[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 180 (Wednesday, September 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 54481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23675]


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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.
    Identifying Best Practice Models of Mental Health and Substance 
Abuse Services for Homeless Adolescents, Runaway, and Throwaway Youth--
New--This is a project of SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services 
(CMHS). The first stage of this study will involve the compilation of a 
directory of agencies providing services to homeless, runaway and 
throwaway youth across the nation. The directory will be developed 
using published information and information on the internet about 
agencies providing services to these youth. This information will be 
summarized and will be e-mailed/mailed to the agency with a request 
that they complete or correct information as appropriate. The agency 
will be asked to e-mail/mail back their completed/revised form; as 
necessary, agencies will be telephoned to complete or correct 
information.
    From this universe of service providers, a probability sample of 
approximately 52 providers will be selected to receive a site visit. 
During the site visit, information will be collected from the facility 
director or a designee about the staff (e.g., number and training), 
characteristics of the target service population, and services 
provided. In addition, at each site a sample of approximately 20 youth 
(age 12-21 years of age who are homeless, runaway, or thrownaway) will 
be selected for interview. A site designee will be asked to be present 
during the administration of the youth informed consents. The results 
of this study will provide CMHS, policy makers, and service providers 
with a better understanding of the health problems and needs of youth, 
the availability of services to the youth, their service utilization, 
and practices associated with positive engagement and response to 
treatment.
    Total response burden for this project is summarized in the 
following table.

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                                                      No. of        Responses /       Hours/      Total response
                    Form name                       respondents     respondent       response     burden (hours)
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Directory*:
    Near complete...............................             336               1            0.25              84
    Partial complete............................              59               1            0.33              19
    Incomplete..................................             105               1            0.50              53
Health/Police Department Calls:
    Certainty PSUs..............................             102               1            0.25              26
    Non-Certainty PSUs..........................             108               1            0.25              27
Provider Survey.................................              52               1            1.00              52
Youth Survey....................................             950               1            0.75             713
      Total.....................................           1,660  ..............  ..............            974
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* Burden will vary according to the extent of information about the program that is available from Web sites or
  other publicly available information.

    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Lauren Wittenberg, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503; due to potential delays in OMB's receipt and 
processing of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, respondents 
are encouraged to submit comments by fax to: 202-395-6974.

    Dated: September 10, 2003.
Anna Marsh,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 03-23675 Filed 9-16-03; 8:45 am]
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