[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 83 (Monday, April 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 18753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10501]



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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) 443-0525.
    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

    National Household Survey on Drug Abuse--Revision--The National 
Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) is a survey of the civilian, 
noninstitutionalized population of the Unitied States, age 12 and over. 
The data are used to determine the prevalence of use of cigarettes, 
alcohol, and 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 1997, the core NHSDA 
questionnaire will remain unchanged; however, several special topic 
modules are expected to change. The total annual burden estimate is 
30,220 hours as shown below:

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                                                                            Number of     Average               
                                                               Number of    responses    burden per     Total   
                                                              respondents      per        response      burden  
                                                                            respondent     (hrs.)       (hrs.)  
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Household screener..........................................       53,082            1         0.05        2,654
NHSDA questionnaire.........................................       23,320            1         1.18       27,566
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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: April 23, 1996.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 96-10501 Filed 4-26-96; 8:45 am]
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