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: Treatment Outcomes and Performance Pilot Studies

(TOPPS)

[OMB No. 0930-0182; extension, no change]

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 two of these States, Utah and North Dakota, 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 North 6,419 2.0 .51 6,551

Dakota and Utah)...............................

North Dakota--extension......................... 300 2.0 .75 450

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

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Revised Total............................... 720 .............. .............. 696

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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: April 7, 1999.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 99-9276 Filed 4-13-99; 8:45 am]

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