81 FR 85586 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVCES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 228 (November 28, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 228 (Monday, November 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85586-85587]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28496]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVCES

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 project 
or to obtain a copy of the information collection plans, call the 
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276-1243.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is 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--Talk. They Hear You.'' Campaign Evaluation: Case 
Studies--NEW

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is requesting 
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new data 
collection, ``Talk. They Hear You.'' Campaign Evaluation: Case Studies 
(the ``case studies''). This collection includes three instruments:

1. Parent/Caregiver Pre-Test/Post-Test Survey
2. Youth Pre-Test and Post-Test Survey
3. Parent/Caregiver Interview Guide

    The case studies collection is part of a larger effort to evaluate 
the impact of the ``Talk. They Hear You.'' Campaign. These evaluations 
will help determine the extent to which the campaign has been 
successful in educating parents and caregivers nationwide about 
effective methods for reducing underage drinking. The Campaign is 
designed to educate and empower parents and caregivers to talk with 
children about alcohol. To prevent initiation of underage drinking, the 
campaign targets parents and caregivers of children aged 9-15, with the 
specific aims of:

1. Increasing parents' awareness of the prevalence and risk of 
underage drinking
2. Equipping parents with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to 
prevent underage drinking
3. Increasing parents' actions to prevent underage drinking.

    For this evaluation, SAMHSA intends to measure knowledge and 
attitudes before and after a focused campaign outreach effort in areas 
that have not previously had significant exposure to the campaign. 
Participants in the evaluation will be recruited from a middle school 
community, and will include parents/caregivers and students. School 
administrators and partnering organization(s), such as parent 
organizations and/or local prevention organizations will assist in the 
dissemination of campaign materials and data collection efforts. There 
will be two sites selected for the case studies--one site will serve as 
the experimental group and the other site will serve as the control 
group. The experimental group will be exposed to the ``Talk. They Hear 
You.'' messages using standard campaign materials and dissemination 
strategies, which will be coordinated through a local partner 
organization. The control group will not be intentionally exposed to 
the campaign materials. The case studies will include baseline surveys 
of parents/caregivers and children of middle-school age in both the 
experimental and control communities, followed by exposure to campaign 
materials in the experimental community, and post-exposure surveys of 
parents and children in both communities. Additionally, SAMHSA will 
conduct 30 interviews with parents and caregivers following the post-
exposure surveys at the experimental site to obtain more detailed 
information about the specific impact of the campaign.

                                            Annualized Hourly Burden
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                                                       Total
           Instrument              Total No. of     responses/         Total         Hrs. per       Total hour
                                    respondents     respondent       responses       response         burden
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Pre-test survey for 9-15-year              1,093               1           1,093            0.17           185.8
 old youth......................
Post-test survey for 9-15-year             1,093               1           1,093            0.17           185.8
 old youth......................
Pre-test survey for parents and              690               1             690            0.17           117.3
 caregivers.....................
Post-test survey for parents and             690               1             690            0.17           117.3
 caregivers.....................
Individual interviews with                    30               1              30               1              30
 parents and caregivers.........
    Total.......................           1,783  ..............           3,596  ..............           636.2
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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 15E57-B, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 OR email a copy at 
[email protected]. Written comments should be received by 
January 27, 2017.

Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2016-28496 Filed 11-25-16; 8:45 am]
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