DAWN is an on going national public health surveillance system that monitors drug-related medical emergencies and deaths. DAWN relies on a sample of hospital emergency departments to generate nationally representative estimates of drug-related emergency department visits.
Currently, there are 111,938 burden hours in the OMB inventory. The program is requesting an estimated annualized burden of 72,227 burden hours, a decrease of 39,711 hours. Program changes resulted in a decrease of 53,769 hours and adjustments resulted in an increase of 14,508 hours.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.