[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 203 (Tuesday, October 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60109-60110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26471]


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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 Four--New--SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services 
(CMHS) is conducting Phase IV of this national evaluation project among 
grantees newly funded in FY 2002 and 2003. The national evaluation of 
the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and 
Their Families Program will collect data on child mental health 
outcomes, family life, and service system development and performance.
    Data will be collected on 23 service systems, and approximately 
5,281 children and families. Data collection for this evaluation will 
be conducted over a five-year period. The core of service system data 
will be collected every 18 months throughout the 5-year evaluation 
period, with a sustainability 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 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, an evidence-based treatment study will examine the 
relative impact of evidence-based treatments focused on substance use 
prevention within 2 systems of care. Time-limited studies addressing 
the cultural competence of services and the role of primary care 
providers in systems of care will be conducted at selected points 
during the evaluation period. Internet-based technology will be used 
for collecting data via Web-based surveys and for data entry and 
management. The average annual respondent burden is estimated below. 
The estimate reflects the average number of respondents in each 
respondent category, the average

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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.

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden/
                   Respondent                        Number of      responses/       response      Total average
                                                    respondents     respondent        (hrs.)       annual hours
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Caregiver.......................................            5281           1.016           2.066          11,086
Youth...........................................            3169           0.998           1.053           3,333
Provider/Administrator..........................             483           0.453           2.594             568
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          14,987
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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: October 14, 2003.
Anna Marsh,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 03-26471 Filed 10-20-03; 8:45 am]
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