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Dated: February 23, 2005.
Raynard S. Kington,
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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 (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: Cross-Site Process
Evaluation of the Collaborative
Initiative To Help End Chronic
Homelessness—New
The Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration’s
(SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health
Services (CMHS) and Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) will
fund an evaluation of the Collaborative
Initiative to End Chronic Homelessness
(CHI). The CHI is assisting
unaccompanied homeless individuals
with a disabling condition who have
been continuously homeless for one
year or had at least four episodes of
homelessness in the past three years to
achieve permanent housing and make
use of supportive services. Within
SAMHSA, CMHS will be the lead
Center.
This evaluation will monitor and
describe the implementation and
progress of the 11 local projects of the
Initiative. A cross-site process
evaluation is needed to assure a high
level of accountability and to describe
and analyze the critical elements of the
projects that influence the clients, the
services, and the system outcomes,
using the same research methods for all
sites. SAMHSA will conduct an
evaluation by including a site-by-site
description of critical project elements
including qualitative descriptive
Number of
respondents
Instrument
information on the: project context,
target population, engagement activities,
housing, service delivery model,
staffing, service integration, systems
integration, and community planning.
Data collection will be conducted
over a 36-month period. At each project
site a series of measures will be used to
assess: (1) How chronically homeless
clients are assisted in obtaining
permanent housing and supportive
services, (2) how clients are maintained
in permanent housing and supportive
services, (3) how the project affects
client quality of life, (4) how the project
expands or enhances the existing
service system in the short-term and
long-term, (5) how the project extends
its reach to beyond the original number
of clients and project funding, (6) how
the project develops structures to
sustain itself after grant funding ends,
and (7) how the project influences local
policy related to homelessness.
Data collection instruments are semistructured and will be administered by
trained evaluation staff. Annual
interviews will be conducted with key
informants associated with the projects
through annual visits to project sites
and telephone interviews. Focus groups
with project consumers will be
conducted during annual visits. Onepage activity checklists will be required
every other month from a random
sample of project staff (staff may be
randomly selected more than once each
year). Project documentation from
project advisory and managerial groups
(e.g., meeting minutes) will be reviewed
for evidence of service system and
policy change.
The estimated annual response
burden to collect this information is as
follows:
Responses/
respondent
Burden/
response (hrs)
Annual burden
(hrs)
Project Coordinator Interview ............................................................
Team Lead Interview .........................................................................
Clinician Interview ..............................................................................
Case Manager Interview ....................................................................
Property Manager Interview ..............................................................
Advisory Board Member Interview ....................................................
Partner Agency/subcontractor Interview ............................................
Outside Stakeholder Interview ...........................................................
Consumer Focus Group ....................................................................
Activity Checklist ** ............................................................................
11
11
11
33
11
11
33
11
66
66
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1.5
2
1
2
.5
1.2
1.2
.75
1.5
.5
17
22
11
66
6
13
40
8
99
99
Total Annual* ..............................................................................
264
............................
............................
380
* Sums and averages are rounded up to nearest integer.
** These respondents are selected from the same staff as the interviews above (project coordinator, team lead, clinician, case manager).
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Send comments to Summer King,
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 71–1045, One Choke Cherry
Road, Rockville, MD 20857. Written
comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Dated: February 28, 2005.
Anna Marsh,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Emergency
Preparedness and Response Directorate,
U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on a proposed continuing
collection of information. In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), this
notice seeks comments concerning
information collections required for Fire
Management Assistance Grant Program
(FMAGP) eligibility determinations,
grants management, and compliance
with other Federal laws and regulations,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FMAGP
was established under Section 420 of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act, 42,
U.S.C. 5187, as amended by section 303
of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000,
and implemented under 44 CFR Part
204. The program authorizes the
President to provide assistance to any
State or local government for the
mitigation, management, and control of
any fire on public or private forestland
or grassland that threatens such
destruction, as would constitute a major
disaster. The information collection is
necessary to facilitate the provision of
assistance under the FMAGP, and is
used by both State and FEMA Regional
staff to facilitate the declaration request
and grant administration of the program,
as well as end of year internal reporting
of overall declaration requests and
estimated grant outlays.
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Collection of Information
Title: Fire Management Assistance
Grant Program.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0058.
Form Numbers: FEMA Form 90–58,
Request for Fire Management Assistance
Declaration, FEMA Form 90–133,
Request for Fire Management Assistance
Subgrant, and FEMA Form 90–32,
Principal Advisor’s Report.
Abstract: The collection of
information is used by both State and
FEMA Regional staff to facilitate the
declaration request and grant
administration processes of FMAGP, as
well as end of year internal reporting of
overall declaration requests and
estimated grant outlays. The following
information collections are used:
FEMA-State Agreement and
Amendment. Federal assistance under
Section 420 of the Stafford Act must be
provided in accordance with the FEMAState Agreement for FMAGP. The State
Governor and the Regional Director
must sign the Agreement, which
contains the necessary terms and
conditions consistent with the
provisions of applicable laws, executive
orders, and regulations, and specifies
the type and extent of Federal assistance
to be provided. The Agreement is an
annual agreement applicable only for
the calendar year in which it is signed.
Amendments to the FEMA-State
Agreement may be executed throughout
the calendar year as necessary. One
amendment, Exhibit E, must be
completed upon each approval of a fire
management assistance declaration.
Exhibit E confirms the name, incident
period, location, and official designation
number of the fire. Other amendments
modifying the standing agreement may
be added throughout the year to reflect
changes in the program or signatory
parties.
