Policy Directorate; Homeland Security Advisory Council, 33477-33478 [06-5253]

Download as PDF 33477 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 111 / Friday, June 9, 2006 / Notices 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. children with serious emotional disorders. The purpose of this proposed data activity is to promote the use of consistent measures among CMHS grantees and contractors funded through the Program of Regional and National Significance (PRNS) and Children’s Mental Health Initiative (CMHI) budget lines. The common National Outcome Measures recommended by CMHS are a result of extensive examination and recommendations, using consistent criteria, by panels of staff, experts, and grantees. Wherever feasible, the proposed measures are consistent with or build upon previous data development efforts within CMHS. This activity will be organized to reflect and support the domains specified for SAMHSA’s NOMs. The use of consistent measurement for specified Proposed Project: National Outcome Measures (NOMs) for Consumers Receiving Mental Health Services— New The mission of SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is to treat mental illnesses by promoting mental health and by preventing the development or worsening of mental illness when possible. Congress created CMHS to bring new hope to adults who have serious mental illnesses and to outcomes across CMHS-funded projects will improve the ability of SAMHSA and CMHS to respond to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and the Office of Management and Budget Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) evaluations. A separate data collection form will be used for adults and children but will be parallel in design. NOMs data will be collected at baseline with a periodic reassessment being conducted every six months as long as the client remains in treatment. The proposed data collection will cover eight of the ten domains in NOMs. The Cost-Effectiveness and Evidence-Based Practices domains are under development. Completion of these domains will require input from other sources and is anticipated for Summer 2007. Adult Child Domain Number of items Source Access/Capacity .......... Functioning .................. Stability in Housing ...... Education and Employment. Crime and Criminal Justice. Perception of Care ...... Social Connectedness Retention1 .................... Total Number ....... Number of items Source SAMHSA Standardized Question .................... Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program (MHSIP). SAMHSA Standardized Question .................... SAMHSA Standardized Question .................... 4 8 SAMHSA Standardized Question 4 ................ Youth Services Survey for Families (YSS–F) 4 6 1 3 SAMHSA Standardized Question 2 ................ SAMHSA Standardized Question 2 ................ 2 2 SAMHSA Standardized Question .................... 1 SAMHSA Standardized Question 1 ................ 1 MHSIP ............................................................. MHSIP ............................................................. SAMSHA Standardized Question .................... 14 4 1 YSS–F ............................................................. YSS–F ............................................................. SAMSHA Standardized Question .................... 13 4 1 .......................................................................... 36 .......................................................................... 33 In addition to questions asked of clients related to the NOMs domains, programs will be required to abstract information from client records on the services received. Number of respondents Type of response Following is the estimated annual response burden for this effort. Data collection per respondents Hours per data collection Total hour burden Client Baseline Assessment .......................................................................... Periodic Client Reassessment ....................................................................... Chart Abstraction ........................................................................................... 23,575 8,225 23,575 1 1 1 0.333 0.333 0.1 7,858 2,742 2,358 Total ........................................................................................................ 23,575 ........................ .......................... 12,958 jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 7–1045, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20850. Written comments should be received by August 8, 2006. Dated: June 1, 2006. Anna Marsh, Director, Office of Program Services. [FR Doc. E6–8990 Filed 6–8–06; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BILLING CODE 4162–20–P Policy Directorate; Homeland Security Advisory Council [Docket No. DHS–2006–0023] Policy Directorate, Department of Homeland Security. AGENCY: 1 Retention is measured at the first interview for a continuing consumer (baseline), follow-up interview, and discharge interview. The survey was VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:01 Jun 08, 2006 Jkt 208001 modified to include an item in Section K (Services Received) where the provider will indicate whether the consumer received Inpatient Psychiatric Care PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 within the past 6 months; specifically, item 3 under Treatment Services. E:\FR\FM\09JNN1.SGM 09JNN1 33478 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 111 / Friday, June 9, 2006 / Notices Notice of Partially Closed Federal Advisory Committee Meeting. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES ACTION: SUMMARY: The Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) will hold a meeting for purposes of receiving new taskings and briefings and holding member deliberations. This meeting will be partially closed. DATES: Monday, June 26, 2006. ADDRESSES: The open portions of the meeting for the purpose of receiving future taskings and discussion listed above will be held at the St. Regis Hotel, at 923 16th and K Streets, NW., Washington, DC, in the Potomac Room, lower lobby level from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The closed portions of the meeting will be held in the Mt. Vernon Room, lower lobby level, and the United States Secret Service Headquarters from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m, and then again from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. If you desire to submit written comments, they must be submitted by June 19, 2006. Comments must be identified by DHS–2006–0023 and may be submitted by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: HSAC@dhs.gov. Include docket number in the subject line of the message. • Fax: (202) 772–9718. • Mail: Kezia Williams, Homeland Security Advisory Council, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528. Instructions: All submissions received must include the words ‘‘Department of Homeland Security’’ and DHS–2006– 0023, the docket number for this action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received by the DHS Homeland Security Advisory Council, go to https://www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kezia Williams, Homeland Security Advisory Council, Washington, DC 20528, (202) 205–1433, HSAC@dhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the upcoming meeting, the HSAC will focus on the future of terrorism; threat assessment for the next five years, and creating a common culture within the Department of Homeland Security. The HSAC will also hold deliberations and discussions among HSAC members, including discussions regarding administrative matters. The closed portion of the meeting will include discussions on building a VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:01 Jun 08, 2006 Jkt 208001 common culture at the Department as well as on the future of terrorism and how the department should respond and prepare the public. In those discussions various speakers from the Department and outside will discuss the current trends in terrorism as well as how various companies and organizations have created a common culture. Therefore certain trade secrets are likely to be discussed as well as how the Federal government investigates and tracks the patterns of terrorism. Public Attendance: A limited number of members of the public may register to attend the public session on a firstcome, first-served basis per the procedures that follow. Security requires that any member of the public who wishes to attend the public session provide his or her name and date of birth no later than 5 p.m. E.S.T., Monday, June 19, 2006, to Kezia Williams or an Executive Staff Member of the HSAC via e-mail at HSAC@dhs.gov or via phone at (202) 205–1433. Photo identification will be required for entry into the public session, and everyone in attendance must be present and seated by 10:50 a.m. Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact Kezia Williams as soon as possible. Basis for Closure: In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.), I have determined that portions of this HSAC meeting will be closed. At the closed portions of the meeting the committee will be addressing specific security and infrastructure vulnerabilities, and these discussions are likely to include: trade secrets and commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential; investigative techniques and procedures; and matters that for which disclosure would likely frustrate significantly the implementation of proposed agency actions. Accordingly, I have determined that these portions of the meeting must be closed as consistent with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), (7)(E), and (9)(B). Dated: June 5, 2006. Michael Chertoff, Secretary. [FR Doc. 06–5253 Filed 6–6–06; 2:14 pm] BILLING CODE 4410–10–P PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Transportation Security Administration Intent To Request Approval From OMB of One New Public Collection of Information: TSA Web Site Usability Development: Focus Groups and Online Survey Transportation Security Administration, DHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites public comment on a new information collection requirement abstracted below that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. DATES: Send your comments by August 8, 2006. ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to Katrina Wawer, Attorney-Advisor, Office of the Chief Counsel, TSA–2, Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202–4220. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Wawer at the above address, or by telephone (571) 227–1995; or Yolanda Clark, Director and Chief Spokesperson, or Philip Joncas, Office of Strategic Communications and Public Information, TSA–9, Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202–4220, or call (571) 227–2747. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments Invited In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. Therefore, in preparation for OMB review and approval of the following information collection, TSA is soliciting comments to— (1) Evaluate whether the proposed information requirement is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden; (3) Enhance the quality, effectiveness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including using appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological E:\FR\FM\09JNN1.SGM 09JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33477-33478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5253]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2006-0023]


