97-12332. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 91 (Monday, May 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25964-25965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12332]


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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 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data 
collection projects, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration will publish periodic

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summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the 
proposed projects or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on [phone].
    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: National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: ACASI 
Field Test 2--New--The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) will conduct a field test in October-December, 
1997, to examine alternative designs for an Audio Computer Assisted 
Self-Interview (ACASI) version of the National Household Survey on Drug 
Abuse (NHSDA) questionnaire. The experimental design will compare 
variations in automatic internal consistency checks, skip patterns, 
voice types, and simplified question wording. The basic questionnaire 
content will identical to the 1997 NHSDA. A standardized set of 
respondent debriefing questions will be also be administered. Three 
thousand interviews will be conducted across the nation with persons 
age 12 and older. Each interview will last approximately one hour. The 
estimated burden is 3,000 hours.
    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: May 5, 1997.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 97-12332 Filed 5-9-97; 8:45 am]
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