Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57641-57642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27859]


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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 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: Evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental 
Health Services for Children and Their Families--Phase III--(New)

    The national evaluation of SAMHSA's Comprehensive Community Mental 
Health Services for Children and Their Families Program will collect 
data on child mental health outcomes, family life, and service system 
implementation and development. Data will be collected on 21 service 
systems (20 funded systems of care and one comparison site), and on 
approximately 5766 children and families. Data collection for this 
evaluation will be conducted over a five-year period. The core of the 
service system data will be collected every 18 months throughout the 
five-year evaluation period, with a provider survey conducted in 
selected years.
    Service delivery and system variables of interest include the 
following: system of care development, adherence to the system of care 
program model, and client service experience. The length of time that 
individual families will participate in the study ranges from 18 to 36 
months depending on when they enter the evaluation. Child and family 
outcomes will be collected at intake and during subsequent follow-up 
sessions at six-month intervals. The outcome measures include the 
following: child symptomatology and functioning, family functioning, 
material resources, and caregiver strain. In addition, a treatment 
effectiveness study will examine the relative impact of an evidence-
based treatment within one system of care. Internet-based technology 
will be used for data entry and management. The average annual 
respondent burden is estimated below. The estimate reflects the average 
number of respondents in each respondent category, the average number 
of responses per respondent each year, the average length of time it 
will take for each response, and the total average annual burden for 
each category of respondent, and for all categories of respondents 
combined.

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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of      Responses/        burden/      Total average
                   Respondent                       respondents     respondent       response      annual burden
                                                                                      (hrs.)
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Caregiver.......................................           5,766            1.11            2.25       14,400.59
Youth...........................................           3,460            1.06            0.92        3,374.19
Provider/Administrator..........................             420            0.52            1.32          288.29
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    Total.......................................           9,646  ..............  ..............       18,063.07
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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: October 20, 1999.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 99-27859 Filed 10-25-99; 8:45 am]
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