[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 89 (Thursday, May 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24749-24750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11420]


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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: Administration and Financing of Group Homes and 
Residential Facilities for Persons with Mental Illness--New--The 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will 
conduct a survey of state health officials to determine what types of 
residential care programs for persons with mental illness are operated 
in each State and the District of Columbia. The state health officials 
will be identified through Web searches of State Mental Health 
Departments and other relevant agencies on a state-by-state basis.
    The survey will contact identified state health officials in all 
fifty states

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(and the District of Columbia) and will gather information on the 
following six survey domains: Facility characteristics (for 
approximately five different types of group homes); Licensing and 
certification; Facility programs and treatment services; Seclusion and 
restraint; Facility monitoring and oversight; and, Financing.
    The survey will identify and describe the types of residential 
facilities for persons with mental illness that are licensed, 
certified, and/or financed by State governments; the target population 
served by each facility type; the range of services provided in each 
facility type; provisions for monitoring each facility type, including 
the use of seclusion and restraints; and, sources of financing for each 
facility type.
    This information collection supports the New Freedom Initiative, 
one of SAMHSA's current priorities. The New Freedom Initiative is the 
President's comprehensive plan to reduce barriers to full community 
integration for people with disabilities. The national survey will 
provide new information to SAMHSA and to other policymakers regarding 
the ways in which group homes and other types of residential facilities 
for adults, adolescents, and children with mental illness are 
established, regulated, and financed.
    The questionnaire will be distributed to identified state health 
officials in electronic and/or paper formats. State health officials 
may either return the completed questionnaire via email or regular mail 
or request a telephone interview. In addition, respondents who do not 
return a completed paper questionnaire will be contacted and 
interviewed by telephone.

                                       Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden
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                                                                Responses per      Hours per        Total hour
                    Number of respondents                         respondent        response          burden
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255..........................................................               1                1              255
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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: May 2, 2003.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 03-11420 Filed 5-7-03; 8:45 am]
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