Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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 on (240) 276-1243.

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 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 FY2008, FY2009, FY2010

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 FY2008, 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

FY2008, FY2009, and FY2010 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 FY2009 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 FY2009 and FY2010 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

FY2009 and FY2010 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

Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed information collection should be sent by September 24, 2012 to the SAMHSA Desk Officer at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB). To ensure timely receipt of comments, and to avoid potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, commenters are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to:

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.

Although commenters are encouraged to send their comments via email, commenters may also fax their comments to: 202-395-7285. Commenters may also mail them to: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503.

Summer King,

Statistician.

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