[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55030-55031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21727]


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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 Three--(OMB No. 0930-0209, revision)--SAMHSA's Center 
for Mental Health Services is conducting Phase III of the national 
evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for 
Children and Their Families Program. Phase III collects data on child 
mental health outcomes, family life, and service system development and 
performance. Data are being collected on 23 service systems (22 funded 
systems of care and one comparison site), and approximately 5,339 
children and families. Data collection for this evaluation will be 
conducted over a five year period.
    The core of service system data are currently collected every 18 
months throughout the 5-year evaluation period, with a provider survey 
conducted in selected years. Service delivery and system variables of 
interest include the following: maturity of system of care development, 
adherence to the system of care program model, and client service 
experience. The length of time

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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 of interest 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.
    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 per year, the 
average length 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.
    This revision to the currently approved information collection 
activities involves: (1) Extension of the data collection period for an 
additional 18 months to cover an additional sixth year of grant funding 
in the 22 currently funded systems of care (and a six-month no-cost 
extension for the evaluation), (2) the addition of a family-driven 
study to assess the extent of family involvement in service planning, 
(3) the addition of a sustainability study to assess the capacity of 
funded communities to continue system of care service provision after 
the termination of grant funding, and (4) the addition of a wraparound 
fidelity study to assess the implementation of wraparound services 
delivery in the context of a system of care. Although, the data 
collection period is being extended for an additional 18 months, the 
total average annual burden is reduced because the total number of 
responses for each individual remains the same.

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                                                                        Number of       Number of responses/     Average burden/    Total average annual
                                                                       respondents           respondent             response               burden
                 Respondent (currently approved)                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     With    Currently     With    Currently     With    Currently     With    Currently
                                                                  revisions   approved  revisions   approved  revisions   approved  revisions   approved
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Caregiver.......................................................       5339       5339    1.38561    1.00054    2.06632    2.09489     15,286     11,191
Youth...........................................................       3203       3203    1.48281    1.06771    0.91511    0.92960      4,347      3,179
Provider........................................................        483        483    0.77370    0.49044    1.10432    1.38961        413        329
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      Total.....................................................  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........     20,046     14,699
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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: August 21, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 02-21727 Filed 8-26-02; 8:45 am]
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