[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53762-53763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21919]


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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Office of National Drug Control Policy


Submission for Review: Survey on the Treatment of Opioid Use 
Disorders

AGENCY: Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of The 
President.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) announces it will submit 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) an information collection request.

DATES: ONDCP encourages and will accept public comments on or before 60 
days after the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments in writing within 60 days to Jayme 
Delano, Deputy Director, National HIDTA Program Office. Email is the 
most reliable means of communication. Ms. Delano's email address is 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact the Executive Office of the President, Office of 
National Drug Control Policy, attention: [email protected]. 
Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be in 
writing. Copies of documents submitted to OMB and other information is 
available from Ms. Delano who may be contacted at 202-395-6794.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of National Drug Control Policy 
desires to learn how adult drug courts are responding to the opioid 
epidemic. To do so, we propose to conduct a survey of 269 drug courts 
in the counties with the highest total opioid-related overdoses and the 
highest opioid-related overdose rates. The aim of the survey is to 
learn more about adult drug courts' efforts to serve persons suffering 
from opioid use disorders, focusing particularly on the use of 
medication-assisted treatment (MAT). An earlier survey from 2012 found 
that nearly half of drug courts were not using MAT or had blanket 
prohibitions against methadone or buprenorphine. At the same time, 
ONDCP funded a suite of resources to increase uptake of MAT in 
treatment courts, including online and in-person training workshops, 
practitioner fact sheets, pocket guides

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for staff members and participants, professional tool kits, and sample 
policies and procedures materials. The proposed survey will examine 
what impact these and other efforts have had in making MAT more widely 
available to patients in need of these lifesaving treatments and 
enhancing practitioner knowledge and acceptance.
    Request for comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the 
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) The 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on those who are to 
respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.

Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Survey on the Treatment of Opioid 
Use Disorders.
    Method of data collection: Electronic survey.
    Frequency: One-time data collection.
    Members of affected public: Administrators in drug courts in the 
counties with the highest total opioid-related overdoses and the 
highest opioid-related overdose rates.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:
    Number of respondents: 269.
    Frequency of response: 1.
    Average time per response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Hour Burden: 67 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: New.

    Dated: October 3, 2019.
Michael Passante,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019-21919 Filed 10-7-19; 8:45 am]
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