[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77763-77764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-28249]


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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 (240) 276-1243.
    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: Data Collection Tool for the Decision Support 
Simulation Pilot Cost-Effective Study--NEW

    SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services will conduct a pilot 
study to examine ``cost efficiencies'' in the implementation of 
Evidence Based Practices (EBPs). This data collection on mental health 
and substance abuse service utilization and functional level data will 
be done through the utilization of a computer simulation model 
developed by Human Services Research Institute.
    The survey instrument will be used to collect information on 
services that should have been received by consumers and services that 
were actually received. Demographic data and functional level scores 
will also be collected. The data collection tool is a paper and pencil 
survey to be completed by case managers or other knowledgeable care 
givers on current mental health service users.
    This data collection tool is aimed at providing information on what 
combination of EBPs would be most cost effective in a system of care. 
The goal of this project is consistent with the direction described in 
The President's New Freedom Commission Report on a wider adoption of 
EBPs.

                                       Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden
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                                                                Responses per      Hours per        Total hour
                    Number of respondents                        respondents        response          burden
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2250.........................................................               1              .25           562.50
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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
OAS, Room 7-1045, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857. Written 
comments should be received by February 28, 2005.

    Dated: December 20, 2004.
Patricia S. Bransford,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 04-28249 Filed 12-27-04; 8:45 am]
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