[Federal Register: August 28, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 167)]
[Notices]               
[Page 46058-46059]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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: Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Providers as 
Information Customers

    Clinicians in the field of substance abuse treatment are 
increasingly turning to information products and services in managing 
the care of their patients, accessing new knowledge about treatment, 
and organizing their management systems. This study will help SAMHSA's 
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) to be better able to 
synthesize and disseminate knowledge by providing a representative 
assessment of the information products and services that currently 
exist in the substance abuse treatment industry.
    Program directors and clinicians will be surveyed in a 15-minute 
telephone interview asking about their perceptions of information 
products and services that are currently being used, and their 
perceived need or interest in such new or improved products being 
developed and made available. The instrument that will be used to 
survey the providers and clinical staff will include a series of 
questions around a taxonomy and list of information products and 
services that are or might be used in the substance abuse treatment 
provider industry. A nationally representative target sample of 275 
facilities will be drawn, and interviews will be completed with program 
facility directors and clinical staff. The estimated annualized burden 
for a one-year data collection period is summarized below.

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                                                                                          Average               
                                                               Number of    Number of     burden/       Total   
                                                              respondents   responses/    response      burden  
                                                                            respondent    (hours)       hours   
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Facility Directors..........................................          275            1          .25           69
Clinical Staff..............................................          467            1          .25          117
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      Total.................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........          176
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    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: August 24, 1998.
Patricia S. Bransford,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 98-23134 Filed 8-27-98; 8:45 am]
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