[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4547-4548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2318]


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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 at (301) 443-8005.
    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

    Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Program and 
Associated Forms--Extension of OMB approval will be requested for the 
Federal Custody and Control Form for Federal agency and federally 
regulated drug testing programs which must comply with the HHS 
Mandatory Guidelines, for the application and inspection forms for the 
National Laboratory Certification Program (NLCP), and for the reporting 
and recordkeeping language in the Guidelines. The Federal Custody and 
Control Form is used by all Federal agencies and employers regulated by 
the

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Department of Transportation to document the collection and chain of 
custody of urine specimens at the collection site, for laboratories to 
report results, and for Medical Review Officers to make a 
determination. No changes are proposed to this form. Prior to an 
inspection, a laboratory is required to submit specific information 
regarding its laboratory procedures to allow inspectors to become 
familiar with a laboratory's procedures before arriving at the 
laboratory. The annual total burden estimates for the custody and 
control form, the NLCP application, the NLCP inspection checklist, and 
NLCP recordkeeping requirements is 1,517,935 hours, as shown below:

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                                                                                     Number of     Total annual 
                                                        Time per response            responses    burden (hours)
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Custody and Control Form:                                                                                       
    Donor.....................................  5 minutes.......................       6,000,000         500,000
    Collector.................................  4 minutes.......................       6,000,000         400,000
    Laboratory................................  3 minutes.......................       6,000,000         300,000
    Medical Review Officer....................  3 minutes.......................       6,000,000         300,000
Application...................................  3 hours.........................               5              15
Inspection Checklist..........................  3 hours.........................             140             420
Recordkeeping.................................  250 hours.......................              70          17,500
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      Total...................................  ................................  ..............       1,517,935
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    Send comments to Beatrice Rouse, 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 24, 1997.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 97-2318 Filed 1-29-97; 8:45 am]
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