[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26560-26561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10758]


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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: 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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                                                            Number of    Responses  per     Hours per      Total burden     Hourly wage     Annualized
                       Instrument                          respondents      respondent      response          hours            rate            costs
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Household Screening....................................           3,338               1           0.083            277            $14.45          $4,003

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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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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by June 4, 2012 to the SAMHSA 
Desk Officer at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). To ensure timely receipt of 
comments, and to avoid potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing 
of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, commenters are encouraged 
to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected]. Although commenters are encouraged to send 
their comments via email, commenters may also fax their comments to: 
202-395-7285. Commenters may also mail them to: Office of Management 
and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503.

Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2012-10758 Filed 5-3-12; 8:45 am]
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