[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36536-36538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10088]


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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 (240) 276-1243.

Proposed Project: National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Community 
Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program: Phase 
V--New

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA), Center of Mental Health is responsible for the national 
evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for 
Children and Their Families Program that will collect data on child 
mental health outcomes, family life, and service system development and 
performance. Data will be collected on 25 service systems, and roughly 
7,864 children and families.
    The data collection for this evaluation will be conducted over a 5-
year period. The core of service system data will be collected every 18 
to 24 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 interviews 
at 6-month intervals. Client service experience information is 
collected at these follow-up interviews. Measures included in an 
outcome interview are determined by the type of assessment (intake or 
follow-up), child's age, and whether the respondent is the caregiver or 
a youth.
    The outcome measures include the following: child symptomatology 
and functioning, family functioning, material resources, and caregiver 
strain. The caregiver interview package includes the Caregiver 
Information Questionnaire, Child Behavior Checklist, Behavioral and 
Emotional Rating Scale (BERS), Education Questionnaire, Columbia 
Impairment Questionnaire, Living Situations Questionnaire, Family Life 
Questionnaire, and Caregiver Strain Questionnaire (caregivers of 
children under age 6 complete the Vineland Screener to assess 
development, and do not complete the BERS) at intake, and also complete 
the Multi-service Sector Contacts Form, Culturally Competence and 
Service Provision Questionnaire and the Youth Services Survey (a 
national outcome measurement tool). The Youth Interview package 
includes the Youth Information Questionnaire, Revised Children's 
Manifest Anxiety Scale, Reynolds Depression Scale, BERS (youth 
version), Delinquency Survey, Substance Use Survey, GAIN-Quick: 
Substance Dependence Scale, and Youth Services Survey (youth version).
    In addition, the evaluation will include two special studies: (1) 
An evidence-based practices study will examine provider use of 
evidence-based practices, community readiness and implementation of 
evidence-based practices, and consumer experience with these practices; 
(2) A cultural and linguistic competence study will examine the extent 
to which the cultural and linguistic characteristics of communities 
influence program implementation and provider adaptation of evidence-
based treatments, and provider service delivery decisions based on 
provider culture and language. The national evaluation measures address 
the national outcome measures for mental health programs as currently 
established by SAMHSA.
    Internet-based technology will be used for data entry and 
management, and for collecting data using Web-based surveys. The 
average annual respondent burden with detail provided about burden 
contributed by specific measures

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is estimated below. The estimate reflects the expected number of 
respondents in each respondent category, the total average number of 
responses per respondent over 5 years, 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.

                                          Estimate of Respondent Burden
                            [Note: Total burden is annualized over a 5-year period.]
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                                                                 Total
                                                                average                                 5 Year
                                                  Number of    number of    Hours per      Total       average
          Instrument              Respondent     respondents   responses     response      burden       annual
                                                                  per                      hours        burden
                                                               respondent                               hours
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System-of-care Assessment:
Interview Guides and Data      Key site                  525            3         1.00        1,575          315
 Collection Forms.              informants.
Interagency Collaboration      Key site                  525            3         0.13          210           42
 Scale (IACS).                  informants.
Child and Family Outcome
 Study:
Caregiver Information          Caregiver.......        7,864            1        0.283        2,226          445
 Questionnaire (CIQ-IC).
Caregiver Information          Caregiver.......        7,864            5        0.200        7,864        1,573
 Questionnaire Followup (CIQ-
 FC).
Caregiver Strain               Caregiver.......        7,864            6        0.167        7,880        1,576
 Questionnaire (CGSQ).
Child Behavior Checklist       Caregiver.......        7,864            6        0.333       15,712        3,142
 (CBCL)/Child Behavior
 Checklist 1\1/2\-5 (CBCL 11/
 2-5).
Education Questionnaire-       Caregiver.......        7,864            6        0.333       15,712        3,142
 Revised (EQ-R).
Living Situations              Caregiver.......        7,864            6        0.083        3,916          783
 Questionnaire (LSQ).
The Family Life Questionnaire  Caregiver.......        7,864            6        0.050        2,359          472
 (FLQ).
Behavioral and Emotional       Caregiver.......        6,945            6        0.167        6,958        1,392
 Rating Scale-Second Edition,
 Parent Rating Scale (BERS-
 2C).
Columbia Impairment Scale      Caregiver.......        6,945            6        0.083        3,472          694
 (CIS).
The Vineland Screener (VS)...  Caregiver.......          365            5        0.250          456           91
Delinquency Survey-Revised     Youth...........        4,718            6        0.167        4,728          946
 (DS-R).
Behavioral and Emotional       Youth...........        4,718            6        0.167        4,728          946
 Rating Scale-Second Edition,
 Youth Rating Scale (BERS-2).
Gain-Quick Substance Related   Youth...........        4,718            6        0.083        2,350          470
 Issues (Gain Quick-R).
Substance Use Survey-Revised   Youth...........        4,718            6        0.100        2,831          566
 (SUS-R).
Revised Children's Manifest    Youth...........        4,718            6        0.050        1,416          283
 Anxiety Scales (RCMAS).
Reynolds Adolescent            Youth...........        4,718            6        0.050        1,416          283
 Depression Scale-Second
 Edition (RADS-2).
Youth information              Youth...........        4,718            1        0.167          788          158
 Questionnaire-Baseline (YIQ-
 I).
Youth information              Youth...........        4,718            5        0.167        3,940          788
 Questionnaire-Follow-up (YIQ-
 F).
Service Experience Study:
Multi-Sector Service Contacts- Caregiver.......        7,864            5        0.250        9,830        1,966
 Revised (MSSC-R).
Evidence-Based Practice        Caregiver.......        7,864            5        0.167        6,553        1,311
 Measure (EBPEM).
Cultural Competence and        Caregiver.......        7,864            5        0.167        6,553        1,311
 Service Provision
 Questionnaire (CCSP).
Youth Services Survey-Family   Caregiver.......        7,864            5        0.117        4,600          920
 (YSS-F).
Youth Services Survey (YSS)..  Youth...........        4,718            5        0.083        1,958          392
Evidence-Based Practices
 Study
Evidence-Based Practices       Provider........        1,125            3        0.333        1,124          224
 Survey-Revised (EBP-R).
Evidence-Based Provider        Provider........        1,125            3        0.083          280           56
 Attitudes Survey (EBPAS).
Organizational Readiness for   Provider........        1,125            3        0.417        1,407          281
 Change Scale-Staff (ORC-S).
Organizational Readiness for   Administrator/             75            3        0.417           94           19
 Change Scale-Program           Manager.
 Director (ORC-D).
Sustainability Study:
Sustainability Survey--        Caregiver.......           25            3        0.500           38            8
 Caregiver.
Sustainability Survey--        Provider/                  75            3        0.500          112           23
 Provider.                      Administrator.
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                               Summary of Annualized Burden Estimates for 5 Years
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                                                                                                        Total
                                                               Number of    Number of     Average      average
                                                                distinct     response    nurden per     annual
                                                              respondents      per        response      burden
                                                                            respondent    (hours)      (hours)
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Caregivers..................................................        7,864           76         2.30       94,130

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Youth.......................................................        4,718           36         0.71       17,468
Providers/Administrators....................................        1,725           21         0.93        4,803
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    Total Summary...........................................       14,307          133  ...........      116,401
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        Total Annual Average Summary........................        2,861           27  ...........       23,280
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by July 27, 2006 to: SAMHSA Desk 
Officer, 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: June 17, 2006.
Anna Marsh,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E6-10088 Filed 6-26-06; 8:45 am]
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