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collection requirements relating to the 

continuation of an existing collection 

for Performance Progress Reports for 

Older Americans Act Title IV grantees. 

DATES: Submit written or electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information by May 31, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information to: 

lori.stalbaum@aoa.hhs.gov. 

Submit written comments on the 

collection of information to Lori 

Stalbaum, Administration on Aging, 

Washington, DC 20201 or by fax to Lori 

Stalbaum at 202–357–3469. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori 

Stalbaum at 202–357–3452 or 

lori.stalbaum@aoa.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal 

agencies must obtain approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined 

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 

1320.3(c) and includes agency request 

or requirements that members of the 

public submit reports, keep records, or 

provide information to a third party. 

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal 

agencies to provide a 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information, 

before submitting the collection to OMB 

for approval. To comply with this 

requirement, AoA is publishing notice 

of the proposed collection of 

information set forth in this document. 

With respect to the following collection 

of information, AoA invites comments 

on: (1) Whether the proposed collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of AoA’s functions, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

AoA’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

when appropriate, and other forms of 

information technology. 

The Administration on Aging (AoA) 

plans to continue an existing approved 

collection of information for semiannual and final reports pursuant to 

requirements in Title IV of the Older 

Americans Act. Through its Title IV 

program, AoA supports projects for the 

purpose of developing and testing new 

knowledge and program innovations 

with the potential for contributing to the 

well-being of older Americans. 

Deliverables required by AoA of all Title 

IV grantees are semi-annual and final 

reports, as provided for in the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services regulations, 45CFR Part 74, 

Section 74.51. These Title IV grantee 

performance reporting requirements can 

be found on AoA’s Web site at http:// 

www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Grants/ 

Reporting_Requirements/docs/ 

FinalReportHandbook.doc. AoA 

estimates the burden of this collection 

of information as follows: Frequency: 

Semi-annually with the Final report 

taking the place of the semi-annual 

report at the end of the final year of the 

grant. Respondents: States, public 

agencies, private nonprofit agencies, 

institutions of higher education, and 

organizations including tribal 

organizations. Estimated Number of 

Responses: 600. Total Estimated Burden 

Hours: 12,000. 

Dated: April 1, 2009. 

Edwin L. Walker, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Aging. 

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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 (SAMHSA) 

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: National Evaluation 

of the Comprehensive Community 

Mental Health Services for Children 

and Their Families Program: Phase V 

(OMB No. 0930–0280)—Revision 

The Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration 

(SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health 

Services (CMHS), is responsible for the 

National Evaluation of the 

comprehensive Community Mental 

Health Services for Children and Their 

Families Program, which collects data 

on child mental health outcomes, family 

life, and service system development 

and performance. Data will be collected 

on 30 service systems and roughly 8,810 

children and families. 

The data collection for this evaluation 

will be conducted for a three-year 

period. The core of service system data 

will be collected twice (every 18 to 24 

months) during the three-year 

evaluation period. A sustainability 

survey will be 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; services 

received by youth and their families, 

and the costs of those services; and 

consumer 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 sixmonth 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 at intake, and also 

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includes the Multi-service Sector 

Contacts Form, Culturally Competence 

and Service Provision Questionnaire 

and the Youth Services Survey (a 

national outcome measurement tool) at 

follow-up assessments. Caregivers of 

children under age 6 complete the 

Vineland Screener to assess 

development, and do not complete the 

BERS. 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). 

The evaluation also includes three 

special studies: (1) An evidence-based 

practices study that examines the effects 

of various factors on the implementation 

and use of evidence-based treatments 

and approaches in system of care 

communities; (2) A cultural and 

linguistic competence study that 

examines 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; and (3) An 

evaluation of the communities’ use of 

reports produced by the national 

evaluation for continuous quality 

improvement. The national evaluation 

measures address the national outcome 

measures for mental health programs as 

currently established by SAMHSA. 

