80 FR 34449 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 115 (June 16, 2015)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 115 (June 16, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 34449-34451] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-14728] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 (SAMHSA) 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 at (240) 276-1243. 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 State Underage Drinking Prevention Policies and Practices--(OMB No. 0930-0316)--Revision The Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act (the ``STOP Act'') \1\ states that the ``Secretary [of Health and Human Services] shall . . . annually issue a report on each state's performance in enacting, enforcing, and creating laws, regulations, and programs to prevent or reduce underage drinking.'' The Secretary has delegated responsibility for this report to SAMHSA. Therefore, SAMHSA has developed a Survey of State Underage Drinking Prevention Policies and Practices (the ``State Survey'') to provide input for the state-by- state report on prevention and enforcement activities related to underage drinking component of the Annual Report to Congress on the Prevention and Reduction of Underage Drinking (``Report to Congress''). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Public Law 109-422. It is assumed Congress intended to include the District of Columbia as part of the Report to Congress. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The STOP Act also requires the Secretary to develop ``a set of measures to be used in preparing the report on best practices'' and to consider categories including but not limited to the following: Category #1: Sixteen \2\ specific underage drinking laws/ regulations enacted at the state level (e.g., laws prohibiting sales to minors; laws related to minors in possession of alcohol); --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ Nine additional policies have been added to the Report to Congress pursuant to Congressional appropriations language or the Secretary's authority granted by the STOP Act. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Category #2: Enforcement and educational programs to promote compliance with these laws/regulations; Category #3: Programs targeted to youths, parents, and caregivers to deter underage drinking and the number of individuals served by these programs; Category #4: The amount that each state invests, per youth capita, on the prevention of underage drinking broken into five categories: (a) Compliance check programs in retail outlets; (b) Checkpoints and saturation patrols that include the goal of reducing and deterring underage drinking; (c) Community-based, school-based, and higher- education-based programs to prevent underage drinking; (d) Underage drinking prevention programs that target youth within the juvenile justice and child welfare systems; and (e) Any other state efforts or programs that target underage drinking. Congress' purpose in mandating the collection of data on state policies and programs through the State Survey is to provide policymakers and the public with currently unavailable but much needed information regarding state underage drinking prevention policies and programs. SAMHSA and other [[Page 34450]] Federal agencies that have underage drinking prevention as part of their mandate will use the results of the State Survey to inform federal programmatic priorities. The information gathered by the State Survey will also establish a resource for state agencies and the general public for assessing policies and programs in their own state and for becoming familiar with the programs, policies, and funding priorities of other states. Because of the broad scope of data required by the STOP Act, SAMHSA relies on existing data sources where possible to minimize the survey burden on the states. SAMHSA uses data on state underage drinking policies from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS), an authoritative compendium of state alcohol-related laws. The APIS data is augmented by SAMHSA with original legal research on state laws and policies addressing underage drinking to include all of the STOP Act's requested laws and regulations (Category #1 of the four categories included in the STOP Act, as described above, page 2). The STOP Act mandates that the State Survey assess ``best practices'' and emphasize the importance of building collaborations with federally recognized tribal governments (``tribal governments''). It also emphasizes the importance at the federal level of promoting interagency collaboration and to that end established the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD). SAMHSA has determined that to fulfill the Congressional intent, it is critical that the State Survey gather information from the states regarding the best practices standards that they apply to their underage drinking programs, collaborations between states and tribal governments, and the development of state-level interagency collaborations similar to ICCPUD. SAMHSA has determined that data on Categories #2, #3, and #4 mandated in the STOP Act (as listed on page 2) (enforcement and educational programs; programs targeting youth, parents, and caregivers; and state expenditures) as well as states' best practices standards, collaborations with tribal governments, and state-level interagency collaborations are not available from secondary sources and therefore must be collected from the states themselves. The State Survey is therefore necessary to fulfill the Congressional mandate found in the STOP Act. The State Survey is a single document that is divided into four sections, as follows: (1) Enforcement programs to promote compliance with underage drinking laws and regulations (as described in Category #2 above, page 2); (2) Programs targeted to youth, parents, and caregivers to deter underage drinking (as described in Category #3 above, page 2); (3) State interagency collaboration to implement prevention programs, state best-practice standards, and collaborations with tribal governments (as described above, page 4); (4) The amount that each state invests on the prevention of underage drinking in the categories specified in the STOP Act (see description of Category #4, above, page 2) and descriptions of any dedicated fees, taxes, or fines used to raise these funds. The number of questions in each section is as follows: Section 1: 31 questions Section 2A: 30 questions \3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ Note that the number of questions in Section 2A is an estimate. This section asks states to identify their programs that are specific to underage drinking prevention. For each program identified there are six follow-up questions. Based on the average number of programs per state reported in the survey's four year history, it is anticipated that states will report an average of five programs for a total of 30 questions. