[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4033-4034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1298]


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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 (301) 443-7978.
    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

    Evaluation of the CMHS/CSAT Collaborative Program On Homeless 
Families: Women With Psychiatric, Substance Use, Or Co-Occurring 
Disorders and Their Dependent Children, Phase II--New--SAMHSA's Center 
for Mental Health Services (CMHS) and Center for Substance Abuse 
Treatment (CSAT), through a set of cooperative agreements, proposes to 
conduct a longitudinal, multi-site evaluation study assessing mental 
health, substance abuse, and trauma interventions received by homeless 
mothers with psychiatric, substance use, or co-occurring disorders and 
their dependent children. The study will advance knowledge on 
appropriate and effective approaches to improving families residential 
stability, overall functioning, and ultimate self-sufficiency.
    Data collection will be conducted over a 33-month period. A total 
of 2,000 participants will be recruited from eight to ten sites. At 
each site, a documented treatment intervention will be tested in 
comparison to an alternative treatment condition. Participants will be 
interviewed at baseline (within two weeks of entering a program) as 
well as three additional times (3 months after program entry, 9 months 
after program entry, and 15 months after program entry). Trained 
interviewers will administer the interviews to participating mothers. 
Information on the children will be obtained from the mother.
    Key outcomes for the mothers are increased residential stability, 
decreased substance use, decreased psychological distress, improved 
mental health functioning, increased trauma recovery, improved health, 
improved functioning as a parent, and decreased personal violence. 
Outcomes for the children are reduced emotional/behavioral problems and 
improved school attendance.
    To reduce burden and increase uniformity across the study sites, a 
central Coordinating Center will develop and administer common data 
entry and tracking computer programs. A variety of quality control 
procedures will also be implemented to ensure the integrity and 
uniformity of the data collected. Data will be submitted to the 
Coordinating Center via electronic means. Training and technical 
assistance will be provided to all sites on data submission. Sites will 
be asked to follow uniform procedures for submitting their data.
    The estimated response burden is as follows:

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                                                  Number of    Responses per       Burden per      Total burden
                   Interview                     respondents     respondent     response (hrs.)        horus
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Baseline......................................         2,000                1               1.58           3,160
Follow-Up 1 (3 months)........................         2,000                1               1.25           2,500
Follow-Up 2 (9 months)........................         2,000                1               1.25           2,500

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Follow-Up 3 (15 months).......................         2,000                1               1.25           2,500
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    Total.....................................         2,000  ...............  .................          10,660
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3-yr annual average...........................         2,000  ...............  .................           3,553
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    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: January 10, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 01-1298 Filed 1-16-01; 8:45 am]
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