[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 68 (Monday, April 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 21202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07407]



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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) 276-0361.

Proposed Project: 2023-2026 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 provide estimates of substance use and 
mental illness at the national, state, and substate levels. NSDUH data 
also help to identify the extent of substance use and mental illness 
among different subgroups, estimate trends over time, and determine the 
need for treatment services. 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 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, and field tests. 
Prior to each methodological test, a separate clearance memo (under 
this generic clearance) will be presented to OMB for review.
    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 non-sampling error on NSDUH 
estimates. Particular attention will be given to minimizing the impact 
of design changes so survey data can be comparable over time. If 
findings suggest changes that might lead to improvements to the study, 
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 
14,801 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 over three years 
are as follows:

                           Estimated Total Burden for NSDUH Methodological Field Tests
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                                 Number of     Responses per   Total number   Average burden per   Total burden
          Activity              respondents     respondent     of responses        response           (hrs.)
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a. Focus Groups.............             378               1             378  2.0 hrs...........             756
b. Respondent screening for              473               1             473  0.083 hr..........              39
 a.
c. Cognitive testing........             420               1             420  1.0 hr............             420
d. Respondent screening for              800               1             800  0.083 hr..........              66
 c.
e. Field Tests..............          12,000               1          12,000  1.0 hr............          12,000
f. Household screening for e          16,200               1          16,200  0.083 hr..........           1,345
g. Screening Verification                804               1             804  0.067 hr..........              54
 for e.
h. Interview Verification              1,800               1           1,800  0.067 hr..........             121
 for e.
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    Total...................          32,875  ..............          32,875  ..................          14,801
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    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

Alicia Broadus,
Public Health Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2023-07407 Filed 4-7-23; 8:45 am]
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