[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 2838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1516]



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


Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment

    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, call the SAMHSA Reports 
Clearance Officer on (301) 443-0525.
    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; (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: Alcohol and Drug Services Survey (ADSS) Phases II 
and III--New--ADSS Phase II will gather information from a sample of 
180 treatment facilities nationwide, including facility-level 
information on substance abuse treatment services and client record 
abstracts on a sample of 4,050 treatment clients. Phase III will 
collect follow up data from the Phase II client sample, including post-
treatment data on drug and alcohol use, criminal behavior, employment 
status, and subsequent treatment services. This ADSS client sample, 
along with the 1990 DSRS/SROS study cohort of approximately 3,000 
clients and an out-of-treatment comparison group of 600 drug users, 
will be followed over about three years. Automated collection 
techniques are not cost-effective for this study. ADSS is a three-phase 
study that will be conducted twice. The total annual burden estimate 
for Phases II and III of the first cycle of ADSS is 11,703 hours, as 
shown below:

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                                                                      No. of                                    
                                                      No. of        responses/      Av. burden/    Total burden 
                                                    respondents     respondent       response                   
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Treatment facility staff........................             180               2              .8             288
Clients.........................................           7,050               1             1.5          10,575
Out-of-treatment group..........................             600               2              .7             840
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    Send comments to Deborah Trunzo, 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: January 22, 1996.
Richard Kopanda,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 96-1516 Filed 1-26-96; 8:45 am]
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