[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 15729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7788]


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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: 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health--(OMB No. 
0930-0110)--Revision

    The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) 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.
    The 2010 NSDUH will continue conducting a follow-up clinical 
interview with a subsample of approximately 500 respondents. The design 
of this study is based on the recommendations from a panel of expert 
consultants convened by the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), 
SAMHSA, to discuss mental health surveillance data collection 
strategies. The goal is to create a statistically sound measure that 
may be used to estimate the prevalence of Serious Mental Illness (SMI) 
among adults (age 18+).
    For the 2010 NSDUH, no questionnaire changes are proposed.
    As with all NSDUH/NHSDA surveys conducted since 1999, the sample 
size of the survey for 2010 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
                                                     Number of     Responses per    burden per     Total burden
                                                     responses      respondent       response          (hrs)
                                                                                       (hr.)
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Household Screening.............................         190,800               1            .083          15,836
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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                                                         190,800  ..............  ..............          84,876
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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.

    Dated: April 1, 2009.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E9-7788 Filed 4-6-09; 8:45 am]
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