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 2B: 7 questions Section 2C: 6 questions Section 2D: 15 questions TOTAL: 89 questions It is anticipated that respondents will actually respond to only a subset of this total. This is because the survey is designed with ``skip logic,'' which means that many questions will only be directed to a subset of respondents who report the existence of particular programs or activities. This latest version of the survey has been revised slightly. There are no new questions, nor were any deleted. All revisions are for the purpose of clarifying the existing questions. The total number of questions remains the same, so no additional time burden should be placed on the respondents. All questions continue to ask only for readily available data. The changes can be summarized as follows: Some global changes have been made; for example, the current HHS and SAMHSA style guides are applied so that ``state'' and ``federal'' are not capitalized. In addition, some instruction sentences are put in bold font, in response to frequent questions from respondents for clarification of these questions. These include questions about the time period for which they are asked to report specific data, or the type of prevention programs that should be included in responses. In addition, the following specific changes are recommended as clarifications or improvements of existing questions: Part 1, Enforcement: A question requesting the total number of licensees in the state has been moved up to become the second question. It was previously located in the set of questions about state compliance checks, but was skipped if the respondent answered that the state does do not do compliance checks. The number of licensees is a general piece of information that could be very useful in analyzing survey response data, and therefore should be collected from all states, regardless of whether they conduct compliance checks. The wording of the question asking for the number of random compliance checks conducted by the state has been changed, and a definition of random checks is included. The current wording is confusing,\4\ and has often elicited an answer that reflects all licenses in the state, rather than the actual number of random checks. Respondents have also requested clarification of the definition of random checks. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ ``Please provide number of licensees subject to random compliance checks/decoy operations.'' --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 2A, Programs: Two changes have been made to shorten the length of program descriptions, in which states describe their underage drinking prevention programs. The program descriptions are the lengthiest portion of the survey response and are significant contributors to the length of the Report to Congress. In addition, the length of the responses may pose a burden on state respondents. The two changes are: (a) The instructions in the section have been modified to state: ``Please briefly describe the program, including primary purpose, population served, and methods used.'' (b) The number of programs reported on has been reduced from 15 to 10. In the 2014 survey, 43 states (84%) reported 10 or fewer programs. The burden on respondents from those eight states that report more than 10 programs could be reduced by limiting the responses to 10 programs. Part 2D, Expenditures: In response to the question about expenditures on school-based prevention programs, some respondents have reported all expenditures for K-12, which resulted in artificially inflated data. The following statement has been added to the instructions: ``If it is not possible to distinguish funds expended specifically for the prevention of underage drinking from a general fund [[Page 34451]] targeted to an activity or program listed below, please check `These data are not available in my state.' '' To ensure that the State Survey obtains the necessary data while minimizing the burden on the states, SAMHSA has conducted a lengthy and comprehensive planning process. It has sought advice from key stakeholders (as mandated by the STOP Act) including hosting an all-day stakeholders meeting, conducting two field tests with state officials likely to be responsible for completing the State Survey, and investigating and testing various State Survey formats, online delivery systems, and data collection methodologies. Based on these investigations, SAMHSA collects the required data using an online survey data collection platform (SurveyMonkey). Links to the four sections of the survey are distributed to states via email. The State Survey is sent to each state governor's office and the Office of the Mayor of the District of Columbia. Based on the experience from the last four years of administering the State Survey, it is anticipated that the state governors will designate staff from state agencies that have access to the requested data (typically state Alcohol Beverage Control [ABC] agencies and state Substance Abuse Program agencies). SAMHSA provides both telephone and electronic technical support to state agency staff and emphasizes that the states are only expected to provide data that is readily available and are not required to provide data that has not already been collected. The burden estimate below takes into account these assumptions. The estimated annual response burden to collect this information is as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Responses/ Burden/ Annual burden Instrument respondents respondent response (hrs) (hrs) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State Questionnaire......................... 51 1 17.7 902.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 2-1057, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 or email her a copy at summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. Written comments should be received by August 17, 2015. Summer King, Statistician. [FR Doc. 2015-14728 Filed 6-15-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162-20-P
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SAMHSA Buprenorphine Physician submitted through the Web based online page that SAMHSA will establish for the
Locator. system. Approximately 60 percent of the purpose, as well as via U.S. mail.
