[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 120 (Tuesday, June 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34191-34192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16616]


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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

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the data collection plans and instruments, contact the SAMHSA Reports 
Clearance Officer on (301)443-7978.
    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.
    This notice is a re-publication that reflects inclusion of a 
revised tobacco module that has been determined necessary since the 
initial publication of a 60-day public comment notice for the 1999 
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse on June 3 (63 FR 30244).

Proposed Project

    1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse--(0930-0110)--
Revision--The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) is a 
survey of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United 
States 12 years old and older. The data are used to determine the 
prevalence of use of tobacco products, alcohol, 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 1999, the tobacco component of the core 
questionnaire will be revised and expanded to permit a more 
comprehensive set of data on tobacco product use, including information 
on usual brand.
    The sample size of the survey will also be expanded to permit 
prevalence estimates for each of the fifty states and the District of 
Columbia. The total annual burden estimate is 97,200 hours as shown 
below:

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                                                                      No. of      Average burden                
                                                      No. of       responses per   per response    Total burden 
                                                    respondents     respondent        (hours)         (hours)   
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Household Screener..............................         263,991               1            0.05          13,200
NHSDA Questionnaire.............................          70,000               1            1.20          84,000
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Total...........................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          97,200
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    Send comments to Nancy Pearce, 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: June 15, 1998.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-16616 Filed 6-22-98; 8:45 am]
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