[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 145 (Wednesday, July 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 40538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20218]


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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 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.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is 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 Two--New--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 roughly 5487 children and families, and 25 service systems (21 
funded systems of care and 4 comparison systems). Child and family 
outcomes of interest include the following: child symptomatology and 
functioning, family functioning, material resources, and caregiver 
strain. Delivery system variables of interest include the following: 
maturity of system of care development, adherence to system of care 
principles, coordination and linkages among agencies, and intervention 
fidelity.
    Data collection for this evaluation will be conducted over a five 
year period. The amount of time that families will participate in the 
study ranges from 18 to 36 months depending on when they enter the 
evaluation. The core of service system data will be collected annually 
for all five years, with a provider survey conducted in selected years. 
The total annual burden is estimated below.

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden/               
                   Respondent                        Number of      responses/       response      Total annual 
                                                    respondents     respondent        (hours)         burden    
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Caregiver.......................................            5487          1.0913          2.4381          14,599
Youth...........................................            3292          1.1211           .9135            3372
Provider/Administrator..........................             812           .9253           .6484             487
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      Total.....................................            9591  ..............  ..............          18,458
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Daniel Chenok, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: July 23, 1998.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 98-20218 Filed 7-28-98; 8:45 am]
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