[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 80 (Friday, April 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 20395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10225]


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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: 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health--(OMB 
No. 0930-0110, Revision)--The National Survey on Drug Use and Health 
(NSDUH), formerly 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.
    As with all NSDUH/NHSDA surveys conducted since 1999, the sample 
size of the survey for 2004 will be sufficient to permit prevalence 
estimates for each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia. No 
questionnaire changes are planned for the 2004 NSDUH. The total annual 
burden estimate is shown below:

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                                                                                  Average burden
                                                     No. of       Responses per    per response    Total burden
                                                    responses       respondent         (hr.)           (hrs)
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Household Screening............................         182,250               1            0.083          15,127
Interview......................................          67,500               1            1.0            67,500
Screening Verification.........................           5,559               1            0.067             372
Interview Verification.........................          10,125               1            0.067             678
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    Total......................................         182,259  ...............  ..............          83,677
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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: April 21, 2003.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 03-10225 Filed 4-24-03; 8:45 am]
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