Table 1 summarizes which national 

evaluation components are unchanged 

from the original 2006 submission and 

which are new or changed. 

TABLE 1—STUDY COMPONENT AND INSTRUMENT REVISIONS FOR PHASE V RE-SUBMISSION

New or 

changed for 

2009 

resubmission 

No change Nature of change 

System of Care Assessment 

Site Visit Tables ......................................................................................... ........................ X 

Interview Protocols .................................................................................... ........................ X 

Inter-Agency Collaboration Scale (IACS) .................................................. ........................ X 

Longitudinal Child and Family Outcome Study 

Caregiver Information Questionnaire (CIQ–I) ............................................ X ........................ Question 39a skip pattern revised 

Question 39d list of medications updated. 

Caregiver Information Questionnaire (CIQ–F) .......................................... X ........................ Question 39a skip pattern revised 

Question 39d list of medications updated. 

Caregiver Strain Questionnaire (CGSQ) ................................................... ........................ X 

Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)/Child Behavior Checklist 11⁄2–5 (CBCL 

11⁄2–5).

........................ X 

Education Questionnaire—Revised (EQ–R) ............................................. X ........................ Slight wording change to interviewer note and the term ‘‘day 

care’’ changed to ‘‘childcare’’. 

Living Situations Questionnaire (LSQ) ...................................................... ........................ X 

Family Life Questionnaire (FLQ) ............................................................... ........................ X 

Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale—Second Edition—Parent Rating Scale (BERS–2C)......................... X 

Columbia Impairment Scale (CIS) ............................................................. ........................ X 

Vineland Screener (VS) ............................................................................. ........................ X 

Delinquency Survey—Revised (DS–R) ..................................................... ........................ X 

Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale—Second Edition, Youth Rating 

Scale (BERS–2Y).

........................ X 

Gain-Quick Substance Related Issues (Gain Quick-R) ............................ ........................ X 

Substance Use Survey—Revised (SUS–R) .............................................. ........................ X 

Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scales (RCMAS) ............................ ........................ X 

Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale—Second Edition (RADS–2) ...... ........................ X 

Youth Information Questionnaire (YIQ–I) .................................................. ........................ X 

Youth Information Questionnaire (YIQ–F) ................................................. ........................ X 

Service Experience Study 

Multi-Sector Service Contacts Questionnaire—Revised (MSSC–R) ........ X ........................ Slight modification to Card 4 and

Cards 6 and 7 are new. 

Evidence-Based Practices Experience Measure (EBPEM) ...................... ........................ X 

Cultural Competence and Service Provision Questionnaire (CCSP) ....... ........................ X 

Youth Services Survey for Families (YSS–F) ........................................... ........................ X 

Youth Services Survey (YSS) ................................................................... ........................ X 

Services and Costs Study 

Flex Funds Data Dictionary ....................................................................... X ........................ New.

Services and Costs Data Dictionary .......................................................... X ........................ New. 

Sustainability Study 

Sustainability Survey ................................................................................. ........................ X

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TABLE 1—STUDY COMPONENT AND INSTRUMENT REVISIONS FOR PHASE V RE-SUBMISSION—Continued 

New or 

changed for 

2009 

resubmission 

No change Nature of change 

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Initiative Evaluation 

CQI Initiative Survey .................................................................................. X ........................ New. 

CQI Initiative Interview Guide .................................................................... X ........................ New. 

Evidence-Based Practices Study 

System-level Implementation Factors Discussion Guide .......................... X ........................ New. 

Service-level Implementation Factors Discussion Guide .......................... X ........................ New. 

Consumer-level Implementation Factors Discussion Guide ..................... X ........................ New. 

Cultural and Linguistic Competence Study 

CCIOSAS—Beneficiaries of Self-Assessment Findings Focus Group 

Guide—Staff and Partners.

X ........................ New. 

CCIOSAS—Beneficiaries of Self-Assessment Findings Focus Group 

Guide—Caregivers.

X ........................ New. 

