[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60758-60759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24505]
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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: 2011 Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) Supplement
Survey--NEW
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's
(SAMHSA) Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ)
(formerly the Office of Applied Studies--OAS), in conjunction with the
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), will conduct a facility-
level census survey of opioid treatment programs (OTPs). Approximately
1,200 substance abuse treatment facilities identified by SAMHSA as
being certified OTPs will make up the survey universe. In order to
realize efficiencies in cost and data analysis, the survey will be
conducted in conjunction with the 2011 National Survey of Substance
Abuse Treatment Facilities (N-SSATS,
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OMB No. 0930-0106). However, a separate OMB approval will be requested
for the OTP survey.
The OTP survey will use the same point prevalence date as the N-
SSATS and will offer the same response options (paper questionnaire,
online via the Internet, or by telephone with an interviewer). The
information collected will include detailed information on OTP client
characteristics and OTP facility operations, information that is not
currently obtained by the N-SSATS or other federally-sponsored surveys.
The findings will supplement information collected by the annual N-
SSATS and will be published by SAMHSA in a separate report on Opioid
Treatment Programs. Survey data will also be used to update SAMHSA's
``Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction State Profiles.''
These publications will be used by the Federal government, State and
local governments, the U.S. Congress, researchers, and other health
care professionals. The following Table summarizes the estimated
response burden for the survey.
Estimated Total Response Burden for the 2011 OTP Survey
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Number of Responses per Average hours Total hour
respondents respondent per response burden
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Certified OTP Facilities--2011 Survey... 1,200 1 .83 996
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Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 8-1099, 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: September 23, 2010.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Management, Technology, and Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-24505 Filed 9-30-10; 8:45 am]
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