[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4276-4277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2086]


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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: National Evaluation of the Comprehensive 
Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families 
Program, Phase Two--(OMB No. 0930-0192, Revision)--SAMHSA's Center for 
Mental Health Services (CMHS) is conducting Phase II of this national 
evaluation project. 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. Delivery system variables of interest 
include the following: system of care development, adherence to system 
of care principles, coordination and linkages among agencies, and 
congruence between services planned versus those received.
    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 (where services 
are delivered in a more traditional manner). This multi-level 
evaluation is comprised of several major components. Data collection 
methods include interviews with caregivers and youth, site visits, case 
record reviews, service diaries, and provider surveys.
    Data collection for this evaluation will be conducted over a six 
year period. The length of time that families will participate in the 
study ranges from 18 to 36 months depending on when they enter the 
evaluation. The average annual respondent burden is estimated below; 
this represents an annual average burden reduction of 5,537 hours from 
the level currently approved by the Office of Management and Budget.
    This revision to the currently approved data collection activities 
involves: (1) Reducing the number of sites where data collection will 
occur from 27 to 25, (2) extending the time frame for data collection 
by an additional 18 months, (3) adding a treatment effectiveness study 
in two sites including assessment of outcomes, treatment fidelity, and 
interaction of the treatment with the larger system of care, (4) adding 
a survey of clinicians/practitioners on their use of evidence-based 
treatments, and (5) adding a study of how systems of care are sustained 
after program funding ends.

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                                                     Number of      Responses/        Burden/      Total burden
                   Respondent                       respondents     Respondent       Response          hours
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Caregiver.......................................            5550             .86            2.36          11,264
Youth...........................................            3330             .69            1.15           2,642
Provider........................................            1993             .54             .53             570
    Total.......................................                                                          14,476
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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: January 22, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 02-2086 Filed 1-28-02; 8:45 am]
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