[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28024-28025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11963]


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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: Registration for Behavioral Health Web Site and 
Resources--NEW

    SAMHSA is authorized under section 501(d)(16) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa(d)(16)) to develop and distribute 
materials for the prevention, treatment, and recovery from substance 
abuse and mental health disorders. To improve the way the public 
locates and obtains these materials, SAMHSA uses its Web site as an 
online resource for behavioral health information. A part of this Web 
site is SAMHSA's development of a voluntary registration process that 
will allow customers to create accounts that will save their order 
histories and shipping addresses. During the Web site registration 
process, SAMHSA will also ask customers for optional demographic 
information that will include organization affiliation, SAMHSA grantee 
identification information, and reasons for interest in behavioral 
health information. SAMHSA will use this information to conduct 
customer analyses that will inform materials development, assist in 
forecasting inventory needs, and identify ways that SAMHSA can improve 
its customer service. SAMHSA will request the same optional demographic 
information and state of residency when customers subscribe to its 
email update service, for the purpose of assessing information needs 
and better targeting email messages to appropriate audiences.
    SAMHSA is employing a Web-based form for information collection to 
avoid duplication and unnecessary burden on customers who register both 
for an account on the Web site and for email updates. The Web 
technology allows SAMHSA to integrate the email update subscription 
process into the Web site account registration process. Customers who 
register for an account on the Web site will be given the option of 
being enrolled automatically to receive SAMHSA email updates. Any 
optional questions answered by the customer during the Web site 
registration process will automatically be mapped to the profile 
generated for the email update system, thereby reducing the collection 
of duplicate information.
    SAMHSA will collect all customer information submitted for Web site 
registration and email update subscriptions electronically via a series 
of Web forms on the samhsa.gov domain. Customers can submit the Web 
forms at their leisure, or call SAMHSA's toll-free Call Center and an 
information specialist will submit the forms on their behalf. The 
electronic collection of information will reduce the burden on the 
respondent and streamline the data-capturing process. SAMHSA will place 
Web site registration information into a Knowledge Management database 
and will place email subscription information into a database 
maintained by a third-party vendor that serves multiple Federal 
agencies and the White House. Customers can change, add, or delete 
their information from either system at any time.
    The respondents will be behavioral health professionals, 
researchers, parents, caregivers, and the general public.
    SAMHSA estimates the burden of this information collection as 
follows:

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                                   Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
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                                                         Annual
                                        Number of     frequency per   Total annual      Hours per    Total hours
                                       respondents      response        responses       response
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Web Site Registration..............          41,200               1          41,200            .033        1,360
                                                                                           (2 min.)
E-mail Update Subscription.........          24,000               1          24,000            .017          480
                                                                                           (1 min.)
    Total..........................          65,200  ..............          65,200  ..............        1,840
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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 a 
copy to [email protected]. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: April 28, 2010.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. 2010-11963 Filed 5-18-10; 8:45 am]
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