[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4786-4787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2154]


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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

    Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs 
(0930-0158, revision)--SAMHSA will request renewal of OMB approval for 
the Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form for Federal agency 
and federally regulated drug testing programs which must comply with 
the HHS Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing 
Programs (59 FR 29908) dated June 9, 1994, and for the information 
provided by laboratories for the National Laboratory Certification 
Program (NLCP).
    The Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form is used by all 
Federal agencies and employers regulated by the Department of 
Transportation to document the collection and chain of custody of urine 
specimens at the collection site, for laboratories to report results, 
and for Medical Review Officers to make a determination. The Federal 
Drug Testing Custody and Control Form approved by OMB three years ago 
will be submitted for OMB approval without any revision.
    Prior to an inspection, a laboratory is required to submit specific 
information regarding its laboratory procedures. A major change in the 
submitted information requires a laboratory to provide specific 
information on its specimen validity testing procedures. Since all 
certified laboratories are expected to have the capability to conduct 
specimen validity tests on regulated specimens, collecting this 
information prior to an inspection allows the inspectors to thoroughly 
review and understand the laboratory's specimen validity testing 
procedures before arriving at the laboratory.
    The NLCP application form is being revised compared to the previous 
form. The major change in the NLCP application form includes, where 
appropriate in each section, a request for specific information on the 
applicant laboratory's ability to conduct specimen validity testing 
(i.e., determining if a specimen is adulterated or substituted). Since 
all certified laboratories are expected to have the capability to 
conduct specimen validity tests on regulated specimens, it is necessary 
to ensure that each applicant laboratory has the same capability before 
being certified.
    The annual total burden estimates for the Federal Drug Testing 
Custody and Control Form, the NLCP application, the NLCP inspection 
checklist, and NLCP recordkeeping requirements are shown in the 
following table.

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                                                                Total
                                     Burden/     Number of      annual
         Form/respondent             response    responses      burden
                                      (Hrs.)                    (Hrs.)
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Custody and Control Form:
    Donor........................          .08    7,096,000      567,680
    Collector....................          .07    7,096,000      496,720
    Laboratory...................          .05    7,096,000      354,800
    Medical Review Officer.......          .05    7,096,000      354,800
Laboratory Application...........         3.00            3            9
Laboratory Inspection Checklist..         3.00          110          330

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Laboratory Recordkeeping.........       250.00           55       13,750
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        Total....................  ...........  ...........    1,788,089
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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: January 23, 2003.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 03-2154 Filed 1-29-03; 8:45 am]
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