[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 23944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09425]
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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) 276-1243.
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: 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (OMB No.
0930-0110)--Revision
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.
The introduction of a new sample design is planned for the 2014
NSDUH. In addition to moving towards a proportional allocation by
state, the 2014 sample design places more sample in the 26 or older age
groups than in previous designs to more accurately estimate drug use
and related mental health measures among the aging drug use population.
An additional stage of selection was also added to aid in the possible
adoption of address-based sampling in the future. The questionnaire
content for the 2014 NSDUH will remain identical to what was
administered in 2013, with the exception of updates to year references
and the State-specific Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program
(CHIP), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program
names. Making minimal changes to the instrument will allow SAMHSA's
Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) to isolate
the effects of the revised sample design in the 2014 NSDUH and to
prepare for the 2015 NSDUH redesign.
As with all NSDUH/NHSDA \1\ surveys conducted since 1999, the
sample size of the survey for 2014 will be sufficient to permit
prevalence estimates for each of the fifty States and the District of
Columbia. The total annual burden estimate is shown 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 Respondent Burden for 2014 NSDUH
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Number of Responses per Total number of Hours per Total burden
Instrument respondents respondent responses response hours
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Household Screening.......................................... 119,181 1 119,181 0.083 9,892
Interview.................................................... 67,507 1 67,507 1.000 67,507
Screening Verification....................................... 3,575 1 3,575 0.067 240
Interview Verification....................................... 10,126 1 10,126 0.067 678
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Total.................................................... 119,181 ................ 119,181 ................. 78,317
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Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 2-1057, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 or email her a
copy at [email protected]. Written comments should be received
by June 24, 2013.
Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2013-09425 Filed 4-22-13; 8:45 am]
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