[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 30244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14660]


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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 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data 
collection projects, 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 data collection plans and instruments, contact the SAMHSA 
Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-7978.
    Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed collection of 
information is 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; <SUP>/</SUP> 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

    1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse --(0930-0110)-- 
Revision--The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) is a 
survey of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United 
States, age 12 and over. The data are used to determine the prevalence 
of use of cigarettes, alcohol, illicit substances, and illicit use of 
prescription drugs. The results are used by SAMHSA, ONDCP, Federal 
government agencies, and other organizations and researchers to 
establish policy, direct program activities, and better allocate 
resources. For 1999, both the core and modular components of the NHSDA 
questionnaire will remain essentially unchanged. However, the sample 
size will be expanded to permit prevalence estimates for each of the 
fifty states. The total annual burden estimate is 94,918 hours as shown 
below:

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                                                                      No. of      Average burden                
                                                      No. of       responses per     hours per     Total burden 
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours    
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Household Screener..............................         254,563               1            0.05          12,728
NHSDA Questionnaire.............................          67,500               1            1.20          81,000
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          93,728
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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: May 27, 1998.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 98-14660 Filed 6-2-98; 8:45 am]
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