[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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