[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16190-16191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06736]
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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
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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: 2017 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.
While NSDUH must be updated periodically to reflect changing
substance use and mental health issues and to continue producing
current data, for the 2017 NSDUH only the following minor changes are
planned: (1) Updated questions so respondents who report no use of
alcohol are not asked about misuse of prescription drugs with alcohol;
and (2) included other minor wording changes to improve the flow of the
interview, increase respondent comprehension or to be consistent with
text in other questions.
As with all NSDUH/NHSDA \1\ surveys conducted since 1999, the
sample size of the survey for 2017 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 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 2017 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............. 131,983 1 131,983 0.083 10,955
Interview....................... 67,507 1 67,507 1.000 67,507
Screening Verification.......... 3,755 1 3,755 0.067 252
Interview Verification.......... 10,126 1 10,126 0.067 678
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Total....................... 131,983 .............. 213,371 .............. 79,932
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Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 15E57B, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 OR email a copy at
[email protected].
Written comments should be received by May 24, 2016.
Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2016-06736 Filed 3-24-16; 8:45 am]
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