Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13029-13030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6312]


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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.

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Proposed Project: Phase II of the National Evaluation of the 
Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and 
Their Families Program

    (OMB No. 0930-0192, Revision)--SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health 
Services (CMHS) is conducting Phase II of this national evaluation 
project. To address the research questions in the national evaluation, 
a longitudinal quasi-experimental design is being used that includes 
data collection in all grantee sites and comparison sites over a five 
year period. Data collection methods include interviews with caregivers 
and youth, site visits, case record reviews, service diaries, and 
provider surveys. Phase II collects data on child mental health 
outcomes, family life, and service system development and performance. 
Child and family outcomes of interest include the following: child 
symptomatology and functioning, family functioning and material 
resources, and caregiver strain. The length of time that families will 
participate in the study ranges from 18 to 36 months depending on when 
they enter the evaluation. Service system variables of interest include 
the following: maturity of system of care development, adherence to 
system of care principles, coordination and linkages among agencies, 
and congruence between family services planned versus those received.
    This revision to the currently approved information collection 
activities involves: (1) two additional grantee sites added to Phase II 
after the original OMB package was approved, and (2) the addition of a 
strengths-based measure of child behaviors. This measure is closely 
aligned with the strengths-based focus of the grant program and will 
assess the effects of the initiative on child strengths and resiliency; 
no additional burden is imposed by addition of the strengths-based 
measurement in the previously approved sites because it has been 
determined that the burden associated with the new instrument is offset 
for shorted times of administration by two of the currently approved 
instruments. Automated collection techniques are not cost-effective for 
this study. The average annual respondent burden is estimated below.

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                                                                                      Burden/      Total burden
                   Respondents                       Number of      Responses/       response          hours
                                                    respondents     respondent        (Hours)      (Annualized)
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Currently approved..............................  ..............  ..............  ..............         18, 458
New Sites: Caregivers...........................             506            1.16            1.96           1,150
Youth...........................................             304            1.10             .88             294
Providers.......................................              56             .80             .75              34
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    Sub-Total...................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,478
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New Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          19,936
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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: March 9, 1999.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 99-6312 Filed 3-15-99; 8:45 am]
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