[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63486-63488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26077]


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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

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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: 2011 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 survey is used to determine the prevalence of 
use of tobacco products, alcohol, illicit substances, and illicit use 
of prescription drugs. The survey is also used to collect information 
on mental health problems and the utilization of substance abuse and 
mental health services. 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 2011 NSDUH will continue conducting a follow-up clinical 
interview with a subsample of approximately 1,500 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 2011 NSDUH, no questionnaire changes are proposed.
    As with all NSDUH/NHSDA surveys conducted since 1999, the sample 
size of the survey for 2011 will be sufficient to permit prevalence 
estimates for each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia.
    Because the NSDUH collects data on substance use, mental health and 
the utilization of substance abuse and mental health services, it is an 
appropriate and convenient vehicle to measure the impact of the 
Deepwater Horizon oil spill on residents of that region. Therefore, 
SAMHSA is planning to expand the NSDUH by oversampling the geographic 
region impacted by the oil spill. The current NSDUH sample design will 
be implemented and an oversampling method that results in an additional 
2,000 completed interviews in the gulf coast region will be employed. 
The additional interviews will be concentrated in the coastal counties 
of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi. All survey instruments 
and protocols will be identical for this additional sample. The total 
number of respondents for the 2011 NSDUH will be 69,500, or 2,000 cases 
more than the planned sample size for 2010.
    Though there will be some increase in the sample for all four 
states involved in the Deepwater Horizon event (Alabama, Florida, 
Louisiana, and Mississippi), specific counties in the gulf coast region 
were chosen for focused oversampling. These counties were chosen based 
on the following criteria:
     Claims activity to BP for economic and related health 
needs;
     County involvement with Department of Education and 
Administration for Children and Families programming; and
     State assessment of impacted counties based on 
consultation with SAMHSA during the preparation of aid applications.

             Counties Designated as the Most Affected Areas
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               State name                       County/parish name
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Alabama................................  Baldwin
Alabama................................  Clarke
Alabama................................  Escambia
Alabama................................  Mobile
Alabama................................  Monroe
Alabama................................  Washington
Florida................................  Bay
Florida................................  Escambia
Florida................................  Franklin
Florida................................  Gulf
Florida................................  Okaloosa
Florida................................  Santa Rosa
Florida................................  Wakulla
Florida................................  Walton
Louisiana..............................  Iberia
Louisiana..............................  Jefferson
Louisiana..............................  Lafayette
Louisiana..............................  Lafourche
Louisiana..............................  Orleans
Louisiana..............................  Plaquemines
Louisiana..............................  St. Bernard
Louisiana..............................  St. Martin
Louisiana..............................  St. Mary
Louisiana..............................  St. Tammany
Louisiana..............................  Terrebonne
Louisiana..............................  Vermilion
Mississippi............................  George
Mississippi............................  Hancock
Mississippi............................  Harrison
Mississippi............................  Jackson
Mississippi............................  Pearl River
Mississippi............................  Stone
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    The total annual burden estimate is shown below:

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                                                             Number of     Responses per     Hours per     Total burden     Hourly wage     Annualized
                       Instrument                           respondents     respondent       response          hours           rate        hourly costs
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Household Screening.....................................         196,720               1           0.083          16,328          $14.64        $239,042
Interview...............................................          69,500               1           1.000          69,500           14.64       1,017,480
Clinical Follow-up Certification........................              90               1           1.000              90           14.64           1,318
Clinical Follow-up Interview............................           1,500               1           1.000           1,500           14.64          21,960
Screening Verification..................................           5,560               1           0.067             373           14.64           5,461
Interview Verification..................................          10,425               1           0.067             698           14.64          10,219
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    Total...............................................         196,810  ..............  ..............          88,489  ..............       1,295,480
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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 8-1099, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 AND e-mail a 
copy to [email protected]. Written comments should be received 
within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: October 8, 2010.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Management, Technology and Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-26077 Filed 10-14-10; 8:45 am]
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