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 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.

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

information are 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.

Proposed Project: Persistent Effect of Treatment in Cuyahoga

County, Ohio--New--The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is

undertaking a major initiative to study the long-term course of

substance abuse within the context of receipt of substance abuse

treatment. It has often been observed that success in treating

substance abuse may require multiple episodes of treatment. The

Persistent Effects of Treatment Studies (PETS) will be a family of

studies structured to provide data on a wide range of populations and

treatment approaches over a three-year period following admission to a

substance abuse treatment program in a community setting. The family of

studies will be built on existing studies currently being conducted by

other organizations (including Federal, State, and local governments)

in order to minimize costs and response burden. Collectively, the PETS

studies are expected to provide valuable insights into the factors that

lead to long-term success in treatment of substance abuse.

Persistent Effects of Treatment in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, is the

first of these studies. Under the aegis of an existing, CSAT-funded,

Target Cities cooperative agreement, the county has built a strong

substance abuse treatment information capability including standardized

client intake assessment using the computerized Central Intake

Assessment Instrument (CIAI-C), sound and comprehensive treatment

information systems, and ongoing client follow-up at 6- and 12-months

after treatment. This proposed project will build upon this foundation

by conducting additional interviews at 24, 30, and 36 months after

treatment admission using the computerized CIAI-C Followup version. At

month 36, additional information needed to construct a natural history

of substance use, treatment, criminal justice involvement, and

employment for each subject over the previous 4-year period will be

collected.

The estimated response burden over the three-year period of

approval is summarized below.

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Number of Average burden/

Number of responses/ response Total burden

respondents respondent (hours) (hours)

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CIAI-C Followup Interview....................... 1,297 3 1.5 5,837

Natural History Interview....................... 1,038 1 1.0 1,038

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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 6,875

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Note: The annualized burden for this project is expected to be

2,292 hours over the three-year period of approval.

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: February 19, 1999.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-4805 Filed 2-25-99; 8:45 am]

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