[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 179 (Thursday, September 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50298-50299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24144]
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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.
Drug Abuse Warning Network--(OMB number 0930-0078, extension)---The
Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) collects data on drug-related medical
emergencies and deaths as reported from about 660 hospitals and medical
examiners nationwide. Used by Federal, State, and local agencies, this
on-going data system supports efforts to identify drug abuse trends,
assess health hazards associated with substance abuse, and schedule
substances under the Controlled Substances Act. The annual burden
estimate is 15,284 hours as shown below:
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Number of IR\1\
Number of responses/ Hours per Gross burden reporting Total adjusted
respondents respondent response hours hours burden (hrs)
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Hospitals
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ED Forms................................................ 520 334 0.15 26,052 12,876 13,176
ED Logs................................................. 520 48 0.02 499 247 252
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Hospital Total...................................... .............. .............. .............. 26,551 13,123 13,428
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Medical examiners
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ME Forms................................................ 140 107 0.25 3,745 1,953 1,792
ME Logs................................................. 140 48 0.02 134 70 64
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ME Total............................................ .............. .............. .............. 3,879 2,023 1,856
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DAWN Total.......................................... .............. .............. .............. 30,430 15,146 15,284
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\1\ There is no burden associated with reporting by Independent Reporters (IRs), so these hours are not included in Total Adjusted Burden.
Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to:
Allison Eydt, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C.
20503.
Dated: September 9, 1999.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 99-24144 Filed 9-15-99; 8:45 am]
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