[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 195 (Friday, October 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62403-62404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25439]
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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: 2011-2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health:
Methodological Field Tests (OMB No. 0930-0290-Revision)
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is a survey of
the civilian, non-institutionalized population of the United States 12
years old and 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, ONDCP, Federal
government agencies, and other organizations and researchers to
establish policy, direct program activities, and better allocate
resources.
In March 2008, SAMHSA received a three-year renewal of its generic
clearance for methodological field tests. This will be a request for
another renewal of the generic approval to continue methodological
tests over the next three years, with conditions similar to the
previous clearance. These 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, field tests, and customer surveys.
The next wave of 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
8,251 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. The table below, however, describes the
anticipated burden for each of the major testing activities for which
generic approval is being tested.
Estimated Burden for NSDUH Methodological Field Tests
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Average
Number of Responses per Total number burden per Total burden
Activity respondents respondent of responses response (hrs.)
(hrs.)
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a. Focus Groups................. 270 1 270 2.0 540
b. Cognitive laboratory testing. 200 1 200 1.0 200
c. Field Tests.................. 6,600 1 6,600 1.0 6,600
d. Customer Satisfaction Surveys 300 1 300 0.25 75
Household screening for c....... 8,910 1 8,910 0.083 740
Screening Verification for c.... 445 1 445 0.067 30
Interview Verification for c.... 990 1 990 0.067 66
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Total....................... 17,715 .............. 17,715 .............. 8,251
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Annual Average (Total 5,905 .............. 5,905 .............. 2,750
divided by 3 years)....
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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 30, 2010.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Management, Technology and Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-25439 Filed 10-7-10; 8:45 am]
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