[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 6615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3064]


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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 (301) 443-7978.
    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

    Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs 
(0930-0158, revision)--SAMHSA will request OMB approval for the Federal 
Drug Testing Custody and Control Form for Federal agency and federally 
regulated drug testing programs which must comply with the HHS 
Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (59 FR 
29908) dated June 9, 1994, and for the information provided by 
laboratories for the National Laboratory Certification Program (NLCP). 
The Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form is used by all 
Federal agencies and employers regulated by the Department of 
Transportation to document the collection and chain of custody of urine 
specimens at the collection site, for laboratories to report results, 
and for Medical Review Officers to make a determination. The Federal 
Drug Testing Custody and Control Form is being revised. Major changes 
include eliminating the split specimen copy, simplifying the chain of 
custody requirements, revising the outcomes for the laboratory test 
results, revising the collection instructions, and ensuring that the 
form follows the sequence of events. Prior to an inspection, a 
laboratory is required to submit specific information regarding its 
laboratory procedures to allow inspectors to become familiar with a 
laboratory's procedures before arriving at the laboratory.
    The annual total burden estimates for the Federal Drug Testing 
Custody and Control Form, the NLCP application, the NLCP inspection 
checklist, and NLCP recordkeeping requirements is 1,790,664 Hours, as 
shown below:

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                                                                Total
                                     Burden/     Number of      annual
         Form/respondent             response    responses      burden
                                      (hrs.)                    (hrs.)
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Custody and Control Form:
    Donor........................         .083    7,093,000      588,719
    Collector....................         .067    7,093,000      475,231
    Laboratory...................         .050    7,093,000      354,650
    Medical Review Officer.......         .050    7,093,000      354,650
Laboratory Application...........        3.000            2            6
Laboratory Inspection Checklist..        3.000          136          408
Laboratory Recordkeeping.........      250.000           68       17,000
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    Total........................  ...........  ...........    1,790,664
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    Send comments to Nancy Pearce, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 16-105, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: February 3, 2000.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 00-3064 Filed 2-9-00; 8:45 am]
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