Since July 2002, SAMHSA has certified physicians have consented to There are no changes to the forms and
received over 25,000 notifications and disclosure on the burden hours.
has certified almost 27,000 physicians. SAMHSA Buprenorphine Physician The following table summarizes the
Fifty-none percent of the notifications Locator. estimated annual burden for the use of
were submitted by mail or by facsimile, Respondents may submit the form this form.
with approximately forty-one percent electronically, through a dedicated Web
Responses Burden per
Number of Total burden
Purpose of submission per response
respondents (hrs)
respondent (hr.)
Initial Application for Waiver ............................................................................ 1,500 1 .083 125
Notification to Prescribe Immediately .............................................................. 50 1 .083 4
Notice to Treat up to 100 patients ................................................................... 500 1 .040 20
Total ...................................................................................................... 2,050 ........................ ........................ 149
Written comments and to obtain a copy of the information Prevention and Reduction of Underage
recommendations concerning the collection plans, call the SAMHSA Drinking (‘‘Report to Congress’’).
proposed information collection should Reports Clearance Officer at (240) 276– The STOP Act also requires the
be sent by July 16, 2015 to the SAMHSA 1243. Secretary to develop ‘‘a set of measures
Desk Officer at the Office of Information Comments are invited on: (a) Whether to be used in preparing the report on
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of best practices’’ and to consider
the proposed collections of information
Management and Budget (OMB). To categories including but not limited to
are necessary for the proper
ensure timely receipt of comments, and the following:
to avoid potential delays in OMB’s performance of the functions of the
Category #1: Sixteen 2 specific
receipt and processing of mail sent agency, including whether the
underage drinking laws/regulations
through the U.S. Postal Service, information shall have practical utility; enacted at the state level (e.g., laws
commenters are encouraged to submit (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate prohibiting sales to minors; laws related
their comments to OMB via email to: of the burden of the proposed collection to minors in possession of alcohol);
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. of information; (c) ways to enhance the Category #2: Enforcement and
Although commenters are encouraged to quality, utility, and clarity of the educational programs to promote
send their comments via email, information to be collected; and (d) compliance with these laws/regulations;
commenters may also fax their ways to minimize the burden of the Category #3: Programs targeted to
comments to: 202–395–7285. collection of information on youths, parents, and caregivers to deter
Commenters may also mail them to: respondents, including through the use underage drinking and the number of
Office of Management and Budget, of automated collection techniques or individuals served by these programs;
Office of Information and Regulatory other forms of information technology. Category #4: The amount that each
Affairs, New Executive Office Building, state invests, per youth capita, on the
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prevention of underage drinking broken
Underage Drinking Prevention Policies
Summer King, into five categories: (a) Compliance
and Practices—(OMB No. 0930–0316)—
Statistician. check programs in retail outlets; (b)
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Checkpoints and saturation patrols that
The Sober Truth on Preventing include the goal of reducing and
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Underage Drinking Act (the ‘‘STOP deterring underage drinking; (c)
Act’’) 1 states that the ‘‘Secretary [of Community-based, school-based, and
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Health and Human Services] shall . . . higher-education-based programs to
HUMAN SERVICES annually issue a report on each state’s prevent underage drinking; (d)
performance in enacting, enforcing, and Underage drinking prevention programs
Substance Abuse and Mental Health creating laws, regulations, and programs that target youth within the juvenile
Services Administration to prevent or reduce underage justice and child welfare systems; and
drinking.’’ The Secretary has delegated (e) Any other state efforts or programs
Agency Information Collection that target underage drinking.