FEMA Form 90–133, Request for Fire
Management Assistance Subgrant, is
used by State, local and tribal
governments to state their interest in
applying for sub-grants under a
approved fire management assistance
grant. The form provides essential
subgrantee contact information.
FEMA Form 90–58, Request for Fire
Management Assistance Declaration, is
used by the State to provide information
in support of its request for a fire
management assistance declaration.
This form must be completed by the
Governor or Governor’s Authorized
Representative (GAR) and forwarded to
FEMA’s Regional Director for review
and transmittal to FEMA’s National
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Office in Washington DC. Additional
supporting information may be
furnished by the State or requested by
FEMA after the initial request has been
received.
FEMA Form 90–32, Principal
Advisor’s Report, form is used to
provide FEMA with technical
assessment of a fire or fire complex for
which the State is requesting a fire
management assistance declaration.
FEMA will review all information
submitted in the State’s request along
with the Principal Advisor’s assessment
and Regional summary and will render
a determination.
A State Administrative Plan for
FMAGP must be developed by the State
for the administration of fire
management assistance grants. The plan
must describe the procedures for the
administration of FMAGP, designate the
State agency to serve as Grantee, and
ensure State compliance with the
provisions of law and regulation
applicable to fire management
assistance grants. The plan must also
identify staffing functions, the sources
of staff to fill these functions, and the
management and oversight
responsibilities of each. The plan
should describe the procedures to notify
potential applicants of the availability of
the program, assist FEMA in
determining applicant eligibility, review
PWs, process payment of subgrants, and
audit and reconcile subgrants. The plan
should also outline the processes to be
used to facilitate close-out of the fire
management assistance grant in
accordance with 44 CFR, Part 13,
Subpart D. The Regional Director must
ensure that the State has an up-to-date
Administrative Plan or approve a new
plan prior to approval of the SF 424.
The State may request the Regional
Director to provide technical assistance
in the preparation of the State
Administrative Plan.
Training sessions are provided
primarily for Regional staff and State
officials who administer FMAGP for the
purpose of instructing and updating
attendees on the laws, regulations,
policies, and process that govern the
program, as well as to discuss any
program issues.
Appeals. When a State’s request for a
fire management assistance declaration
is denied, the Governor of a State or
GAR may appeal the decision in writing
pursuant to 44 CFR 204.26. The State
may submit this one-time request for
reconsideration in writing, with
additional information, to the Director,
Recovery Division. The appeal must be
submitted within 30 days of the date of
the letter denying the State’s/Indian
tribal government’s request. A time
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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 (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: Cross-Site Process Evaluation of the Collaborative
Initiative To Help End Chronic Homelessness--New
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's
(SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) and Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) will fund an evaluation of the
Collaborative Initiative to End Chronic Homelessness (CHI). The CHI is
assisting unaccompanied homeless individuals with a disabling condition
who have been continuously homeless for one year or had at least four
episodes of homelessness in the past three years to achieve permanent
housing and make use of supportive services. Within SAMHSA, CMHS will
be the lead Center.
This evaluation will monitor and describe the implementation and
progress of the 11 local projects of the Initiative. A cross-site
process evaluation is needed to assure a high level of accountability
and to describe and analyze the critical elements of the projects that
influence the clients, the services, and the system outcomes, using the
same research methods for all sites. SAMHSA will conduct an evaluation
by including a site-by-site description of critical project elements
including qualitative descriptive information on the: project context,
target population, engagement activities, housing, service delivery
model, staffing, service integration, systems integration, and
community planning.
Data collection will be conducted over a 36-month period. At each
project site a series of measures will be used to assess: (1) How
chronically homeless clients are assisted in obtaining permanent
housing and supportive services, (2) how clients are maintained in
permanent housing and supportive services, (3) how the project affects
client quality of life, (4) how the project expands or enhances the
existing service system in the short-term and long-term, (5) how the
project extends its reach to beyond the original number of clients and
project funding, (6) how the project develops structures to sustain
itself after grant funding ends, and (7) how the project influences
local policy related to homelessness.
Data collection instruments are semi-structured and will be
administered by trained evaluation staff. Annual interviews will be
conducted with key informants associated with the projects through
annual visits to project sites and telephone interviews. Focus groups
with project consumers will be conducted during annual visits. One-page
activity checklists will be required every other month from a random
sample of project staff (staff may be randomly selected more than once
each year). Project documentation from project advisory and managerial
groups (e.g., meeting minutes) will be reviewed for evidence of service
system and policy change.
The estimated annual response burden to collect this information is
as follows:
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Number of Responses/ Burden/ Annual burden
Instrument respondents respondent response (hrs) (hrs)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Project Coordinator Interview............ 11 1 1.5 17
Team Lead Interview...................... 11 1 2 22
Clinician Interview...................... 11 1 1 11
Case Manager Interview................... 33 1 2 66
Property Manager Interview............... 11 1 .5 6
Advisory Board Member Interview.......... 11 1 1.2 13
Partner Agency/subcontractor Interview... 33 1 1.2 40
Outside Stakeholder Interview............ 11 1 .75 8
Consumer Focus Group..................... 66 1 1.5 99
Activity Checklist **.................... 66 3 .5 99
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Total Annual*........................ 264 ................ ................ 380
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* Sums and averages are rounded up to nearest integer.
** These respondents are selected from the same staff as the interviews above (project coordinator, team lead,
clinician, case manager).
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Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 71-1045, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857. Written
comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: February 28, 2005.
Anna Marsh,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 05-4242 Filed 3-3-05; 8:45 am]
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