[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40334-40335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14581]
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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: Registration for Behavioral Health Web Site and
Resources (OMB No. 0930-0313)--Extension
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) is requesting OMB approval for an extension to the Behavioral
Health Web site and Resources data collection. SAMHSA is authorized
under section 501(d)(16) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
290aa(d)(16)) to develop and distribute materials for the prevention,
treatment, and recovery from substance abuse and mental health
disorders. To improve customer service and lessen the burden on the
public to locate and obtain these materials, SAMHSA has developed a Web
site that includes more than 1,400 free publications from SAMHSA and
its component Agencies: the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, the
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the Center for Mental Health
Services, the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, and
other SAMHSA partners, such as the Office of National Drug Control
Policy. These products are available to the public for ordering and
download. When a member of the public chooses to order hard-copy
publications, it is necessary for SAMHSA to collect certain customer
information in order to fulfill the request. To further lessen the
burden on the public and provide the level of customer service that the
public has come to expect from product Web sites, SAMHSA has developed
a voluntary registration process for its publication Web site that
allows customers to create accounts. Through these accounts, SAMHSA
customers are able to access their order histories and save their
shipping addresses. This reduces the burden on customers of having to
re-identify materials they ordered in the past and to re-enter their
shipping information each time they place an order with SAMHSA. During
the Web site registration process, SAMHSA also asks customers to
provide optional demographic information that helps SAMHSA evaluate the
use and distribution of its publications and improve services to the
public.
SAMHSA is employing a web-based form for information collection to
avoid duplication and unnecessary burden on customers who register both
for an account on the product Web site and for email updates. The web
technology allows SAMHSA to integrate the email update subscription
process into the Web site account registration process. Customers who
register for an account on the product Web site are given the option of
being enrolled automatically to receive SAMHSA email updates. Any
optional questions answered by the customer during the Web site
registration process automatically are mapped to the profile generated
for the email update system, thereby reducing the collection of
duplicate information.
SAMHSA collects all customer information submitted for Web site
registration and email update subscriptions electronically via a series
of web forms on the samhsa.gov domain. Customers can submit the web
forms at their leisure, or call SAMHSA's toll-free Call Center and an
information specialist will submit the forms on their behalf. The
electronic collection of information reduces the burden on the
respondent and streamlines the data-capturing process. SAMHSA places
Web site registration information into a
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Knowledge Management database and places email subscription information
into a database maintained by a third-party vendor that serves multiple
Federal agencies and the White House. Customers can change, add, or
delete their information from either system at any time.
The respondents are behavioral health professionals, researchers,
parents, caregivers, and the general public.
There are no changes to the burden or the forms.
SAMHSA estimates the burden of this information collection as
follows:
Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
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Annual
Number of frequency per Total annual Hours per Total hours
respondents response responses response
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Website Registration.......... 38,605 1 38,605 .033 (2 min.)... 1,286
Email Update Subscription..... 21,138 1 21,138 .017 (1 min.)... 359
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Total..................... 59,743 .............. 59,743 ................ 1,645
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Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E57-B, Rockville, Maryland 20857, OR email a
copy to [email protected]. Written comments should be received
by August 22, 2016.
Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2016-14581 Filed 6-20-16; 8:45 am]
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