Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment

In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data

collection projects, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To

request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a copy

of the data collection plans and instruments, call the SAMHSA Reports

Clearance Officer on (301) 443-0525.

Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed collection of

information is 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

Alcohol and Drug Services Survey (ADSS) Phase I--New--ADSS Phase I

will gather information from a sample of 2,200 substance abuse

treatment programs nationwide, including data on treatment type and

costs, program capacity, number of clients served, waiting lists, and

services provided to

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special populations including pregnant women. Interviews will also be

conducted with approximately 1,200 ``parent'' facilities to ascertain

their organizational relationship to the treatment facilities.

Automated collection techniques are not cost-effective for this study.

ADSS is a three phase study that will be conducted twice. The total

annual burden estimate for Phase I of the first round of ADSS is 5,440

hours, as shown below:

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Number of

Number of responses Average burden/

respondents per response Total burden

respondent

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Treatment facility directors.............. 2,200 2 1.1 hours........... 4,840 hours.

Parent facility directors................. 1,200 1 .5 hours............ 600 hours.

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Send comments to Deborah Trunzo, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,

Room 16-105, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

Dated September 17, 1995.

Richard Kopand,

Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 95-23532 Filed 9-21-95; 8:45 am]

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