[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 65170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25647]
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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: 2020-2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health:
Methodological Field Tests (OMB No. 0930-0290)--Extension
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.
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, customer
satisfaction surveys, and field tests.
These 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 NSDUH
estimates. Particular attention will be given to minimizing the impact
of design changes so 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
8,225 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. These estimated burden hours are distributed
over three years as follows:
Table 1--Estimated Burden for NSDUH Methodological Field Tests
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Respondent
Time period burden hours
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May 2020 to May 2021.................................... 2,742
May 2021 to May 2022.................................... 2,742
May 2022 to May 2023.................................... 2,741
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Total............................................... 8,225
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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 January 27, 2020.
Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2019-25647 Filed 11-25-19; 8:45 am]
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