Activities: Proposed Collection; responsibility for this report to
Congress’ purpose in mandating the
Comment Request SAMHSA. Therefore, SAMHSA has
collection of data on state policies and
developed a Survey of State Underage
In compliance with Section programs through the State Survey is to
Drinking Prevention Policies and
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork provide policymakers and the public
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Practices (the ‘‘State Survey’’) to provide
Reduction Act of 1995 concerning with currently unavailable but much
input for the state-by-state report on
opportunity for public comment on needed information regarding state
prevention and enforcement activities underage drinking prevention policies
proposed collections of information, the related to underage drinking component
Substance Abuse and Mental Health and programs. SAMHSA and other
of the Annual Report to Congress on the
Services Administration (SAMHSA) 2 Nine additional policies have been added to the
will publish periodic summaries of 1 Public
Law 109–422. It is assumed Congress Report to Congress pursuant to Congressional
proposed projects. To request more intended to include the District of Columbia as part appropriations language or the Secretary’s authority
information on the proposed projects or of the Report to Congress. granted by the STOP Act.
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targeted to an activity or program listed Survey formats, online delivery systems, (typically state Alcohol Beverage
below, please check ‘These data are not and data collection methodologies. Control [ABC] agencies and state
available in my state.’ ’’ Based on these investigations, Substance Abuse Program agencies).
SAMHSA collects the required data SAMHSA provides both telephone and
To ensure that the State Survey
using an online survey data collection electronic technical support to state
obtains the necessary data while platform (SurveyMonkey). Links to the
minimizing the burden on the states, agency staff and emphasizes that the
four sections of the survey are states are only expected to provide data
SAMHSA has conducted a lengthy and distributed to states via email. The State
comprehensive planning process. It has that is readily available and are not
Survey is sent to each state governor’s
sought advice from key stakeholders (as required to provide data that has not
office and the Office of the Mayor of the
mandated by the STOP Act) including already been collected. The burden
District of Columbia. Based on the
hosting an all-day stakeholders meeting, experience from the last four years of estimate below takes into account these
conducting two field tests with state administering the State Survey, it is assumptions.
officials likely to be responsible for anticipated that the state governors will The estimated annual response
completing the State Survey, and designate staff from state agencies that burden to collect this information is as
investigating and testing various State have access to the requested data follows:
Burden/ Annual
Number of Responses/
Instrument response burden
respondents respondent (hrs) (hrs)
State Questionnaire ......................................................................................... 51 1 17.7 902.7
Send comments to Summer King, 235–2888 or by email at NIAC@ Docket: For access to the docket to
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, hq.dhs.gov. read background documents or
Room 2–1057, One Choke Cherry Road, ADDRESSES: The Auditorium, 2451 comments received by the National
Rockville, MD 20857 or email her a Crystal Drive, First Floor, Arlington, VA Infrastructure Advisory Council, go to
copy at summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. 22202. Members of the public will www.regulations.gov. Enter ‘‘NIAC
Written comments should be received register at the table at the door to the 2015’’ in the search line and the Web
by August 17, 2015. meeting room. For information on site will list all relevant documents for
facilities or services for individuals with your review. Members of the public will
Summer King,
disabilities, or to request special have an opportunity to provide oral
Statistician. comments on the topics on the meeting
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