[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 12982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04487]


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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: 2017-2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: 
Methodological Field Tests (OMB No. 0930-0290)--Extension

    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.
    Methodological tests will continue to be designed to examine the 
feasibility, quality, and efficiency of new procedures or revisions to 
existing survey protocol. Specifically, the tests will measure the 
reliability and validity of certain questionnaire sections and items 
through multiple measurements on a set of respondents; assess new 
methods for gaining cooperation and participation of respondents with 
the goal of increasing response and decreasing potential bias in the 
survey estimates; and assess the impact of new sampling techniques and 
technologies on respondent behavior and reporting. Research will 
involve focus groups, cognitive laboratory testing, customer 
satisfaction surveys, and field tests.
    These methodological tests will continue to examine ways to 
increase data quality, lower operating costs, and gain a better 
understanding of sources and effects of nonsampling error on NSDUH 
estimates. Particular attention will be given to minimizing the impact 
of design changes so survey data continue to remain comparable over 
time. If these tests provide successful results, current procedures or 
data collection instruments may be revised.
    The number of respondents to be included in each field test will 
vary, depending on the nature of the subject being tested and the 
target population. However, the total estimated response burden is 
8,225 hours. The exact number of subjects and burden hours for each 
test are unknown at this time, but will be clearly outlined in each 
individual submission. These estimated burden hours are distributed 
over three years as follows:

     Table 1--Estimated Burden For NSDUH Methodological Field Tests
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                                                            Respondent
                       Time period                         burden hours
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May 2017 to May 2018....................................           2,742
May 2018 to May 2019....................................           2,742
May 2019 to May 2020....................................           2,741
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    Total...............................................           8,225
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by April 7, 2017 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. 2017-04487 Filed 3-7-17; 8:45 am]
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