[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 148 (Thursday, August 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42420-42421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3769]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    Periodically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) will publish a summary of information 
collection requests under OMB review, in compliance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 
documents, call the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276-1243.

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Proposed Project: Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient 
Records--(OMB No. 0930-0092)--Revision

    Statute (42 U.S.C. 290dd-2) and regulations (42 CFR Part 2) require 
federally conducted, regualted, or directly or indirectly assisted 
alcohol and drug abuse programs to keep alcohol and drug abuse patient 
records confidential. Information requirements are (1) written 
disclosure to patients about Federal laws and regulations that protect 
the confidentiality of each patient, and (2) documenting ``medical 
personnel'' status of recipients of a disclosure to meet a medical 
emergency. Annual burden estimates for these requirements are 
summarized in the table below:

                                           Annualized Burden Estimates
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                                  Annual  number
                                        of         Responses per       Total         Hours per      Total hour
                                    respondents     respondent       responses       response         burden
                                        \1\
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Disclosure:
    42 CFR 2.22.................          10,629             174   \2\ 1,849,548            .20          369,910
Recordkeeping:
    42 CFR 2.51.................          10,629               2          21,258            .167           3,550
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        Total...................          10,629  ..............       1,870,806  ..............         373,460
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\1\ The number of publicly funded alcohol and drug facilities from SAMHSA's 2005 National Survey of Substance
  Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS).
\2\ The number of treatment admissions from SAMHSA's 2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).

    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by September 4, 2007 to: SAMHSA 
Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503; due to potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing of mail 
sent through the U.S. Postal Service, respondents are encouraged to 
submit comments by fax to: 202-395-6974.

    Dated: July 30, 2007.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. 07-3769 Filed 8-1-07; 8:45 am]
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