

Service Use

7

50

350

0.17

59.5

15

893

Arrest History

7

50

350

0.17

59.5

15

893

Sub Total

28

4,550

260

3,900

FY 2009 and FY 2010 Grantees:

Interview and Tracking data submission

7

12

48

0.17

8

25

200

Overall Total

815

5,378

960

9,114

Annualized Reporting Burden

Data collection activity

Annualized

number of

respondents

Annualized

total

responses

Annualized

total hour

burden

Baseline (at enrollment)

378

378

243

6 months

302

302

278

12 months

283

283

260

Events Tracking

10

5,000

150

Person Tracking

10

500

36

Service Use

10

500

85

Arrest History

10

500

85

Interview and Tracking Data Submission

10

48

8

Total Annualized

1,013

7,511

1,146

Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 8-1099, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857

OR

email her a copy at

summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov.

Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

Summer King,

Statistician.

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