Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11952-11953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5856]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection; Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM, formerly 
Drug Use Forecasting) Program.

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    The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, has 
submitted the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on November 19, 1998 
(Volume 63, Number 223, pages 64285-64286), allowing for a 60-day 
public comment period. No comments were received by the Office of 
Justice Programs on this proposed revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
April 9, 1999. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained 
in this notice especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Department of Justice Desk Officer, Room 10235, Washington, 
DC 20530; 202-395-7316.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the collection of information should address one or 
more of the following four points:

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    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have any practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate 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) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of collection of information on those who 
are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring 
(ADAM, formerly Drug Use Forecasting) Program.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: No agency form number. 
Office of Research and Evaluation, National Institute of Justice, 
Office of Justice Programs.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked to respond, as well as a 
brief abstract: Misdemeanor and felony arrestees in city and county 
jails and detainees in juvenile detention facilities. The ADAM program 
monitors the extent and types of drug use among arrestees. By the end 
of FY 1998 the program will operate in 35 cities. An additional 15 
sites are proposed for 1999, to bring the total to 50 cities, and 25 
additional cities in the year 2000, to bring to total number of data 
collection sites to 75. Data are collected in each site every three 
months from a new sample of arrestees. Participation is voluntary and 
confidential and data collected include a personal interview and urine 
specimen.
    (5) An estimate of total number of respondents and amount of time 
estimated for an average respondent to respond: Following is the 
maximum number of responses expected for the main ADAM questionnaire in 
Fiscal Years 2000 and 20001. The estimate here is revised from the 
estimate provided in the previously published 60-day notice which did 
not apply the correct assumption for number of supplemental (or 
``addendum'') surveys to be fielded. The estimate assumes that 50 sites 
are in operation all quarters of FY 1999 and 75 sites are in operation 
all quarters of FY 2000. In FY 1999, 50000 adult male arrestees, 20000 
adult female arrestees, 20000 juvenile male detainees, and 10000 
juvenile female detainees will be interviewed (total = 100,000 at 30 
minutes a response). In FY 2000, 75000 adult male arrestees, 30000 
adult female arrestees, 30000 juvenile male detainees, and 15000 
juvenile female detainees will be interviewed. (total = 150,000 at 30 
minutes a response). Additionally, ``addendum'' questionnaires will be 
administered to the same respondents at some number of sites for some 
number of quarters over the year. The estimate provided here is the 
maximum number of responses that will be obtained: it is assumed that 
all sites will field one addendum questionnaire in 3 out of the 4 
quarters of the year. In FY 1999, the maximum number of addendum 
questionnaires administered across all respondent types will be 75,000 
at 10 minutes per response; and in FY 2000 the maximum number of 
addendum questionnaires administered will be 112,500 at 10 minutes a 
response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 62,500 hours in FY 1999 and 93,750 hours in FY 
2000.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or 
additional information, please contact Dr. K. Jack Riley 202-616-9030, 
Director, Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program, National 
Institute of Justice, room 7344, 810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC, 
20531. Additionally, comments and/or suggestions regarding the items(s) 
contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public 
burden and associated response time, may also be directed to Dr. K. 
Jack Riley.
    If additional information is required, contact: Mr. Robert B. 
Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: March 3, 1999.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
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