[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9202-9203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4994]


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


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.
    Alcohol and Drug Services Study (ADSS) Phase II/III--New--Phases II 
and III of the ADSS will continue the collection of linked information 
on substance abuse treatment begun in the Phase I facility level 
survey. Phase II involves on-site interviews with administrators at 270 
treatment facilities and a a record abstraction of client-level data on 
8,800 treatment clients. Phase III consists of client followup 
interviews to determine post-discharge substance abuse, criminal 
activity, employment, and other social functioning. ADSS will provide 
researchers, policy makers, and providers with detailed national data 
on the current substance abuse treatment delivery system and clients in 
the system. The annualized burden is shown below.

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                                                    No. of                                                                                              
                                       No. of     responses/       Avg. burden/response             Total study burden             Annualized burden    
                                    respondents   respondent                                                                                            
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Treatment Facilities..............          270         1.33  1.755 hours...................  630 hours.....................  126 hours                 
Clients...........................        8,800         3.38  1.125 hours...................  29,700 hours..................  5,940 hours.              
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    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 650 hospitals and medical examiners nationwide. Used by Federal, 
State and local agencies, this on-going data system supports efforts to 
identify drug abuse trends; assesses health hazards associated with 
substance abuse; and schedules substances under the Controlled 
Substances Act. The annual burden estimate is 15,972 hours as shown 
below:

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                                                               No.of                                                                            Total   
                                                  No.of      responses                                                Gross        IR \1\      adjusted 
                                               respondents      per             Average burden per response           burden     reporting      burden  
                                                             respondent                                               hours        hours        hours   
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Hospitals....................................          500          368  0.133 hrs...............................       24,480       10,282       14,198
Medical Examiners............................          150          123  0.160 hrs...............................        2,957        1,183        1,774
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\1\ There is no burden associated with reporting by Independent Reporters (IRs), therefore these hours are not included in the Total Adjusted Burden    
  Hours.                                                                                                                                                

    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collections 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.


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    Dated: February 21, 1997.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 97-4994 Filed 2-27-97; 8:45 am]
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