The Comprehensive Community Mental
Health Services Program for Children with Serious Emotional
Disturbances supports development of more accessible and
appropriate services for children and adolescents with serious
emotional, behavioral, or mental disorders in 22 sites. This 5-year
evaluation is being conducted in those 22 sites and in three
comparison sites to collect outcome data from children and families
and process data from service providers. This extension will allow
completion of the currently approved data collection.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.