[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 12208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04744]
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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) 276-1243.
Project: 2014-2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health:
Methodological Field Tests (OMB No. 0930-0110)--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 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.
Methodological tests will continue to be designed 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, customer
satisfaction surveys, and field tests.
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 nonsampling error on the NSDUH
estimates. Particular attention will be given to minimizing the impact
of design changes so that survey data continue to remain comparable
over time. If these tests provide successful results, 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
8,225 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 are distributed
over three years as follows:
Table 1--Estimated Burden for NSDUH Methodological Field Tests
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Respondent
Time period burden hours
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May 2014 to May 2015.................................... 2,742
May 2015 to May 2016.................................... 2,742
May 2016 to May 2017.................................... 2,741
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Total............................................... 8,225
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Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed
information collection should be sent by April 3, 2014 to the SAMHSA
Desk Officer at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). To ensure timely receipt of
comments, and to avoid potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing
of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, commenters are encouraged
to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected]. Although commenters are encouraged to send
their comments via email, commenters may also fax their comments to:
202-395-7285. Commenters may also mail them to: Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive
Office Building, Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503.
Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2014-04744 Filed 3-3-14; 8:45 am]
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