CCIOSAS—Beneficiaries of Self-Assessment Findings Focus Group 

Guide—Youth.

X ........................ New. 

CCIOSAS—Participants in Self-Assessments Focus Group Guide—Staff 

and Partners.

X ........................ New. 

CCIOSAS—Participants in Self-Assessments Focus Group Guide— 

Caregivers.

X ........................ New. 

CCIOSAS—Participants in Self-Assessments Focus Group Guide— 

Youth.

X ........................ New. 

CCIOSAS—Users of Self-Assessment Findings Focus Group Guide— 

Staff and Partners.

X ........................ New. 

CCIOSAS—Users of Self-Assessment Findings Focus Group Guide— 

Caregivers.

X ........................ New. 

CCIOSAS—Users of Self-Assessment Findings Focus Group Guide— 

Youth.

X ........................ New. 

CCIOSAS—Telephone Interview—Staff and Partners .............................. X ........................ New. 

CCEBPS—Managers of EBP Process Focus Group Guide ..................... X ........................ New. 

CCEBPS—Providers of EBP Focus Group Guide .................................... X ........................ New. 

CCEBPS—Family Focus Group Guide ..................................................... X ........................ New. 

CCEBPS—Youth Focus Group Guide ...................................................... X ........................ New. 

CCEBPS—Telephone Interview ................................................................ X ........................ New. 

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, is estimated below. The 

estimate reflects the average number of 

respondents in each respondent 

category, the average number of 

responses per respondent per year, the 

average length of 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. 

Note: Total burden is annualized over a 3- 

year period. 

TABLE 2—DETAILED ESTIMATE OF RESPONDENT BURDEN

Instrument Respondent Number of 

respondents 

Total average number 

of responses per 

respondent 

Hours per 

response 

Total 

burden 

hours 

3-year 

average 

annual burden hours 

System of Care Assessment 

Interview Guides and Data Collection Forms Key site informants .... 1 630 1 1.00 630 210 

Interagency Collaboration Scale (IACS) ......... Key site informants .... 630 1 0.13 82 27 

Longitudinal Child and Family Outcome Study 

Caregiver Information Questionnaire (CIQ–IC) Caregiver .................... 2 8,810 1 0.283 2,493 831 

Caregiver Information Questionnaire Followup 

(CIQ–FC).

Caregiver .................... 8,810 2 0.200 3,524 1,175 

Caregiver Strain Questionnaire (CGSQ) ........ Caregiver .................... 8,810 3 3 0.167 4,414 1,471 

Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)/Child Behavior Checklist 11⁄2–5 (CBCL 11⁄2–5).Caregiver .................... 8,810 3 0.333 8,801 2,934 

Education Questionnaire—Revised (EQ–R) ... Caregiver .................... 8,810 3 0.333 8,801 2,934 

Living Situations Questionnaire (LSQ) ........... Caregiver .................... 8,810 3 0.083 2,194 731 

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TABLE 2—DETAILED ESTIMATE OF RESPONDENT BURDEN—Continued 

Instrument Respondent Number of 

respondents 

Total average number 

of responses per 

respondent 

Hours per 

response 

Total 

burden 

hours 

3-year 

average 

annual burden hours 

The Family Life Questionnaire (FLQ) ............. Caregiver .................... 8,810 3 0.050 1,322 441 

Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale— 

Second Edition, Parent Rating Scale 

(BERS–2C).

Caregiver .................... 4 7,488 3 0.167 4,193 1,398 

Columbia Impairment Scale (CIS) .................. Caregiver .................... 5 8,369 3 0.083 2,084 695 

The Vineland Screener (VS) ........................... Caregiver .................... 6 1,321 3 0.250 330 110 

Delinquency Survey—Revised (DS–R) .......... Youth .......................... 7 5,286 3 0.167 2,648 883 

Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale— 

Second Edition, Youth Rating Scale 

(BERS–2Y).

