[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45786-45787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18703]


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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

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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.
    Annual Census of Patient Characteristics in State and County Mental 
Hospital Inpatient Services (0930-0093, Revision)--The Annual Census, 
which is conducted by SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services 
(CMHS), is a complete enumeration of all State and county mental 
hospitals and collects aggregate information by age, gender, and 
diagnosis for each State on the number of additions during the year and 
resident patients who are physically present for 24 hours per day in 
the inpatient service at the end of the reporting year. First conducted 
in 1840, the Census has provided information throughout the years that 
is not available from any other sources.
    The Census is the primary means within CMHS for assessing de-
institutionalization practices of State and county mental hospitals. 
Effective with the 2000 Census, two tables are being added to obtain 
patient race/ethnicity by diagnostic grouping for additions and 
resident patients. The annual burden estimate is shown in the table 
below.

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                                                                                      Burden/
                                                     Number of      Responses/       response      Annual burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        (hours)         (hours)
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State Statisticians and Superintendents of State              52               1               2             104
 Mental Hospitals...............................
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
SAMHSA Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: July 19, 2000.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 00-18703 Filed 7-24-00; 8:45 am]
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