[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 58 (Monday, March 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16481-16482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7348]


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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: 2002 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse--
(OMB Number 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 the 2002 NHSDA, the modular components of the NHSDA 
questionnaire will remain essentially unchanged except for minor 
modifications to wording. As with all NHSDA surveys conducted since 
1999, the sample size of the survey for 2002 will be sufficient to 
permit prevalence estimates for each of the fifty states and the 
District of Columbia. The total annual burden estimate is 85,400 hours 
as shown below:

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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of      Responses/        burden       Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
                                                                                      (hrs.)
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Household Screening.............................         202,500               1           0.083          16,808
NHSDA Interview.................................          67,500               1           1.000          67,500
Screening Verification..........................           6,176               1           0.067             414
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Interview Verification..........................          10,125               1           0.067             678
    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          85,400
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    Please send comments to Nancy Pearce, SAMHSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 16-105, Rockville, 
Maryland 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of 
this notice.

    Dated: March 19, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 01-7348 Filed 3-23-01; 8:45 am]
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