[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60758-60759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24505]


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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 (SAMHSA) 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 (240) 276-1243.
    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: 2011 Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) Supplement 
Survey--NEW

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 
(SAMHSA) Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) 
(formerly the Office of Applied Studies--OAS), in conjunction with the 
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), will conduct a facility-
level census survey of opioid treatment programs (OTPs). Approximately 
1,200 substance abuse treatment facilities identified by SAMHSA as 
being certified OTPs will make up the survey universe. In order to 
realize efficiencies in cost and data analysis, the survey will be 
conducted in conjunction with the 2011 National Survey of Substance 
Abuse Treatment Facilities (N-SSATS,

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OMB No. 0930-0106). However, a separate OMB approval will be requested 
for the OTP survey.
    The OTP survey will use the same point prevalence date as the N-
SSATS and will offer the same response options (paper questionnaire, 
online via the Internet, or by telephone with an interviewer). The 
information collected will include detailed information on OTP client 
characteristics and OTP facility operations, information that is not 
currently obtained by the N-SSATS or other federally-sponsored surveys.
    The findings will supplement information collected by the annual N-
SSATS and will be published by SAMHSA in a separate report on Opioid 
Treatment Programs. Survey data will also be used to update SAMHSA's 
``Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction State Profiles.'' 
These publications will be used by the Federal government, State and 
local governments, the U.S. Congress, researchers, and other health 
care professionals. The following Table summarizes the estimated 
response burden for the survey.

                             Estimated Total Response Burden for the 2011 OTP Survey
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                                              Number of       Responses per     Average hours      Total hour
                                             respondents       respondent       per response         burden
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Certified OTP Facilities--2011 Survey...            1,200                 1               .83               996
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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 8-1099, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 AND e-mail a 
copy to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c0f091111190e521715121b3c0f1d11140f1d5214140f521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f685839b9b9384d89d9f9891b685979b9e8597d89e9e85d8919980">[email protected]</span></a>. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: September 23, 2010.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Management, Technology, and Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-24505 Filed 9-30-10; 8:45 am]
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