[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 73 (Monday, April 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 20153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7678]


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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 (240) 276-1243.
    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: 2006 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.
    For the 2006 NSDUH, additional questions are being planned 
regarding self-help drug treatment, use of additional hallucinogens, 
prescription drugs and over the counter medications, respondent's place 
of residence, and alcohol consumption practices. To maintain the 
respondent burden at 60 minutes per interview, a few questions will be 
deleted. The remaining modular components of the questionnaire will 
remain essentially unchanged except for minor modifications to wording.
    As with all NSDUH/NHSDA surveys conducted since 1999, the sample 
size of the survey for 2006 will be sufficient to permit prevalence 
estimates for each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia.
    The total annual burden estimate is shown below:

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                    Activity                         Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      respondent         hours
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Household Screening.............................         182,250               1            .083          15,127
Interview.......................................          67,500               1           1.0            67,500
Re-interview....................................           3,100               1           1.0             3,100
Screening Verification..........................           5,559               1            .067             372
Interview Verification..........................          10,125               1            .067             678
Re-Interview Verification.......................           1,550               1            .067             104
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    Total.......................................         182,250  ..............  ..............          86,881
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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 71-1044, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857. Written 
comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: April 12, 2005.
Anna Marsh,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 05-7678 Filed 4-17-05; 8:45 am]
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