[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 63 (Monday, April 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17614-17615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06887]


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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) 276-0361.
    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 respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

Proposed Project: 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (OMB No. 
0930-0110)

    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.
    As certain parts of the United States reduce COVID-19 restrictions, 
NSDUH in-person data collection will proceed where possible. However, 
to ensure

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sufficient data are collected to produce nationally representative 
estimates for the 2022 survey, NSDUH will continue to employ a mix of 
in-person and web-based modes of administration to allow those 
respondents living in areas with COVID-19 restrictions the opportunity 
to participate. If the COVID-19 pandemic subsides to such levels to 
allow in-person data collection to resume nationwide, SAMHSA may 
reassess that multimode data collection model as part of the 2022 
NSDUH.
    In those areas where in-person data collection is permitted, NSDUH 
protocols, processes, and materials will continue to reflect the need 
to ensure the safety of respondents and field interviewers with respect 
to COVID-19--after initial implementation of such measures beginning in 
October 2020--which include equipping field interviewers with masks, 
gloves, disinfecting wipes, and hand sanitizer for use during data 
collection and providing a COVID-19 risk information form to all 
respondents.
    In addition, the NSDUH questionnaire must be updated periodically 
to reflect changing substance use and mental health issues and to 
continue producing current data. For the 2022 NSDUH, the following 
questionnaire updates are planned: (1) Replacing the tobacco module 
with a redesigned nicotine module that includes questions about vaping, 
removes low priority items to reduce respondent burden and eliminates 
outdated terminology; (2) revising the marijuana module to include 
questions about the use of CBD, update questions on the mode of 
administration and eliminate outdated terminology and includes changes 
to the market information for marijuana questions; (3) redesigning the 
adult and youth mental health services utilization modules into one 
Mental Health Service Utilization model to remove questions with 
outdated terminology and include questions about newer treatments with 
recent increases in popularity; and (4) replacing the drug treatment 
module with a redesigned alcohol and drug treatment module that 
includes questions about newer treatments and those that have increased 
in popularity, as well as eliminating outdated terminology and reducing 
respondent burden.
    As with all NSDUH/NHSDA \1\ surveys conducted since 1999, the 
sample size of the NSDUH main study for 2022 will be sufficient to 
permit prevalence estimates for each of the fifty states and the 
District of Columbia. The total annual burden estimate for the NSDUH 
main study 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 2022 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.............         168,674               1         168,674           0.083          14,000
Interview.......................          67,507               1          67,507           1.000          67,507
Screening Verification..........           5,060               1           5,060           0.067             339
Interview Verification..........          10,126               1          10,126           0.067             678
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    Total.......................         168,674  ..............         251,367  ..............          82,524
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    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 
June 4, 2021.

Carlos Graham,
Social Science Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-06887 Filed 4-2-21; 8:45 am]
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