[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2187-2188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-796]
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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 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 (301) 443-7978.
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: Drug and Alcohol Services Information System
(DASIS) (OMB No. 0930-0106, Revision)
The DASIS consists of three related data systems: the National
Master Facility Inventory (NMFI), the Uniform Facility Data Set (UFDS),
and the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). The NMFI includes all known
substance abuse treatment facilities. The UFDS is an annual survey of
all substance abuse treatment facilities listed in the NMFI. The TEDS
is a compilation of client-level admission data and discharge data
submitted by States on clients treated in facilities that receive State
funds. Together, they provide information on the location, scope and
characteristics of all known drug and alcohol treatment 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.
A request is being prepared for OMB approval of proposed revisions
to the annual UFDS survey. The following changes are proposed: (1) The
UFDS survey will be conducted by mail, rather than by telephone; (2)
Non-treatment (prevention) facilities will no longer be included in the
annual survey; (3) Some questions will be reinstated (e.g., whether
facility provides DUI/DWI services, percent of clients treated for
alcohol abuse, drug abuse, or both); (4) Several questions will be
added (e.g., whether facility treats only incarcerated or DUI/DWI
clients, whether services are provided in languages other than English,
availability of fully subsidized care or a sliding fee scale, receipt
of public funding); (5) Some questions will be deleted (e.g., whether
facility is a school, social services agency, community mental health
center, community health center, or private group practice; facility
accreditation; percent of clients being treated for substance abuse);
(6) Several questions will be revised. Changes to the TEDS and NMFI are
not planned.
Estimated annual burden for the DASIS activities is shown below.
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Number of Responses per Hours per Total burden
Type of respondent and activity respondents respondent response hours
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States
TEDS Admission Data1............................ 52 4 6 1,248
TEDS Discharge Data1............................ 13 4 6 312
NFR Update1,2................................... 56 128 0.08 573
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State Subtotal1................................. 56 .............. .............. 2,133
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Facilities
UFDS Questionnaire.............................. 17,000 1 .6 10,200
Pre-screening of newly-identified facilities.... 2,000 1 .08 160
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Facility Subtotal........................... 19,000 .............. .............. 10,360
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Total....................................... 19,056 .............. .............. 12,493
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1 The burden estimates for these activities are unchanged.
2 States forward to SAMHSA information on newly licensed/approved facilities and on changes in facility name,
address, status, etc. This is done electronically by nearly all States.
Send comments to Nancy Pearce, 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: January 6, 2000.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 00-796 Filed 1-12-00; 8:45 am]
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