[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 130 (Thursday, July 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 36890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17275]



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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 concerning opportunity for public comment on proposed 
collections of information, 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 information collection plans, call the SAMHSA 
Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-7978.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collections of 
information are 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, (OMB number 0930-
0078, extension)--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 drug abuse trends, assess health hazards associated with 
substance abuse, and schedule substances under the Controlled 
Substances Act. The annual burden estimate is 15,284 hours as shown 
below:

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                                                                             Number of                                        IR \1\           Total
                                                             Number of      responses/      Hours  per     Gross  burden     reporting       adjusted
                                                            respondents     respondent       response          hours           hours       burden (hrs)
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                                                                        HOSPITALS
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ED Forms................................................             520             334            0.15          26,052          12,876          13,176
ED Logs.................................................             520              48            0.02             499             247             252
      Hospital Total....................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          26,551          13,123          13,428
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                                                                   MEDICAL EXAMINERS
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ME Forms................................................             140             107            0.25           3,745           1,953           1,792
ME Logs.................................................             140              48            0.02             134              70              64
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ME Total................................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           3,879           2,023           1,856
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DAWN Total..............................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          30,430          15,146         15,284
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\1\ There is no burden associated with reporting by Independent Reporters (IRs), so these hours are not included in Total Adjusted Burden.

    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: July 1, 1999.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 99-17275 Filed 7-7-99; 8:45 am]
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