[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20317-20318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7977]


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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 (SAMHSA) 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: 2009 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, non-institutionalized 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.
    In the 2009 NSDUH, one scale measuring impairment from mental 
health issues will be adopted. The decision to adopt either the Sheehan 
or the WHO-DAS is currently being evaluated in the 2008 NSDUH by using 
the SCID-I/NP as a follow-up interview with a subsample of respondents. 
Based upon a substantive review of questions in the Youth Mental Health 
Services Utilization module, updates will be made to this section. 
These updates will also be reflected in the Parenting Experiences 
module, in order to refine the analysis of overall treatment rates. 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 2009 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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                                                                                  Average burden
                                                      No. of       Responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                     responses      respondent         (hr)            (hrs)
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Household Screening.............................         182,250               1            .083          15,127
Interview.......................................          67,500               1             1.0          67,500
Clinical Follow-up Interview....................             500               1             1.0             500
Screening Verification..........................           5,400               1           0.067             362
Interview Verification..........................          10,125               1           0.067             678
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                                                         182,250  ..............  ..............          84,167
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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 7-1044, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 AND e-mail her 
a copy at [email protected]. Written comments should be 
received within 60 days of this notice.


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    Dated: April 7, 2008.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
 [FR Doc. E8-7977 Filed 4-14-08; 8:45 am]
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