# Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Periodically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will publish a summary 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 (240) 276-1243.
**Project: Targeted Capacity Expansion Grants for Jail Diversion Program Evaluation—In Use Without Approval**
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) has implemented the Targeted Capacity Expansion Grants for Jail Diversion Programs. CMHS has developed a set of client outcome measures that will be collected over the length of the program.
Each jail diversion program participant has been approached to request their consent for participation. The main components of the baseline, 6- and 12-month interviews are Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) measures. In addition to GPRA measures, the interviews include the following measures:
• DC Trauma Collaboration Study Violence and Trauma Screening to gauge traumatic events in the past year and lifetime (Baseline only)
• Colorado Symptom Index 1991 to gauge symptoms of mental illness (All interviews)
• Perceived Coercion Scale (from MacArthur Mandated Community Treatment Survey) to enter jail diversion programs (Baseline only)
• Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program quality of life measures (6 and 12 months only)
• Service use (6 and 12 months only)
In addition to data collected through interviews, grantees will collect the following information and will report it to the Technical Assistance and Policy Analysis (TAPA) Center:
• Events Tracking: This program captures the volume of activities (“events”) that jail diversion programs engage in to determine whom the program will serve.
• Person Tracking: This program is designed to record basic information on all individuals who are diverted and served with grant funds. It also helps grantees keep track of interview dates for those program participants who agree to take part in the evaluation.
• Service Use: Grantees collect self-reported data on services provided or information from official sources, such as statewide/agency management information systems or other agency records about the types of services received following diversion. This data must be provided to the TAPA Center.
• Arrest and Jail Days Data: Grantees report arrest and jail days data collected from official sources, such as a statewide criminal justice database, or that have been tracked for themselves for one year prior and one year following diversion.
As mentioned above, grantees collect this data from official sources or self-report data from their programs and submit it to the TAPA Center. This data is reported to the technical assistance provider through an electronic database system or through paper copies. Resulting compiled data is used to provide information of interest to policy makers, researchers, and communities engaged in developing jail diversion programs.
**Project: (Title)—Revision**
| Data collection activity | Number of | Responses per | Total | Average hours per response | Total hour |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Client Interviews: | | | | | |
| Baseline (at enrollment) | 600 | 1 | 600 | .75 | 288 |
| 6 months | 480 | 1 | 480 | .75 | 263 |
| 12 months | 380 | 1 | 380 | .75 | 205 |
| Subtotal | 1,460 | | 1,460 | | 756 |
| Record Management by Grantee Staff: | | | | | |
| Events Tracking | 16 | 2,400 | 38,400 | .03 | 1,152 |
| Person Tracking | 16 | 50 | 800 | .10 | 52 |
| Service Use | 16 | 25 | 400 | .17 | 68 |
| Arrest History | 16 | 25 | 400 | .17 | 68 |
| Subtotal | 64 | | 40,000 | | 1,340 |
| FY2003, FY2004 and FY2005 Grantees: | | | | | |
| Interview and Tracking data submission | 16 | 12 | 192 | .17 | 33 |
| Overall Total: | 1,540 | | 41,652 | | 2,129 |
| Data collection activity | Number of | Responses per | Total | Average hours per response | Total hour |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Client Interviews: | | | | | |
| Baseline (at enrollment) | 330 | 1 | 330 | .75 | 159 |
| 6 months | 270 | 1 | 270 | .75 | 148 |
| 12 months | 210 | 1 | 210 | .75 | 114 |
| Subtotal | 810 | | 810 | | 421 |
| Record Management by Grantee Staff: | | | | | |
| Events Tracking | 9 | 2,400 | 21,600 | .03 | 648 |
| Person Tracking | 9 | 50 | 450 | .10 | 29 |
| Service Use | 9 | 25 | 225 | .17 | 38 |
| Arrest History | 9 | 25 | 225 | .17 | 38 |
| Subtotal | 36 | | 22,500 | | 753 |
| FY2004 and FY2005 Grantees: | | | | | |
| Interview and Tracking data submission | 9 | 12 | 108 | .17 | 18 |
| Overall Total: | 855 | | 23,418 | | 1,192 |
| Data collection activity | Number of | Responses per | Total | Average hours per response | Total hour |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Client Interviews: | | | | | |
| Baseline (at enrollment) | 220 | 1 | 220 | .75 | 106 |
| 6 months | 180 | 1 | 180 | .75 | 99 |
| 12 months | 140 | 1 | 140 | .75 | 76 |
| Subtotal | 540 | | 540 | | 281 |
| Record Management by Grantee Staff: | | | | | |
| Events Tracking | 6 | 2,400 | 14,400 | .03 | 432 |
| Person Tracking | 6 | 50 | 300 | .10 | 20 |
| Service Use | 6 | 25 | 150 | .17 | 26 |
| Arrest History | 6 | 25 | 150 | .17 | 26 |
| Subtotal | 24 | | 15,000 | | 504 |
| FY2005 Grantees: | | | | | |
| Interview and Tracking data submission | 6 | 12 | 72 | .17 | 12 |
| Overall Total: | 570 | | 15,612 | | 797 |
The averages for the three years of evaluations are 988 responses, 26,894 total responses, and 1,373 hours of burden.
Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed information collection should be sent by March 1, 2006 to: SAMHSA Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503; due to potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, respondents are encouraged to submit comments by fax to: 202-395-6974.
Dated: January 24, 2006.
Anna Marsh,
Director, Office of Program Services.