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under Medicaid increased from 10

percent in 1991 to 54 percent in 1998,

with escalating numbers of persons with

disabilities included under the

programs. The number of States with

managed care programs in public

mental health and substance abuse

programs tripled in three years from 14

States in 1996 to 42 States in 1999.

Currently, there are 39 States operating

managed behavioral healthcare

programs. The decrease is due to the

fact that a few States terminated or did

not implement planned programs.

SAMHSA has engaged in a number of

projects to improve the genuine

participation of consumers and family

members in the design, procurement,

implementation and evaluation of

managed care programs in the public

system. Under the SAMHSA Managed

Care Initiative, a group of consumers,

family members and advocacy groups

developed the Partners in Planning

Guide to educate consumers and family

members on becoming active in

designing managed care systems in their

State. A related project supported

training on the Guide at national and

grassroots venues to advocated as well

as persons with mental illnesses and/or

chemical dependencies.

However, the impact of these and

other efforts to promote greater

inclusion of consumers and family

members in system design remains

largely unmeasured. The objective of

this effort, sponsored by SAMHSA’s

Office of Managed Care, is to identify

progress of the consumer and family

member involvement in managed care.

A survey will assess the level of

consumer/family involvement in

managed care design, implementation

and evaluation. More specifically,

mental health and substance abuse

consumer leaders in targeted States will

be surveyed about their involvement in

Medicaid and waivered programs with

behavioral healthcare services to assess:

how consumer/family involvement has

evolved over the past five years and

identify areas of improvement and areas

that still need improvement and reasons

for the changes; the consumer’s specific

roles in formal governmental bodies,

such as serving on the legislative

commissions or governor advisory

boards, etc; whether consumers and

family members are finding useful the

SAMHSA technical assistance

documents and other resources for

consumers and family members about

managed behavioral healthcare. The

resulting information will be shared

with SAMHSA leadership and

constituents to identify what works and

best practices and to guide SAMHSA

activities to further promotion of

consumer and family involvement in

managed care.

Participants in the survey will be

identified through a combination of

databases for the following

constituencies: consumers/survivors,

family members, and persons in

recovery from substance abuse

problems. In addition,

recommendations from local mental

health association and other advocate

will be sought. The survey will involve

approximately 3–5 individuals in each

of 15 States. Total burden for this singletime survey is as follows:

Number of respondents Responses/

respondent

Burden/

response

Total burden

(hrs.)

75 ....................................................................................................................................... 1 .37 28

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: November 28, 2000.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

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BILLING CODE 4162–20–P

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 list 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.

2000 Survey of Mental Health

Organizations, General Hospital Mental

Health Services, and Managed Care

Organizations (SMHO)—(OMB No.

0930–0119, revision)—The survey, to be

conducted by SAMHSA’s Center for

Mental Health Services (CMHS), will be

conducted in two phases. Phase I will

be a brief two-three page inventory

consisting of four forms: (1) a specialty

mental health organization and general

hospital with separate mental health

services form; (2) a general hospital with

integrated mental health services

screener form; (3) a community

residential organization screener form;

and (4) a managed behavioral healthcare

organization form. This short inventory

will be sent to all known organizations

to define the universe of valid mental

health organizations to be sampled in

Phase II. The inventory will collect

basic information regarding the name

and address of the organizations, their

type and ownership, and the kinds of

services provided.

Phase II will sample approximately

2,000 mental health organizations and

utilize a more detailed survey

instrument. Although the Sample

Survey form will be more

comprehensive, it will be very similar to

surveys and inventories fielded in 1998,

1994, 1992 and earlier. The

organizational data to be collected by

the Sample Survey form include

university affiliation, client/patient

census by basic demographics,

revenues, expenditures, and staffing.

The resulting database will be used to

provide national estimates and will be

the basis for the National Directory of

Mental Health Services. In addition,

data derived from the survey will be

published by CMHS in Data Highlights,

in Mental Health, United States, and in

professional journals such as Psychiatric

Services and the American Journal of

Psychiatry. Mental Health, United States

is used by the general public, state

governments, the U.S. Congress,

university researchers, and other health

care professionals.

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Questionnaire Number of

respondents

Responses/

respondent

Average hour/

response Total burden

Phase I (Inventory)

Specialty Mental Health Organizations ............................................................ 3,563 1 0.5 1,781

State Central Database Processing ......................................................... 413 1 0.2 83

National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems Processing ............. 150 1 0.2 30

General Hospitals with Separate Mental Health Services .............................. 1,736 1 0.5 868

General Hospitals with Integrated Mental Health Services ............................. 3,617 1 0.5 1,809

Community Residential Organizations ............................................................. 1,415 1 0.5 707

Managed Care Organizations .......................................................................... 1,740 1 0.5 870

Phase I Subtotal ................................................................................... 12,634 ........................ ........................ 6,148

Phase II (Sample Survey)

Specialty Mental Health Organizations ............................................................ 1,213 1 3.0 3,639

State Central Database Processing ................................................................ 140 1 0.5 70

National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems Processing .................... 151 1 0.5 26

General Hospitals with Separate Mental Health Services .............................. 596 1 3.0 1,788

Phase II Subtotal .................................................................................. 2,000 ........................ ........................ 5,523

Grand total ......................................................................................... 12,634 ........................ ........................ 11,671

3–Year Average ................................................................................ 4,211 ........................ ........................ 3,890

Written comments and

recommendations concerning the

proposed information collection should

be sent within 30 days of this notice to:

Stuart Shapiro, Human Resources and

Housing Branch, Office of Management

and Budget, New Executive Office

Building, Room 10235, Washington,

D.C. 20503.

Dated: November 30, 2000.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4562–N–09]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment: 2001

American Housing Survey—National

Sample

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Policy Development and

Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below

will be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. The Department

is soliciting public comments on the

subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: February 5,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name and/or OMB

control number and should be sent to:

Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy

Development and Research, Department

of Housing and Urban Development,

451 7th Street, SW., Room 8226,

Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Ronald J. Sepanik at (202)–708–

1060, Ext. 5887 (this is not a toll-free

number), or Jane M. Kneessi, Bureau of

the Census, HHES Division,

Washington, DC 20233, (301)–457–3235

(this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department will submit the proposed

information collection to OMB for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, as amended).

This Notice is soliciting comments

from members of the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information to: (1) Evaluate

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s

estimate of the burden of the proposed

collection of information; (3) Enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

Minimize the burden of the collection of

information on those who are to

respond; including through the use of

appropriate automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology, e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses.

This Notice also lists the following

information:

Title of Proposal: 2001 American

Housing Survey—National Sample.

OMB Control Number: 2528–0017.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: The

2001 American Housing SurveyNational Sample (AHS–N) provides a

periodic measure of the size and

composition of the housing inventory in

our country. Title 12, United States

Code, Sections 1701Z–1, 1701Z–2(g),

and 1701Z–10a mandate the collection

of this information.

The 2001 survey is similar to previous

AHS–N surveys and collects data on

subjects such as the amount and types

of housing in the inventory, the physical

condition of the inventory, the

characteristics of the occupants, the

persons eligible for and beneficiaries of

assisted housing by race and ethnicity,

and the number and characteristics of

vacancies.

Policy analysts, program managers,

budget analysts, and Congressional staff

use AHS data to advise executive and

legislative branches about housing

conditions and the suitability of public

policy initiatives. Academic researchers

and private organizations also use AHS

data in efforts of specific interest and

concern to their respective

communities.

The Department of Housing and

Urban Development (HUD) needs the

AHS data for two important uses.

1. With these data, policy analysts can

monitor the interaction among housing