# Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A98-14802 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** June 4, 1998 - **Citation:** 63 FR 30508 ## Text 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 (301) 443-7978. Proposed Project Evaluation of Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) No. 24--New-- Since 1992, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) has published 26 Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs), which provide administrative and clinical practice guidance to the substance abuse treatment field. Up to six special studies will be conducted to evaluate the impact of TIPs. The first of these will evaluate the dissemination and impact of TIP No. 24--Guide to Substance Abuse Services for Primary Care Clinicians--on the clinical practices of primary care physicians and related health professionals. The information contained in the document has been published in three alternative lengths and formats: the complete TIP, a Concise Desk Reference, and a Pocket Reference Guide. This study will examine the dissemination methods used by CSAT; the success of those methods in reaching the target audiences; users' perceptions of the value of the alternative versions; decisions to implement the guidance presented in TIPs; and the successes, correlates, and barriers associated with implementation. The study will use a one-group posttest-only design and will survey five distinct target audiences of interest to CSAT: (1) the key administrative staff, regional representatives, and Board members of primary care associations, physician groups, and primary health care provider associations; (2) members of the American Academy of Family Physicians; (3) the American Society of Internal Medicine; (4) the American Academy of Physician Assistants; and (5) the American Nurses Association. Measures will include employment characteristics and outcomes associated with the following variables: TIP version received; awareness, receipt, and reading of the TIP; perceived utility of the TIP; and the impact of the TIP on changing clinical practices. The estimated annualized burden for a 1-year data collection period is summarized below. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Number of responses/ Hours/response Total burden respondents respondent hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Opinion/leadership group........................ 550 1 .1 55 AAFP............................................ 2100 1 .1 210 ASIM............................................ 2100 1 .1 210 APA............................................. 1650 1 .1 165 ANA............................................. 1650 1 .1 165 --------------- Total..................................... .............. .............. .............. 805 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Send comments to Nancy Pearce, 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: May 29, 1998. Richard Kopanda, Executive Officer, SAMHSA. [FR Doc. 98-14802 Filed 6-3-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162-20-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A98-14802. Public record. Not legal advice.