[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 136 (Monday, July 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37048-37049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17660]


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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

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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: The National Historically Black College and 
University Substance Use Survey Project--New--The National Historically 
Black College and University (HBCU) Substance Abuse Consortium, 
sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), was 
organized in an effort to increase awareness of substance abuse related 
problems on our nation's HBCU campuses. To this end, CSAT and the 
Consortium's major objectives include: (a) Assess the prevalence of 
alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use at participating institutions and 
identify strategies for combating the problem; (b) enhance substance 
abuse curriculum development that will lead to degrees in substance 
abuse treatment and prevention; (c) provide resources for the 
development of substance abuse education awareness programs on 
campuses, and (d) provide resources for the necessary counseling and 
referral for students with substance abuse problems.
    This survey will be used to assess the extent of substance 
knowledge, attitudes and behaviors in first semester freshmen at HBCUs 
across the country. The survey is an anonymous, self-report 65-item 
questionnaire. The objectives of this project are to assess the 
attitudes, knowledge and behaviors of entering freshmen students in a 
select sample of 40 HBCU's and to determine the extent of problem 
behavior as it relates to substance abuse on these campuses. This data 
will give valuable information that will enable CSAT and Consortium 
schools to meet the above objectives. A follow-up survey activity is 
planned during the students' junior year which will allow for an 
examination of the changes in attitudes, behaviors and knowledge as the 
students matriculate on the campuses. The National HBCU Substance Use 
Survey project will be able to fill gaps in the literature and 
contribute incremental knowledge about an important, but understudied 
population.
    The burden estimates are summarized below and include time for 
distributing the survey questionnaire, giving instructions and 
collecting the completed questionnaires. This burden will be 
experienced over a three-year period.

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                                                                              Average burden
               Survey                     Number of        Responses per       per response       Total burden
                                         respondents         respondent           (Hr.)
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35,000..............................           Freshmen                  1                  1             35,000
35,000..............................            Juniors                  1                  1             29,750
    29,750..........................              Total                                                   64,759
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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.

    Dated: July 9, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 01-17660 Filed 7-13-01; 8:45 am]
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