Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5668-5669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2662]


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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 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 on (301) 443-7978.

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: Feasibility Study To Evaluate the Positive 
Activities Campaign (PAC)

    (OMB No. 0930-0188, Revision) The Center for Substance Abuse 
Prevention is conducting a feasibility study of the Positive Activities 
Campaign (PAC), an initiative aimed at the general public to encourage 
adults to become more involved in positive, skill-building activities 
with youth. The ultimate goal of the initiative is to reduce substance 
abuse among young people.
    To determine the likely effectiveness of the campaign, CSAP's 
feasibility study consists of a process evaluation and an outcomes 
evaluation. The

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evaluation is assessing change in communities exposed to PAC, including 
change in adults' involvement with youth. Two treatment and two 
comparison communities have been selected for study. Data for the 
process evaluation are primarily from on-site interviews with key 
personnel in local youth-serving organizations (e.g, Boy Scouts, Boys 
and Girls Clubs); data for the outcomes evaluation are from baseline 
and 6-month followup telephone surveys of adults.
    This revision to the currently approved information collection 
activities involves: (1) a third, 12-month followup telephone interview 
with the random sample of adults; and (2) because PAC is being expanded 
to serve civic membership organizations (e.g., Rotary Clubs, Lions 
Clubs, Kiwanis) application of the process evaluation activities with 
these groups, plus three telephone interviews with random samples of 
members of the civic organizations.

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                                                     Number of      Responses/        Burden/      Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hrs.
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Currently approved..............................  ..............  ..............  ..............        1,350
Additional telephone interview..................           1,760               1            0.14          246
Interviews with local-level staff for process
 evaluation.....................................             140               2             1.5          420
Telephone interviews with members of civic
 organizations..................................           1,760               3             .14          739
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    New Total...................................  ..............  ..............  ..............        2,755
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    Send comments to Nancy Pearce, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 16-105, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: January 29, 1999.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 99-2662 Filed 2-3-99; 8:45 am]
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