[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 66365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29767]


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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 (240) 276-1243.

Project: Survey of Revenues and Expenditures (SRE)--NEW

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 
(SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) will conduct the SRE. 
This national survey represents a survey of mental health and substance 
abuse treatment facilities. These separate service locations are called 
facilities, in contrast to mental health and substance abuse 
organizations, which may include multiple facilities (service 
locations). This survey will be a sample survey of all known mental 
health and substance abuse treatment facilities nationwide with a 
particular focus on revenues and expenditures. The survey will begin 
with a stratified random sample of 1,500 facilities drawn from other 
SAMHSA databases. In addition, a control subsample of 100 facilities 
drawn from the original 1,500 will be drawn and pursued beyond the 
planned three follow-up attempts with the entire sample. The control 
sample will provide estimates of non-response bias upon the results of 
the data analyses.
    The SRE will utilize one questionnaire for all mental health and 
substance abuse treatment facility types including hospitals, 
residential treatment centers and outpatient clinics. The information 
collected will include annual revenue and expenditures, staffing, and 
active caseload size. All treatment facilities will have the option of 
completing the survey instrument online via the internet, by telephone 
with an interviewer, or using a paper version of the questionnaire.
    The resulting database will be used for national estimates of 
facility types, their revenues and expenditures, and their patient 
caseloads. These findings will be used to update SAMHSA's national 
spending on mental health and substance abuse treatment estimates. The 
survey results will be published by CMHS in Data Highlights, in Mental 
Health, United States, and in professional journals such as Psychiatric 
Services and the American Journal of Psychiatry. The publication Mental 
Health, United States is used by the general public, State governments, 
the U.S. Congress, university researchers, and other health care 
professionals. The following Table summarizes the estimated response 
burden for the survey.

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                                                                          Responses      Average
                                                            Number of        per        hours per    Total hour
                                                           respondents   respondent     response       burden
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Treatment Facilities....................................        1,500             1           2.5         3,750
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Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by January 14, 2010 to: SAMHSA 
Desk Officer, 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: 202-395-5806.

    Dated: December 9, 2009.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E9-29767 Filed 12-14-09; 8:45 am]
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