Youth .......................... 5,286 3 0.167 2,648 883 

Gain-Quick Substance Related Issues (Gain 

Quick-R).

Youth .......................... 5,286 3 0.083 1,316 439 

Substance Use Survey—Revised (SUS–R) ... Youth .......................... 5,286 3 0.100 1,586 529 

Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scales 

(RCMAS).

Youth .......................... 5,286 3 0.050 793 264 

Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale— 

Second Edition (RADS–2).

Youth .......................... 5,286 3 0.050 793 264 

Youth information Questionnaire—Baseline 

(YIQ–I).

Youth .......................... 5,286 1 0.167 883 294 

Youth information Questionnaire—Follow-up 

(YIQ–F).

Youth .......................... 5,286 2 0.167 1,766 589 

Service Experience Study 

Multi-Sector Service Contacts—Revised 

(MSSC–R).

Caregiver .................... 8,810 8 2 0.250 4,405 1,468 

Evidence-Based Practice Measure (EBPEM) Caregiver .................... 8,810 2 0.167 2,943 981 

Cultural Competence and Service Provision 

Questionnaire (CCSP).

Caregiver .................... 8,810 2 0.167 2,943 981 

Youth Services Survey—Family (YSS–F) ...... Caregiver .................... 8,810 2 0.117 2,062 687 

Youth Services Survey (YSS) ......................... Youth .......................... 5,286 2 0.083 877 292 

Services and Costs Study 

Flex Funds Data Dictionary ............................ Local staff compiling/ 

entering data.

9 2,670 10 3 .033 218 73 

Services and Costs Data Dictionary ............... Local staff compiling/ 

entering data.

11 10,680 12 100 .033 29,073 9,691 

Sustainability Study 

Sustainability Survey ....................................... Caregiver .................... 13 52 2 0.75 78 26 

Sustainability Survey ....................................... Provider/Administrator 156 2 0.75 234 78 

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Initiative Evaluation 

CQI Initiative Survey ....................................... Key community staff ... 150 1 0.5 75 25 

CQI Initiative Interview Guide ......................... Key community staff ... 50 1 1.0 50 17 

Evidence-Based Practices Study 

System-level Implementation Factors Discussion Guide.SOC leadership team 

member.

90 1 0.75 68 23 

Service-level Implementation Factors Discussion Guide.Provider ...................... 60 1 0.75 45 15 

Consumer-level Implementation Factors Discussion Guide.Caregivers .................. 30 1 0.5 15 5 

Cultural and Linguistic Competence Study 

CCIOSAS—Beneficiaries of Self-Assessment 

Findings Focus Group Guide.

Provider ...................... 40 1 1.0 40 13 

CCIOSAS—Beneficiaries of Self-Assessment 

Findings Focus Group Guide.

Administrators/Managers.20 1 1.5 30 10 

CCIOSAS—Beneficiaries of Self-Assessment 

Findings Focus Group Guide.

Caregivers .................. 40 1 .75 30 10 

CCIOSAS—Beneficiaries of Self-Assessment 

Findings Focus Group Guide.

Youth .......................... 40 1 .75 30 10 

CCIOSAS—Participants in Self-Assessments 

Focus Group Guide.

Provider ...................... 40 1 1.0 40 13 

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TABLE 2—DETAILED ESTIMATE OF RESPONDENT BURDEN—Continued 

Instrument Respondent Number of 

respondents 

Total average number 

of responses per 

respondent 

Hours per 

response 

Total 

burden 

hours 

3-year 

average 

annual burden hours 

CCIOSAS—Participants in Self-Assessments 

Focus Group Guide.

Administrators/Managers.20 1 1.5 30 10 

CCIOSAS—Participants in Self-Assessments 

Focus Group Guide.

Caregivers .................. 16 1 .75 12 4 

CCIOSAS—Participants in Self-Assessments 

Focus Group Guide.

