Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 19380 [2011-8293]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 67 (Thursday, April 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 19380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8293]


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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: 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health--(OMB No. 
0930-0110)--Revision

    The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is a survey of 
the civilian, non-institutionalized population of the United States 12 
years old and older. The data are used to determine the prevalence of 
use of tobacco products, 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.
    The 2012 and 2013 NSDUHs will continue conducting a follow-up 
clinical interview with a subsample of approximately 1,500 respondents. 
The design of this Mental Health Surveillance Study (MHSS) is based on 
the recommendations from a panel of expert consultants convened by the 
Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), SAMHSA, to discuss mental 
health surveillance data collection strategies. The goal is to create a 
statistically sound measure that may be used to estimate the prevalence 
of Serious Mental Illness (SMI) among adults (age 18+).
    For the 2012 and 2013 NSDUHs, no questionnaire changes are 
proposed.
    As with all NSDUH/NHSDA surveys conducted since 1999, the sample 
size of the survey for 2012 and 2013 will be sufficient to permit 
prevalence estimates for each of the fifty states and the District of 
Columbia. The total annual burden estimate is shown below:

                                                       Estimated Annual Burden for 2012/2013 NSDUH
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                                                              No. of       Responses per     Hours per     Total  burden    Hourly wage     Annualized
                       Instrument                           respondents     respondent       response          hours           rate        hourly costs
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Household Screening.....................................         191,100               1           0.083          15,861          $14.71        $233,315
Interview...............................................          67,500               1           1.000          67,500           14.71         992,925
Clinical Follow-up Certification........................              90               1           1.000              90           14.71           1,324
Clinical Follow-up Interview............................           1,500               1           1.000           1,500           14.71          22,065
Screening Verification..................................           5,400               1           0.067             362           14.71           5,325
Interview Verification..................................          10,125               1           0.067             678           14.71           9,973
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    Total...............................................         191,190  ..............  ..............          85,991  ..............       1,264,927
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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 summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: March 30, 2011.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Management, Technology and Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-8293 Filed 4-6-11; 8:45 am]
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