[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19738-19739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10466]


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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) 443-8005.

Proposed Project

    State Prevention Needs Assessments: Alcohol and Other Drugs--New--
SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) has awarded 
contracts to several States (Cohort III) to collect data to assess the 
nature and extent of substance abuse prevention services needs. In 
addition, the data collection from these States will be used to pilot 
test several instruments and methodologies to determine standard 
measures and methodologies to be used by the next cohort of States 
(Cohort IV) funded to conduct needs assessment studies.
    Data will be collected in school surveys, community-based 
prevention resource assessments (CRA), and special population studies. 
The information collected in this project will be combined with 
existing sources and may use multiple approaches to assess risk and 
protective factors for substance use, prevention service needs, and 
substance abuse prevalence. These needs assessment studies will permit 
cross-State comparisons of predictor variables to assist Federal 
program planning, allocating resources, and responding to the 
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA).
    The estimated annualized burden for the five-year project is shown 
below.

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                                                                 Five year project                              
                                                 ------------------------------------------------      Total    
                                                                      No. of      Average burden    annualized  
                                                     Number of     responses per   per response    burden hours 
                                                    respondents     respondent        (hours)                   
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COHORT III:                                                                                                     
    Students....................................          45,600               1            0.75           6,840
    Young Adults................................          29,350               1            0.50           2,935
    Community/Program Providers.................           1,253               1            1.00             251
COHORT IV:                                                                                                      
    Students....................................          90,000               1            0.75          13,500
    Special Populations.........................           9,000               1            0.50             900
    Community/Program Providers.................           3,000               1            1.00             600
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Daniel J. Chenok, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10236, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: April 7, 1998.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-10466 Filed 4-20-98; 8:45 am]
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