[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 176 (Thursday, September 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53614-53615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23159]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    Periodically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) will publish a summary of information 
collection requests under OMB review, in compliance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 
documents, call the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-7978.
    The Annual Census of Patient Characteristics in State and County 
Mental Hospital Inpatient Services (0930-0093, Extension)--The Census, 
which is conducted by SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services 
(CMHS), is a complete enumeration of all State and county mental 
hospitals and collects aggregate information by age, gender, race/
ethnicity and diagnosis for each State on the number of additions 
during the year and resident patients who are physically present for 24 
hours per day in the inpatient service at the end of the reporting 
year. First conducted in 1840, the Census has provided information 
throughout the years that is not available from any other sources. The 
Census is the primary means within CMHS for assessing de-
institutionalization practices of State and county mental hospitals. 
The annual burden estimate is shown in the table below.

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                                                    Responses/    Average burden/ Total response   Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondent       response         burden           hours
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Computer Printout...............................              50               1         .67 hr.         34 hrs.
Manual retrieval and completion.................               2               1           2 hrs          4 hrs.
    Total.......................................              52  ..............  ..............          38 hrs
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Lauren Wittenberg, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503; due to potential delays in OMB's receipt and 
processing of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, respondents 
are encouraged to submit comments by fax to: 202-395-6974.

    Dated: September 5, 2003.
Anna Marsh,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 03-23159 Filed 9-10-03; 8:45 am]
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