[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 86 (Monday, May 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23743-23744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10981]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


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 (301) 443-7978.
    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 22 funded systems of care, and approximately 5,100 
children and families. Data collection for this evaluation will be 
conducted over a 5\1/2\-year period.
    The core of service system data are currently collected every 18 
months throughout the evaluation period. 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 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 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.
    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 elimination of the longitudinal comparison study and the 
addition of a treatment effectiveness study in two sites

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including assessment of outcomes, treatment fidelity and inteaction of 
the treatment with the larger system of care, (4) 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, (5) 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
                   Respondent                        Number of      responses/    Average burden/  Total average
                                                    respondents     respondent       response      annual burden
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                                                       Currently  ..............  ..............       \1\20,046
                                                        approved
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Caregiver.......................................           5,107            1.00            2.16          11,031
Youth...........................................           3,064            1.01            0.84           2,600
Provider........................................             462            0.54            1.53             382
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    New total...................................  ..............  ..............  ..............         14,012
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\1\Annual burden.

    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Allison Herron Eydt, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: April 29, 2003.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 03-10981 Filed 5-2-03; 8:45 am]
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