[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24855-24856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12122]


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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: Drug and Alcohol Services Information System 
(DASIS)--(OMB No. 0930-0106)--Revision

    The DASIS consists of three related data systems: The Inventory of 
Substance Abuse Treatment Services (I-SATS ); the National Survey of 
Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), and the Treatment Episode 
Data Set (TEDS). The I-SATS includes all substance abuse treatment 
facilities known to SAMHSA. The N-SSATS is an annual survey of all 
substance abuse treatment facilities listed in the I-SATS. The TEDS is 
a compilation of client-level admission data and discharge data 
submitted by States on clients treated in facilities that receive State 
funds. Together, the three DASIS components provide information on the 
location, scope and characteristics of all known drug and alcohol 
treatment facilities in the United States, the number of persons in 
treatment, and the characteristics of clients receiving services at 
publicly-funded facilities. This information is needed to assess the 
nature and extent of these resources, to identify gaps in services, to 
provide a database for treatment referrals, and to assess demographic 
and substance-related trends in treatment. In addition, several 
National Outcome Measures (NOMS) data elements are collected in TEDS to 
assess the performance of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
(SAPT) Block Grant.
    The request for OMB approval will include a request to conduct the 
2010 through 2012 N-SSATS and Mini-N-SSATS. The Mini-N-SSATS is a 
procedure for collecting services data from newly identified facilities 
between main cycles of the survey and will be used to improve the 
listing of treatment facilities in the on-line treatment facility 
Locator. The N-SSATS questionnaire is expected to remain unchanged 
except for minor modifications to wording. If there is a need for 
substantial revision to the N-SSATS questionnaire during the period of 
this clearance, a supplemental request for clearance will be submitted.
    The OMB request will also include the collection of TEDS data, 
including the addition of two new NOMS data elements to the TEDS 
client-level record. To the extent that states already collect the 
elements from their treatment providers, the following elements will be 
included in the TEDS data collection: Frequency of attendance at self-
help programs in past 30 days at admission; and frequency of attendance 
at self-help programs in past 30 days at discharge. No significant 
changes are expected in the other DASIS activities.
    Estimated annual burden for the DASIS activities is shown below:

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                                                     Number of     Responses per     Hours per     Total burden
         Type of respondent and activity            respondents     respondent       response          hours
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TEDS Admission Data.............................              52               4               6           1,248
TEDS Discharge Data.............................              52               4               8           1,664

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TEDS Discharge Crosswalks.......................               5               1              10              50
I-SATS Update \1\...............................              56              70             .08             314
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    State Subtotal..............................              56  ..............  ..............           3,276
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                                                   FACILITIES
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I-SATS Update \2\...............................             200               1             .08              16
N-SSATS questionnaire...........................          17,000               1             .67          11,390
Augmentation screener...........................           1,000               1             .08              80
Mini-N-SSATS....................................           2,000               1             .42             840
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    Facility Subtotal...........................          20,200  ..............  ..............          12,326
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        TOTAL...................................          20,256  ..............  ..............         15,602
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\1\ States forward to SAMHSA information on newly licensed/approved facilities and on changes in facility name,
  address, status, etc. This is submitted electronically by nearly all States.
\2\ Facilities forward to SAMHSA information on new facilities and on changes to existing facilities. This is
  submitted by e-mail by nearly all facilities.

    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: May 14, 2009.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Program Services.
 [FR Doc. E9-12122 Filed 5-22-09; 8:45 am]
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