[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 179 (Thursday, September 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50298-50299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24144]


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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) 443-7978.
    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\
                                                             Number of      responses/       Hours per     Gross burden      reporting    Total 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
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    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.

    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Allison Eydt, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 
20503.

    Dated: September 9, 1999.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 99-24144 Filed 9-15-99; 8:45 am]
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