Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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 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: Drug And Alcohol Services Information System --

Revision--The DASIS consists of three related data systems: the

National Facility Register, the Uniform Facility Data Set, and the

Treatment Episode Data Set. Together, they provide information on the

location, scope and characteristics of all known drug and alcohol

treatment and prevention facilities in the United States, and the

characteristics of clients receiving services. This information is

needed to assess the nature and extent of these resources, to identify

gaps in services, and to provide a database for treatment referrals.

The FY 1996 DASIS was approved under OMB control number 0930-0168. This

request is for continuation of DASIS with minor revisions to the data

collection instruments. Automated data collection methods are employed

by DASIS. The total annual burden estimate is 87,278 hours, as shown

below:

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Number of Average burden

Number of responses per per response Total burden

respondents respondent (hours) (hours)

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States.......................................... 56 591 2.386 78,973

Facilities...................................... 19,400 1 0.428 8,305

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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: March 6, 1996.

Richard Kopanda,

Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 96-5751 Filed 3-11-96; 8:45 am]

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