[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 181 (Monday, September 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56318-56319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23864]


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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

    State Prevention Needs Assessments: Alcohol and Other Drugs--(OMB 
No. 0930-0185, Extension)--SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse 
Prevention (CSAP) has awarded contracts to eight States in cohorts III 
and IV of the State Prevention Needs Assessment Program to collect data 
to assess the nature and extent of substance abuse prevention services 
needs. The family of prevention needs assessment studies applies a core 
set of measures, instruments, and methodologies developed and 
standardized under prior State needs assessment state contracts. These 
needs assessment studies will permit cross-State comparison of risk and 
protection variables to assist State services planning and allocation 
of State Block Grant funds, and will assist Federal response to the 
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA).
    CSAP will seek an 8-month extension of OMB approval for the 
Virginia student survey to allow the second administration of the 
student survey and for completion of the Hawaii Community Resource 
Assessment survey. The annual response burden for this extension is as 
follows:

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                                                                             Average      Average
                                                               Number of    number of      burden       Total
                         Respondent                           respondents   responses/    response      burden
                                                                            respondent    (hours)       hours
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Currently approved:
    Student Survey..........................................       27,120            1          .75       20,340
    Young Adult Surveys.....................................        5,870            1          .50        2,935
    Community Resource Assessment Studies...................          851            1           10          851
    Special Population Studies..............................        1,800            1          .50          900
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        Current Total.......................................       35,641  ...........  ...........       25,026
Virginia Student Survey Continuation........................        3,400            1          .75        2,550
Hawaii Community Resource Assessment........................          190            1         1.00          190
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    New Total...............................................        3,590  ...........  ...........        2,740
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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.

    September 12, 2000.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 00-23864 Filed 9-15-00; 8:45 am]
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