Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Treatment Observation's Study

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Treatment Observation's

Study

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed

data collection projects, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and

Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish

periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

PROPOSED COLLECTION: The Treatment Research Branch (TRB), intends to

conduct the study for ``Treatment Observation''. The TRB is authorized

by Section 452 of Part G of Title IV of the Public Health Service Act

(42 U.S.C. 288) as amended by the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 (Pub.

L. 103-43).

The information proposed for collection will be used by the NIAAA

to observe group treatment at up to 20 treatment facilities. At each

facility, directors will be asked to provide information about

treatment practices and about the client population. At each facility

at least seven members of the treatment staff will be asked to provide

information about their treatment activities, personal experiences and

training. At each facility eight treatment groups will be observed. The

group leader will be asked to complete a questionnaire about the

observed session and other client demographics. At least seven group

members will also be asked to complete a questionnaire about the

observed group session. The target population for the study is a group

of outpatient public and private providers that will include group

treatment as part of their overall plan of clinical therapeutics.

The specific aim of this study is the testing of instruments and

methodologies for the systematic measurement of the content, process,

and context of group treatment.

The annual burden estimates are as follows:

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Responses per Total

Type and number of respondents respondent responses Hours Total hours

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Facility Director--20........................... 1 20 .75 15

Group Leader--160............................... 1 160 .334 55

Treatment Staff--140............................ 1 140 .334 48

Group Member--1120.............................. 1 1120 .334 381

Total Number of Respondents................. .............. 1440

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Total Number of Responses................... .............. 1440 .............. ..............

Total Hours................................. .............. 499 .............. ..............

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REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed

collection is necessary, including whether the information has

practical use; (b) ways to enhance the clarity, quality, and use of the

information to be collected; (c) the accuracy of the agency estimate of

burden of the proposed collection; and (d) ways to minimize the

collection burden of the respondents. Send written comments to Dr.

Margaret Mattson, Treatment Research Branch, Division of Clinical and

Prevention Research (DCPR), NIAAA. NIH, Willco Building 6000, Room 505,

6000 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy

of the data collection plans, contact Dr. Margaret Mattson, Treatment

Research Branch, Division of Clinical and Prevention Research (DCPR),

NIAAA, NIH, 6000 Willco Building, Room 505, 6000 Executive Boulevard,

Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7003, or call non-toll-free number (301) 443-

0638.

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are

best assured of having their full effect if received within 60-days of

the date of this publication.

Dated: October 20, 1997.

Martin K. Trusty,

Executive Officer, NIAAA.

[FR Doc. 97-28382 Filed 10-24-97; 8:45 am]

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