Youth .......................... 16 1 .75 12 4 

CCIOSAS—Users of Self-Assessment Findings Focus Group Guide.Provider ...................... 40 1 1.0 40 13 

CCIOSAS—Users of Self-Assessment Findings Focus Group Guide.Administrators/Managers.20 1 1.5 30 10 

CCIOSAS—Users of Self-Assessment Findings Focus Group Guide.Caregivers .................. 16 1 .75 12 4 

CCIOSAS—Users of Self-Assessment Findings Focus Group Guide.Youth .......................... 16 1 .75 12 4 

CCIOSAS—Telephone Interview .................... Providers .................... 2 1 1.0 2 0.67 

CCIOSAS—Telephone Interview .................... Administrators/Managers.3 1 1.0 3 1 

CCEBPS—Managers of EBP/PBE Interventions Focus Group Guide.Providers .................... 16 1 1.0 16 5 

CCEBPS—Managers of EBP/PBE Interventions Focus Group Guide.Administrators/Managers.20 1 1.5 30 10 

CCEBPS—Providers of EBP/PBE Interventions Focus Group Guide.Providers .................... 40 1 1.0 40 13 

CCEBPS—Family Focus Group Guide .......... Caregivers .................. 40 1 .75 30 10 

CCEBPS—Youth Focus Group Guide ........... Youth .......................... 40 1 .75 30 10 

CCEBPS—Telephone Interview Guide .......... Providers .................... 2 1 1.0 2 0.67 

CCEBPS—Telephone Interview Guide .......... Administrators/Managers.3 1 1.0 3 1 

TABLE 3—SUMMARY ESTIMATE OF RESPONDENT BURDEN

[Summary of annualized burden estimates for 3 years] 

Number of 

distinct respondents 

Number of 

responses 

per respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(hours) 

Total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Caregivers ........................................................................................................................ 8,810 2.46 2.36 51,147 

Youth ................................................................................................................................ 5,286 2.56 0.99 13,397 

Community staff ............................................................................................................... 870 72.22 0.86 54,035 

Total Summary ......................................................................................................... 14,996 6.54 .................... 118,579 

Total Annual Average Summary ....................................................................... 4,989 2.18 .................... 39,526 

1An average of 21 stakeholders in up to 30 grant communities will complete the System of Care Assessment interview. These stakeholders 

will include site administrative staff, providers, agency representatives, family representatives, and youth. 2 Number of respondents across 30 grantees. Average based on a 5 percent attrition rate at each data collection point. 

3Average number of responses per respondent is a weighted average of the possible numbers of responses per respondent for communities 

beginning data collection in FY2007 and FY2008. The maximum numbers of responses per respondent are for 24 communities beginning data 

collection in FY2007, 1 follow-up data collection point remaining for children recruited in year 2 (of grant community funding), 3 for children recruited in year 3, 4 for children recruited in year 4, and 4 for children recruited in year 5. The maximum numbers of responses per respondent 

are, for 6 communities beginning data collection in FY2008, 3 follow-up data collection points remaining for children recruited in year 2 (of grant 

community funding), 5 for children recruited in year 3, 6 for children recruited in year 4, and 4 for children recruited in year 5. 4Approximate number of caregivers with children over age 5, based on Phase V data submitted as of 12/08. 

5Approximate number of caregivers with children 3 and older, based on Phase V data submitted as of 12/08. 

6Approximate number of caregivers with children 5 or under, based on Phase V data submitted as of 12/08. 

7Based on Phase III and IV finding that approximately 60 percent of the children in the evaluation were 11 years old or older. 

