Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data

collection projects, 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 data collection plans and instruments, call the SAMHSA Reports

Clearance Officer on (301) 443-8005.

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

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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

Phase II of the National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Community

Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program; New.

SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) will seek OMB

approval for Phase II of this five-year national evaluation project.

Phase II will collect data on child mental health outcomes, family

life, and service system development and performance. Child and family

outcomes of interest include the following: child symptomatology and

functioning, family functioning and 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 congruence

between family services that were planned with those received. The

total annual burden estimate is provided below:

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Number of Average burden/

Respondent Number of responses per response Total annual

respondents respondent (hours) burden hours

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Caregiver....................................... 2325 1.37 2.12 6753

Youth........................................... 1395 1.33 .79 1466

Provider/Administrator.......................... 480 .43 .18 37

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Total....................................... 4200 .............. .............. 8256

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Send comments to Beatrice Rouse, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,

Room 16-105, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

Written comments should be received on or before May 11, 1998.

Dated: March 5, 1998.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 98-6361 Filed 3-11-98; 8:45 am]

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