82 FR 19247 - Request for Comment on the NSDUH Redesign
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 79 (April 26, 2017)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 79 (April 26, 2017)
| Page Range | 19247-19248 | |
| FR Document | 2017-08400 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 26, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 19247-19248] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-08400] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Request for Comment on the NSDUH Redesign AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), HHS. ACTION: Request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This document is a request for comment on National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) redesign. The Department of Health and Human Services, as part of its continuing effort to produce current data, as well as reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Comment Close Date: To be considered, comments must be received at the addresses provided below no later than 60 calendar days from the date of publication in the Federal Register. ADDRESSES: You may submit electronic comments to [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Inspection of Public Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice will be used in the development of specific survey redesign options. Comments, including any personally identifiable or confidential business information included in comments submitted in response to this notice, will be summarized and/or included in NSDUH redesign reports. Background NSDUH is a national survey of the U.S. civilian, non- institutionalized population aged 12 or older. The NSDUH data collection is essential for meeting a critical objective of SAMHSA's mission--to maintain current data on the prevalence of substance use and mental health problems in the United States. NSDUH is authorized by Section 505 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa-4--Data Collection) which authorizes annual data collection for monitoring the prevalence of illicit substance use and mental health problems, as well as the misuse of licit substances in the U.S. population. NSDUH was conducted on a periodic basis from 1971 to 1988 and has been conducted annually since 1990. Information collected through NSDUH has multiple applications, including (1) advancing the study of the epidemiology of substance use and mental health; (2) monitoring substance use and mental health trends and patterns; (3) identifying licit and illicit substances being used and misused; (4) studying the use of health care resources for treatment of substance use disorders and mental health problems; (5) assisting Federal, State and local agencies in the allocation of resources; and (6) supporting the proper design and implementation of substance misuse prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs. In order to continue meeting data users' needs, SAMHSA's Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) must periodically update NSDUH content and methodology to reflect the changing field of substance use and mental health along with data collection best practices. Any redesign will help to ensure NSDUH continues to produce accurate and current data with efficiency. Redesign Issues for NSDUH It is important for NSDUH to remain policy relevant and to be a source of reliable information. The impetus for any future NSDUH redesign is to ensure that NSDUH continues to capture substance use, substance use disorder, and mental health concepts accurately, precisely, and in ways that reflect the state of the field as it advances (e.g., updating, adding and removing content to reflect evolving data needs; adapting new approaches for reducing nonresponse). In addition, the redesigned NSDUH should track trends from its inception onward and have flexibility to address changing data needs, to adjust to shifting budgets and to allow occasional adjustments to the sample and questionnaire without putting trend data at risk. [[Page 19248]] A redesign for NSDUH will require considerable effort and will break trends with earlier NSDUH data where new estimates could not be compared to those from previous years. It is essential to take sufficient time to develop and validate any redesigned measures to avoid the need for further near-term changes with the potential for additional, unanticipated breaks in data trends. The last partial redesign was implemented in 2015. SAMHSA is now exploring the possibility of another redesign sometime in the future. Request for Comments This notice is a general solicitation of comments from the public. Proposed changes should meet the following criteria:Because NSDUH is a general population survey and includes individuals 12 years and older, questions must be understandable to a person with a 6th grade reading level. Each question must have analytic utility. That is, questions must be useful either to estimate prevalence or as a key component in statistical analyses, such as studies of the potential impact of policies. Questions must apply to enough respondents that precise estimation is possible (i.e., behaviors, experiences and attitudes must be prevalent enough to ensure reliable estimates). Questions should generate data for aggregated analyses, not to assess the efficacy of a particular treatment program. Questions should be useful in tracking trends or changes in treatment behavior even when policies change. When adding new questions, current questions must be identified for deletion, so there is no increase in respondent burden; survey administration time should average no more than 1 hour. Any new questions should be administrable according to NSDUH survey procedures and as part of the redesigned NSDUH questionnaire. Under current practices, this means new questions would be administered using audio computer-assisted self-interviewing [ACASI]), allow no parent proxy reports for youth respondents, and entail no special sampling requirements or changes to household screening questions. Any changes would be made at the beginning of any future redesign, and will not be changed again until the next redesign in order to be able to maintain trend data. Issues of interest for public comment include but are not limited to the following: Timing of redesign since it will lead to a break in trends across the board Whether and which questionnaire topic areas will add to the utility of the NSDUH Potential barriers in developing questions for identified questionnaire topic areas Additional topic areas of interest Topics and questions to drop from the NSDUH Input on feasibility, cost, data accuracy and data completeness for questionnaire and methodological revisions under consideration All comments should be received by June 26, 2017. Summer King, Statistician. [FR Doc. 2017-08400 Filed 4-25-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162-20-P
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commenters were concerned that the requires agencies to accept the indirect applicants. Requirements associated
template did not reference an eight cost rate negotiated with their agency, with particular programs are included
percent cap on the indirect cost rate and the requirement applies to all grant in the specific FOAs for those programs.
