[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28024-28025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11963]
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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--NEW
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 the way the public
locates and obtains these materials, SAMHSA uses its Web site as an
online resource for behavioral health information. A part of this Web
site is SAMHSA's development of a voluntary registration process that
will allow customers to create accounts that will save their order
histories and shipping addresses. During the Web site registration
process, SAMHSA will also ask customers for optional demographic
information that will include organization affiliation, SAMHSA grantee
identification information, and reasons for interest in behavioral
health information. SAMHSA will use this information to conduct
customer analyses that will inform materials development, assist in
forecasting inventory needs, and identify ways that SAMHSA can improve
its customer service. SAMHSA will request the same optional demographic
information and state of residency when customers subscribe to its
email update service, for the purpose of assessing information needs
and better targeting email messages to appropriate audiences.
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 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 Web site will be 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 will automatically be mapped to the profile
generated for the email update system, thereby reducing the collection
of duplicate information.
SAMHSA will collect 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 will reduce the burden on the
respondent and streamline the data-capturing process. SAMHSA will place
Web site registration information into a Knowledge Management database
and will place 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 will be behavioral health professionals,
researchers, parents, caregivers, and the general public.
SAMHSA estimates the burden of this information collection as
follows:
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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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Web Site Registration.............. 41,200 1 41,200 .033 1,360
(2 min.)
E-mail Update Subscription......... 24,000 1 24,000 .017 480
(1 min.)
Total.......................... 65,200 .............. 65,200 .............. 1,840
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Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 7-1044, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 and e-mail a
copy to [email protected]. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: April 28, 2010.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. 2010-11963 Filed 5-18-10; 8:45 am]
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