Policy Directorate; Homeland Security Advisory Council

AGENCY: Policy Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

[[Page 33478]]


ACTION: Notice of Partially Closed Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) will hold a 
meeting for purposes of receiving new taskings and briefings and 
holding member deliberations. This meeting will be partially closed.

DATES: Monday, June 26, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The open portions of the meeting for the purpose of 
receiving future taskings and discussion listed above will be held at 
the St. Regis Hotel, at 923 16th and K Streets, NW., Washington, DC, in 
the Potomac Room, lower lobby level from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The closed 
portions of the meeting will be held in the Mt. Vernon Room, lower 
lobby level, and the United States Secret Service Headquarters from 
8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m, and then again from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
    If you desire to submit written comments, they must be submitted by 
June 19, 2006. Comments must be identified by DHS-2006-0023 and may be 
submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: HSAC@dhs.gov. Include docket number in the subject 
line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 772-9718.
     Mail: Kezia Williams, Homeland Security Advisory Council, 
Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and DHS-2006-0023, the docket 
number for this action. Comments received will be posted without 
alteration at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received by the DHS Homeland Security Advisory Council, go to 
https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kezia Williams, Homeland Security 
Advisory Council, Washington, DC 20528, (202) 205-1433, HSAC@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the upcoming meeting, the HSAC will focus 
on the future of terrorism; threat assessment for the next five years, 
and creating a common culture within the Department of Homeland 
Security. The HSAC will also hold deliberations and discussions among 
HSAC members, including discussions regarding administrative matters.
    The closed portion of the meeting will include discussions on 
building a common culture at the Department as well as on the future of 
terrorism and how the department should respond and prepare the public. 
In those discussions various speakers from the Department and outside 
will discuss the current trends in terrorism as well as how various 
companies and organizations have created a common culture. Therefore 
certain trade secrets are likely to be discussed as well as how the 
Federal government investigates and tracks the patterns of terrorism.
    Public Attendance: A limited number of members of the public may 
register to attend the public session on a first-come, first-served 
basis per the procedures that follow. Security requires that any member 
of the public who wishes to attend the public session provide his or 
her name and date of birth no later than 5 p.m. E.S.T., Monday, June 
19, 2006, to Kezia Williams or an Executive Staff Member of the HSAC 
via e-mail at HSAC@dhs.gov or via phone at (202) 205-1433. Photo 
identification will be required for entry into the public session, and 
everyone in attendance must be present and seated by 10:50 a.m.
    Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For 
information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Kezia Williams as soon as possible.
    Basis for Closure: In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1 
et seq.), I have determined that portions of this HSAC meeting will be 
closed. At the closed portions of the meeting the committee will be 
addressing specific security and infrastructure vulnerabilities, and 
these discussions are likely to include: trade secrets and commercial 
or financial information that is privileged or confidential; 
investigative techniques and procedures; and matters that for which 
disclosure would likely frustrate significantly the implementation of 
proposed agency actions. Accordingly, I have determined that these 
portions of the meeting must be closed as consistent with the 
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), (7)(E), and (9)(B).

    Dated: June 5, 2006.
Michael Chertoff,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 06-5253 Filed 6-6-06; 2:14 pm]
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