[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 63 (Friday, April 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16812-16813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7432]


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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 (SAMHSA) 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 (240) 276-1243.
    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: Multiplier Surveys--NEW

    While all SAMHSA programming is intended to support the SAMHSA 
vision of a life in the community for everyone, and its strategic goals 
of accountability, capacity, and effectiveness, there has been little 
systematic investigation of the long-range impact of different 
categories of discretionary programs. The Multiplier Surveys will 
inform SAMHSA policy and budget development by determining which types 
of investments are most appropriate for achieving different policy 
objectives, including sustainability of the program or its intended 
outcomes after Federal funding ends. It also seeks to determine which 
program types or factors are best at achieving certain objectives after 
the conclusion of Federal funding, such as capacity improvement, system 
change, sustainability and influence on other programs. Findings will 
be used to make recommendations to SAMHSA management to better inform 
policy and budget development and to determine which types of 
investments are most appropriate for achieving different policy 
objectives.
    To achieve the goals of the Multiplier Surveys four programs have 
been chosen from each of SAMHSA's three Centers. Four Project Directors 
from each of the 12 programs (48 respondents in all), whose Federal 
funding ended no later than September 30, 2008 will be interviewed by 
telephone to determine how the project was sustained after Federal 
funding ended and what factors contributed to its sustainability.
    In addition, all grantees from each of the 12 selected programs 
meeting inclusion criteria will be invited via e-mail to complete a 
short on-line survey about their project and how/if it was sustained 
after Federal funding ended. A 20 percent response rate or about 100 
respondents to the on-line survey is expected.
    The estimated response burden is as follows:

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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per
       Information source           respondents     respondent       responses       response       Total hours
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Project Director................              48               1              48            1.25              60
Web-based Survey................             100               1             100             .75              75
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    Total.......................             148  ..............             148  ..............             135
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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 7-1044, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 and e-mail her 
a copy at [email protected]. Written comments should be 
received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: March 23, 2010.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. 2010-7432 Filed 4-1-10; 8:45 am]
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