[Federal Register: December 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 240)] [Notices] [Page 70047-70048] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr15de99-82] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: State Treatment and Needs Assessment Program Studies--New Beginning in Fiscal Year 1999, SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), as part of its State Treatment Needs Assessment Program (STNAP), awards grants to States to conduct studies for the purpose of determining the need and demand for substance abuse treatment within each State. In order to receive funds from the [[Page 70048]] Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant, States must submit in their annual block grant applications an assessment of service needs Statewide, at the sub-state level, and for specified population groups (as required by Section 1929 of the Public Health Service Act). Most States receiving these grants will conduct an adult telephone household survey to collect information on needed treatment for substance abuse/dependence. In addition, many States will conduct a variety of more focused studies which will collect data on treatment need in special populations, including adolescents, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients, transients, arrestees and other criminal justice populations. States are required to use core protocols comprised of basic study design, data collection methods, and a core set of questions for these data collections. Previous STNAP activities under contract awards were approved under OMB Control Number 0930-0186. The estimated annualized burden for the State needs assessment studies over the next three years is presented below. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. of Total Annual No. of responses/ Hours/ burden burden respondents respondent response hours hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub-State Prevalence Surveys................... 47,537 1 0.55 26,145 8,715 Criminal justice populations................... 63,240 1 0.22 13,913 4,638 Total.................................... 110,777 ........... ........... 40,058 13,353 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 8, 1999. Richard Kopanda, Executive Officer, SAMHSA. [FR Doc. 99-32455 Filed 12-14-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162-20-P