associated with training programs. making agencies in the Federal The UCEDD programs were designated
Instead, the notice included language Government. However, the HHS Grants as training programs in the past as part
from the Uniform Administrative Policy Administration Manual (GPAM) of the specific FOA for these programs.
Requirements, Cost Principles, and and Grants Policy Statement (GPS) The proposed template may be found on
Audit Requirements for Federal Awards provide that the indirect cost rate for the ACL Web site at https://acl.gov/
(commonly called ‘‘Uniform training grants is capped at eight
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79,984
Estimated Number of Responses: 749 ADDRESSES: You may submit electronic patterns; (3) identifying licit and illicit
annually. Total Estimated Burden comments to substances being used and misused; (4)
Hours: 79,984. NSDUH_Redesign@samhsa.hhs.gov. studying the use of health care resources
Dated: April 20, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: for treatment of substance use disorders
Daniel P. Berger, NSDUH_Redesign@samhsa.hhs.gov. and mental health problems; (5)
assisting Federal, State and local
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Inspection
agencies in the allocation of resources;
for Aging. of Public Comments: Comments and (6) supporting the proper design
[FR Doc. 2017–08436 Filed 4–25–17; 8:45 am] submitted in response to this notice will and implementation of substance
BILLING CODE 4154–01–P be used in the development of specific misuse prevention, treatment, and
survey redesign options. Comments, rehabilitation programs. In order to
including any personally identifiable or continue meeting data users’ needs,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND confidential business information SAMHSA’s Center for Behavioral Health
HUMAN SERVICES included in comments submitted in
Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) must
response to this notice, will be
Substance Abuse and Mental Health periodically update NSDUH content and
summarized and/or included in NSDUH
Services Administration methodology to reflect the changing
redesign reports.
field of substance use and mental health
Request for Comment on the NSDUH Background along with data collection best
Redesign NSDUH is a national survey of the practices. Any redesign will help to
U.S. civilian, non-institutionalized ensure NSDUH continues to produce
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental population aged 12 or older. The accurate and current data with
Health Services Administration NSDUH data collection is essential for efficiency.
(SAMHSA), HHS. meeting a critical objective of Redesign Issues for NSDUH
ACTION: Request for comment. SAMHSA’s mission—to maintain
current data on the prevalence of It is important for NSDUH to remain
substance use and mental health policy relevant and to be a source of
SUMMARY: This document is a request for
problems in the United States. NSDUH reliable information. The impetus for
comment on National Survey on Drug
is authorized by Section 505 of the any future NSDUH redesign is to ensure
Use and Health (NSDUH) redesign. The
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. that NSDUH continues to capture
Department of Health and Human
290aa–4—Data Collection) which substance use, substance use disorder,
Services, as part of its continuing effort
authorizes annual data collection for and mental health concepts accurately,
to produce current data, as well as
monitoring the prevalence of illicit precisely, and in ways that reflect the
reduce paperwork and respondent
substance use and mental health state of the field as it advances (e.g.,
burden, invites the general public and
problems, as well as the misuse of licit updating, adding and removing content
other Federal agencies to take this
substances in the U.S. population. to reflect evolving data needs; adapting
opportunity to comment on proposed
NSDUH was conducted on a periodic new approaches for reducing
and/or continuing information
basis from 1971 to 1988 and has been nonresponse). In addition, the
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collections, as required by the
conducted annually since 1990. redesigned NSDUH should track trends
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Information collected through from its inception onward and have
DATES: Comment Close Date: To be NSDUH has multiple applications, flexibility to address changing data
considered, comments must be received including (1) advancing the study of the needs, to adjust to shifting budgets and
at the addresses provided below no later epidemiology of substance use and to allow occasional adjustments to the
than 60 calendar days from the date of mental health; (2) monitoring substance sample and questionnaire without
publication in the Federal Register. use and mental health trends and putting trend data at risk.
