[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 10030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5030]
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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) 443-0525.
Proposed Project: Development and Implementation of Opioid Treatment
Program Accreditation, New
OMB approval will be sought for information collections related to
the development and implementation of opioid treatment program (OTP)
accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities, under contract to the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment,
SAMHSA. CSAT and other Federal agencies are proposing the planning and
developing of an accreditation process for OTPs. The proposed project
will focus on developing standards and procedures, training surveyors
and accrediting up to 170 OTPs. The information collections include an
Accreditation Application, Accreditation Standards, Site Visit
Performance Questionnaire, Site Visit Process Questionnaire, and
Performance Improvement Plan. The estimated annualized burden for this
four-year project is summarized below.
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Total
Number of Number of Hours/ Total annualized
respondents responses/ response burden burden
respondent hours hours
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Accreditation Application...................... 170 1 2 340 85
Accreditation Standards........................ 170 1 60 10,200 2,550
Site Visit Performance Questionnaire........... 170 1 0.5 85 21
Site Visit Process Questionnaire............... 170 1 0.5 85 21
Performance Improvement Plan................... 170 1 3 510 128
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Total.................................... ........... ........... ........... 11,220 2,805
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Proposed Project: Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient
Records, Extension
SAMHSA will seek an extension of OMB approval of the information
disclosure and recordkeeping requirements in the regulation,
Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records (42 CFR part
2). Statute (42 U.S.C. 290dd-2) requires Federally conducted,
regulated, or directly or indirectly assisted alcohol and drug abuse
programs to keep patient records confidential. The regulation
implements the statute. Information requirements are: (1) Written
disclosure to patients, and (2) documenting ``medical personnel''
status of recipient of a disclosure to meet a medical emergency. The
estimated annualized burden is shown below.
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Number of Annualized
Number of responses/ Hours/ burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Disclosure: 42 CFR 2.22..................................... 10,000 150 0.017 22,500
Recordkeeping: 42 CFR 2.51.................................. 10,000 1.5 0.250 3,750
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Total................................................. ........... ........... ........... 26,250
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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.
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 on or before April 28, 1998.
Dated: February 20, 1998.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 98-5030 Filed 2-26-98; 8:45 am]
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