8 Respondents only complete Service Experience Study measures at follow-up points. See Footnote #3 for the explanation about the average 

number of responses per respondent. 9Staff will enter data on flexible funds expenditures into a Web-based application or will recode existing data on flexible funds expenditures to 

match the Flex Funds Data Dictionary format. Each community will use flexible funds expenditures on average for approximately one-quarter of 

the estimated 356 children/youth enrolled, suggesting a total of 89 children/youth will receive services from flexible funds per community. Thus, 

there will be data entered for 89*30 = 2,670 children/youth using the Flex Funds Data Dictionary. 10Assumes that three expenditures, on average, will be spent on each child/youth receiving flexible fund benefits. 11Staff will collect paper-based forms from agencies and enter them into a Web-based application or will extract data from agencies’ existing 

data systems. Staff will recode data to match the Services and Costs Data Dictionary format. Service and costs records will be compiled for all 

356*30=10,680 children/youth enrolled. 12Assumes that each child/youth will have 100 service episodes, on average, during his/her time in a system of care. 13This survey will be administered at 5 sites funded in 2006, 25 sites funded in 2005, 2 sites funded in 2000, and 20 sites funded in 1999. 

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Send comments to Summer King, 

SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 

Room 7–1044, One Choke Cherry Road, 

Rockville, MD 20857 and e-mail her a 

copy at summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. 

Written comments should be received 

within 60 days of this notice. 

Dated: April 1, 2009. 

Elaine Parry, 

Director, Office of Program Services. 

[FR Doc. E9–7779 Filed 4–6–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Building Strong Families (BSF) 

Demonstration and Evaluation Impact 

Study Second Follow-up. 

OMB No.: 0970–0304. 

Description: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), anticipates continuing 

data collection for the 15-month followup surveys of the Building Strong 

Families (BSF) Demonstration and 

Evaluation. Data collection will 

continue for an additional 6 months 

beyond the current date of expiration 

(July 31, 2009). 

This data collection is a part of the 

BSF evaluation, which is an important 

opportunity to learn if well-designed 

interventions can help low-income 

couples develop the knowledge and 

relationship skills that research has 

shown are associated with healthy 

marriages. The BSF evaluation uses an 

experimental design that randomly 

assigns couples who volunteer to 

participate in BSF programs to a 

program or control group. 

Materials for the original 15-month 

data collection effort, previously 

submitted to OMB, covered impact and 

implementation data collections. Data 

collection for the impact study is 

complete. ACF anticipates collecting 

data for an additional 6 months in order 

to complete data collection for the entire 

sample of participants. 

Respondents: Couples enrolled in the 

BSF evaluation, including program and 

control groups. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Annual 

number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Estimated 

annual burden 

hours 

15-month telephone survey (female partner) .................................................. 1,434 1 .91 1,305 

15-month telephone survey (male partner) ..................................................... 1,434 1 .83 1,190 

Total Burden Hours: 2,495. 

Additional Information: Copies of the 

proposed collection may be obtained by 

writing to the Administration for 

Children and Families, Office of 

Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports 

Clearance Officer. All requests should 

be identified by the title of the 

information collection. E-mail address: 

OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

OMB Comment: OMB is required to 

make a decision concerning the 

collection of information between 30 

and 60 days after publication of this 

document in the Federal Register. 

Therefore, a comment is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent directly to the following: Office 

of Management and Budget, Paperwork 

Reduction Project, Fax: 202–395–6974, 

Attn: Desk Officer for the 

Administration for Children and 

Families. 

Dated: March 30, 2009. 

Brendan C. Kelly, 

OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–7501 Filed 4–6–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects: 

Title: Head Start Grant Application 

and Budget Instruments. 

OMB No.: 0970–0207. 

Description: The Office of Head Start 

is proposing to renew, without changes, 

the Head Start Grant Application and 

Budget Instrument, which standardizes 

the grant application information that is 

requested from all Head Start and Early 

Head Start grantees applying for 

continuation grants. The application 

and budget forms are available in a 

password-protected, Web-based system. 

Completed applications can be 

transmitted electronically to Regional 

and Central Offices. The Administration 

for Children and Families believes that 

this application form makes the process 

of applying for Head Start program 

grants more efficient for applicants. 

Respondents: Head Start and Early 

Head Start grantees. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

HS grant and budget instrument ..................................................................... 1,600 1 33 52,800 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: .................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 52,800