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 list 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 (301) 443-7978.

Treatment Outcomes and Performance Pilot Studies (TOPPS)--(OMB No.

0930-0182; Extension)

The TOPPS program awarded contracts to 14 States to develop and

pilot test performance and outcomes measures for substance abuse

treatment services. The pilot studies are collecting data from

substance abuse clients, including pregnant women, women with dependent

children, adolescents, and managed care clients. Measures of addiction

severity and other outcomes are being obtained at admission, discharge

and post-discharge. These States were granted OMB clearance on data

collection until September 30, 1999. SAMHSA is requesting an extension

of OMB approval for one of these States, Utah, to allow them to

complete data collection. The estimated burden for this extension is

summarized below.

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Average burden/ Annualized

Number of Responses/ response total burden

respondents respondent (hrs.) (hrs.)

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All States, currently approved (includes Utah).. (6,419) 2.0 .51 (6,551)

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Utah--extension................................. 420 2.9 .20 246

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Revised Total............................... 420 .............. .............. 246

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Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed

information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to:

Daniel Chenok, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management

and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C.

20503.

Dated: June 19, 1999.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 99-16174 Filed 6-24-99; 8:45 am]

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