[Federal Register: July 18, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 139)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Drug-Free Communities Support Program National Evaluation and
STOP Act Program National Evaluation; Proposed Information Collection;
Notice of 60-Day Public Comment Period
AGENCY: Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug
Control Policy.
ACTION: Notice of 60-day public comment period.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Executive Office of the
President, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Drug Free
Communities (DFC) Support Program is publishing the following summary
of proposed information collections for public comment. This notice
also includes a summary of proposed information collection for the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Sober Truth
on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP Act) Program, which will fund
current and past DFC grantees. The STOP program will be evaluated based
on the same data already being collected for the ONDCP DFC program. No
additional data will be required of respondents. Interested persons are
invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including any of the
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper performance of the programs'
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection
burden.
Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control
Policy is requesting OMB review and approval of this information
collection. Written comments and/or recommendations will be accepted
from the public if received by the individuals designated below within
60 days from the date of publication.
Type of Information Collection Request: New collection.
Title: Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program National
Evaluation; Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP Act)
Program National Evaluation.
Use:
1. The DFC Support Program is an integral component of the National
Drug Control Strategy and a requirement of Healthy People 2010. The DFC
has two primary goals: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth by
addressing local risk and protective factors to minimize the likelihood
of subsequent substance abuse in the community; and (2) support
community anti-drug coalitions in becoming self-sufficient by
establishing, strengthening, and fostering collaboration among public
and private nonprofit agencies, as well as federal, state, local, and
tribal governments to prevent and reduce substance abuse.
A National Evaluation of the DFC Support Program commenced in
September 2004 to assess the program's implementation and
effectiveness. The major purpose of the DFC Support Program National
Evaluation is to design and implement a rigorous evaluation and to
support an effective grant monitoring and tracking system.
The National Evaluation will make use of two separate collection
instruments to gather information. The Monitoring and Tracking
Questionnaire (online tool) will serve as a semi-annual report for DFC
grantees and will provide information for ONDCP, SAMHSA and the
National Evaluation. The Typology Classification Questionnaire will be
used on an annual basis to classify respondents into a coalition
typology developed by the evaluation contractor and will provide
information for ONDCP and the National Evaluation.
Frequency: Semi-annually and annually.
Affected Public: Anti-Drug Coalitions.
Type of Respondents: Directors of Anti-Drug Coalitions or their
designees.
2. The purpose of the STOP Act program is to prevent and reduce
alcohol use among youth in communities throughout the United States. It
was created to strengthen collaboration among communities, the Federal
Government, and State, local and tribal governments; to enhance
intergovernmental cooperation and coordination on the issue of alcohol
use among youth; to serve as a catalyst for increased citizen
participation and greater collaboration among all sectors and
organizations of a community that first demonstrates a long-term
commitment to reducing alcohol use among youth; and to disseminate to
communities timely information regarding state-of-the-art practices and
initiatives that have proven to be effective in preventing and reducing
alcohol use among youth.
The statutory authority for this program limits eligibility to
domestic public and private nonprofit entities that are currently
grantee organizations receiving or having received grant funds under
the Drug-Free Communities Program (DFC). STOP Act grants are authorized
under the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-25b),
Section 519B.
The National Evaluation will make use of one collection instrument
to gather information. The Monitoring and Tracking Questionnaire
(online tool) will serve as a semi-annual report for STOP Act grantees
and will provide information for SAMHSA.
Frequency: Semi-annually.
Affected Public: Current or prior Drug Free Communities Anti-Drug
Coalitions.
Type of Respondents: Directors or their designees.
Estimated annual burden is as follows:
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Estimated number Average burden per
Type of respondents Estimated number of responses per response (in Total annual
of respondents respondent hours) burden (in hours)
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Instrument: Monitoring and Tracking Questionnaire (Quarterly Report)
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DFC Grantee Program Directors*. 735 2 3.0 4410
STOP Act (Prior DFC ) Grantee 16 2 3.0 96
Program Directors**...........
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Instrument: Typology Classification Questionnaire
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DFC Grantee Program Directors.. 735 1 .75 551.25
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Total DFC.................. .................. .................. ................... 4961.25
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Total STOP Act............. .................. .................. ................... 96
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Total.................. .................. .................. ................... 5075.25
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* Includes approximately 64 STOP act grantees who are also DFC grantees.
** Includes approximately 16 STOP act grantees who were prior DFC grantees.
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The only cost to respondents is time they spend completing the
questionnaire(s). Data collected from grantees will be made available
to them for planning, implementation, and evaluation purposes. Both
programs will use the same on-line data collection and reporting system
as currently used by ONDCP's DFC program grantees. There are no Capital
Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.
Request for Comments: Written comments and/or recommendations from
the public and affected entities are invited on one or more of the
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance or the functions of the DFC or
STOP Act programs, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information
those who are able to respond, including the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comment Deadline: Comments regarding these proposed information
collections must be mailed and/or faxed to the designee listed below,
within 60-days of the date of this publication:
Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control
Policy, Drug Free Communities Support Program, Attention: Kenneth
Shapiro, Policy Analyst, Washington, DC 20503, Fax Number: 202-395-
6641.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed information collections or to obtain a copy of the information
collection plans and/or instruments, contact, Kenneth Shapiro, at the
above address or via email or phone at: kshapiro@ondcp.eop.gov, 202-
395-4681.
Dated: July 14, 2008.
Linda V. Priebe,
Assistant General Counsel, Office of National Drug Control Policy.
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