71 FR 241 pgs. 75568-75570 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Type: NOTICEVolume: 71Number: 241Pages: 75568 - 75570
FR document: [FR Doc. E6-21350 Filed 12-14-06; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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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 IV-(OMB No. 0930-0257)-Revision

SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services is responsible for the national evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program that will collect data on child mental health outcomes, family life, and service system development and performance.

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 27 service systems, and roughly 5,922 children and families. Data collection for this evaluation is conducted over a 5-year period. The core of service system data will be collected every 18 months throughout the 5-year evaluation period, with a sustainability survey 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, and client 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 sessions at 6-month intervals. The outcome measures include the following: Child symptomatology and functioning, family functioning, material resources, and caregiver strain. Time-limited studies addressing the cultural competence of services and the role of primary care providers in systems of care will be conducted at selected points during the evaluation period. Internet-based technology will be used for collecting data via Web-based surveys and for data entry and management. The average annual respondent burden is estimated below for the final 3 years of data collection. 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.

This revision to the currently approved information collection activities includes: (1) The addition of a Primary Care Study, and (2) the addition of a Treatment Effectiveness Study. The Primary Care Study seeks to investigate the role of primary health care practitioners (PCPs) in systems of care and to further understand the impact of services provided within primary care on child and family outcomes. One goal of this study is to identity strategies that help primary care and mental health care providers to work together effectively. Another is to identify ways to integrate PCPs into systems of care. The treatment effectiveness study will examine the relative impact of community-based treatments focused within system of care sites. This study will focus on a community-based practice that has not accumulated research evidence, but rather through community-based implementation that has accumulated practice-based evidence.

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 648 2 1.000 1296 432
Interagency Collaboration Scale (IACS) Key site informants 648 2 0.133 173 58
Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study
Caregiver Information Questionnaire (CIQ-IC) Caregiver 5922 1 0.283 1676 559
Caregiver Information Questionnaire Followup (CIQ-FC) Caregiver 5922 3 0.200 3553 1184
Child and Family Outcome Study
Caregiver Strain Questionnaire (CGSQ) Caregiver 5922 4 0.167 3956 1319
Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)/Child Behavior Checklist 1 12 -5 (CBCL 1 12 -5) Caregiver 5922 4 0.333 7888 2629
Education Questionnaire (EQ) Caregiver 5922 4 0.100 2369 790
Living Situations Questionnaire (LSQ) Caregiver 5922 4 0.083 1966 655
The Family Life Questionnaire (FLQ) Caregiver 5922 4 0.054 1184 395
Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS) Caregiver 5922 4 0.167 3956 1319
Columbia Impairment Scale (CIS) Caregiver 5922 4 0.083 1966 655
The Vineland Screener (VS) Caregiver 2665 4 0.250 2665 888
Cultural Competence and Service Provision-Caregiver (CCSP) Caregiver 5922 3 0.167 2967 989
Delinquency Survey (DS) Youth 3553 4 0.167 2374 791
Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-Second Edition, Youth Rating Scale (BERS-2) Youth 3553 4 0.167 2374 791
Gain-quick Substance Related Issues (Gain SRI) Youth 3553 4 0.083 1180 1966
Substance Use Scale (SUS) Youth 3553 4 0.100 1421 474
Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scales (RCMAS) Youth 3553 4 0.050 711 237
Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale-Second Edition (RADS-2) Youth 3553 4 0.050 711 237
Youth Information Questionnaire (YIQ-I) Youth 3553 1 0.167 593 198
Youth Information Questionnaire (YIQ-F) Youth 3553 3 0.167 1780 593
Service Experience Study
Multi-Sector Services Contact-Revised for Caregiver (MSSC-RC) Caregiver 5922 3 0.250 4442 1481
Youth Services Survey for Families (YSS-F) Caregiver 5922 3 0.117 2079 693
Cultural Competence Practices Study (Focus Group) Caregiver 36 1 1.500 54 18
Cultural Competence Practices Study (Focus Group) Youth 36 1 1.500 54 18
Youth Services Survey (YSS-Y) Youth 3553 4 0.083 1180 393
Cultural Competence Practices Study (Focus Group) Provider 60 1 1.500 90 30
Treatment Effectiveness Study
Conflict Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ) Caregiver 400 4 0.167 267 89
Family Assessment Measure (FAM) Caregiver 400 4 0.250 400 133
Therapeutic Alliance Scale-Caregiver (TAS) Caregiver 400 4 0.167 267 89
Ohio Scales-Caregiver Caregiver 400 4 0.250 400 133
Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC) Caregiver 400 4 0.167 267 89
Parenting Locus of Control (PLOC) Caregiver 400 4 0.250 400 133
Therapy Adherence Form Caregiver 400 4 0.167 267 89
Therapeutic Alliance Scale-Youth (TAS-Y) Youth 240 4 0.167 160 53
Ohio Scales-Youth Youth 240 4 0.250 240 80
Primary Care Provider Study
Primary Care Provider-Web survey Provider 540 1 0.500 270 90
Sustainability Study
Sustainability Web Survey Caregiver 27 2 0.500 27 9
Sustainability Survey-Provider Provider/Administrator 81 2 0.500 81 27

Number of distinct respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (hours) Total average annual burden (hours)
Caregivers 5922 1.15 2.10 14339
Youth 3553 1.19 1.01 4259
Provider/Administrators 648 0.57 1.74 637
Total 10123 19234

Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 7-1044, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

Dated: December 7, 2006.

Elaine Parry,

Acting Director, Office of Program Services.

[FR Doc. E6-21350 Filed 12-14-06; 8:45 am]

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