[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12319-12320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4713]


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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.

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    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: 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) 
Questionnaire Field Test--NEW

    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.
    In order to continue producing current data, SAMHSA's Center for 
Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) must update the NSDUH 
periodically to reflect changing substance abuse and mental health 
issues. CBHSQ is planning to redesign the NSDUH for the 2015 survey 
year. The redesign will seek to achieve two main goals: (1) To revise 
the questionnaire to address changing policy and research data needs, 
and (2) to modify the survey methodology to improve the quality of 
estimates and the efficiency of data collection and processing. SAMHSA 
is requesting approval to conduct a Questionnaire Field Test (QFT) to 
test revisions to the questionnaire associated with these goals.
    The field test will consist of 2,000 English-speaking respondents 
in the continental United States. The sample size of the survey will be 
large enough to detect differences between data collected using the 
annual NSDUH compared to the redesigned procedures. The total annual 
burden estimate is shown below:

                                                           Estimated Burden for 2012 NSDUH QFT
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                                                                                                                 Total
                         Instrument                              Number of     Responses per     Hours per      burden      Hourly wage     Annualized
                                                                respondents     respondent       response        hours         rate            costs
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Household Screening.........................................           3,338               1           0.083       277            $14.45          $4,003
Interview...................................................           2,000               1           1.250     2,500             14.45          36,125
Screening Verification......................................             100               1           0.067         6.7           14.45              97
Interview Verification......................................             300               1           0.067        20             14.45             289
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    Total...................................................           3,338  ..............  ..............     2,804    ..............          40,514
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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 8-1099, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 or email a copy 
to [email protected]. Written comments must be received before 
60 days after the date of the publication in the Federal Register.

Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2012-4713 Filed 2-28-12; 8:45 am]
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