Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

Periodically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration (SAMHSA) will publish a list of information collection

requests under OMB review, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these documents, call

the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-7978.

1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse--(0930-0110)--

Revision--The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) is a

survey of the civilian, noninstitutionalized 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. For 1999, the tobacco component of the core

questionnaire will be revised and expanded to permit a more

comprehensive set of data on tobacco product use, including information

on usual brand.

The sample size of the survey will be expanded to permit prevalence

estimates for each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia. In

addition, beginning in 1999 the survey will be administered using

computer assisted interviewing (CAI); during the first quarter of 1999

a paper and pencil (PAPI) version of the interview will be administered

to a supplemental sample of respondents to facilitate analysis of

response differences associated with differing methodologies (i.e.,

computer assisted vs. paper and pencil interviewing). The total annual

burden estimate is 301,675 hours as shown below:

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Responses

Instrument Number of per Hours per Total

respondents respondent response burden

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Electronic Screening (CAI/main study)....................... 227,258 1 0.050 11,363

Electronic Screening (PAPI sample).......................... 74,417 1 0.050 3,721

Questionnaire and Verification Form (CAI/main study)........ 70,000 1 1.000 70,000

Questionnaire and Verification Form (PAPI sample)........... 20,000 1 1.200 24,000

Screening Verification (CAI/main study)..................... 6,818 1 0.067 457

Screening Verification (PAPI sample)........................ 2,233 1 0.067 150

Interview Verification (CAI/main study)..................... 10,500 1 0.067 704

Interview Verification (PAPI sample)........................ 3,000 1 0.067 201

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Total................................................. ........... ........... ........... 110,596

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Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed

information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to:

Daniel Chenok, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management

and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C.

20503.

Dated: August 8, 1998.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 98-22490 Filed 8-20-98; 8:45 am]

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