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 to provide the opportunity for public comment on proposed

information collection activities, the Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration publishes periodic summaries of proposed

activities. To request more information on the proposed activities or

to obtain a copy of the information collection plans, call the SAMHSA

Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-0525.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of

information is 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.

Evaluation of Opioid Treatment Program Accreditation Project--New--

SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), in conjunction

with other Federal Agencies, is involved in planning and developing

accreditation processes for opioid treatment programs (OTPs). The

proposed project will evaluate the process, costs, and administrative

and clinical impacts of the OTP accreditation process, and will

estimate the costs of national implementation of an accreditation

system. In collaboration with accreditation and technical assistance

contractors, evaluation activities will be conducted at a sample of 90

treatment sites, with a control group of 30 treatment sites. Measures

will include program structure and operation, costs, clinical practice,

staff appraisal, patient satisfaction and treatment outcomes. The

estimated annualized burden for two-year data collection period is

summarized below.

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Average

Number of Number of burden per Total burden Annualized

respondents responses per response hours burden hours

respondent (minutes)

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Treatment Staff (Questionnaires) 2200 2 50 3667 1833

Treatment Staff (Focus Groups).. 900 1 90 1350 675

Patients........................ 4800 2 15 2400 1200

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Send comments to Deborah Trunzo, 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: December 12, 1997.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 97-33850 Filed 12-29-97; 8:45 am]

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