[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2952-2953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00843]


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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: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive 
(SAMHDA) Data Portal Applications--In Use Without Approval

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), 
Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) funded the 
SAMHDA contract to promote the access and use of the nation's substance 
abuse and mental health data on December 3rd, 1997. This includes 
public-use data files, file documentation, and access to restricted-use 
data files to support a better understanding of this critical area of 
public health. As a part of the SAMHDA initiative, the Data Portal was 
created and launched in January of 2013. The Data Portal provides 
researchers that need access to restricted-use data remote access to 
confidential data via a virtual desktop from a secure, approved 
location. Completions of an application process and project approval 
are required for Data Portal access. The information being collected in 
this needs assessment will provide CBHSQ the information required to 
determine whether a researcher is qualified to obtain access to the 
Data Portal, and restricted-use data collected under the Confidential 
Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA).
    Description of Forms: Applications will include 18 questions and 
require the submission of CV's. The application asks for information 
including the name of the organization that the researcher belongs to, 
name, title and contact information of the researcher and all 
subsequent researchers on the team, summaries of each applicants 
experience with restricted data and their CV's, descriptions of the 
proposed research projects and methodology, what data is being 
requested and why, and any potential restricted variables that may be 
requested.
    Description of Respondents: The respondent universe for this data 
collection effort is researchers with a need for access to CBHSQ 
restricted-use data. These data include the National Survey on Drug Use 
and Health (NSDUH), the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), and NSDUH/
DAWN supplement data. Respondents are researchers that have a need and 
want to provide this information. There are open calls for applications 
that occur 2 times a year, and applications are accepted during a month 
long period. Anyone may apply.

                                                             Table 1--Annual Burden Estimate
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                                                                                           Annual
                             Form name                                  Number of      responses per     Total annual      Hours per       Total annual
                                                                       respondents       respondent       responses         response       hour burden
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Data Portal Application Needs Assessment...........................             100                1              100                5              500
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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 2-1057, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 or email her a 
copy at [email protected]. Written comments should be received 
by March 23, 2015.

Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2015-00843 Filed 1-20-15; 8:45 am]
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