[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 51 (Monday, March 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14952-14953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05274]


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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 at (240) 276-0361.
    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

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respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

Proposed Project: National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services 
(N-SSATS) (OMB No. 0930-0106)--Extension

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA) is requesting an extension of the National Survey of Substance 
Abuse Treatment (N-SSATS) data collection (OMB No. 0930-0106), which 
expires on September 30, 2020. N-SSATS provides both national and 
state-level data on the numbers and types of patients treated and the 
characteristics of facilities providing substance abuse treatment 
services. It is conducted under the authority of Section 505 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa-4) to meet the specific 
mandates for annual information about public and private substance 
abuse treatment providers and the clients they serve.
    This request includes:
     Collection of N-SSATS, which is an annual survey of 
substance abuse treatment facilities; and
     Updating of the Inventory of Behavioral Health Services 
(I-BHS) which is the facility universe for the N-SSATS. I-BHS is also 
the facility universe for the annual survey of mental health treatment 
facilities, the National Mental Health Services Survey (N-MHSS). The I-
BHS includes all substance abuse treatment and mental health treatment 
facilities known to SAMHSA. (The N-MHSS data collection is covered 
under OMB No. 0930-0119.)
    The information in I-BHS and N-SSATS is needed to assess the nature 
and extent of these resources, to identify gaps in services, and to 
provide a database for treatment referrals. Both I-BHS and N-SSATS are 
components of the Behavioral Health Services Information System 
(BHSIS).
    The request for OMB approval will include a request to update the 
I-BHS facility listing on a continuous basis and to conduct the N-SSATS 
and the between cycle N-SSATS (N-SSATS BC) in 2021, 2022, and 2023. The 
N-SSATS BC is a procedure for collecting services data from newly 
identified facilities between main cycles of the survey and will be 
used to improve the listing of treatment facilities in the online 
Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator.
    Estimated annual burden for the BHSIS activities is shown below:

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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
 Type of respondent and activity    respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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                                                     States
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I-BHS Online \1\................              56              75           4,200            0.08             336
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    State Subtotal..............              56  ..............           4,200  ..............             336
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                                                   Facilities
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I-BHS application \2\...........             800               1             800            0.08              64
Augmentation screener...........           1,300               1           1,300            0.08             104
N-SSATS questionnaire...........          17,000               1          17,000            0.67          11,333
N-SSATS BC......................           1,000               1           1,000            0.58             580
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    Facility Subtotal...........          20,100  ..............          20,100  ..............          12,081
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        Total...................          20,156  ..............          24,300  ..............          12,417
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\1\ States use the I-BHS Online system to submit information on newly licensed/approved facilities and on
  changes in facility name, address, status, etc.
\2\ New facilities complete and submit the online I-BHS application form in order to get listed on the
  Inventory.

    Send comments to Carlos Graham, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
5600 Fisher Lane, Room 15E57A, Rockville, MD 20852 OR email him a copy 
at [email protected]. Written comments should be received by 
May 15, 2020.

Carlos Graham,
Social Science Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020-05274 Filed 3-13-20; 8:45 am]
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