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A redesign for NSDUH will require • Any changes would be made at the (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
considerable effort and will break trends beginning of any future redesign, and of the burden of the proposed collection
with earlier NSDUH data where new will not be changed again until the next of information; (c) ways to enhance the
estimates could not be compared to redesign in order to be able to maintain quality, utility, and clarity of the
those from previous years. It is essential trend data. information to be collected; and (d)
to take sufficient time to develop and Issues of interest for public comment ways to minimize the burden of the
validate any redesigned measures to include but are not limited to the collection of information on
avoid the need for further near-term following: respondents, including through the use
changes with the potential for • Timing of redesign since it will lead of automated collection techniques or
additional, unanticipated breaks in data to a break in trends across the board other forms of information technology.
trends. The last partial redesign was • Whether and which questionnaire
implemented in 2015. SAMHSA is now topic areas will add to the utility of Proposed Project: Access to Recovery
exploring the possibility of another the NSDUH (ATR) Program (OMB No. 0930–0266)—
redesign sometime in the future. • Potential barriers in developing Reinstatement
questions for identified questionnaire
Request for Comments topic areas The Substance Abuse and Mental
This notice is a general solicitation of • Additional topic areas of interest Health Services Administration’s
comments from the public. Proposed • Topics and questions to drop from the (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse
changes should meet the following NSDUH Treatment (CSAT) is charged with the
criteria: • Input on feasibility, cost, data Access to Recovery (ATR) program
• Because NSDUH is a general accuracy and data completeness for which will allow grantees (States,
population survey and includes questionnaire and methodological Territories, the District of Columbia and
individuals 12 years and older, revisions under consideration Tribal Organizations) a means to
questions must be understandable to a All comments should be received by implement voucher programs for
person with a 6th grade reading level. June 26, 2017. substance abuse clinical treatment and
• Each question must have analytic recovery support services. The ATR data
Summer King, collection (OMB No. 0930–0266) will be
utility. That is, questions must be useful
either to estimate prevalence or as a key Statistician. a reinstatement from the previous
component in statistical analyses, such [FR Doc. 2017–08400 Filed 4–25–17; 8:45 am] approval that expires on May 31, 2017.
as studies of the potential impact of BILLING CODE 4162–20–P There will be no changes to the two
policies. client-level tools.
• Questions must apply to enough The goals of the ATR program are to:
respondents that precise estimation is DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES (1) Provide client choice among
possible (i.e., behaviors, experiences substance abuse clinical treatment and
and attitudes must be prevalent enough recovery support service providers, (2)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
to ensure reliable estimates). expand access to a comprehensive array
• Questions should generate data for Services Administration
of clinical treatment and recovery
aggregated analyses, not to assess the Agency Information Collection support options (including faith-based
efficacy of a particular treatment Activities: Proposed Collection; programmatic options), and (3) increase
program. Comment Request substance abuse treatment capacity.
• Questions should be useful in
In compliance with Section Monitoring outcomes, tracking costs,
tracking trends or changes in treatment
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork and preventing waste, fraud and abuse
behavior even when policies change.
• When adding new questions, Reduction Act of 1995 concerning to ensure accountability and
current questions must be identified for opportunity for public comment on effectiveness in the use of Federal funds
deletion, so there is no increase in proposed collections of information, the are also important elements of the ATR
respondent burden; survey Substance Abuse and Mental Health program. Grantees, as a contingency of
administration time should average no Services Administration (SAMHSA) their award, are responsible for
more than 1 hour. will publish periodic summaries of collecting Voucher Information (VI) and
• Any new questions should be proposed projects. To request more Voucher Transaction (VT) data from
administrable according to NSDUH information on the proposed projects or their clients.
survey procedures and as part of the to obtain a copy of the information The primary purpose of this data
redesigned NSDUH questionnaire. collection plans, call the SAMHSA collection activity is to meet the
Under current practices, this means new Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276– reporting requirements of the
questions would be administered using 1243. Government Performance and Results
audio computer-assisted self- Comments are invited on: (a) Whether Act (GPRA) by allowing SAMHSA to
interviewing [ACASI]), allow no parent the proposed collections of information quantify the effects and
proxy reports for youth respondents, are necessary for the proper accomplishments of SAMHSA
and entail no special sampling performance of the functions of the programs. The following table is an
requirements or changes to household agency, including whether the estimated annual response burden for
screening questions. information shall have practical utility; this effort.
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