[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 204 (Monday, October 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54668-54669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26921]


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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, 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: Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN)--Extension of a 
currently approved collection--The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) 
collects data on drug-related medical emergencies and deaths as 
reported from about 660 hospitals and medical examiners nationwide. 
Used by Federal, State and local agencies, this on-going data system 
supports efforts to identify

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drug abuse trends; assesses health hazards associated with substance 
abuse; and schedules substances under the Controlled Substances Act. 
The annual burden estimate is 27,747 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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Hospitals...................................................          512          367        0.135       24,909
Medical Examiners...........................................          149          121        0.157        2,838
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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.

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; 
Comment Request

    Periodically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) will publish a list of information collection 
requests under OMB review, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these documents, call 
the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-0525.
    Proposed Project: 1997 Client/Patient Sample Survey of Mental 
Health Programs--Reinstatement with change--This survey will update the 
previous client/patient sample survey conducted in 1986. National 
estimates will be generated on the number, utilization patterns, and 
characteristics of clients/patients treated in specialty mental health 
organizations. A sample of 2,500 organizations/programs will provide 
information on an average of 20 client/patient admissions and clients 
under care at those organizations. Where feasible, data will be 
collected electronically through State systems and sampled 
organizations may respond electronically. The annual burden estimate is 
shown below:

                                                                                                                
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                                                                            Number. of                  Total   
                                                               Number. of   responses   Avg. burden/    annual  
                                                              respondents      per        response      burden  
                                                                            respondent    (hours)      (hours)  
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Mental Health Organizations.................................        2,500            1         5.25       13,125
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Virginia Huth, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10236, Washington, D.C. 
20503.

    Dated: October 15, 1996.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 96-26921 Filed 10-18-96; 8:45 am]
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