[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16190-16191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06736]


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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

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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: 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

(OMB No. 0930-0110)--Revision

    The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is a survey of 
the U.S. civilian, non-institutionalized population aged 12 years old 
or 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, the Office of 
National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Federal government agencies, and 
other organizations and researchers to establish policy, direct program 
activities, and better allocate resources.
    While NSDUH must be updated periodically to reflect changing 
substance use and mental health issues and to continue producing 
current data, for the 2017 NSDUH only the following minor changes are 
planned: (1) Updated questions so respondents who report no use of 
alcohol are not asked about misuse of prescription drugs with alcohol; 
and (2) included other minor wording changes to improve the flow of the 
interview, increase respondent comprehension or to be consistent with 
text in other questions.
    As with all NSDUH/NHSDA \1\ surveys conducted since 1999, the 
sample size of the survey for 2017 will be sufficient to permit 
prevalence estimates for each of the fifty States and the District of 
Columbia. The total annual burden estimate is shown below in Table 1.
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    \1\ Prior to 2002, the NSDUH was referred to as the National 
Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA).

                               Table 1--Annualized Estimated Burden for 2017 NSDUH
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                                     Number of     Responses per   Total number      Hours per     Total burden
           Instrument               respondents     respondent     of responses      response          hours
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Household Screening.............         131,983               1         131,983           0.083          10,955
Interview.......................          67,507               1          67,507           1.000          67,507
Screening Verification..........           3,755               1           3,755           0.067             252
Interview Verification..........          10,126               1          10,126           0.067             678
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    Total.......................         131,983  ..............         213,371  ..............          79,932
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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 15E57B, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 OR email a copy at 
[email protected].
    Written comments should be received by May 24, 2016.

 Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2016-06736 Filed 3-24-16; 8:45 am]
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