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: Interviews With Grantees Integrating Behavioral Health Treatment, Prevention, and HIV Medical Care Services (OMB NO. 0930-0336)—Reinstatement

SAMHSA is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to conduct in-person Site Visit Interviews with Minority AIDS Initiative—Continuum of Care (MAI-CoC) Grantees Integrating Behavioral Health Treatment, Prevention, and HIV Medical Care Services. This reinstatement request utilizes revised versions of the site visit interview guide approved under the Minority AIDS Initiative—Targeted Capacity Expansion (MAI-TCE) Grantees Integrating HIV Primary Care, Substance Abuse, and Behavioral Health Services (OMB NO. 0930-0336). The two rounds of interviews (baseline and follow-up) target the collection of programmatic-level data (e.g., community context, organizational structure, and staffing and staff development, services and service model, outreach, referral and enrollment into services, services/care coordination and integration and funding for integrated services and program successes and challenges) through one-on-one and group interviews with grantees who are part of the MAI-CoC program.

The goal of the MAI-CoC project is to integrate behavioral health treatment, prevention, and HIV and Hepatitis medical care services for racial/ethnic minority populations at high risk for behavioral health disorders who are also at high risk for or living with HIV and Hepatitis. The program also supports other priority populations including men who have sex with men (MSM) and bisexual men, transgender persons, and people with substance use disorder. The program is primarily intended for substance use disorder treatment and community mental health providers to provide coordinated and integrated services through the collocation and/or integration of behavioral health treatment and HIV and Hepatitis medical care. Interviews conducted with MAI-CoC grantees during the two rounds of site visits are an integral part of evaluation efforts to: (1) Assess the impact of the SAMHSA-funded HIV and Hepatitis programs in: Reducing behavioral health disorders and HIV and Hepatitis infections; increasing access to substance use disorder and mental disorder treatment and care; improving behavioral and mental health outcomes; and reducing HIV and Hepatitis-related disparities; (2) Describe the different integrated behavioral health and medical program models; and (3) Determine which program types or models are most effective in improving behavioral health and clinical outcomes.

Over the four-year project, SAMHSA will conduct two rounds of these in-person site visits (baseline and follow-up) with each of the 34 MAI-CoC program grantees.

SAMHSA will conduct one-on-one and group interviews with MAI-CoC grantee staff who will provide information on their program's integration of HIV and Hepatitis prevention, medical care, and primary care into behavioral health services. While participating in the evaluation is a condition of the grantees' funding, participating in the interview process is voluntary. The instruments are designed to collect information about: (1) The development and changes in MAI-CoC program operations, staffing, training and programming; (2) the grantee organization, the MAI-CoC program and its structure, the community context surrounding program efforts, and changes that result from MAI-CoC activities; and, (3) the changes in the number or nature of partnerships and collaborations both internal and external to the MAI-CoC program grantee.

Below is the table of the estimated total burden hours:

Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E57-B, Rockville, Maryland 20857, OR email a copy to summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. Written comments should be received by August 8, 2016.